VIKBELL Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Hello community today Charles Yeager passed away at the age of 97. All of those in aviation have a great and highly respected pioneer. https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/07/us/chuck-yeager-death/index.ht Rest in Peace. 6 There are 2 categories of fighter pilots: those who have performed, and those who someday will perform, a magnificent defensive break turn toward a bug on the canopy. Robert Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khamul Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 One of the best ever, rest in peace. 3 TU NE CEDE MALIS SED CONTRA AUDENTIOR ITO _________________________________________ Asrock Fatal1ty Gaming K6+, i5-6600K, 32 GB DDR4, Asus GTX 1070 Strix, SSD 500GB, HDD 1TB, Win 10 x64, Monitor LG Ultrawide 29UM67, Soundblaster Z+Sennheiser Game One, HOTAS Warthog, TFRP Thrustmaster, TrackIr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavehopper Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 That man started my interest in flight from a very early age after getting my hands on Chuck Yeagers Flight Simulator. Such an incredible life. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC9G7AVfi68SovXCTCH-7fA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmeliak Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 R.I.P. Chuck 2 Steel Hotas Warthog + Hoffmans F16 rudders, Oculus Rift S, EVGA RTX3090, Core i7 4790K Hangar: Ka50, A10C, A10A, A10CII, SU27, SU33, SU25, Av8BNA, Bf109K4, F16C, F86, FA18C, FW190D9, i-16, L39C, Mi8, MiG15, MiG19P, MiG21, P51D, Spitfire, SuperCarrier, Yak52, P47, F14, Mi24P, Me262? Flying over CAU, NEV, NORM, SYR, CHNL, PER, ATL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianky Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 Godspeed, Supersonic Man! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Top Jockey Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Wavehopper said: That man started my interest in flight from a very early age after getting my hands on Chuck Yeagers Flight Simulator. Such an incredible life. Man... +1 here, in the long gone early 1990's. Rest in peace. 2 Hangar FC3 | F-14A/B | F-16C | F/A-18C | MiG-21bis | Mirage 2000C ... ... JA 37 | Kfir | MiG-23 | Mirage IIIE Mi-8 MTV2 system i7-4790 K , 16 GB DDR3 , GTX 1660 Ti 6GB , Samsung 860 QVO 1TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
609_Relentov Posted December 8, 2020 Share Posted December 8, 2020 R.I.P. Chuck, blue skies +1 on his flight simulator... wow ions ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil 505 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) A legend makes his final flight. He was a massive inspiration to me and where I have wound up in life. I will not forget the day he buzzed my house in a P-51. I drove as fast as I could to the Bell Helicopter facility where he was making an appearance for the anniversary of X-1. I still have photos of Chuck taking off and leaving. It was all over the news. May he rest in peace. He has truly changed the lives of so many. It would be nice to see a tribute flight for him in game online. Maybe a lot of us flying the P-51, F-86, and F-15. Edited December 9, 2020 by robert.clark251 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 He has already been a legend way before his death. What a man! R.I.P. General Chuck Yeager Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shu77 Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) A very sad day. 2020 claims another of my heroes and mentors. Edited December 9, 2020 by shu77 2 Hornet, Super Carrier, Warthog & (II), Mustang, Spitfire, Albatross, Sabre, Combined Arms, FC3, Nevada, Gulf, Normandy, Syria AH-6J i9 10900K @ 5.0GHz, Gigabyte Z490 Vision G, Cooler Master ML120L, Gigabyte RTX3080 OC Gaming 10Gb, 64GB RAM, Reverb G2 @ 2480x2428, TM Warthog, Saitek pedals & throttle, DIY collective, TrackIR4, Cougar MFDs, vx3276-2k Combat Wombat's Airfield & Enroute Maps and Planning Tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flummi Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 RIP PC: Intel Core i7-12700K| Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X DDR4| 2x 32GB DDR4 Kingston Fury Beast (KF436C18BBAK2/64)| PowerColor RX 6800 XT Red Devil| 3x SSD-Drive (one for DCS only)| 3x HDD-Drive| Cougar Panzer Max| custom water cooling| Fedora Linux| Windows 11| Gear: Meta Quest 3| Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS| MFG Crosswind v2| Leap motion controller| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seaeagle Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_Romeo Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Rest in peace you legend, my hero.... My skins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
=Thrust= Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) I'm so proud to have shaked your hand and talked with you "Monsieur Chuck Yeager" in Toulouse France, long time ago. Rest in peace and thank you so much for mankind and aeronautics. Good by sir Edited December 9, 2020 by =Thrust= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcrusty Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 10 hours ago, shu77 said: A very sad day. 2020 claims another of my heroes and mentors. Yes sir, didn't give up after this harrowing event: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayrayblues Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 My hero. SLAVA UKRAINI MoBo - ASUS 990FX R2 Sabertooth, CPU - AMD FX 9590 @4.7Gb. No OC RAM - GSkill RipJaws DDR3 32 Gb @2133 MHZ, GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6Gb DDR5 OC'd, Core 180MHz, Memory 800MHz Game drive - Samsung 980 M.2 EVO 1Tb SSD, OS Drive - 860 EVO 500Gb SATA SSD, Win10 Pro 22H2 Controls - Thrustmaster T-Flight HOTAS X, Monitor - LG 32" 1920 X 1080, PSU - Prestige ATX-PR800W PSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy-P Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 R.I.P. you legend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMonty Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 So sad, he has been my hero and idol as a pilot ever since. R.I.P. PC: Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming | AMD Ryzen 7800X3D | Palit GeForce RTX 4090 Game Rock OC | 64 GB Patriot VIPER VENOM DDR5-6000 Input: Brunner CLS-E FFB Base | Thrustmaster Warthog Joystick & Throttle | Thrustmaster TPR Pendular Rudder | WinWing Phoenix MIP (VR) - F16 ICP - PTO2 | VPC SharKA-50 Collective VR: HP Reverb G2 Motion-Platform: Motionsystems PS-6TM-150 | Monstertech MTX Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@madmontys6dofmotionplatfor386/featured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeraphimGray Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 True legend. I mean he broke sound barrier with broken rib ... What a great life! I come here to chew bubblegum and kick-ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurent Resende Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Rip Chuck MSI Z490 gaming Plus, I9 10900K, RTX 2080Ti inno3D, 64 Go GSKILL 3200 ,Pimax 5k+ ,Hotas Warthog Thrustmaster , rudder Thrust ,ssd ultimate 1to M2, 4 Hd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airdog Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 One of the highlights of my life was meeting Chuck Yeager. I was working at Edwards AF base on the C-17 flight test program in 1991 and was outside the hangar having a smoke with 2 other guys....up rolls a gold AF Ford Tempo that parks right in front of us....I look at the driver and I say to the dudes with me...thats Chuck Yeager..."ya right" is the response....out steps Chuck Yeager...think it was the only time in my life I was star struck. He hung out with us for almost 15 minutes bullshitting about the C-17 and other airplane stuff....totally down to earth nice guy. I asked him what brought him down here...and he said he just wanted to see the latest and greatest cargo plane. Whats amazing was he just cruised down to see it...didnt tell anyone he was coming....just wanted to check it out. Airdog | Asus ROG Strix Z370-E Mobo | i7 8700K @ 4.7 | 32 GB DDR4@3200mhz | Gigabyte 2080Ti OC 11GB| Samsung M.2 960 Evo 250Gb and 500Gb | Win10 Pro | Hotas Warthog #02743 | Track IR 5 | Toshiba 47" 120hz LED | Acer 23" Touchscreen | HELIOS |Oculus Rift-S| http://www.blackknightssquadron.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Checkmate Posted December 16, 2020 Share Posted December 16, 2020 (edited) He went though the sound barrier and now he's gone through the next barrier. He probably broke that record as well . "God speed Chuck." Edited December 16, 2020 by Checkmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchy702 Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 childhood hero..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUBS17 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 Chuck is a cool guy, his favorite aircraft are the P51 Mustang and the SR71 Blackbird. We did a prank once and joined 2 P51's together and then asked him to test fly it! It is one of many aircraft he turned down. So that is where that twin P51 came from, no it is not safe as it never got tested thoroughly enough. There are many more pranks such as the flying flap jack is another one for Chuck. And that is where that came from! [sIGPIC] [/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars Exulte Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 ''Twin P-51''? You mean the F-82, of which several hundred were built and saw service in the Korean War? Why am I even humoring you... you're either a low effort troll or certifiably insane @@ Де вороги, знайдуться козаки їх перемогти. 5800x3d * 3090 * 64gb * Reverb G2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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