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Throatwarbler posted:1/10th the hours of which western counterpart? The F35? The Flanker's AL-31 engine has a relatively minor overhaul at about 150 hours, with an overall lifespan of 1500 hours before being shipped back to get a full overhaul. China and India have both had issues with their AL-31s failing early, however. PW F100-229 engines have a similar plan, except they're at 200-400 (depending on the aircraft type) and 3000, respectively. The newer F100 engines last about 40% longer. My initial statement was a bit of hyperbole.
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In local news, meat bomber (aka jump plane) decides it needs a bath. http://jacksonville.com/news/crime/2011-09-23/story/pilot-unhurt-nassau-small-plane-crash They fly a C-182, cause is speculated as carb icing. Edit: Found better link with pictures: http://www.news4jax.com/news/29278485/detail.html
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All I have to say is that this is an awesome thread and so these belong here - I'm sure they've been posted before, but they never really get old.... ttp://youtu.be/iYNFsrtf5qA Fighter Fling 1989 http://youtu.be/Ecjqrpqz0hc 1990 http://youtu.be/N_poU7PP_wU 1992 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5683951120058653409&q=Fighters+US Fighter Fling 2000 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4510968947365362968&q=Fighters+US 2001 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-101201976407216778 2002 http://www3.youtube.com/v/CkrUNpoAhRI 2003 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5325555572225571846&q=Fighters+US 2004 If anyone has the ones inbetween that would be amazing - and also could someone let me know why they stopped making these? edit: just found 1990 amd 1992 Fake Name fucked around with this message at 04:05 on Sep 25, 2011 |
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Fake Name posted:http://youtu.be/iYNFsrtf5qA Fighter Fling 1989 They was borked. also awesome
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Fake Name posted:and also could someone let me know why they stopped making these? The only Tomcats still flying are in Iranian colors. No more USN Tomcats, no more Fighter Fling videos, which is why the 2004 video is so long and is basically a tribute to the Tomcat...that was the last Fighter Fling, since the first retirements happened that year, with the Tomcat being completely out of service two years later. I still laugh my rear end off in the 2004 video with the "First Tomcat Flight," "First Hydraulic Failure," and "First Ejection."
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iyaayas01 posted:The only Tomcats still flying are in Iranian colors. No more USN Tomcats, no more Fighter Fling videos, which is why the 2004 video is so long and is basically a tribute to the Tomcat...that was the last Fighter Fling, since the first retirements happened that year, with the Tomcat being completely out of service two years later. I think he meant the Tomcats
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Nah I meant the videos. Its a shame that there are so few of them 
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PREYING MANTITS posted:Ugh. I just finished the section of the book dealing with the Oxcart program which was pretty interesting and a good read but now I'm getting to the point where everyone says it goes off the deep end. I wish she would have ended it when that reviewer suggested she end it. drat it. I warned you! (the reviewer was me). The problem is, you basically can't believe anything you read in the book, because who knows what else is made up bullshit that she fell for. It poisons the entire well. The Oxcart pilots who've been going to book signing events with her have basically had to tell people half the book is made up.
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Dr JonboyG posted:I warned you! (the reviewer was me). The problem is, you basically can't believe anything you read in the book, because who knows what else is made up bullshit that she fell for. It poisons the entire well. The Oxcart pilots who've been going to book signing events with her have basically had to tell people half the book is made up. It's strange, but I don't have that "poisoning the well" problem. It's always clear to me when the author is off in Dreamland and when the author is reporting the facts. e: wait, you're the author of that little review you linked to earlier? Nebakenezzer fucked around with this message at 19:00 on Sep 25, 2011 |
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atomicthumbs posted:I think he meant the Tomcats Too loving sexy.
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Just flew a simulated C-130 around for an hour. Look forward to lots of my dumb opinions about military power and air safety based on this experience!
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BonzoESC posted:Just flew a simulated C-130 around for an hour. Look forward to lots of my dumb opinions about military power and air safety based on this experience! Recommending that C-130s be stuffed full of big guns and sent to orbit battlefields is the best idea 
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movax posted:Recommending that C-130s be stuffed full of big guns and sent to orbit battlefields is the best idea Anyone who argues against this point deserves to be pounded into dust by a Spectre.
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Why not stuff even more guns into a C-17?
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grover posted:Why not stuff even more guns into a C-17? Why not stuff even more-er guns into a C-5? Edit: I say we take the nose door off of a C-5 and cram one of those giant Nazi rail-road guns into the cargo bay, pointing right out the front. Stack a bunch of machine guns on the back ramp to keep the enemy's head down as you fly away.
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ApathyGifted posted:Why not stuff even more-er guns into a C-5? Screw the guns lets launch an ICBM with a C-5... Oh wait... 
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Wouldn't the big jets be too fast and fly too high to have a lot of guns?
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SwimNurd posted:Screw the guns lets launch an ICBM with a C-5... Oh wait... Throatwarbler posted:Wouldn't the big jets be too fast and fly too high to have a lot of guns?
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they should put bomb bays on the c5 and then just make one big conventional bomb to fit it, like 50,000 lbs.
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Fake Name posted:Nah I meant the videos. Its a shame that there are so few of them They stopped making the videos because they stopped having the parties. Hornet squadrons arent the same sort of cool as Tomcat squadrons.
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Anyone want to go in with me on an SR-71 tail rudder? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SR-71-Blackbird-Original-Vertical-Tail-Rudder-/160627539245?pt=Motors_Aviation_Parts_Gear&hash=item256625bd2d 
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"It belongs in a museum!"
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Quantrill posted:Anyone want to go in with me on an SR-71 tail rudder? Declined my offer of 5 grand. Time for me to take stock of my assets. Also lol: "Used: An item that has been used previously. The item may have some signs of cosmetic wear, but is fully operational and functions as intended."
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If the 9th RW doesn't already have one in the Club at Beale or in the 1st RS Squadron Bar I'm going to be disappointed. Fake edit: Actually, I forgot that I've been to the Club there and they don't have one, so I guess I can hope that the 1st RS has one.
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ApathyGifted posted:Why not stuff even more-er guns into a C-5? Convert some B-52s into airborne cannon-bearing monsters of doom 
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There was a WWII Soviet bomber that they put a crapload of submachine guns in the bomb bay pointing down for strafing runs. We should do that with a B-52 and miniguns. EDIT: the Tupolev Tu-2Sh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-2#Variants
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Kilonum posted:There was a WWII Soviet bomber that they put a crapload of submachine guns in the bomb bay pointing down for strafing runs. We should do that with a B-52 and miniguns. Here's a picture: 
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e: poo poo beaten Thats amazing. Also, the Duka 88. A Ju-88 with, fittingly, an 88 slung under it.. 
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SwimNurd posted:Screw the guns lets launch an ICBM with a C-5... Oh wait... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96A0wb1Ov9k Why yes, it was a minuteman. Nerobro fucked around with this message at 06:00 on Sep 26, 2011 |
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BonzoESC posted:Just flew a simulated C-130 around for an hour. Look forward to lots of my dumb opinions about military power and air safety based on this experience! Incidentally one of our machines is also of a C-130H.
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Quantrill posted:Anyone want to go in with me on an SR-71 tail rudder? And in situ:  
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iyaayas01 posted:Here's a picture: they painted it red because red goes faster
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iyaayas01 posted:Here's a picture: I want to know what this sounds like. I can only imagine it sounds like the end of the world.
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Tsuru posted:Anything that's on your mind regarding the sim? I happen to be a sim engineer. It would have been a lot better if one of the projectors wasn't offline, but it was boss as hell.
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BonzoESC posted:It would have been a lot better if one of the projectors wasn't offline, but it was boss as hell. Hehe
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iyaayas01 posted:Here's a picture: I wouldnt want to be the one stuck reloading all of those.
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iyaayas01 posted:Here's a picture: You know those ideas we had I feel like that type of thinking was much more appreciated 50 years ago.
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NYPD Comissioner told the news that the NYPD already possessed the means to take down aircraft independently of any federal government assistance. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/09/25/60minutes/main20111059_page2.shtml?tag=contentMain;contentBody quote:Kelly: Well, it's something that's on our radar screen. I mean in an extreme situation, you would have some means to take down a plane. Later he claims he meant .50 cals on helicopters, but I desperately want to believe that the NYPD has a S-300 battery under a tarp somewhere in Central Park.
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It's not the police with SAMs but the first Dreamliner was delivered today: http://hamilton.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-1999-Chevrolet-Camaro-Coupe-T-TOPS-W0QQAdIdZ298290573
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