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http://flightlines.airforcetimes.com/2015/06/26/b-52-crews-drop-pacafs-last-vietnam-era-bomb/
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Jun 27, 2015 05:39
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"But I can't talk about it." Guy got some great pictures, but he's an idiot.
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Jun 27, 2015 17:25
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Godholio posted:"But I can't talk about it." Refueling is super duper secret, guys. Here are my ultra exclusive refuel pictures.
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Jun 27, 2015 17:28
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*puts megasecret NOFORN refueling vid up on youtube roughly every other day* *is an ARW press 'office'* But I can't talk about it.
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Jun 28, 2015 01:56
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quote:Couldn't help myself with the reference. (gently caress off - I know it was an F-14 with a A-4E/F (or"Mig-28") in the movie) This is the F-15. My 2nd favorite AC in the world. Soon to be replaced by the F-35. 
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Jun 28, 2015 02:09
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I know, I can't tell if he's bragging or it's some sort of warning
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Jun 28, 2015 02:23
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Also not an A-4 but an F-5 that played the Mig-28
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Jun 28, 2015 02:24
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simplefish posted:Also not an A-4 but an F-5 that played the Mig-28 Listen there's a lot of bad to parse in that caption. I bet the dude breaths through his mouth like 90% of the time.
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Jun 28, 2015 02:26
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simplefish posted:Also not an A-4 but an F-5 that played the Mig-28 My sole experience with fighters is watching Top Gun twenty times from 1994 to 1996 and even I knew that poo poo.
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Jun 28, 2015 02:43
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:I bet the dude breaths through his mouth like 90% of the time. Well he's probably an enlisted man so that goes without saying.
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Jun 28, 2015 02:59
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MrChips posted:Well he's probably an enlisted man so that goes without saying. Harumph, very good comment jeeves. Now where is my riding crop? I need to go discipline the Other Ranks.
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Jun 28, 2015 04:19
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 This image is from the D&D thread about the F-35, but I don't want to ask over there. Does the "drooped" nose on this, what appears to be the Naval version of the Tejas, affect performance in any meaningful way? I imagine it helps visibility on approach, but what would the drawbacks be for something like that?
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Jun 28, 2015 07:45
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It's not actually a droop-nose, it just looks weird from that angle.
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Jun 28, 2015 08:55
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You sure? It looks different: Compared to this one:  But not as much as at first glance though. E: Am I losing it? I swear that nose on the Navy version looks like it's got a droop to it.  E2: Maybe it's just two seater vs single seater. Hm. MadBurgerMaker fucked around with this message at 09:26 on Jun 28, 2015 |
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Jun 28, 2015 09:14
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GAO (more or less) shits on the USAF's numbers about the costs associated with retiring the A-10.
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Yeah, looks like just the difference from stuffing the second seat in. Though in that vein the Navy version of the F-111 was 8.5 feet shorter in the nose than the Air Force version to fit on carrier elevators:  
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Jun 28, 2015 15:31
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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Requesting pictures of the F-4 prototype before a bunch of crap got added.
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Jun 28, 2015 15:38
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:Requesting pictures of the F-4 prototype before a bunch of crap got added.  
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Jun 28, 2015 16:46
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All fast movers look super awesome until you add all the poo poo that makes them useful as war weapons.
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evil_bunnY posted:All fast movers look super awesome until you add all the poo poo that makes them useful as war weapons. Counter-point:  
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Jun 28, 2015 16:55
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Fatback Vipers take it too far but I generally love the bumpy, fatter, upgraded fighters. Those sleek prototype fighters look weird like a supermodel who might pose well but has to suckle hummingbird juice every five minutes to keep from expiring. I'll give an exemption to early Bf-109s
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Jun 28, 2015 17:00
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Totes agree. modern low-rcs planes look nice again because you can't afford to have a million gizmos hanging in the wind.
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Jun 28, 2015 18:40
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The last flying Vulcan has been out and about this weekend. Here's a pic someone just posted on Facebook: And here she is flying over my back yard this afternoon. God I love living here. iPhone filmed so potato quality, sorry. http://youtu.be/C4cQ62alrW8 monkeytennis fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Jun 28, 2015 |
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Jun 28, 2015 21:00
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I agree, we should lose the last flyable Vulcan to some punk with a MANPAD
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Jun 28, 2015 21:08
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Forums Terrorist posted:I agree, we should lose the last flyable Vulcan to some punk with a MANPAD RAF.txt these days
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Jun 28, 2015 21:47
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It's only flyable through the end of this year, then I believe it's getting retired. I say strap a Blue Steel on the thing and let it go out in a blaze of glory.
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Jun 28, 2015 21:48
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Forums Terrorist posted:I agree, we should lose the last flyable Vulcan to some punk with a MANPAD  Some punk with a MANPADS.
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Buttcoin purse posted:Thanks to Microprose I had heard of most of the city names mentioned in news commentary on the Arab Spring. Me in 5th grade: "What is a tank farm? Do they build the tanks there? I dont understand. What is a FAE? Why does it blow up ships? It is time to land on the carrier, lets land on the carrier. The F-117 is a neat plane."
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Jun 28, 2015 23:45
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I like the uglied-up production version more.
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mlmp08 posted:Fatback Vipers take it too far but I generally love the bumpy, fatter, upgraded fighters. Those sleek prototype fighters look weird like a supermodel who might pose well but has to suckle hummingbird juice every five minutes to keep from expiring. Fatback Storm Falcons with the spines and dual seats are so much my jam. They are pretty, they got cool gizmos, they can fly a lot longer AND you get to bring a buddy for a ride! 
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Jun 29, 2015 08:20
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So this is probably been posted already, but it's worth a look. The "Lun" Ekranoplan
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Vahakyla posted:Fatback Storm Falcons with the spines and dual seats are so much my jam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JphDdGV2TU
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Dietrich posted:So this is probably been posted already, but it's worth a look. These are nice shots - I didn't realize it had an endurance of five days. Also I'm impressed that the interior is still in good shape - from the exterior you'd figure it'd be full of old beer cans.
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Jun 29, 2015 15:05
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monkeytennis posted:The last flying Vulcan has been out and about this weekend. Here's a pic someone just posted on Facebook: Always enjoy the naivety of those FB posts about ISIS (pretty sure people ARE bombing them already anyway), I'm sure the Vulcan with no visual weapons aiming systems would fare ever so well. Also: You git, I live pretty close to Elvington but was working on Saturday so didn't see anything (and missed it by seconds when they did an airshow practice a few weeks back). Not going to get another chance to see 558 fly ever again.
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Jun 29, 2015 15:08
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The F-35: it can't dogfight.
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 Is this a creditable article? Because if it is, this is laughable depressing.
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Jun 30, 2015 02:08
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Don't need to! You have Sidewinders and Slammers~
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Jun 30, 2015 02:14
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I have no idea if the article is credible or not but I'm guessing that a scathing 5 page brief that describes F-35 capabilities with any accuracy or detail is classified and probably should not have been obtained by War Is Boring.
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Taking a really quick look at Mr. Axe's other writings on the F-35, I'm inclined to think that he's pretty wedded to the worst case scenario narrative for the F-35.
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