Posted on 03/21/2010 8:54:50 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
Fighter pilots wore diapers and flew non-stop for more than nine hours to carry out the Indian Air Force's farthest and longest bombing exercise recently - symbolising the IAF's extended reach.
They flew Sukhoi-30 MKI fighters to destroy mock targets in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
A senior IAF officer told HT, "The fighters dropped air-to-ground ordnance for the first time on an uninhabited island in the Andamans. We want to exploit the location of these islands to train fighter pilots for extreme missions."
Six fighter planes were launched from air force bases in Bareilly and Pune for the experimental long-haul mission. Russian Ilyushin-78 refuellers flew from Agra to tank up the Sukhois during the flight over the Bay of Bengal.
The officer said long-range missions would be planned regularly from now on to push the limits of technology and human endurance.
Fighter pilots may have to get used to carrying more loads in their diapers. The officer said future missions would be more complex, requiring them to stay airborne for 12 to 15 hours. "We can keep the fighters airborne for as long as we want.
Refuellers are a game-changer," he said. The Air Force has started providing diapers to pilots as 'standard clothing'.
Former IAF chief Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, said, "The IAF seems to be gearing up for expeditionary missions. Human endurance should not be a limiting factor in the cockpit
I wore a diaper tonight as I watched the fiasco in the House of Representatives....
I just sat and cleaned weapons.
It’s amazing - all of the things that have been learned from NASA. ;-)
They always wear diapers on their heads. Humor folks humor..
A good move. Mine could use a good cleaning. Plus the "sniper rifle" needs sighting in. Although last time I shot it, it did fine, but the shots were well strung out horizontally, there was quite a strong and variable cross wind.
I’m sure they’ll be covered in Obamacare. Plenty of adult diapers and pain pills but don’t ask for anything more.
I will soon snap out of my depression and get back to doing something useful, too.
That wording just seems unfortunate to me.
Talk about your “air-to-ground ordnance”.
“I’m sure they’ll be covered in Obamacare. Plenty of adult diapers and pain pills but don’t ask for anything more.”
No, that’s expensive AND bad for the environment (some measurable percentage of landfill waste is diapers). Just set up the old folks’ homes with concrete floors with drains.
Funny, my shotgun told me tonight that it needed cleaning...
For the first time on my six decades, I’m planning on learning to do long range shooting. Even ordering a bench rest, to sight in for 200 yard shots. ... The democrat party is hellbent to transform America into Amerkia, the federal oligarchic estate run by union thuggery and ACORN turds. This entire charade on ‘healthcare’ was nothing more than transferring healthcare costs to taxpayers because the SEIU criminals could no longer pay what they deceitfully promised since they spent the members’ monies on electing the affirmative action bastard and his congressional minions. A thugocracy now rules Amerika ... and guillotines are needed to deal with the traitorous media.
Over the Marianas Trench. Sorry Obama, you can't have them.
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