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First pictures of Russia's T-50 PAK FA fighter fitted with air-to-surface weapons
Air Recognition ^
| 13 April 2016
Posted on 04/13/2016 10:52:41 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki
I don't know if it'll live up to expectations, but IMHo, it's a beautiful plane.
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posted on
04/13/2016 10:57:35 PM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
I’d love to see that thing in action.
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posted on
04/13/2016 11:01:03 PM PDT
by
RedWulf
To: Rashputin
"I don't know if it'll live up to expectations, but IMHo, it's a beautiful plane."
For 1970's tech, it is.
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posted on
04/13/2016 11:02:46 PM PDT
by
Spitzensparkin1
(Arrest and deport all illegal aliens. Americans demand those jobback! Whoorah, Arizona!)
To: Rashputin
Why do all or most of Russia’s aircraft look suspiciously like our prior model and in this case, the F-22?
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posted on
04/13/2016 11:16:55 PM PDT
by
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
(Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)
To: RedWulf
“Id love to see that thing in action.”
You may get your chance if Russia’s jet fighters keep buzzing our destroyers.
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posted on
04/13/2016 11:18:17 PM PDT
by
spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
(Why does every totalitarian, political hack think that he knows how to run my life better than I?)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
Its highly unlikely you will see one of these sent to buzz any foreign warship or aircraft at least for the next decade. You wouldn’t want your enemies to get a real close look (electronic surveillance) of your latest and greatest assets.
The recent buzzing of the USS Donald Cook involved SU-24s, which ceased production in 1993 that means it would be older than most of the folks on the ship or even the pilots flying them!
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
I'm sure they look at what works, but, there's also the fact that design thought in aerodynamics seems to come in waves with everyone reaching similar configurations based on the latest advances in what works with what's possible. If they see something already working no doubt they avoid a lot of what they may have tried otherwise and the similarity increases.
Sorta like at one time everyone had planes similar to the the Bee Gee, then poof, that was gone and if you mention it around younger folks they say, "The band ? Don't you mean BeeGees? They had an airplane?"
Then again, if you can get the design work someone else has done already and start with that, sure, why start from scratch and try things that have been tried and rejected for good reasons? Lenin knew where to buy rope, everyone on the planet also knows how to get blueprints and research data, so it's really just another black market to a much greater extent than people think.
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posted on
04/13/2016 11:58:39 PM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
To: Rashputin
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posted on
04/14/2016 12:05:12 AM PDT
by
Bobalu
(I'm spitting on my hands, and hoisting the black flag!)
To: Bobalu
Hey !! Nice, I can't say it's pretty but it worked.
There are a lot of forgotten planes it seems. I remember seeing the Blue Angels fly Navy F11s and no one seems to remember that plane although it was a good looking plane and I guess in fleet service if the Angels flew it.
They went through a lot of different planes fast, or so it seems, back when I was a kid now it takes a decade to see much change other than refinements like the Super Hornet as opposed to the Hornet.
Thanks for the snapshot ! Saves me som digging around.
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posted on
04/14/2016 12:10:03 AM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
To: Rashputin
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posted on
04/14/2016 12:24:39 AM PDT
by
Bobalu
(I'm spitting on my hands, and hoisting the black flag!)
To: Bobalu
LOL, thanks again. That's it, just not Navy Blue. I liked those, probably because when you're eight years old and seeing the Blue Angels (
back in the day when just being a jet was way cool) leaves a lasting impression.
Plus, the announcer must have said ten times, The Supersonic F11, and hey, supersonic was beyond cool to all the kids.
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posted on
04/14/2016 12:34:33 AM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
To: Rashputin; spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
Pretty much going on for a century
At the end of 1916, the German Albatros dominated the skies above Europe, until the Brits introduced a new Sowpwith design
which then went Ancient Mariner on th e Albatros
The German response?
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posted on
04/14/2016 12:38:27 AM PDT
by
Oztrich Boy
("History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce." - Karl Marx)
To: Bobalu
Um ... the GeeBee was very unstable, IIRC.
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posted on
04/14/2016 1:46:24 AM PDT
by
jamaksin
To: Rashputin
I was in Class 05-63 at Pensacola. At the time, the advanced students were flying F-11’s down in Texas.
In 1964 the Blues and the Thunderbirds appeared jointly at NAS Pensacola, flying F-11’s and F-105’s respectively.
Now I have to go research them both to see how faulty my memory is!
To: sukhoi-30mki
Looks like two yuge engines with wings. And a seat.
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posted on
04/14/2016 2:21:53 AM PDT
by
McGruff
(Rush Limbaugh: Jeb Bush could mount a convention comeback)
To: sukhoi-30mki
External - so much for stealth.
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posted on
04/14/2016 3:23:25 AM PDT
by
zipper
(In their heart of hearts, all Democrats are communists)
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
As you indicate - complete design straight from our F-22 blueprints and specs - freely donated to both the Russians and Chinese by our Marxist government......all dimensions exact to the nearest .001 inch. ......or .01 mm......
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posted on
04/14/2016 4:40:22 AM PDT
by
Arlis
To: spel_grammer_an_punct_polise
If so, we’re screwed. The F-35 is a POS. The AF should have stayed with the F-22.
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posted on
04/14/2016 5:01:04 AM PDT
by
Azeem
(There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury and ammo.)
To: Bobalu
The Blue Angels flew Phantom F4s from 1969 to 1974. They put on a fantastic display every year at Moffett Field in Mountain View California when the area was mostly orchards.
The F4 was a very impressive aircraft.
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posted on
04/14/2016 5:23:14 AM PDT
by
caltaxed
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