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Meet The Ilyushin IL-102, The Most Gorgeously Ugly Combat Jet Ever
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| 07/11/2014
| Tyler Rogoway
Posted on 07/11/2014 11:00:07 PM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: razorbak
Italian Fiat G-50 -- WW2
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posted on
07/12/2014 12:01:50 AM PDT
by
razorbak
To: Hugin
Those P47s don't look too bad in the air:
On the ground vs...
...in the air:
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posted on
07/12/2014 12:11:42 AM PDT
by
razorbak
To: sukhoi-30mki
Its a jet IL 2.. the il2 was the most produced combat plane ever..a ground attack aircraft..for Russian it is their iconic aircraft of World War 2..
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posted on
07/12/2014 12:34:43 AM PDT
by
tophat9000
(An Eye for an Eye, a Word for a Word...nothing more)
To: razorbak
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posted on
07/12/2014 12:35:20 AM PDT
by
PieterCasparzen
(We have to fix things ourselves)
To: Telepathic Intruder
“He gets to shoot the harpoon and tow cable.”
Cable detached!
Loved the ‘Empire’ reference.
To: sukhoi-30mki
It looks a bit like an updated version of Germany’s ME-262 ...
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posted on
07/12/2014 3:35:59 AM PDT
by
ByteMercenary
(Healthcare Insurance is *NOT* a Constitutional right.)
To: Hugin
http://www.nebraskaaircrash.com/crashsites/daykin1.html
Seventy years ago today. Had occasion to use a prototype mapping metal detector to inspect the site where the P-47 went in to determine if the plane had been recovered, but was unsuccessful. Did find a piece of thick plexiglass among other parts.
To: PieterCasparzen
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posted on
07/12/2014 3:59:42 AM PDT
by
Chainmail
(A simple rule of life: if you can be blamed, you're responsible.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
There are some aircraft that don't fly because of Bernoulli's Principle. Some aircraft are actually so ugly that the ground repels them — such as the Ilyushin Il-102.
To: razorbak
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posted on
07/12/2014 5:05:59 AM PDT
by
PieterCasparzen
(We have to fix things ourselves)
To: razorbak
I’m html-retarded, so I’m not posting a picture, but that sucker looks almost as goofy as a GeeBee, which has to be right up there in competition for ugliest plane going (jet or prop category): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gee_Bee_Model_R
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posted on
07/12/2014 5:19:59 AM PDT
by
Stosh
To: PieterCasparzen
Argghhh - you’re posting while I’m chasing down the reference!!
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posted on
07/12/2014 5:21:20 AM PDT
by
Stosh
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
07/12/2014 5:22:00 AM PDT
by
DFG
("Dumb, Dependent, and Democrat is no way to go through life" - Louie Gohmert (R-TX))
To: sukhoi-30mki
OMG, I want one to go with my Enfield Motorcycle and Bren Gun Carrier!
If the USAF hot jocks hated the A-10, imagine the paroxysms of disgust they would feel about this useful beast! Is there a belly gunner ball turret option?
Imagine low-cost, highly effective, easy-to-maintain combat aircraft for close support. These Iluyshin people must be crushed before they upset the entire international arms market. What next, Kamev Helicopters?
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posted on
07/12/2014 5:22:51 AM PDT
by
Kenny Bunk
(The GOP is dying. What do we do now?)
To: tanuki
That was my first thought too. That was a beast.
To: sukhoi-30mki
Thank you for the cool article FRiend, and for the neat site with so many other good links. Will def send it on to aviation loving son ;)
Tatt
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posted on
07/12/2014 5:35:28 AM PDT
by
thesearethetimes...
(Had I brought Christ with me, the outcome would have been different. Dr.Eric Cunningham)
To: razorbak
I never thought Jugs were ugly either. All curves, but a bit beefy - like an Amish farm girl. Built to last.
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posted on
07/12/2014 5:35:49 AM PDT
by
Sirius Lee
(All that is required for evil to advance is for government to do "something")
To: Hugin
That is a 2/3 or 3/4 scale flying replica of a Stuka. Real ones are a tad bigger.
Here is my favorite Stuka, the Ju-87G-2. Under each wing is a 37mm anti-tank gun. It was the functional predecessor of the A-10.
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posted on
07/12/2014 5:40:33 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
To: Stosh
Happy to post aero porn...
Use:
<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Gee_Bee_R-1.jpg/1024px-Gee_Bee_R-1.jpg" width="100%">
To get:
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posted on
07/12/2014 5:43:57 AM PDT
by
Mycroft Holmes
(The fool is always greater than the proof.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Here is what the Il-102 was derived from, the Il-40 (NATO name 'Brawny'):
The ugly nut doesn't fall far from the ugly tree.
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posted on
07/12/2014 5:45:18 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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