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Posted on 11/14/2006 5:22:25 PM PST by SandRat
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Polish air force officials welcome the first of 48 F-16 Fighting Falcons Nov. 9 during an arrival ceremony at the 31st Air Base at Poznan, Poland. Gen. Tom Hobbins, representing the U.S. Air Force chief of staff, attended the ceremony that marked Poland's transformation from Soviet-style equipment to some of the most modern systems in Europe and NATO. (U.S. Air Force photo/Brig. Gen. Duane Jones)
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posted on
11/14/2006 5:22:28 PM PST
by
SandRat
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posted on
11/14/2006 5:22:58 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: SandRat
Sweden was robbed. Robbed, damn it!
To: SandRat
Good for them. They were one of the first to help us in iraq. Send some more to "New Europe"
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posted on
11/14/2006 5:35:34 PM PST
by
Tulsa Ramjet
("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
To: crazedsocialist
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posted on
11/14/2006 5:53:45 PM PST
by
ken5050
To: ken5050
Some do, look up "Griffin".
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posted on
11/14/2006 5:59:53 PM PST
by
Doctor Raoul
(Difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic is that the Free Clinic knows how to stop a leak.)
To: SandRat
"Poland's F-16s represent the most sophisticated aircraft in Eastern Europe"
Hmm... maybe avionics wise. If we're talking about air-to-air combat, I still think the Mig-29 has got the Falcon beat. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of the F-16 due to its versatility and believe we should have fielded them in proportionally bigger numbers. That said, I say it depends on where the Poles are getting their F-16s from (the article makes it sound like they're old U.S. and how modern they are. Maybe they can get some nice Israeli upgrades. That said, I wouldn't dismiss the Mig-29 as a piece of aging Soviet equipment--especially if they got upgrades as well--although they would be a hindrance from an interoperability standpoint.
To: ken5050
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posted on
11/14/2006 6:01:09 PM PST
by
Doctor Raoul
(Difference between the CIA and the Free Clinic is that the Free Clinic knows how to stop a leak.)
To: SandRat
I think this commitment makes a compelling and unambiguous statement to Mr. Putin about his attitude toward the West lately, and should be considered with the geopolitics in mind.
To: SandRat
i bet Russia is very unhappy
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posted on
11/14/2006 6:14:03 PM PST
by
camas
To: Doctor Raoul; ken5050; SandRat
'er ya go mates :-)
![](http://www.dad.incomingwormhole.com/Palmdale/F-16%20Poland.JPG)
![](http://www.dad.incomingwormhole.com/Palmdale/F-16%20Poland.JPG)
hat tip to www.jetphoto.com
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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posted on
11/14/2006 6:15:45 PM PST
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alfa6
(Taxes are seldom levied for the benefit of the taxed.)
To: Doctor Raoul; ken5050
A very BRIEF tour of the SAAB aircraft line...
The J-29 Tunnen, SAAB first jet
![](http://www.dad.incomingwormhole.com/Palmdale/SAABJ29_1.jpg)
The J-32 Lansen
![](http://www.dad.incomingwormhole.com/Palmdale/SAABJ32-1.jpg)
The J-35 Drakken
![](http://www.dad.incomingwormhole.com/Palmdale/SAABJ-35F.jpg)
The J-37 Viggen
![](http://www.dad.incomingwormhole.com/Palmdale/SAABJa-37.jpg)
And the J-39 Grippen
![](http://www.dad.incomingwormhole.com/Palmdale/SAABJ-39Gripen.JPG)
From the only aircraft maker that builds cars too...
![](http://www2.uol.com.br/bestcars/carros/outros/saab/sonett2-2.jpg)
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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posted on
11/14/2006 6:29:35 PM PST
by
alfa6
(Taxes are seldom levied for the benefit of the taxed.)
To: SandRat
God Bless the great nation of Poland.
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posted on
11/14/2006 6:31:24 PM PST
by
Artemis Webb
(All Truth is God's Truth...regardless of the source.)
To: alfa6
From the only aircraft maker that builds cars too.Except maybe Mitsubishi?
To: 19th LA Inf
I think your right on that account
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
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posted on
11/14/2006 6:56:26 PM PST
by
alfa6
(Taxes are seldom levied for the benefit of the taxed.)
To: alfa6
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posted on
11/14/2006 7:34:35 PM PST
by
blau993
To: Constantine XI Palaeologus
I believe they're Block 50 models. F-16 aficionados can educate us on that. I got to see two of them taking off at Keflavek just before we did. They went to Poland...we went to Afghanistan. I think I'd rather be in Poland right now than here!
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posted on
11/14/2006 7:34:35 PM PST
by
AlaskaErik
(Everyone should have a subject they are ignorant about. I choose professional corporate sports.)
To: Constantine XI Palaeologus
You must be joking. The MiG 29 is crap on many levels. Now the new variants of the Su-27, thats a different story. The F16 is the perfect choice for Poland; interoperable with NATO, simple to fly, bullet proof maintenance record, and really dirt cheap in the big scheme of things. They will do well with this aircraft.
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posted on
11/14/2006 10:02:56 PM PST
by
church16
(“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence..)
To: AlaskaErik
They went to Poland...we went to Afghanistan. I think I'd rather be in Poland right now than here! Aww geez, quit your whining. The only thing they have in Poland is cheap beer and good looking women. Or is it cheap women and good beer? Ah, I can never keep them straight.
Anyhow, certainly no match for goat herding or rock climbing.
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posted on
11/14/2006 10:38:19 PM PST
by
VeniVidiVici
(What's the one elected position Ted Kennedy has never held? Designated Driver.)
To: SandRat
Why don't we buy all of Poland's Soviet equipment for OPFOR purposes???
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