An upgraded Indian IL-38 with the Sea Dragon system
To: sukhoi-30mki
The Il-38 is a turboprop, not a “jet,” doofus reporter.
2 posted on
09/07/2007 5:58:27 AM PDT by
pabianice
To: Vroomfondel; SC Swamp Fox; Fred Hayek; NY Attitude; P3_Acoustic; Bean Counter; investigateworld; ...
SONOBUOY PING!
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4 posted on
09/07/2007 6:00:52 AM PDT by
magslinger
(Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors. And miss. R.A.Heinlein)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The bidders are the U.S. Lockheed Martin with P-3C Orion, Boeing with P-8A Poseidon and Russia with Il-38. The P-8A looks cool.
6 posted on
09/07/2007 6:09:24 AM PDT by
SIDENET
(Inventor of the 12-hour "power nap".)
To: sukhoi-30mki
That forward fuselage looks like it was borrowed from a Klingon Battle Cruiser.
9 posted on
09/07/2007 6:48:01 AM PDT by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Looks like a P-3 with poorly designed wing roots.
10 posted on
09/07/2007 6:48:02 AM PDT by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
What is that over the cockpit, a secondary radar array?
12 posted on
09/07/2007 10:10:13 PM PDT by
rmlew
(Build a wall, attrit the illegals, end the anchor babies, Americanize Immigrants)
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