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PHOTOS: New gunship flies to Paris Air Show debut (new Air Tractor)
Flight Global ^
| June 6, 2009
| Stephen Trimble
Posted on 06/08/2009 7:00:24 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:01:28 AM PDT
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: sukhoi-30mki
I’m sure it’s stable and performs as promised, but that photo of takeoff or landing does not give me a “warm fuzzy” feeling.
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:02:32 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(qwerty ergo typo : i type, therefore i misspelll)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Not exactly a “wart hog.” ;-)
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:05:09 AM PDT
by
verity
("Lord, what fools we mortals be!")
To: sukhoi-30mki
It’s a fregin crop duster!
To: sukhoi-30mki
That’s not a gun ship. That’s a crop duster. Did somebody post the wrong photo?
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:06:07 AM PDT
by
BubbaBasher
("Liberty will not long survive the total extinction of morals" - Sam Adams)
To: theDentist
Air Tractors are cool,I see a lot of them here. Either towing gliders or spraying fields.
They appear real maneuverable and over powered.
Watching them, the pilots are having way too much fun !
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:07:28 AM PDT
by
JMJJR
(Newspeak is the official language of Oceana)
To: sukhoi-30mki
It.. uhhh.. looks like an IL2 or IL10 cross bred with a Stuka.
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:08:21 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
(Tar is cheap, and feathers are plentiful.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:08:27 AM PDT
by
Dallas59
("You know the one with the big ears? He might be yours, but he ain't my president.")
To: sukhoi-30mki
Welcome to the future, this IS the New 0bama Air Force.
We’re so f@#ked.
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:08:31 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
To: theDentist
...and now for a photo of a real gunship...
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:08:37 AM PDT
by
stylin_geek
(Greed and envy is used by our political class to exploit the rich and poor.)
To: theDentist
I think it's just "sitting" there...
As the prop isn't turning.....
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:09:27 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. - Will Rodgers)
To: sukhoi-30mki
Armor plated cropduster! Why not?
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:09:44 AM PDT
by
SWAMPSNIPER
(THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
To: JMJJR
I’ve watched them spray a field back and forth, then hop quickly to go over a power line. Agility, thy name is Air Tractor.
To: JMJJR
I’m sure it’s great for civilian jobs, but they are touting it for a military role. I pray for our military men who may fly these against any enemy in a day when our ragtag enemies have weapons that can kill an Abrams tank.
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:10:03 AM PDT
by
Travis T. OJustice
(I can spell just fine, thanks, it's my typing that sucks.)
To: verity
8000 lb payload, sure beats 1300 lb with a beaver.
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:10:06 AM PDT
by
Eska
To: sukhoi-30mki
So, this...is it?
Looks like it’s designed to spray crops and such.
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:11:25 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
("Do your duty in all things." Robert E. Lee)
To: sukhoi-30mki
propeller driven ARMORED aircraft that has an 8000 lb payload?????
Single Engine????
maybe 8000 max gross
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:11:51 AM PDT
by
RaceBannon
(We have sown the wind, but we will reap the whirlwind. NObama. Not my president.)
To: sukhoi-30mki
It looks like the A-10 Warthog’s little brother. I dub thee “Wart Piglet”.
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:12:49 AM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(Socialism is the belief that most people are better off if everyone was equally poor and miserable.)
To: Skooz
I heard a Tiger Cub Scout brought one down with a .22 with a single shot when it buzzed his farm house ...
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posted on
06/08/2009 7:12:55 AM PDT
by
Scythian
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