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1 posted on 07/29/2016 6:20:24 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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For example, as of April, only 87 of the Mariner Corps' fleet of 276 Hornets were in flyable condition.

Thank you Barack Hussein Soetoro 0dinga Soebarkah Gofukyourself 0bama, you worthless piece of dog turd.

2 posted on 07/29/2016 6:23:14 AM PDT by NorthMountain (Hillary Clinton: corrupt unreliable negligent traitor)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Seems reasonable.


3 posted on 07/29/2016 6:24:32 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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Since the Blue Angels are and always have been marketing and recruitment tools, they should be flying the newest and best of the fleet. Amazing that they took so long to upgrade.


7 posted on 07/29/2016 6:34:59 AM PDT by Magnatron
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Still waiting for the cost benefit documentation that shows it is worthwhile to spend this money.

What are the specific benefits?
How many new recruits come in and at what cost?
Is this the best use of dollars?


10 posted on 07/29/2016 7:06:03 AM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: sukhoi-30mki

I remember seeing them when I was a wee lad at the Selfridge ANG base airshow. I think it was Skyhawks at the time. Also got to see an A7, and other treats. Made me want to be a pilot when I grew up.


11 posted on 07/29/2016 7:06:15 AM PDT by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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A combination of aging airframes that need more TLC, difficulty finding parts that are no longer manufactured, and budget cuts have left Navy and Marine Corps Hornet squadrons struggling.

...

A president who hates America has left them struggling.


14 posted on 07/29/2016 7:14:45 AM PDT by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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After learning that 10% of Blue Angel pilots have died in accidents, I no longer enjoy the shows. It’s frankly immoral to ask some of our finest people to take chances like that for any purpose short of outright combat with the enemy. Much less entertainment.


20 posted on 07/29/2016 7:22:21 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: sukhoi-30mki
For example, as of April, only 87 of the Mariner Corps' fleet of 276 Hornets were in flyable condition.

Looks like they changed the name of by beloved Corps after I retired...

22 posted on 07/29/2016 7:24:50 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Any lower and he’s gonna have to put his gear down.


23 posted on 07/29/2016 7:27:05 AM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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25 posted on 07/29/2016 7:31:08 AM PDT by PLMerite (Compromise is Surrender: The Revolution...will not be kind.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Never saw them fly the F-4. That would have been a hoot, hard to imagine that big honker doing what they do. The little A-4 was not much fun for sound and spectacle, but they sure could fly tight and close.


41 posted on 07/29/2016 10:50:05 AM PDT by doorgunner69
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This is supposed to be a good thing? the Superbug has a worse thrust to weight ration than the original Hornet.


45 posted on 07/29/2016 7:45:10 PM PDT by rmlew ("Mosques are our barracks, minarets our bayonets, domes our helmets, the believers our soldiers.")
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49 posted on 09/17/2016 2:55:35 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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