reddsun1 Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) hehe, nice "Albert R. Broccoli presents" intro... Why in the HE*L are they not more famous? Damned pretty girls, doing cool, dangerous sh*t for a living! Hmmm; I can see how that might be intimidating, though. Unless you're one of the stunt pilots, a claymore-wielding SAS commando, or a chainsaw-juggling matador, I don't suppose there's much of anything a guy could do or say that would impress these lasses... And what do we get here in America? Strung out, crotch-mouthed, pasty-a$$ed starlets on the downward spiral; or attention-whoring reality star wannabes; or tone deaf, abnormal degenerates in meat-dresses. We [in general] have sh*t taste... Edited January 19, 2012 by reddsun1
David Hingtgen Posted January 27, 2012 Posted January 27, 2012 One less F-14 in the world---one of Iran's crashed.
reddsun1 Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) Hehe, I guess they already threw the kitchen sink? Edited February 9, 2012 by reddsun1
David Hingtgen Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 F-22, doing, well, F-22 stuff: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ee3_1329082051
Graham Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 F-22, doing, well, F-22 stuff: http://www.liveleak....=ee3_1329082051 Awesome. I watched that pretending it was a VF-19S. Graham
the white drew carey Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 F-22, doing, well, F-22 stuff: http://www.liveleak....=ee3_1329082051 Well, looks like the groundskeeper is going to have a crispy patch of grass to take care of.
Beltane70 Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Awesome. I watched that pretending it was a VF-19S. Graham Good to see that I'm not alone!
reddsun1 Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 (edited) caption for this one was funny... "Chuck Norris pissing out the side of a helicopter" Edited February 23, 2012 by reddsun1
the white drew carey Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 Walking under the XB-70 at Wright-Patterson as a kid is an amazing experience. That thing is just sooo darn large!
reddsun1 Posted February 24, 2012 Posted February 24, 2012 LOL. OG Valkyrie....betta recognaz, beyatches!
kalvasflam Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/usaf-re-assessing-5th-generation-fighter-numbers-368889/ Sounds like the beginning... or is it the middle of the process to start reducing the number of F-35. Lockheed seem to be really doing a poor job in the last two decades managing costs of their fighters. Does anyone know if the original F-15 or F-16 development was like this? I know that F-15 numbers actually expanded from the 729 originally required to more than 1,000
Shadow Posted February 28, 2012 Posted February 28, 2012 http://www.flightglo...numbers-368889/ Sounds like the beginning... or is it the middle of the process to start reducing the number of F-35. Lockheed seem to be really doing a poor job in the last two decades managing costs of their fighters. Does anyone know if the original F-15 or F-16 development was like this? I know that F-15 numbers actually expanded from the 729 originally required to more than 1,000 That's what happens when they try to get a single aircraft to do everything imho, and not to get too political, the government can't get its fiscal policies in order. I still think the F-22 would make a decent multirole aircraft or even as a strike aircraft like the F-15E if properly converted.
kalvasflam Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 That's what happens when they try to get a single aircraft to do everything imho, and not to get too political, the government can't get its fiscal policies in order. I still think the F-22 would make a decent multirole aircraft or even as a strike aircraft like the F-15E if properly converted. http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/f-22-redesign-considered-as-oxygen-system-concerns-linger-368988/ You know I like the F-22, I think the air force should've bought it in greater numbers, and I even think the strike version might make sense. But if anything, it just shouldn't be Lockheed Martin doing the job. I mean talk about screw ups. I don't remember that the F-15, or the F-16, or even the F-18 had this many problems. Now I know the oxygen system is probably not something Lockheed built, but as the integrator, ultimately, I think it's their fault if it doesn't work. A whole redesign is a big fat WTF were you bozos doing in the first place kind of a question.
pfunk Posted March 1, 2012 Posted March 1, 2012 when you have that great of complexity you have a greater chance for error which I think is the case with the oxygen systems, they are the integrator, but the part might well (and most likely is) be within the specifications but is something completely random
David Hingtgen Posted March 2, 2012 Posted March 2, 2012 How to shoot down the F-22: http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/the-dewline/2012/02/top-usaf-general-explains-exac.html
David Hingtgen Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 For being submerged in a lake for 60 years, this Bf-109 is in *amazing* shape: You can easily make out that it had the typical yellow nose, the swastikas*, the fuselage bands, etc. Current plans are to make it fly again. Probably take a decade though... *due to how often swastikas seem to be found well-preserved, I wonder if they used a special paint or something. Bismarck's are still in good shape, when everything else on the ship is pretty nasty-looking.
pfunk Posted March 5, 2012 Posted March 5, 2012 Wonder if we will ever see anything like the SR-71 again,, 85,000 feet and an unclassified mach 3.2. Plus is was just wicked looking, how many just speed up when locked on with a missile.
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