Shadow Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 There's a big oops. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/27620/russian-mig-31-foxhound-shot-down-its-wingman-during-disastrous-live-fire-exercise Quote A new report, citing a leaked Russian government document, says that a crash of MiG-31 Foxhound in Siberia almost two years ago was actually the result of a friendly fire incident during a botched training exercise. In addition, the summary of the mishap suggests that there could be dangerous problems with the aircraft’s Zaslon-AM radar and Baget-55 fire control system that might increase the risk of more accidental shootdowns occurring in the future. Baza, a relatively new Russian independent online investigative news outlet, revealed the new information on Apr. 23, 2019. The incident in question had occurred on Apr. 26, 2017, over the Telemba proving ground in Buryatia, a semi-autonomous republic within Russia that borders Mongolia. At the time, the Kremlin said that the plane had been on a training exercise, but offered no additional details about the mishap. Both of the Foxhound’s crew survived the incident. Quote
F-ZeroOne Posted April 24, 2019 Posted April 24, 2019 Should have bought F-22s instea - oh, wait. Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 http://flash.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Last-Northrup-N9M-Crashes-in-Chino-232694-1.html Last flying Northrop N9M crashed, killing its pilot. Apparently it crashed into a prison recreation yard shortly after take off from Chino airport. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted April 25, 2019 Author Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/13/2019 at 12:21 PM, AN/ALQ128 said: https://twitter.com/thejackbeyer/status/1117066129577369602 First flight of the Stratolaunch. That thing is such a high percentage of ex-United 747-400 parts, I take issue with saying this is the first flight. Quote
Knight26 Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 13 hours ago, David Hingtgen said: That thing is such a high percentage of ex-United 747-400 parts, I take issue with saying this is the first flight. First flight in current configuration? Quote
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 I was just browsing for die cast models when this showed up. It's only a static display, but still one hell of a sale. Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted April 27, 2019 Posted April 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Valkyrie Hunter D said: I was just browsing for die cast models when this showed up. It's only a static display, but still one hell of a sale. Definitely beats out a pink flamingo or some gnomes in terms of lawn ornamentation. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted April 27, 2019 Author Posted April 27, 2019 Best bang for your buck is an old airliner---way bigger for the money. But the transportation fees go WAY up, and few people could fit one in their yard. Quote
Shadow Posted May 1, 2019 Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) Impressively clean footage of carrier ops from 1962. Edited May 1, 2019 by Shadow Quote
derex3592 Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 That was some really clean footage! Nice! I'd love to see some from the 70's and 80's! Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 The US Air Force has issued an RFI for new-build F-5 parts after failing to source surplus parts for the ROCAF F-5 fleet. https://www.janes.com/article/88184/us-seeks-to-restart-parts-manufacture-for-taiwan-f-5s Quote
David Hingtgen Posted May 2, 2019 Author Posted May 2, 2019 10 hours ago, Shadow said: Impressively clean footage of carrier ops from 1962. Wow, F-6 footage! Also, I've never seen that "orange lightning bolt" scheme for the Marines F-8, and I thought I knew them all... Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 The narrator on that carrier footage... Was that the same voice as the snowman from the old Rudolph christmas special? Quote
Shadow Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 I also have to admit, I was really surprised with how small the carrier decks were on the Essex class. Maneuvering an F-4 and especially an A-5 Vigilante on deck would of been quite a task. I noticed the announcer used the designation F-8U but that could be any Crusader variant from the F-8A thru the Echo. Quote
Knight26 Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 (edited) Great video. All the audio was obviously dubbed. Those Essex class weren't big, barely largely, in deck space, then modern LHAs and LHDs, but then they were refit WW2 carriers designed to carry little prop jobs. I would have hated to be a pilot on one with so little deck space. Imagine being on an F-8 and ahead of your nose gear as they guide you about. Then those tiny elevators, no thanks. Still, they were remarkable ships. Cool to see the F4D ops, but they never announce them or the AD-1. And at least one of those F-8s was an RF-8. Edited May 2, 2019 by Knight26 Quote
Knight26 Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 Another cool film, not as clean though. We have the F-4's little brother, the F3H Demon, the F4D Skyray (I love this design, so sci-fi), the F-7U Cutlass (such a funky one), and the A-4D Skyhawk (the scooter is my buddy Kevin's favorite plane). I love 50s fighters like these, they look so sci-fi and have such, just cool designs. But this really illustrates how small that deck and elevator were. The Demon had to be at an angle on the elevator. Quote
Shadow Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 Abit more up-to-date but still looks to be early 1980s. Quote
Ridden001 Posted May 2, 2019 Posted May 2, 2019 Yes it happened. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1464975/Vintage-footage-man-getting-sucked-jet-engine-survives.html Quote
Shadow Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 He was incredibly lucky that his clothing snagged something keeping him from being pulled into the fan blades. I heard that the A-7 also has a few horror stories around crewman getting sucked into the intake. Quote
captain america Posted May 3, 2019 Posted May 3, 2019 18 hours ago, Ridden001 said: Yes it happened. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1464975/Vintage-footage-man-getting-sucked-jet-engine-survives.html His helmet was probably what saved him by being yanked off his head and hitting the compressor face and causing the whole engine to belch before the rest of him could be sucked in. Regardless, probably his most terrifying moment. In other news... Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted May 8, 2019 Posted May 8, 2019 New weapon rack being developed for the F-35 that'll allow it to carry x3 AIM-120 per weapons bay instead of the current 2. https://seapowermagazine.org/lockheed-develops-rack-to-make-f-35a-c-a-six-shooter/ Quote
kajnrig Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 Anyone know anything about a UCAV A-10 variant? Might just be a what-if model, but it's interesting all the same. https://hlj.com/1-72-scale-a10-thunderbolt-ii-uav-hsg02307 Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 2 hours ago, kajnrig said: Anyone know anything about a UCAV A-10 variant? Might just be a what-if model, but it's interesting all the same. https://hlj.com/1-72-scale-a10-thunderbolt-ii-uav-hsg02307 There is a DARPA program called PCAS (Persistent Close Air Support) that was supposed to use an optionally manned A-10, but I believe they dropped that idea and just stuck to normal, human controlled aircraft. Quote
kalvasflam Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 All of this stuff about using unmanned aircraft is going to take a radical turn in the next twenty years. Right now, it's all about precision guided munitions gunning down vehicles. Or putting it on something like a Predator. But sooner or later, they are going to for real deploy those drone swarms that the navy tested last year. Those are going to be targeting individuals. Sure, the launch vehicle is going to be vulnerable for now, since you can take down an F-18, but what happens on the day when they start deploying these little drones from cruise missiles, or hypersonic weapons. There is going to be a big challenge trying to swat those drone swarms, and that's before people start to redeploy sensor fuzed weapons. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted May 11, 2019 Author Posted May 11, 2019 I'm curious if the F-35's extra AMRAAM, means it has to get rid of the AIM-9 in there... If so, maybe try a 5/1 split vs the present 4/2? (6/0 would be a poor choice I think, nobody ever goes AIM-9less) Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 7 hours ago, David Hingtgen said: I'm curious if the F-35's extra AMRAAM, means it has to get rid of the AIM-9 in there... If so, maybe try a 5/1 split vs the present 4/2? (6/0 would be a poor choice I think, nobody ever goes AIM-9less) As far as I know, as of now the F-35's internal bay racks aren't capable of accepting Sidewinders. When an F-35 is equipped with an AIM-9, its on an external hardpoint. Quote
David Hingtgen Posted May 12, 2019 Author Posted May 12, 2019 Huh. I could have sworn I'd seen them on the inner bay doors. Anyways, supposedly taken near Edwards: Quote
slide Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Dobber said: B-21? I would hope so if it's that size.... Quote
Sildani Posted May 12, 2019 Posted May 12, 2019 (edited) The B-21 was supposed to have that planform according to the official artwork... I just thought it would be thinner. Edited May 12, 2019 by Sildani Quote
hutch Posted May 13, 2019 Posted May 13, 2019 Imo big assumption that their flying at the same altitude. Impossible to determine from that picture. Quote
AN/ALQ128 Posted May 15, 2019 Posted May 15, 2019 https://twitter.com/TheWoracle/status/1128320207280332800 Boeing unveils compound Advanced AH-64 concept. Quote
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