The a-10 carries an/alq-131. It's the same jamming pod the Weasels use. I think that the c-130 can carry it too.
The a-10 carries an/alq-131. It's the same jamming pod the Weasels use. I think that the c-130 can carry it too.
I know, I was joking. I had this image of a gyrocopter landing at 30mph on the motorway, only to be immediately steamrollered by a lorry, Loony-Toons style.
And Zeppelins, jetpacks, and these:
Ah, so all those Navy VAQ squadrons were included in that number. That's going to be 4 less in a few years because those prowler squadrons don't have much time left either. Hopefully they are brought up to the Growler and not deactivated entirely. I look at those Electronic attack guys as the future as LO technology…
And steel-reinforced concrete corrodes from the inside out:
Two words, Wild Weasels, it gets our fighting men out of some of the hardest jobs in a pilots seat. The drones find and eliminate air defenses and then the jets and bombers can start the air superiority portion of the campaign. Also we can use drones as a defensive shield for bombers, that way you have more air…
That's 'missiled'.......
Wish I had oodles of money to have one of these as a Civilian with an updated engine. Hell an F-16XL would be a dream come true. It's sad to see these warbirds relegated to target practice.
I thought I was going to see a missile coming at me. I feel misled.
It is sad to see them go, but these airframes have a finite number of flights in them until they have an in-flight breakup. It's better that they go out fighting.
As soon as I saw it was an ANG F-15 my first thought was "How old and rickety was it?"
You may think I am joking when I say no inspections. I am not. They run the vin to see if it is stolen, that is literally it. No safety, smog, any of that shit. Just money.
Not saying i agree or diagree, just pointing out that the "registration fees" are solely a money grab. And yes in KS, if you want that on the road, its totally doable. This state is inbred hell on earth.
There are lots of places you could easily get away with that. Most of North America is pretty empty.
It only became "tradition" when the USA got involved in their politics in the first place. This shit is OUR FAULT. We helped put extremist wing-nuts into power in the Middle East because they were friendly towards our political aspirations at the time. When you give that kind of delicate political ecosystem such a…
Oh lighten up man! It's just an old-school term. Anyone familiar with aviation knows that.
I wish that roomy Zeppelins with a dining room and sleeping quarters roamed the sky and I could take a leisurely float across the US. Arriving two or three days after my departure. I think it would do the world some good to slow down a little.
And if you start getting strange emails regarding Donkey Shows, it was not me.
Here's the pilot when he was on Active Duty:
Aviation photographer Ian Tate caught quite the sight while spotting at General Atomics' drone plant located in the…