They killed the Tomcats quickly because they didn't want any spare parts walking and finding their way to that other F-14 operator.
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U.S. Air Force serial number 61-0007, a B-52H known by its nose art as "Ghost Rider," was brought out of seven years…
The play call was wrong. The play call is run on 2nd. If stopped, take time out and pass on 3rd, and wildcard on 4th. Best case scenario Pats get ball with :20 on their 20. If everything goes right they get a FG attempt to send to OT. So if you screw up here, you lose, if you run in on 2nd, best case is win,…
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This video shows the two versions of the J-79 combustor liners side by side:
Whenever we sent them for depot maint, they come back with the smokeless.
This has to be one of the coolest and the LOUDEST military aviation photos in history. No less than three Tomcats…
Fair enough on the missile damage assessment (and my preference for armor, heh), but at least with the older boats they were designed and built with the idea of withstanding catastrophic damage in mind. The new boats are supposedly built based on the premise of not getting hit in the first place, but I don't trust it.
I don't even like the Navy (screenname should be a duh obvious clue as to why) and I think the LCS is a bad idea. It's like the Navy wants to make sure that when another USS Stark or USS Cole type attack happens, as many sailors as possible get killed. Those LCS ships are paper thin from what I've read here and on…
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The definitive list of drogue refueling jokes:
Preaching to the choir. But can you imagine the day that the AF gives the Army an A-10? Or even better, the day the Army sets out to build their own "F35?"
"I do disagree with the Air Force always trying to get rid of the A-10. I think that is an over-exaggeration based on the fact that the A-10 exists in the first place, but has also been upgraded in recent years."
As a former 19d20 (US Army Cavalry Scout) I whole heartedly agree. Send every last unwanted A-10 to the Army, send the maintenence and support crews to train a new Army MOS, maintainer. Send ROTC and USMA graduates to flight school. Give the Army the miniscule budget boost it would need to do it all correctly. The…
This is really gonna change the home game.
I think it's just an additional dollop of "Fuck You ISIS" on top of putzing around in circles overhead waiting for them to pop their pointy heads out.
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Russia and China seem to have this thing about trying to expose the United States as impotent, when it is far from it.
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A video is making its way around the net right now that featuring an interview with F-16 co-designer and king of the…
Not at all, I think they are great a necessary. Multirole aircraft that are hamstrung by STOVL requirement I am not a fan of.
Well the F-35A has a cannon, so it's hard for me to understand why the F-35C doesn't, especially since it has a larger internal volume. The F-35B is the variant with the greatest need for a gun considering it will be used by the Marines, but I'm guessing the lift-fan takes up most of the space. It's a damn shame.
you did not even read it and you are totally wrong.