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« Reply #2275 on: October 03, 2018, 06:13:47 AM »




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« Reply #2277 on: October 03, 2018, 07:19:53 AM »
In early 1960s saw artist's rendition of a 1995 USN VTOL jet looking somewhat like F-35.  Am vague on exact appearance but these pictures gave the flashback.

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« Reply #2278 on: October 03, 2018, 10:24:57 PM »
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« Reply #2279 on: October 04, 2018, 11:06:10 AM »






CAF CC-137 and CF-188s. Date and place unknown.  Okay maybe FL 400.
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« Reply #2280 on: October 05, 2018, 08:26:01 AM »






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« Reply #2281 on: October 05, 2018, 09:52:16 AM »
Very interesting.  BF-04 is the first fully-equipped B-model as opposed to the earlier SMD aircraft that were aero testbeds.

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« Reply #2282 on: October 05, 2018, 11:06:10 AM »
The last pic looks like something from a sf movie

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« Reply #2283 on: October 06, 2018, 01:59:59 AM »


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« Reply #2284 on: October 06, 2018, 07:43:28 AM »


A photo of Russians transporting the prototype of the Maus and a Sturmtiger from Germany after WWII.

From Facebook. Cannot verify authenticity.
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« Reply #2285 on: October 06, 2018, 08:40:45 PM »
I see C-1, C-2 and C-3!





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« Reply #2286 on: October 07, 2018, 07:44:00 AM »
Now there's a 72 scale subject that's not been done  8) 8)
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« Reply #2287 on: October 12, 2018, 01:08:37 AM »
If you have not heard, there was a failure this morning of the Expedition 57 Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft . Both astronauts are safe after an inflight abort and a very hard landing.

The ISS astronauts captured the liftoff and failure of the what it is believed the 2nd second stage.



And a photo of the anomoly.



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« Reply #2288 on: October 12, 2018, 07:29:37 AM »
Damn, the CIS is suddenly having a lot more problems with boosters that have been solid for years.  I bet there are some interesting aspects as to what changed to cause this.

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« Reply #2289 on: October 12, 2018, 06:46:59 PM »


Space Shuttle Endeavour buzzing Los Angeles on September 21, 2012.
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« Reply #2290 on: October 13, 2018, 10:55:00 PM »


CC-106 Yukon
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« Reply #2291 on: October 14, 2018, 04:42:30 PM »
Sweet picture  :-*

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« Reply #2292 on: October 14, 2018, 09:52:21 PM »
Not very cool as someone in the Belgium Air Force is probably painting rocks or unemployed this morning.

On 11th October at 1410L, a technician was working on an F-16 at Florennes Air Base when he accidentally activated the six-barrel 20mm Vulcan M61A-1 cannon causing serious damage to another F-16AM (FA-128) that was parked in front. Full of fuel, the second F-16AM exploded and damaged the first aircraft .







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« Reply #2293 on: October 15, 2018, 01:15:48 AM »
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« Reply #2294 on: October 15, 2018, 01:46:50 AM »


A CF-188 Hornet aircraft takes off from the runway of an air base in Mihail Kognalniceanu, Romania.
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« Reply #2295 on: October 15, 2018, 05:31:54 AM »
F-16 type incident is known as a "career altering event" when I was at Boeing.

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« Reply #2296 on: October 15, 2018, 05:34:10 AM »
F-16 type incident is known as a "career altering event" when I was at Boeing.
Same 'most everywhere I've worked.

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« Reply #2297 on: October 15, 2018, 06:40:06 AM »
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« Reply #2298 on: October 15, 2018, 06:40:45 AM »
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Re: Just some cool photos...nothing more, nothing less...
« Reply #2299 on: October 15, 2018, 03:26:04 PM »
F-16 type incident is known as a "career altering event" when I was at Boeing.

I wonder if he/she dared painting a kill marking on their car?
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