Pictures of Cold War aircraft.

[Airframes]

"Light blue touch-paper and retire (aka run away !)"

 

[MIflyer]

The only thing more incredible than the F-100 on a ZELL launcher was that the Germans planned on using it with an F-104G.

 

[SaparotRob]

Set on ground. Point away from face. light fuse. Get away.

With report.

 

[MIflyer]

Admittedly, it is a super cool looking idea.

 

[MIflyer]

While North American had their own idea of what the F-108 would look like, rather like the B-70's kid brother.

 

[MIflyer]

Set on ground. Point away from face. light fuse. Get away.

Should have had "Do Not Hold In Hand After Lighting" printed on the side in large letters.

I once used that phrase to describe a certain USN admiral's expertise in rocketry.

 

[Snowman]

And another firework. Operation Plumbbob, test John, July 19, 1957. AIR-2A Genie AA rocket, yeld 2 kt.

 

[Donivanp]

And another firework. Operation Plumbbob, test John, July 19, 1957. AIR-2A Genie AA rocket, yeld 2 kt.

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This because 108 FFAIRs couldn't hit S#$t

 

[MIflyer]

Know what the guidance system on the AIR-2 was?

Same as that for the M1 Garand.

 

[Donivanp]

could be argued that the M1 was spin stabilized but that is stabilization not the Mk one eyeball.

 

[MIflyer]

F-106A did have a radar to track the target and telling you when to fire but after launch the Genie was just a bullet. Impossible to jam with ECM, and if you were a little bit off, well, close only counts in horse shoes and nuclear weapons.

But the guys on the USS Enterprise had it wrong. The F-104 did not carry the Genie.

 

[Donivanp]

F-106A did have a radar to track the target and telling you when to fire but after launch the Genie was just a bullet. Impossible to jam with ECM, and if you were a little bit off, well, close only counts in horse shoes and nuclear weapons.

But the guys on the USS Enterprise had it wrong. The F-104 did not carry the Genie.

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But they did develop a trapeze system to carry it, the Air Force did not acquire that system.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[MIflyer]

San Diego 1949 Fury, Helldiver, Corsair