Pictures of Cold War aircraft.

• Sunday at 12:17 PM

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Airframes

Benevolens Magister

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

 

• Sunday at 1:05 PM

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MIflyer

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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.

 

• Sunday at 1:10 PM

• #2,403

SaparotRob

Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII

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

With report.

 

• Sunday at 1:11 PM

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MIflyer

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Admittedly, it is a super cool looking idea.

 

• Sunday at 1:12 PM

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MIflyer

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

 

• Sunday at 1:15 PM

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MIflyer

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SaparotRob said:

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

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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.

 

• Sunday at 1:33 PM

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Snowman

Senior Airman

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

 

• Sunday at 1:47 PM

• #2,408

Donivanp

Captain

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Katy Texas

Snowman said:

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

 

• Sunday at 6:47 PM

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MIflyer

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

Same as that for the M1 Garand.

 

• Sunday at 6:51 PM

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Donivanp

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Katy Texas

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

 

• Sunday at 9:26 PM

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MIflyer

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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.

 

• Sunday at 9:28 PM

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Donivanp

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MIflyer said:

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.

 

• Monday at 5:49 PM

• #2,413

Gnomey

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Nice shots!

 

• Monday at 9:27 PM

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MIflyer

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San Diego 1949 Fury, Helldiver, Corsair