Donivanp
Lieutenant Colonel
The Dragon Roars.
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The Dragon Roars.
The maid is stealing the barbecue!
Wyverns were turboprop aircraft, not jets.HM S Eagle, HM S Bulwark and HM S Albion, which took part in the Suez operation. In total 163 fighter jets were based on them, including 117 Sea Hawks, Sea Venoms and Wyverns 1956 PASW
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And Scimitars and a Sea Vixen.AEW Gannets were cross-decked from HMS Hermes and HMS Centaur to the USS Forrestal August 1962 HERF
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That's a Viggen (Thunderbolt), not a Draken (Dragon).The Dragon Roars.
Oh, darnThat's a Viggen (Thunderbolt), not a Draken (Dragon).
He's being rhetorical and we love it!That's a Viggen (Thunderbolt), not a Draken (Dragon).
Oh damnHe's being rhetorical and we love it!
There sure have been an interesting amount of 104 lawn darts posted of late.
They say that the F-4 is proof that with enough thrust a brick will fly. The F-104 was a test bed for the theory! Beautiful don't get me wrong, it's quite elegant in design! But little more that a lawn dart. The USAF dropped it like a hot potato having only buying the A and C (some B's I know) the A/B's never really sticking around before being used for research projects/chase planes and the C went to a single wing. The international community bought the majority of them.Flawed though they were, what with stability issues and short range, they're still some of the neatest-looking aircraft that flew.
It gives the lie to "if it looks good, it is good", doesn't it? Because it looked terrific, but had serious problems with gravity that led to a divorce early into the relationship.
They say that the F-4 is proof that with enough thrust a brick will fly. The F-104 was a test bed for the theory! Beautiful don't get me wrong, it's quite elegant in design! But little more that a lawn dart. The USAF dropped it like a hot potato having only buying the A and C (some B's I know) the A/B's never really sticking around before being used for research projects/chase planes and the C went to a single wing. The international community bought the majority of them.