Pictures of Cold War aircraft.

[Donivanp]

PHANTOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[ARTESH]

Mirage!!!

 

[Donivanp]

No there was a Phantom it was no mirage, I know what I saw, or was it the desert sands? Might have been a Sopwith Camel

 

[ARTESH]

No there was a Phantom it was no mirage, I know what I saw, or was it the desert sands? Might have been a Sopwith Camel

We have Phantom and Mirage, wonder where is the 3rd, Ghost!

 

[SaparotRob]

Was that Chevy stock?

 

[Donivanp]

Was that Chevy stock?

Won't be in a minute! It will have an impromptu toilette soon!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Anytime Baby!

 

[GTX]

But that's ways a "Q" type is! A target!

Hmmm...can we use the same rationale for QAnon followers?

 

[GTX]

Wrong thread

 

[Donivanp]

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Barrraaahhhhaaaaaaa

 

[GTX]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Donivanp]

NF-104, imagean trying to catch that photo as a "chase" plane

 

[Donivanp]

I know I posted these in another thread (where they didn't belong) but this is the correct place!!!!

IMHO the SEXIST aircraft ever built was the Mach II + B-58 Hustler!

 

[syscom3]

I know I posted these in another thread (where they didn't belong) but this is the correct place!!!!

IMHO the SEXIST aircraft ever built was the Mach II + B-58 Hustler!

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Obsolete as it went into production.

 

[Donivanp]

Obsolete as it went into production.

Obsolescence was not it's biggest problem! It was technologically way ahead of its time, it was not obsolete, it's designed flight parameters were obsolete. It was proven though that the aircraft could do low level high speed penetration mission. The problem was that the aircraft was a maintenance nightmare. Accident rate was also high. The mission is what killed the XB-70 as well. The B-58 kept the opposition on it's toes.

 

[ARTESH]

I know I posted these in another thread (where they didn't belong) but this is the correct place!!!!

IMHO the SEXIST aircraft ever built was the Mach II + B-58 Hustler!

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F-86 / F-5 era design?

 

[Frog]

Obsolescence was not it's biggest problem! It was technologically way ahead of its time, it was not obsolete, it's designed flight parameters were obsolete. It was proven though that the aircraft could do low level high speed penetration mission. The problem was that the aircraft was a maintenance nightmare. Accident rate was also high. The mission is what killed the XB-70 as well. The B-58 kept the opposition on it's toes.

Contrarily to the B-58, by 1966, the same era and profile Mirage IV was adapted to the low level nuclear strike up to 1996, which required switching from the nice silver finish to the dull grey and green cammo. It soldiered for the strategic recon role up to 2006.

 

[SaparotRob]

The Mirage IV is one really beautiful plane.

 

[syscom3]

Obsolescence was not its biggest problem! It was technologically way ahead of its time, it was not obsolete, its designed flight parameters were obsolete. It was proven though that the aircraft could do low level high speed penetration mission. The problem was that the aircraft was a maintenance nightmare. Accident rate was also high. The mission is what killed the XB-70 as well. The B-58 kept the opposition on its toes.

once the mission went away, so did the rationale for the plane. It was not adaptable, similar to a one trick pony. Thus obsolete.