Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (21 Viewers)

[Vic Balshaw]

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41 Squadron RAF. Tornado GR4.

 

[GTX]

Rarely seen in use:

And in case you aren't familiar with what you are looking at:

 

[Donivanp]

Often lost its load on cat launch! Having a nuke and fuel left rolling around on a flight deck ca really screw up someone's day!

 

[GTX]

Often lost its load on cat launch! Having a nuke and fuel left rolling around on a flight deck ca really screw up someone's day!

 

[Donivanp]

That amongst many others is how the US Navies premier strategic bomber transitioned to its premier strategic reconnaissance platform.

 

[SaparotRob]

Often lost its load on cat launch! Having a nuke and fuel left rolling around on a flight deck ca really screw up someone's day!

Not when you add "Yakety Sax" to the accompanying sound track.

 

[Donivanp]

Not when you add "Yakety Sax" to accompanying sound track.

Boots Randolph?

 

[MIflyer]

There was a proposed interceptor version of the A-5 that would have put a third J-79 in that bomb tunnel between the engines.

 

[MIflyer]

Looks like a hot cold war. Sikorsky HO5S-1 on what appears to be a Medavac mission, 1953.

 

[MIflyer]

A USAF C-47 on a very special mission in the Arctic.

 

[GTX]

There was a proposed interceptor version of the A-5 that would have put a third J-79 in that bomb tunnel between the engines.

Yep, the NR-349 with new additional intakes as well:

 

[MIflyer]

They said that the third engine would not have added to the top speed of the aircraft but would have upped the climb rate quite a bit.

Ever noticed how much an A-5 looks like a Mig-25? The Soviets were inspired by it.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[GTX]

 

[SaparotRob]

Aviation tech before Post-it-Notes.

 

[Sabrejet]

Ever noticed how much an A-5 looks like a Mig-25? The Soviets were inspired by it.

You'd have to be looking through a very dirty vodka glass to see much Vigilante in the MiG-25. I suppose it's generally of a similar arrangement, but so are a good few other types.

 

[MIflyer]

You'd have to be looking through a very dirty vodka glass to see much Vigilante in the MiG-25.

According to an article on the Mig-25, the Soviets were inspired by the A-5.

 

[special ed]

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Is this photo taken from the Batmobile?

 

[GTX]

 

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