Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (1 Viewer)

[GTX]

we need to upgrade this to to be stealthy. F-111 invisivark

Well years ago someone did this one:

 

[GTX]

 

[GTX]

 

[SaparotRob]

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Da' heck izzat?

 

[GTX]

Da' heck izzat?

Baade 152

 

[Snowman]

Photos: Big, Ugly, and Orange B-52 Lands at Barksdale

A B-52 touched down at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., sporting orange accents in a paint job honoring the bomber’s test and evaluation past.

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B-52 Emerges In Striking Retro Orange Paint Scheme

The jet was painted to pay homage to the days when earlier B-52 variants served as test motherships for X-15 rocket planes.

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[SaparotRob]

Okay, not the most flattering photo.

 

[Donivanp]

Okay, not the most flattering photo.

I don't care. She's a BUFF and you WILL show respect.

 

[SaparotRob]

Never said she didn't look cute.

 

[Donivanp]

Never said she didn't look cute.

You just be careful. She may be in her evening gown but she can still bomb you to the Stone Age. Now that's a lady!

 

[Snowman]

 

[Donivanp]

A-37 Dragonfly. First time I actually got to see them was down in Panama. ANG units would rotate down for a two week or 30 day rotation. There were A-7's or A-37's down there at any given time.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Okay, not the most flattering photo.

No. That's the picture you send to people who are pissing you off.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

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We had a flight of six T-37s at Carswell, kept around for crew proficiency and flight-time. They were parked on the flightline about 200' from the fire station, a little to the side. They were the loudest little bastards I've ever heard, like a power-drill at 130dB.

 

[Donivanp]

We had a flight of six T-37s at Carswell, kept around for crew proficiency and flight-time. They were parked on the flightline about 200' from the fire station, a little to the side. They were the loudest little bastards I've ever heard, like a power-drill at 130dB.

I did QA on out T-37's at Robins AFB 19th ARW. We had two. But the A-37, though built from the same basic design, is a completely different beast.

 

[Donivanp]

When you care enough to send the very best.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I did QA on out T-37's at Robins AFB 19th ARW. We had two. But the A-37, though built from the same basic design, is a completely different beast.

It is? I didn't know that. Can you give a brief rundown of the differences? I always thought the A-37 was a T-37 with racks hung on it.

 

[Donivanp]

I did QA on out T-37's at Robins AFB 19th ARW. We had two. But the A-37, though built from the same basic design, is a completely different beast.

The A-37 has different, more powerful engines. Super beefed up airframe with multiple hard points on the wings ( I think if I remember three each wing for a total of six) and the airframe is a little larger with a gun.

 

[SaparotRob]

Pointless thread jack here. Could a clean A-37 take on the Me 262 in a dogfight? I'm thinking (I know, right?) that below 15000, the A-37 would win. Pylons but nothing hung on them.

 

[Donivanp]

Pointless thread jack here. Could a clean A-37 take on the Me 262 in a dogfight? I'm thinking (I know, right?) that below 15000, the A-37 would win. Pylons but nothing hung on them.

Not even close in speed. The 262 will out run by some 200 mph (give or take) and the 262's fire power would disintegrate an A-37. The A-37 had a 7.62 mini gun. Top speed on the 37 was less than 400 mph. P-51 would out run it.