Even the ugly chicks need loving too. Thanks for stepping up and jumping on the grenade.
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The Boeing B-9 is prettier.
Even the ugly chics need loving too. Thanks for stepping up and jumping on the grenade.
That's why I love the Skua. I'd never even heard of it until, as a kid on holiday one year, I found an old Novo kit of the Skua (ex-Frog moulds) and I was just captivated. It was slow, not particularly attractive, and had a built-in drag-maker courtesy of that almost vertical windscreen...but I still love it to this day.
It's been working for me so far.
Then explain Congress.
When this gentleman speaks on modern air combat, I open my ears and I listen. A world of knowledge and real world experience he has. Thanks for being here Biff.
Wrong again. The F-18 is made from better materials and fewer parts. It also takes less time to build. The F-18 is cheaper to build, operate, and maintain while providing greater capabilities.
Why do I feel like we all sound like a broken record? lol
F-111: Australia's Big Stick | Code One Magazine"Unfortunately, in an era of true look-down, shoot-down radars on enemy fighters, the F-111 is also an aircraft that can't defend itself well," added Riddel. "Flying it, the crews really have to sweat the small stuff. The cockpit has no head-up display, so the crews really have to work to the best of their abilities. The aircraft is old. It requires 187 maintenance man-hours per flight hour. The time has come to move on."
Me too - we're expecting 8 to 12 inches of snow this afternoon!
This discussion immediately reminded me of the debate over the RAAF retiring the F-111. Fans argued that it was still a capable platform - it was faster and had a longer ranger then the Super Hornets we replaced it with. Though an awesome aircraft, it was old and costly to maintain. This quote from the XO of 1 sqn regarding the F-111 is pertinent to the Tomcat, particularly the huge efforts to keep an old aircraft in the air.
F-111: Australia's Big Stick | Code One Magazine
The afterburner from a tomcat would help thatKeep your head down, brotha, and drive safe.
The afterburner from a tomcat would help that
It was supossed to be funnyI'm doubtful it'd fit on his muffler, but I'm sure he appreciates the advice.
Dumb ideaI now have this vision in my head of an F4U-4N with an AIM 54 under each wing as well as the radar section to the F-14 nose attached to the leading edge of one of the wings!
Cool!I now have this vision in my head of an F4U-4N with an AIM 54 under each wing as well as the radar section to the F-14 nose attached to the leading edge of one of the wings!
Star wars dont scare the cat stiill would run circles around you
Its going to be odd for them when they hear fox 3 fox 3 and see a the phoeix flying at their face