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Post by BamBam the Destroyer on May 19, 2021 22:40:01 GMT
Well, the Blue Angels have converted to Super Hornets. I suppose it has to do with that only the Marine Corps operate the Hornet anymore (and other countries ofc), plus maybe operational costs. The Hornets are a couple of decades older and only getting older. As I've become older, I find it harder to enjoy these group show flights. I mainly tend to think about the risks. Well, the risk is firey death, and the reward is increased recruitment.
That said, I would have hoped they would have flown F-22's or F-35's. It's not like they have a lot to do with the F-22's anyway.
Although if they flew A-10's that shit would be epic.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on May 20, 2021 19:25:32 GMT
Well, the Blue Angels have converted to Super Hornets. I suppose it has to do with that only the Marine Corps operate the Hornet anymore (and other countries ofc), plus maybe operational costs. The Hornets are a couple of decades older and only getting older. As I've become older, I find it harder to enjoy these group show flights. I mainly tend to think about the risks. Well, the risk is firey death, and the reward is increased recruitment.
That said, I would have hoped they would have flown F-22's or F-35's. It's not like they have a lot to do with the F-22's anyway.
Although if they flew A-10's that shit would be epic.
Blue Angels is a Navy exhibition group. They fly Navy aircraft. The Super Hornet is almost the only combat aircraft operated currently by the navy. At least service, frontline fighter type, combat aircraft. But they also have the excellent T-45 Goshawk which would do splendidly for Blue Angels, and be much cheaper to operate. But less exciting. The F-22 is an Air Force aircraft. Besides, there are too few of them, not enough to go around. And the operating costs are very high. The F-35A, the same. Air Force, too few, too costly. Also, they don't fly so well. They're built to cruise fast and straight, not air show. The A-10 is Air Force too. And there are too few of them. It's currently an irreplaceable asset. The Air Force Show Group is named Thunderbirds, and they fly F-16. The Navy have the F-35C. But too few and too expensive again. But it probably has the wing to fly the program. Even so, operational costs for the F/A-18E/F are supposed to be remarkably low, for the size and capability of the aircraft. And it's extremely representative, since it has been the main Navy mount for a good time now.
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Post by BamBam the Destroyer on May 20, 2021 20:26:36 GMT
Well, the risk is firey death, and the reward is increased recruitment.
That said, I would have hoped they would have flown F-22's or F-35's. It's not like they have a lot to do with the F-22's anyway.
Although if they flew A-10's that shit would be epic.
Blue Angels is a Navy exhibition group. They fly Navy aircraft. The Super Hornet is almost the only combat aircraft operated currently by the navy. At least service, frontline fighter type, combat aircraft. But they also have the excellent T-45 Goshawk which would do splendidly for Blue Angels, and be much cheaper to operate. But less exciting. The F-22 is an Air Force aircraft. Besides, there are too few of them, not enough to go around. And the operating costs are very high. The F-35A, the same. Air Force, too few, too costly. Also, they don't fly so well. They're built to cruise fast and straight, not air show. The A-10 is Air Force too. And there are too few of them. It's currently an irreplaceable asset. The Air Force Show Group is named Thunderbirds, and they fly F-16. The Navy have the F-35C. But too few and too expensive again. But it probably has the wing to fly the program. Even so, operational costs for the F/A-18E/F are supposed to be remarkably low, for the size and capability of the aircraft. And it's extremely representative, since it has been the main Navy mount for a good time now. Don't care, Don't care, Don't Care, Don't care. It's a plane, I want to see it at an air show.
There are plenty of F-22's to go around right now because, even though they are stupidly expensive, there is no cost effective use for them at the moment. At this time, we don't need air superiority craft. Military is by nature bipolar-it's either useless or essential, and right now the F-22 is useless.. They are basically ultra high tech bench warmers for now.
There are carrier bound F-35's. If Japan can have carrier bound F-35's, why don't we? Ah the F-35C isn't quite ready yet.
There have been several (unsuccessful) attempts to kill the A-10 program, and there are lots of them in what is essentially desert parking lots. Just fly an older version with less fancy electronics.
Also, the Thunderbolts do not have the name recognition of the Blue Angels. Not many really care about them.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on May 21, 2021 22:21:49 GMT
Blue Angels is a Navy exhibition group. They fly Navy aircraft. The Super Hornet is almost the only combat aircraft operated currently by the navy. At least service, frontline fighter type, combat aircraft. But they also have the excellent T-45 Goshawk which would do splendidly for Blue Angels, and be much cheaper to operate. But less exciting. The F-22 is an Air Force aircraft. Besides, there are too few of them, not enough to go around. And the operating costs are very high. The F-35A, the same. Air Force, too few, too costly. Also, they don't fly so well. They're built to cruise fast and straight, not air show. The A-10 is Air Force too. And there are too few of them. It's currently an irreplaceable asset. The Air Force Show Group is named Thunderbirds, and they fly F-16. The Navy have the F-35C. But too few and too expensive again. But it probably has the wing to fly the program. Even so, operational costs for the F/A-18E/F are supposed to be remarkably low, for the size and capability of the aircraft. And it's extremely representative, since it has been the main Navy mount for a good time now. Don't care, Don't care, Don't Care, Don't care. It's a plane, I want to see it at an air show.
There are plenty of F-22's to go around right now because, even though they are stupidly expensive, there is no cost effective use for them at the moment. At this time, we don't need air superiority craft. Military is by nature bipolar-it's either useless or essential, and right now the F-22 is useless.. They are basically ultra high tech bench warmers for now.
There are carrier bound F-35's. If Japan can have carrier bound F-35's, why don't we? Ah the F-35C isn't quite ready yet.
There have been several (unsuccessful) attempts to kill the A-10 program, and there are lots of them in what is essentially desert parking lots. Just fly an older version with less fancy electronics.
Also, the Thunderbolts do not have the name recognition of the Blue Angels. Not many really care about them.
Since you're so emphatic about "Don't care", I suppose there's no point in explaining why nations have military, how they're organized and how they function. Yes, there were attempts to kill the A-10. It was during times when a few fanatics tried anything to get more money to the F-35. Those days are long gone now and so is the enthusiasm for the F-35. The problem now is to have enough A-10s, and since they don't anyway, what to start replacing them with. So those old A-10s you're talking about in the desert, either have too many flight hours on them or/and are needed for spare parts. I would gather that the Blue Angels have a special nimbus because they flew closer than everybody else. It reached insane levels during the A-4 epoch. They fly without G-suit because when it inflates, it would disturb their control too much. And they use controls which are constantly loaded in one direction, to take out all and any play. (Don't know if they still need that though, in the new Super Hornet). Anyway:
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Post by BamBam the Destroyer on May 22, 2021 1:54:58 GMT
Oh well. I guess I can't have a $100 million stunt plane. The F-22 is an outstanding piece of engineering, but that does not mean it's a great military jet.
Ya know the eternal B-52 (The infamous BUFF) has been around for a VERY long time (early 50s), and seems to be fine in terms of maintenance and all (mostly).
Though I would not recommend using it as a stunt plane.
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Post by skekSil on May 22, 2021 13:16:30 GMT
Ya know the eternal B-52 (The infamous BUFF) has been around for a VERY long time (early 50s), and seems to be fine in terms of maintenance and all (mostly). Though I would not recommend using it as a stunt plane. I doesnt really need to do much to impress the audience. Case in point:
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Post by Lavochkin on Jun 10, 2021 3:02:52 GMT
The wonders of aerobraking.
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Post by Lavochkin on Jun 10, 2021 3:04:02 GMT
Oh well. I guess I can't have a $100 million stunt plane. The F-22 is an outstanding piece of engineering, but that does not mean it's a great military jet. Ya know the eternal B-52 (The infamous BUFF) has been around for a VERY long time (early 50s), and seems to be fine in terms of maintenance and all (mostly). Though I would not recommend using it as a stunt plane. This guy didn't get the memo.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Aug 31, 2021 0:33:34 GMT
...Well, back to my obscure or misunderstood or odd: This is a WW2 plane that doesn't look like a success and by habitual rationality didn't deserve to be a success. Nevertheless, it was a considerable success. The Fairey Fulmar, a British long range (by European standards), 2-seat (navigator/radio operator was considered necessary), carrierborne naval fighter. It shot down droves of Italian and German aircraft during the early WW2, mainly over the Mediterranean sea, with only rare own losses. Since it was fairly slow for a fighter, its success emphasizes how important it is to use a tool the right way. The Fulmar was kept in theatres where it would typically meet only bombers and Italian fighter types. If the Fulmar, even once, had been used in an attempt to defend against, say, FW 190 fighterbombers, it's reputation would likely have been considerably different. Something of an emergency program, its story of conception starts with RAF's fondness for light, single engine bombers. Between the wars, RAF had found this type of aircraft very useful and economical. It was certainly the right kind of aircraft for smallscale operations against all kinds of local disturbances in Britain's colonies all over the globe. RAF had used huge numbers of these, Airco DH.9A, Fairey Fox, Hawker Hart, Hawker Hind. So it's only natural that successors are planned. And in the early 1930'ies monoplane wings and retractable landing gear was all in vogue. So a requirement for a new long range, single engine, light bomber was drawn up. This was called the P.27/P32 specification. It eventually resulted in the development and procurement of the Fairey Battle. Since the Battle was eventually used in the technical WW2, rather than against spear and musket armed tribes, it would prove the utter disastrousness of the concept. But even before that, a number of people felt the Fairey Battle could be improved upon. This resulted in the Specification P.4/34. Fairey's contender lost this contract, which was won by the Hawker Henley (which never served in combat). But Fairey revamped their design as a "fighter" and navalised it, all to fit a new Specification O.8/38 for a suddenly desperately needed fleet defence fighter. This was the Fairey Fulmar. The Fleet Air Arm eventually bought Wildcats and even Hellcats. But before that, the Fulmar had its day. When I wrote this, I "forgot" one thing (actually, I wasn't completely aware of it). The big, "slow" Fulmar was the highest scoring fighter of the British Fleet Air Arm for the whole war. It had both the most kills (122) and the highest kill-ratio (7.625:1). Better than Seafire, Wildcat and Corsair. So, yea, it matters how you use a plane.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Oct 1, 2021 11:51:55 GMT
Nothing like the P-40. That was the fighter that really threw a wrench into the cogs of both the German's plans in North Africa, Sicily, and Japan's plans in the South East Asia and China. And here's a bunch of them.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Oct 2, 2021 19:21:31 GMT
And this (a WW1 bomber) is the first airplane that crossed the Atlantic. First transatlantic flight 1919, long before C. Lindbergh.
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Post by General Mahad on Oct 4, 2021 2:51:51 GMT
To those who are interested in the Russian VVS and their current problems:
I'm glad they were able to reclaim a large part of their prestige in Syria but unless there's drastic action; the Air Force will continue to fall behind and wither.
That being said, check out Russia's newest stealth mockup.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Oct 8, 2021 23:43:44 GMT
Don't really like the smoke effects, but,..
This is the FM2 Wildcat. The last version that flew through to the end of WW2. They used it on the Escort Carriers as a fighter, together with Avengers for all other roles, torpedo bomber, bomber, anti-submarine. The FM2 coped well with all Japanese planes it encountered.
The FM2 differs from the F4F-4 by being built by General Motors instead of Grumman, and being considerably lightened by various means, mainly changes and simplifications of the hydraulic system and wing-folding mechanism, 4 guns instead of 6. Enhancements were more ammo, ability to carry rockets and bombs, and a different, lighter but more powerful engine. Fewer (9 instead of 14), but bigger cylinders give the engine a harsher sound. Visible differences are the more rounded cowling and the taller tail fin.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Oct 20, 2021 17:11:16 GMT
Journalist pens article named "9 Most Ridiculous Myths People Believe about Fighter Jets". Former real fighter pilot rips the article to shreds.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Oct 20, 2021 17:14:49 GMT
A P-40. I don't need more reasons. He flies it as a P-40 should be flown. Yoyo, dive and zoom climb, again and again.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Nov 10, 2021 16:59:35 GMT
I know this is more than an hour, but it's really worth listening to. Promise.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Nov 10, 2021 23:04:13 GMT
Quizz: There were still Civil War survivors alive when this (particular) aircraft entered service, and the last pilot who will fly it isn't born yet. - What type of aircraft is it?
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Post by skekSil on Nov 10, 2021 23:25:14 GMT
Quizz: There were still Civil War survivors alive when this (particular) aircraft entered service, and the last pilot who will fly it isn't born yet. - What type of aircraft is it? B-52?
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Nov 10, 2021 23:31:53 GMT
Quizz: There were still Civil War survivors alive when this (particular) aircraft entered service, and the last pilot who will fly it isn't born yet. - What type of aircraft is it? B-52? Yep, a B-52H.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Dec 3, 2021 8:11:59 GMT
Quizz>
As late as 1936, the British air ministry took a brand new combat aircraft into service, that was a biplane, and had a fixed landing gear. By the start of WWII it equipped as many as 26 squadrons. Do you care to guess if the numbers of squadrons went up or down? Do you care to guess for how long the aircraft continued in service? Do you care to guesstimate the loss rate vs the destruction inflicted on the enemy, and value of its service? Do you care to guess the aircraft?
(hint:) Do you care to guess if it outlived an intended replacement aircraft? Or maybe even yet another, later, intended replacement aircraft?
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Post by skekSil on Dec 3, 2021 17:52:19 GMT
Quizz> As late as 1936, the British air ministry took a brand new combat aircraft into service, that was a biplane, and had a fixed landing gear. By the start of WWII it equipped as many as 26 squadrons. Do you care to guess if the numbers of squadrons went up or down? Do you care to guess for how long the aircraft continued in service? Do you care to guesstimate the loss rate vs the destruction inflicted on the enemy, and value of its service? Do you care to guess the aircraft? (hint:) Do you care to guess if it outlived an intended replacement aircraft? Or maybe even yet another, later, intended replacement aircraft? Fairey Swordfish. Its the one that got a hit on Bismark.
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Post by B. Hieronymus Da on Dec 3, 2021 20:13:31 GMT
Quizz> As late as 1936, the British air ministry took a brand new combat aircraft into service, that was a biplane, and had a fixed landing gear. By the start of WWII it equipped as many as 26 squadrons. Do you care to guess if the numbers of squadrons went up or down? Do you care to guess for how long the aircraft continued in service? Do you care to guesstimate the loss rate vs the destruction inflicted on the enemy, and value of its service? Do you care to guess the aircraft? (hint:) Do you care to guess if it outlived an intended replacement aircraft? Or maybe even yet another, later, intended replacement aircraft? Fairey Swordfish. Its the one that got a hit on Bismark. Of course. 👍Key responsibility for the destruction of four Battleships. (Three Italian besides Bismarck.) And that was the job it was least suitable for.
A suitable aircraft for small, Atlantic Escort carriers. Swiss army knife for convoy duty.
The last one is an hour, but I posted it anyway.
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Post by Lavochkin on Dec 18, 2021 16:36:33 GMT
Possibly the loudest aircraft ever.
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Post by AnDromedary on Jan 8, 2022 14:35:21 GMT
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Post by faerlyte on Jan 28, 2022 3:24:53 GMT
There is a distinct lack of helicopters here. I haven't looked through all the pages though so maybe there ARE helicopters, I just didn't bother to look. Picture 'cause AS350's are cool. I used to work on this helicopter, when I worked for this company. Now I work on toy helicopters (Robinsons).
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