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Forum: Military Aviation

29th Sep 2017, 08:48

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Backfire "Runway Excursion"

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Forum: Military Aviation

29th Sep 2017, 08:44

Replies: 32

Backfire "Runway Excursion"

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Posted By ORAC

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Terminal hard kill defensive capability in the aft sector is provided by a UKU-9A-802 tail barbette, fitted with a single GSh-23 gun,...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Sep 2017, 19:08

Replies: 32

Backfire "Runway Excursion"

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Posted By ORAC

Looks like most of the port wing is missing to...

Looks like most of the port wing is missing to me, and that they climbed out.

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Forum: Military Aviation

28th Sep 2017, 18:00

Replies: 32

Backfire "Runway Excursion"

Views: 21,317

Posted By ORAC

That fact they stayed with it through their...

That fact they stayed with it through their nature tour and wing departure would suggest that the seats are not zero-zero?

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Sep 2017, 14:05

Replies: 32

Backfire "Runway Excursion"

Views: 21,317

Posted By ORAC

I am reminded of the story told by someone here...

I am reminded of the story told by someone here of a Victor accelerating down the runway at which point a small voice said “hydraulics?”......

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Sep 2017, 09:25

Replies: 32

Backfire "Runway Excursion"

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Posted By ORAC

No, that was the Blinder. You strapped into the...

No, that was the Blinder. You strapped into the ejector seat which retracted upwards into the aircraft. Something of a death trap at low level - like the F-104A.

Blinder
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Forum: Military Aviation

15th Sep 2017, 07:23

Replies: 32

Backfire "Runway Excursion"

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Posted By ORAC

Backfire "Runway Excursion"

Russian Tu-22M3 runway excursion (http://alert5.com/2017/09/15/russian-tu-22m3-runway-excursion/#more-64919)

A Russian Tu-22M3 bomber veered off the runway while landing at Shaikavka airbase. The...

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