China's "Maverick"?

[luvly jubbly]

Chinese jet 'flies upside down' over US spy plane | USA News | Al Jazeera (http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/05/chinese-jet-flies-upside-sniffer-plane-170519084746606.html)

[Fonsini]

Everyone knows the MiG-28 has a problem with its inverted flight tanks. It won't do a negative G push over.

[Chef Bruz]

*cough* bullsh- *cough* it!

[MPN11]

Hand-held camera shot?

[charliegolf]

So, Mabbelick, yoo de wuuun. You velly skiwfur pirott!

[camelspyyder]

Like it Fons...


Unlike Bruce there who couldn't see the joke.


Oh, and casual racism is so 19th Century...

[DirtyProp]

Hopefully sooner or later they'll do it right, at least this time there was no collision.

U.S. PLANE IN CHINA AFTER IT COLLIDES WITH CHINESE JET - The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/02/world/us-plane-in-china-after-it-collides-with-chinese-jet.html)

[salad-dodger]

...casual racism...
wtf is casual racism - must be the latest thing on MoD EO training?

[charliegolf]

Like it Fons...


Unlike Bruce there who couldn't see the joke.


Oh, and casual racism is so 19th Century...

Yeah, old Bruce- I'll ask Iceman what the hell he was thinking.

CG

[Rhino power]

wtf is casual racism?

Old style, usually good natured, national stereotyping renamed into something else so the over sensitive pc brigade have something new to be outraged, shocked and offended about... ;)

-RP

[West Coast]

Everyone to their safe spaces before the handbags fly.

[MPN11]

I'm in my Handbag Avoiding Shelter already.

Leave it, girls, and return to the topic ... please.

[BEagle]

Indeed, Westie!

Having worked with a 'certain USAF organisation' some years ago, I'm pretty certain that I know what that '135 was doing there...:oh:

The PRC needs to consider the bigger picture concerning that part of the world - recent PRNK activities in particular - and how other nations might help their situation.

And that's all I have to say about that...

[charliegolf]

Old style, usually good natured, national stereotyping renamed into something else so the over sensitive pc brigade have something new to be outraged, shocked and offended about... ;)

-RP

Now you've explained it RP, I rather think I've offended myself!:}

[racedo]

Wonder did the US jet have its transponder on....

[B Fraser]

Was the back seater called "Riceman" ? I think we should be told.

[charliegolf]

Was the back seater called "Riceman" ? I think we should be told.

I see what you did there:ok:

[Fareastdriver]

Before you start noodling up the PLAAF you had better have a look at their website.

Air Force - ARMED FORCES - China Military (http://english.chinamil.com.cn/armed-forces/air-force.htm)

[mr Q]

WC 135
Monitoring radiation levels and evidence of chemical / biological particles after detonations
I guess North Korea has something to do with the monitoring ....

[West Coast]

Was the back seater called "Riceman" ? I think we should be told.

That had me chuckling, bravo.

[Dan Winterland]

Having worked with a 'certain USAF organisation' some years ago, I'm pretty certain that I know what that '135 was doing there...


I just wish they'd talk to someone before crossing A1. They are a real pain in the @rse.

[Tay Cough]

That's Mr Riceman to you.

[farefield]

Mr Q, I think that's what Beagle was trying to avoid saying.

[B Fraser]

That's Mr Riceman to you.


I'm sure a Nanchang driver such as yourself would appreciate the title.


Is it true that when you have flown one, an hour later you want another flight ?


https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/full_size_0128/1193883-large.jpg

[Fareastdriver]

The first PLAAF base I went on to was a training unit in Sichuan province. As we turned onto the line the first two Nanchangs were complete wrecks: yellowing glass and rotting flying control surfaces. As we went further down the line they started to improve until we came to complete examples with drip trays underneath. At the end by the headquarters building were aircraft with FULL covers on, wings, cockpit and fuselage. It looked, and it was confirmed by later visits to other units that aircraft were flown until they dropped, Xmas tree-ed until there was no more and just left there. Meanwhile they moved to the next aircraft in the line and started again.