Iran 'pimps' Tu-154 - for F-5 ejection seat tests
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Mrs PN's considered view (3 seconds) is it's a mockup.
As for downward moment when a seat if fired, if it is a rocket seat that will surely be minimal? CofG wise is certainly an issue presumably with a pitch down.
As for downward moment when a seat if fired, if it is a rocket seat that will surely be minimal? CofG wise is certainly an issue presumably with a pitch down.
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"Nah, target rich environment"
What if the targets don't mind dying and are prepared to come at you head on in the face of certain interception? Who wins a fight of attrition when the number of defending missiles is less than the number of would-be suicides?
What if the targets don't mind dying and are prepared to come at you head on in the face of certain interception? Who wins a fight of attrition when the number of defending missiles is less than the number of would-be suicides?
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A few not unreasonable concerns expressed on the possible risks of some sort of structural failure during tests. The TU 154 is a pretty sturdy beast but, I wonder what the condition now is with regard to basic structural integrity corrosion wise. If that airframe has been around in Iran for any length of time, one might start to worry on that side of things also. This might well be an additional factor; the straw that broke the camel's back even
Does anyone here really think that the iranians wouldn't have thought about c of g problems? Or that a mere 600lb-ish of disposable weight would seriously affect an aircraft of that size? Or that they didn't do a thorough stress / aerodynamic analysis first? Guys, these people are building atomic weapons (ie space launchers and re-entry vehicles or something damn close), they aren't rank amateurs (like us). If they can stick twin tails and associated controls on an old F5 they can certainly do this.
Anyway, what's to say the Ayatollahs Peoples "Democratic" chop-yer-hands-off Republics Holy Propaganda Bureau isn't p!ssing itself laughing at the effect their plasticene and cardboard joke mockup is having on the infidels?
Bit more imagination required methinks. On both counts.
Anyway, what's to say the Ayatollahs Peoples "Democratic" chop-yer-hands-off Republics Holy Propaganda Bureau isn't p!ssing itself laughing at the effect their plasticene and cardboard joke mockup is having on the infidels?
Bit more imagination required methinks. On both counts.
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Guys, these people are building atomic weapons (ie space launchers and re-entry vehicles or something damn close), they aren't rank amateurs
