Daesh Fighter!
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Daesh Fighter!
I'd even fancy going 1v1 in a Jaguar with this bad boy!
Full article here: Iraq: Retreating ISIS leaves behind unfinished fighter jet in Mosul
LJ
Full article here: Iraq: Retreating ISIS leaves behind unfinished fighter jet in Mosul
LJ
Sorry LJ. An F3 mate would struggle to even get airborne in a Jaguar. Far too complex.
I know what you're thinking. A witty reposte centred around a Jaguar struggling to get airborne full stop. Am I right or am I right?!
BV
I know what you're thinking. A witty reposte centred around a Jaguar struggling to get airborne full stop. Am I right or am I right?!
BV
http://www.ibtimes.co.in/iraq-retrea...t-mosul-712914
Heh, i'd be very careful getting business advice from that "International Business Times"..
Heh, i'd be very careful getting business advice from that "International Business Times"..
"Too close for missiles Goose, switching to guns"
Sorry, could'nt resist
They'd have done better to redirect the local flying school.
Has there ever been any study upon the potential military application of a C152?
Serious question.
Sorry, could'nt resist
They'd have done better to redirect the local flying school.
Has there ever been any study upon the potential military application of a C152?
Serious question.
Last edited by Coochycool; 22nd Jan 2017 at 05:44.
If I recall correctly, the Tamil Tigers used a Cessna in a remotely-controlled attack against a Sri lankan barracks about 15 years ago.
If I recall correctly, the Tamil Tigers used a Cessna in a remotely-controlled attack against a Sri lankan barracks about 15 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Tigers
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There was also the French deisgned Morane Saulnier MS880B, SOCATA Rallye or PZL Koliber that could carry weapons:
Today the South African built Mwari is probably the closest to this idea as a light support COIN and ISTAR single engined prop aircraft:
Today the South African built Mwari is probably the closest to this idea as a light support COIN and ISTAR single engined prop aircraft:
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
Daesh would never have got it flying as the plans were incomplete and only had a set for the left wing.
*OK, its not Caption Comp but it could be.
*OK, its not Caption Comp but it could be.
This picture so deserves to be in Caption Comp.
Made me remember Bjørn Andreassons MFI9 Mini COIN.
Judging by the usual state of Daesh machinery, the aircraft looks to be almost operational.