Tu-160's visit Venezuela
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Tu-160's visit Venezuela
It appears Russia are spreading their wings so to speak and the US is not amused.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46522358
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-46522358
Wow - They look like serious pie preparation machines,
Why do so many Russian pilots appear rotund, is it perhaps mandated forced feeding for G tolerance purposes?
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Why do so many Russian pilots appear rotund, is it perhaps mandated forced feeding for G tolerance purposes?
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Maybe the Russians are less obsessed with body mass and more concerned with flying capability. These days in the RAF it seems if you arent built like a racing snake you get nagged into running every day. Glad I left before all this stuff got a hold
Lossie launched two Typhoons on a QRA in response to the Russian aircraft with the Typhoons reported to be carrying the MBDA Meteor missile , story here ;
https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles...h-new-missile/ .
https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles...h-new-missile/ .
Is Meteor particularly late into service?
Is there a notably good online resource giving details of its benefits?
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Is there a notably good online resource giving details of its benefits?
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There was a time when people didn't lose their minds when a crew, or a section of aircraft, went on a cross country flight for training.
Here's an idea: training sortie, intercontinental flight for an aircraft that is built with that kind of range in mind.
And if a little political "show the flag" comes with it, bonus.
Maybe a little exercise with a military one has worked with before.
That's a bit rich, Mr Secretary. But for raw comic relief, check out the Madurite's hyperbole.
You have oil, and you stink at developing your reserves because you eat your seed corn, Seńor Moron.
Your government is in the process of destroying your country from within, and doing a brilliant job of it. Nobody outside need lift a finger.
It's almost like I am watching a sketch on Saturday Night Live, or listening to the Goon Show.
Here's an idea: training sortie, intercontinental flight for an aircraft that is built with that kind of range in mind.
And if a little political "show the flag" comes with it, bonus.
Maybe a little exercise with a military one has worked with before.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said it amounted to "two corrupt governments squandering public funds".
The latest visit comes just days after President Maduro met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino said they were part of air force exercises with its Russian allies: "This we are going to do with our friends, because we have friends in the world who defend respectful, balanced relations."
"We are preparing to defend Venezuela to the last inch when necessary," the minister said in a reference to his government's frequent accusations that imperialist powers are trying to topple it.
It's almost like I am watching a sketch on Saturday Night Live, or listening to the Goon Show.
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Yup, you put troops on my back door and I can reciprocate.
Fabulous looking machine though, and one hell of a technical achievement, greater range than a B52, greater payload and speed than a B-1. No wonder producing 30 odd of them contributed to bankrupting the Soviet Union.
Also impressed they're giving a group of fat o!d blokes a trip to Venezuela.
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
How the world changes. In my day the word used when discussing Russian technology was agricultural, not sophisticated.
(That didn’t mean it didn’t work - including their space programme. Just that they deliberately eschewed technology that might break where a simpler solution could be found)
(That didn’t mean it didn’t work - including their space programme. Just that they deliberately eschewed technology that might break where a simpler solution could be found)