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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jun 2009, 14:50
Replies: 15
P51
Views: 9,381
Posted By Red Snow

First MiG-15 shot down on November 8, 1950 by an...

First MiG-15 shot down on November 8, 1950 by an F-80 (1Lt Russell Brown)

A Navy Panther got one the next day.

Also on the 9th a B-29 shot one down. There were a number of B-29 MiG-kills, so I...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jun 2009, 10:43
Replies: 15
P51
Views: 9,381
Posted By Red Snow

IIRC a small number of Unlimited Mustang racers...

IIRC a small number of Unlimited Mustang racers had ex-Shack Griffons in the 70s/80s, but certainly no factory machines.

As far as Korea goes, there are no records of F-51s shooting down jets....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jun 2009, 22:27
Replies: 15
Views: 13,311
Posted By Red Snow

Black Bears - as in URS(bear)...

Black Bears - as in URS(bear) SCHWARZ(black)enbach.

Went to have a look at the Vampire today. The white building in the middle of the field looks a bit like a control tower and has the words...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th May 2009, 15:03
Replies: 9
Views: 2,449
Posted By Red Snow

Tupolev Tu-141 on launcher, Tu-143 in foreground

Tupolev Tu-141 on launcher, Tu-143 in foreground
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2009, 08:29
Replies: 85
Views: 13,210
Posted By Red Snow

GAU-8 Avenger. Must be the best/worst sound ever,...

GAU-8 Avenger. Must be the best/worst sound ever, depending on whose side you're on.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2009, 14:12
Replies: 28
Views: 10,770
Posted By Red Snow

What a great waste of time GE is! My...

What a great waste of time GE is!

My personal favourite airfield is this one

33° 41'10.35"N 112° 52'40.10"E

Look out for the underground hangars to the south as well.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2008, 22:42
Replies: 21
Views: 4,569
Posted By Red Snow

To be fair, the article in question doesn't...

To be fair, the article in question doesn't actually say that the 'RAF RC-135s' will be fitted with the Helix kit.

L-3 handles the RJ fleet as well as the Helix contract - who's to say that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2008, 09:14
Replies: 27
Views: 5,671
Posted By Red Snow

Virtually all the fleet is going into secure...

Virtually all the fleet is going into secure storage, back in the barns at TTR. The main reason, I understand, is that there is not much else you can do with them.
The amount of work needed to...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2007, 19:01
Replies: 39
Views: 4,529
Posted By Red Snow

Talking of grandparents .... ... Paul...

Talking of grandparents ....

... Paul Tibbett's grandson flies (or flew) B-2s for a living with the 509th.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2007, 08:26
Replies: 33
Views: 9,492
Posted By Red Snow

Watch an F-15E take off - you can tell if it's an...

Watch an F-15E take off - you can tell if it's an older one with Dash 220 engines (yellow a/b) or a newer one with 229 IPEs (blue a/b).

I'll get my anorak.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2007, 16:22
Replies: 33
Views: 9,861
Posted By Red Snow

... and the original can-opener. Hurricane IId/IV.

... and the original can-opener. Hurricane IId/IV.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2007, 23:08
Replies: 26
Views: 8,628
Posted By Red Snow

Regarding the dump and burn, what's the longest...

Regarding the dump and burn, what's the longest time it's been held for? I saw an Avalon Friday night show a few years back and it lasted for about 90 seconds.

Great by day, but truly mad at...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2006, 23:09
Replies: 35
Views: 11,495
Posted By Red Snow

I'm with you on this one, Wensleydale. ...

I'm with you on this one, Wensleydale.

Except that more modern interpretations of the "Black as..." phrase often replace 'cat' with a FOUR-letter word that also begins with 'c' and ends in 't'.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2006, 22:35
Replies: 21
Views: 4,724
Posted By Red Snow

I 'm sure I read somewhere that the reason the...

I 'm sure I read somewhere that the reason the Japanese built some carriers with islands on the port side was so that they could operate in a close-sailing pair with a 'conventional' starboard island...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2006, 17:24
Replies: 143
Views: 24,117
Posted By Red Snow

GTP I think you're a bit wide of the mark re....

GTP
I think you're a bit wide of the mark re. Spey Phantom. Quite apart from the operational reasons for needing a more powerful engine (and the clear performance advantages in many areas) there...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2006, 11:44
Replies: 197
Views: 67,962
Posted By Red Snow

I think that twin is a tri .... Ju 52 for...

I think that twin is a tri .... Ju 52

for proper pics search for 'Moron' on airliners.net :8
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2006, 19:19
Replies: 197
Views: 67,962
Posted By Red Snow

There's some interesting new hi-rez coverage of...

There's some interesting new hi-rez coverage of the Ukraine, including the dummy carrier deck/ski jump at Saki.

The best thing however is at 50° 35'20.56"N 30° 12'22.01"E
Just look at the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2006, 15:25
Replies: 9
Views: 1,281
Posted By Red Snow

.. and don't miss San Xavier mission. Somewhat...

.. and don't miss San Xavier mission. Somewhat ambitiously called the 'Taj Mahal of the Desert' but well worth a trip anyway. Just south of the city (on the way to the Titan silo).

If yoiu're...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2006, 15:00
Replies: 33
Views: 8,078
Posted By Red Snow

Re: Lightning XM192

... or Blue Danube and Violet Club
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2006, 16:59
Replies: 6
Views: 1,966
Posted By Red Snow

Re: F-35b

Not sure about the C being stronger - seem to remember that the C pays the penalty of its bigger wing/tails by being limited to 7.33(?) g instead of 9.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2005, 12:03
Replies: 28
Views: 3,846
Posted By Red Snow

FYI - longest fighter sortie was 15.5 hours by...

FYI - longest fighter sortie was 15.5 hours by two Eagles over Afghanistan in 2001.

12 x prods each, 12 x LGBs dropped, 9 x hours on station, 4 x very sore butts. (and they got shot at a bit)
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2003, 09:05
Replies: 98
Views: 11,731
Posted By Red Snow

There's sex (Tu-22 Blinder) and there's beauty...

There's sex (Tu-22 Blinder) and there's beauty (Rafale A prototype) but if you want both try the F-8 Crusader
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2003, 23:38
Replies: 17
Views: 2,064
Posted By Red Snow

The oldest aircraft in the US Navy inventory are...

The oldest aircraft in the US Navy inventory are some of the utility Sea Kings which (I think) were from the first batch. OK, they've been rebuilt a couple of times but the frames are well over 40...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2002, 10:06
Replies: 29
Views: 18,332
Posted By Red Snow

re: short wing/long wing AFAIK the 'long'...

re: short wing/long wing

AFAIK the 'long' wing of the F-111C/G is the same as the 'short' wing of the F-111F but with a tip extension. Therefore the RAAF had the option of keeping the 'short' wing...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2002, 22:30
Replies: 29
Views: 18,332
Posted By Red Snow

Thought the decsion had been made to fit the big...

Thought the decsion had been made to fit the big wings - has that changed?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2002, 17:44
Replies: 11
Views: 4,078
Posted By Red Snow

Four Typhoons today (official naming day, lots of...

Four Typhoons today (official naming day, lots of Happy Hoonery) - all three UK a/c plus DA1 with tanks on.

IPA1 looked good with paint. Shame it had the Typhoon logo on the fin and not 17's...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2002, 12:46
Replies: 27
Views: 7,826
Posted By Red Snow

I think the loadie suffered a minor injury...

I think the loadie suffered a minor injury (ankle?) when jumping out the back ramp (which, of course, was sticking some way up in the air). Front end crew went out the side windows.

If memory...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2001, 22:48
Replies: 24
Views: 1,885
Posted By Red Snow

Post The Farman Eedsawife, but not the Vickers Daughter

The Farman Eedsawife, but not the Vickers Daughter
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2001, 23:45
Replies: 11
Views: 810
Posted By Red Snow

Post As well as lots of laser-bombing, Tomcats are...

As well as lots of laser-bombing, Tomcats are also being used as fast-FACs. They have much greater legs than the Hornet, enabling them to hang around (especially the Bs and Ds), and they have two...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2001, 01:04
Replies: 35
Views: 2,597
Posted By Red Snow

Post Very good news, especially for us in the UK. The...

Very good news, especially for us in the UK. The STOVL X-35 just seemed so much better - let's hope that clutch holds up.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2001, 22:14
Replies: 20
Views: 1,248
Posted By Red Snow

Wink AD over London? I hear there may be a bit of air...

AD over London? I hear there may be a bit of air and ramp space becoming free at Heathrow soon...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2001, 02:03
Replies: 10
Views: 626
Posted By Red Snow

Post Not quite true, Reheat. LM certainly - but Boeing...

Not quite true, Reheat. LM certainly - but Boeing X-32B CTP is ex-USMC AV-8B. Both teams have a Brit service pilot each.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2001, 14:12
Replies: 10
Views: 626
Posted By Red Snow

Post On the other hand, from what little could be...

On the other hand, from what little could be gleaned publicly from the flight test programme, it would appear that Boeing were right on the edge as far as hover lift was concerned, whereas LM were...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2001, 23:24
Replies: 15
Views: 500
Posted By Red Snow

Post Finally the world is to stand up to terrorism. If...

Finally the world is to stand up to terrorism. If only it were not in such tragic circumstances. But one question nags me...

Will the new crusade be carried through with the same conviction if it...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2001, 02:29
Replies: 51
Views: 3,384
Posted By Red Snow

Post Interesting stuff, but a couple of questions for...

Interesting stuff, but a couple of questions for Jacko or anyone who knows a bit about these things.

1) VNAF - my understanding was that the VNAF scored well against the US in the early days...
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