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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2024, 12:17
Replies: 329
Views: 75,171
Posted By Vzlet

Production for the domestic (i.e., U.S.) market...

Production for the domestic (i.e., U.S.) market has ended, but the Czech examples are all to be new-built. Flight International adds "Bell extends H-1 production with $455m attack helicopter order...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2023, 18:52
Replies: 35
Views: 7,691
Posted By Vzlet

"Dark Blue World" (Tmavomodrý svět) is a Czech...

"Dark Blue World" (Tmavomodrý svět) is a Czech film that incorporated some unused "Battle of Britain" footage along with not-too-objectionable CGI graphics.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2023, 17:49
Replies: 26
Views: 3,605
Posted By Vzlet

I took it to mean that (as in any such rigorous...

I took it to mean that (as in any such rigorous requirements-definition exercise) one would start with a known (The C-130. How might we obtain the capabilities of three?) and perform the calculations...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2023, 13:26
Replies: 26
Views: 3,605
Posted By Vzlet

Multiplication?

Multiplication?
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2023, 11:00
Replies: 44
Views: 9,222
Posted By Vzlet

This helps explains the B-52's remarkable range...

This helps explains the B-52's remarkable range -- it flies downhill the entire way!
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2023, 17:50
Replies: 44
Views: 9,222
Posted By Vzlet

You dial out the corrective crab angle of the...

You dial out the corrective crab angle of the landing gear.
https://www.aopa.org/-/media/Images/Legacy/AOPA/Pilot/1505p/1505p_b52_006.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2023, 23:45
Replies: 29
Views: 7,913
Posted By Vzlet

Bit of drift because this isn't a fighter, but it...

Bit of drift because this isn't a fighter, but it is an F-27:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53128363509_88e72450ca_b.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Jul 2023, 11:59
Replies: 23
Views: 8,408
Posted By Vzlet

Another from that era: ...

Another from that era:

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50567028973_83a394c1eb_c.jpg
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Jul 2023, 14:02
Replies: 23
Views: 8,408
Posted By Vzlet

After years of near-daily encounters along the...

After years of near-daily encounters along the West German/Czechoslovak border in the 1980s, it's ironic that AH-1s are finally chasing Mi-24s out of Czech skies!
...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2023, 01:00
Replies: 10,324
Views: 4,608,723
Posted By Vzlet

(GN: Just checking to see if that's what you...

(GN: Just checking to see if that's what you meant to say.)
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2023, 14:11
Replies: 50
Views: 10,483
Posted By Vzlet

A Keith Ferris painting of the event: ...

A Keith Ferris painting of the event:
https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Top-10-famous-rescues-lead.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2023, 13:41
Replies: 50
Views: 10,483
Posted By Vzlet

Because of its glider origins, all fuel for the...

Because of its glider origins, all fuel for the piston engines is contained in nacelle extensions rather than in tanks within the wing structure....
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2023, 01:54
Replies: 50
Views: 10,483
Posted By Vzlet

Fairchild C-123 Provider.

Fairchild C-123 Provider.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2023, 11:47
Replies: 72
Views: 11,334
Posted By Vzlet

Should you end up driving from Washington to...

Should you end up driving from Washington to Dayton, you might consider a stop a the Hagerstown (Maryland) Aviation Museum. It's a collection of Fairchild aircraft, housed at the former Fairchild...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2023, 12:21
Replies: 11
Views: 2,501
Posted By Vzlet

GDR airspace (and its associated...

GDR airspace (and its associated administrative/diplomatic hassles) could easily have been avoided by routing southeast towards Schweinfurt and then east to enter Czechoslovakia at the (then) Cheb...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2023, 16:41
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,649
Posted By Vzlet

As did some early Fitters. (Well, just in front...

As did some early Fitters. (Well, just in front of the intake, which is what I think Nutty meant.)
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2023, 11:23
Replies: 44
Views: 11,777
Posted By Vzlet

Maybe that's not a display stand the model is on!

Maybe that's not a display stand the model is on!
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Jan 2023, 12:36
Replies: 8
Views: 1,506
Posted By Vzlet

Perhaps the first sentence of the OP's linked...

Perhaps the first sentence of the OP's linked article clears things up:
"STRATFORD, Conn., Jan. 20, 2023 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), today delivered its 5,000th “Hawk” variant...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2022, 14:28
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,649
Posted By Vzlet

Lofted Rockets

During a mid-1980s discussion of this technique after Soviet helicopters in East Germany had been observed employing it, a USAF pilot who had flown O-2s in Vietnam said that he (and others) used it...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2022, 12:12
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,649
Posted By Vzlet

It is a media joyride, published in 2012, and...

It is a media joyride, published in 2012, and combat free.

My comment wasn't about Russian multi-crew rationale, or even to support that the aircraft in question was a Su-25, but rather just to...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2022, 17:22
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,649
Posted By Vzlet

There are (combat capable) two-seat versions. ...

There are (combat capable) two-seat versions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_JvTqwaUbI
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2021, 14:09
Replies: 37
Views: 11,984
Posted By Vzlet

Possible ASCC names include "Flannel", "Flexbag",...

Possible ASCC names include "Flannel", "Flexbag", and "Flagwrap".
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2021, 21:54
Replies: 33
Views: 12,637
Posted By Vzlet

Exactly -- an unforeseen factor that trumped...

Exactly -- an unforeseen factor that trumped officialdom.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2021, 17:47
Replies: 33
Views: 12,637
Posted By Vzlet

Silly Nicknames

Well, AR 70-28 didn't prevent "Huey" from becoming a more commonly used term than than "Iroquois".
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2021, 15:48
Replies: 9
Views: 2,709
Posted By Vzlet

There were water puddles about: ...

There were water puddles about:
https://live.staticflickr.com/1934/30225140777_4921010421_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/N3TKjR)Thunderbird 8 (https://flic.kr/p/N3TKjR) by Mark Carlisle...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2021, 14:04
Replies: 9
Views: 2,709
Posted By Vzlet

Thanks for the replies. Glad to know it's not a...

Thanks for the replies.
Glad to know it's not a quick-flush treatment for the rear cockpit after a media ride!
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2021, 22:27
Replies: 9
Views: 2,709
Posted By Vzlet

F-16 Servicing Question

Can anyone tell me what procedure this is? I couldn't find any identification of this access door....
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2021, 22:20
Replies: 28
Views: 6,862
Posted By Vzlet

It is a rather fermitable issue!

It is a rather fermitable issue!
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2021, 09:38
Replies: 52
Views: 14,691
Posted By Vzlet

Former Location ...

Former Location
https://live.staticflickr.com/749/21141854208_470793c5a9_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/ydewFJ)R&D Trio (https://flic.kr/p/ydewFJ) by Mark Carlisle (https://www.flickr.com/photos/vzlet/),...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2021, 09:36
Replies: 52
Views: 14,691
Posted By Vzlet

Current Location: ...

Current Location:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50357810621_d2727dfb6d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2jHWWEa)R&D Aircraft (https://flic.kr/p/2jHWWEa) by Mark Carlisle...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2021, 19:46
Replies: 52
Views: 14,691
Posted By Vzlet

Or perhaps this: https://youtu.be/3tVU7o_r63k

Or perhaps this: https://youtu.be/3tVU7o_r63k
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2021, 20:14
Replies: 39
Views: 14,447
Posted By Vzlet

Overflying the Crowd

I don't remember explicitly, but I assume I was west of show center and that the slot aircraft was authorized to continue over the crowd there because it was no longer in formation, and was in...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2021, 10:57
Replies: 39
Views: 14,447
Posted By Vzlet

Treadigraph - No, from the south. The bomb burst...

Treadigraph - No, from the south. The bomb burst was head-on to the crowd. (And, for the most part, the video serves as my memory!)
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2021, 13:30
Replies: 39
Views: 14,447
Posted By Vzlet

Czech "Szobi Kvartet" L-410s

Video from 1993 RIAT at: https://flic.kr/p/KQpP4D
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2021, 17:09
Replies: 72
Views: 18,065
Posted By Vzlet

Not the UK reg, but the one in the window, from...

Not the UK reg, but the one in the window, from North Carolina. "Vzlet" is Czech for "takeoff". (Occasionally adopted as a username!)

https://live.staticflickr.com/1918/30594826027_bcff07f63f_c.jpg
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