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Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2021, 23:35
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

I thought the CIA and other agencies did see it...

I thought the CIA and other agencies did see it coming.
Weren't Biden et al warned some time ago that the ANA could capitulate in weeks, even days, but ignored the advice?
Noting it's the Guardian:...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2021, 02:11
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

Anyhoo - back on thread - it seems the Hellfire...

Anyhoo - back on thread - it seems the Hellfire 9X was used in the latest strike:...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2021, 08:55
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

I know the solution! Let's shift money from...

I know the solution!
Let's shift money from somewhere else to fund those resistance guys!
I think there's a guy called Ollie who could help...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2021, 02:46
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

Ahhh - I see - true. But if a NASA test pilot...

Ahhh - I see - true.
But if a NASA test pilot found flying a civilian version of the Predator challenging:
https://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-reports/turboprops/remote-control-flying-predator/...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2021, 01:38
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

Willingness no doubt increased by smiling friends...

Willingness no doubt increased by smiling friends in back, all toting AKs.
R/e Hellfires - wasn't aware they could be launched from ground platforms?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2021, 23:44
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

Unless there are Afghan Air Force pilots who...

Unless there are Afghan Air Force pilots who could be `persuaded' to help - I would love to see a member of the Taliban attempt to fly a Tucano.
Or even better, a Blackhawk.
Bit trickier than...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2021, 02:13
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

Crikey - I feel for the guys and girls on the...

Crikey - I feel for the guys and girls on the ground at the airport.
Even though the SOAR is there (thank you Orac) and there are AC-130s circling - can't help but get a sense of Mogadishu - good...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2021, 07:12
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

Seems the pax were aware at least. Video online...

Seems the pax were aware at least.
Video online of person outside tied to aircraft - taken from inside the jet at altitude.
Ghastly.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2021, 02:19
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

Crikey, when you watch that video you can see...

Crikey, when you watch that video you can see that as well as the main gear, they were actually holding onto the nose gear doors, some may have been in the wheel wells.... wasn't obvious when run at...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2021, 23:49
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

R/e AC-130s - there are actually a few there - at...

R/e AC-130s - there are actually a few there - at least one is the AC-130W Stinger - which tellingly - carries the AGM 136.
Designed for close air support in urban environments.
Personally, I think...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2021, 23:28
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

No - it's an actual fact. When I checked last...

No - it's an actual fact.
When I checked last night, there was an AC-130J enroute to Kabul.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2021, 11:19
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

There's a Spooky en-route to Kabul as we speak...

There's a Spooky en-route to Kabul as we speak...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2021, 10:02
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

More video online of people perched on the right...

More video online of people perched on the right hand sponsoon of a C-17 taxying at high speed...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2021, 09:22
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

Dreadful reports on Twitter just now. Video of...

Dreadful reports on Twitter just now.
Video of people clinging to sponsoon of C-17 as it took off... reports several fell to their deaths.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2021, 23:36
Replies: 891
Views: 216,303
Posted By tartare

Apparently 800 pax onboard C-17 RCH 871 from...

Apparently 800 pax onboard C-17 RCH 871 from Kabul.
Saigon all over again.
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