My step-mom's organisation had a bunch of F-15s escorting Bears up 'round the Arctic Circle. The classisified ones were motion, the one for us were a series of stills set to Ghost Riders In The Sky...
Luvs me the -15...
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My step-mom's organisation had a bunch of F-15s escorting Bears up 'round the Arctic Circle. The classisified ones were motion, the one for us were a series of stills set to Ghost Riders In The Sky...
Luvs me the -15...
pat
Don't forget about this beast. I landed on this program right out of school.
NF-15B. This airframe became the prototype E-model with -229 engines. Canards (F-18 H stabs) and finally 360 degree thrust vectoring nozzles. Initially they were 2D nozzles like the current F-22.
Also used F-18 flight control computers. When you put flaps down the ailerons drooped.
WUT?Originally Posted by UNM1136
My mom had an HQ billet in the AF, that pilots eventually rotated through for staff position experience. There were lots of videos and photos of these:
based in Alaska and Japan flying in formation with these:
Kinda like this:
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The AIM-54 was not envisioned for use in air-to-air combat (ie, "dogfighting").
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
Pfff.
Flying Tennis court, so easy to gun. I have lots of film. A nice beam deploy at meld range, causing their 4-ship sort to explode. Inevitably gets one or two Vipers in untargeted, with the rest beaming or dragging away. From there it is the mother lode.
The Viper is so difficult to visually spot inside 10 miles, and the Eagle is so large, that inside 10nm it is a lopsided fight. Add to that the better motors in the Block 30/50/52s, and we could out turn and out energy the Eagle. A clean F-16 had the lowest energy bleed rate on the planet. I say had, because the Raptor is so clean and overpowered it crushes the Viper in a visual fight. It can maneuver down to zero knots, and you will always fly out in front of the Raptor when it can do that. Plus the sensor suite is king kong.
"Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master"
I have heard them called that. It is pretty funny. It probably was from the F-16 guys.
Dammit!!! Now I got Dos Gringos stuck in my head......
Warning, complete thread derail coming.
Are we talking Dos Gringos of Tempe? Mmmmmmmmmm Mexican food and Cervesa..........
Doh! I just realized you were probably talking about the band.
Time to brew another pot of coffee.
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Never mind, found the answer.
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