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mirth

#705
May 02, 2014, 12:18:50 PM
70 years of the Normandie-Niemen, a French Air Force squadron that fought alongside the Soviets in WWII

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Windigo

#706
May 02, 2014, 12:19:57 PM
My doctor wrote me a prescription for daily sex.

My wife insists that it says dyslexia but what does she know.

Barthheart

#707
May 02, 2014, 12:32:34 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 02, 2014, 12:05:37 PM


What's the "square" bits on two of the birds wing/fuselage joint area?

mirth

#708
May 02, 2014, 12:38:14 PM
Conformal fuel tanks.
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"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

GDS_Starfury

#709
May 02, 2014, 12:42:40 PM
very nice.
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mirth

#710
May 02, 2014, 12:45:28 PM
I know a thing or two.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

GDS_Starfury

#711
May 02, 2014, 12:59:45 PM
Bart, those are Israeli designed conformal fuel tanks / equipment pods.
same idea as the F-15s but different location.





there are F-18 versions in testing:

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Barthheart

#712
May 02, 2014, 01:02:59 PM
Thanks guys.

Doesn't that add an "explosive" vulnerability to the top of yer plane though? And you can't drop them when empty.... are they mostly fro long haul restaging?

mirth

#713
May 02, 2014, 01:07:30 PM
Are Israelis using them for anything other than fuel? We stopped calling them FAST (Fuel and Sensor Tanks) packs I believe because they were only used for extra fuel.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

mirth

#714
May 02, 2014, 01:09:47 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on May 02, 2014, 01:02:59 PM
Thanks guys.

Doesn't that add an "explosive" vulnerability to the top of yer plane though? And you can't drop them when empty.... are they mostly fro long haul restaging?


I imagine the Israelis use them operationally for long range strike missions. Handy to have when you don't have a ton of tanker assets.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

GDS_Starfury

#715
May 02, 2014, 01:10:36 PM
I know the IAF likes jamming more ECM and flares into theirs. 
as for damage...  IMHO if youre taking any hits youre probably fucked any way ya slice it.
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mirth

#716
May 02, 2014, 01:11:26 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 02, 2014, 01:10:36 PM
IMHO if youre taking any hits youre probably fucked any way ya slice it.

That's the truth.
"45 minutes of pooping Tribbles being juggled by a drunken Horta would be better than Season 1 of TNG." - SirAndrewD

"you don't look at the mantelpiece when you're poking the fire" - Bawb

"Can't 'un' until you 'pre', son." - Gus

Barthheart

#717
May 02, 2014, 01:14:57 PM
Quote from: mirth on May 02, 2014, 01:11:26 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 02, 2014, 01:10:36 PM
IMHO if youre taking any hits youre probably fucked any way ya slice it.

That's the truth.

True enough.... thanks again ... I have learned something new today. I think I'll call it and go fer beer.

Capn Darwin

#718
May 02, 2014, 03:06:28 PM
The big trick is not screwing up your wave drag for supersonic flight with those tanks. I'm betting a lot of simulation time has been invested in getting the shapes right.  8)
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Staggerwing

#719
May 02, 2014, 06:26:32 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on May 02, 2014, 11:52:54 AM
its a VERY good thing they didnt get that into squadron service.

RAF testpilot-extrodinaire Eric Brown flew the He-162 and thought it was quite a formidable fighter. It's main problems were very limited range and lots of production defects. Considering who had to built those things I'm sure a number of those defects were intentional.

Also, rumor has it that it did get into service at the very end of things and scored at least one kill.
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