Planes!

[GDS_Starfury]

^^Nice... but is real?

yup

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgeschwader_200

[Barthheart]

^^Nice... but is real?

yup

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgeschwader_200

No the pic above that with the F15... looks put together....

[Barthheart]

High bank refueling of B-52s, done as a training maneuver:

During Instructor training, pilots were shown the full envelope of the aircraft including what was not in the manual and what could be accomplished. In this particular maneuver, the aircraft would perform refueling and accomplish a whifferdill in formation

To perform a whifferdill (because Wikipedia's description is pitiful) basically, you pull up to vertical while in level flight and as airspeed bleeds off, you kick in a little rudder, and your nose drops to that side; it should be noted that . As you approach the top of the maneuver, your vertical velocity drops off and the nose drops to the side of you put in rudder with that side's wing pointing at the ground. From the point you go vertical, the wings are not producing lift and you are being held in the air by momentum. The rudder movement redirects that momentum into an arc that allows the airplane to fall ballistically until airspeed picks up and the control surfaces are fully effective. The airplane then pulls up from a nose-low dive going 180 degrees from the starting heading and with the same energy/airspeed as before (an energy neutral maneuver)

    Since, at the top, they are falling ballistically at the same rate (weight and lift are not a factor), it's relatively easy to stay in formation and continue refueling without spoilers. I think the flaw in your logic is assuming they are doing this in a level turn (which they aren't).

    Again, this was a demonstration maneuver to show student instructor pilots on the KC-135 and B-52 the full limitations of their respective airframes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_talk:USAF_B-52_refueling_with_a_KC-135.jpg

WOW! That's a crazy way to throw those big gals around AND refuel!  :o

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[Barthheart]

This is pretty cool: R/C 1:4 scale F16

http://theblnkt.com/guy-builds-amazing-rc-replica-dutch-orange-f-16-military-fighter-jet/

[Barthheart]

More cool R/C stuff......

[bob48]

Sorry, this should have been in the Tanks thread I guess.

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^No one noticed :P

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A10 lands on the A29 autobahn during NATO exercise "Highway 84"

[Barthheart]

That's cool footage.... should send it to Putin just to remind him of what he's up against....

[Steelgrave]

That's cool footage.... should send it to Putin just to remind him of what he's up against....

He'll send back a picture of him riding a tiger....shirtless   

[GDS_Starfury]

[Airborne Rifles]

That paint job is...oddly soothing.

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[Staggerwing]

"Thanks for the lift pal!"

"No problemo. Now, go get some for me too. O0"