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Title: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: GDS_Starfury on December 07, 2012, 10:16:44 PM
enjoy

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Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: Staggerwing on December 07, 2012, 10:37:56 PM
Harriers and A10s are the Bikers of the aviation world.
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: TheCommandTent on December 08, 2012, 08:57:32 AM
Awesome pictures thanks for sharing Star!
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: GDS_Starfury on December 08, 2012, 10:31:51 AM
youre welcome.
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: bob48 on December 08, 2012, 02:42:58 PM
Stunning pics Star. Are those AGM 65's on the outer pylons?
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: Mr. Bigglesworth on December 08, 2012, 03:12:01 PM
DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: spelk on December 08, 2012, 06:05:47 PM
Good Lord thats some good shit there.

Thanks for the pics Star!
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: GDS_Starfury on December 08, 2012, 11:17:10 PM
yep, those are 65's.  I have no idea what they would be needed for except to use em up before their shelf life expires.
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: bob48 on December 09, 2012, 07:31:56 AM
Star - that's what made me ask. Seems an inappropriate weapon for the theatre.
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: Staggerwing on December 09, 2012, 08:34:08 AM
Could be that they are better at taking out fast moving vehicles than unpowered guided munitions, especially among all those nooks and crannies down on the deck.
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: GDS_Starfury on December 10, 2012, 12:14:29 AM
SDB's are fine for taking out anything in theater.  so Im going to guess were using em up before the shelf life is up.
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: Windigo on December 10, 2012, 03:35:45 PM
I have seen harriers up close and I now how big those intakes are.... therefore those fuel takes are freekin' huge!!!!!
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: bob48 on December 10, 2012, 06:01:43 PM
Aye, I stood next to one on static display at RAF Leuchars once - they am BIG!
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: GDS_Starfury on December 10, 2012, 06:04:44 PM
and extremely LOUD!  I think its the loudest airplane Ive ever heard.
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: Windigo on December 10, 2012, 11:49:31 PM
That I can't imagine as I have watched F-111's take off and they were louder than the CF-18's... So those harriers must be awesome
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: spelk on December 11, 2012, 04:10:51 AM
Probably seen by most folks, but I still watch this now and then to remind me
http://youtu.be/0hLJxjU39cU
Title: Re: Harriers over Helmand
Post by: Boggit on December 11, 2012, 01:32:46 PM
Cool Pics Starfury! 8)
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