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March 26, 2004 at 8:21 am in reply to: Airshows. #2653902

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Re: Re: Airshows.

Originally posted by Flanker_man
PS – And no – I don’t get commission from RIAT!!!

If you did, i’m afraid the RIAT entrance fee would become absolutely astronomical!

March 26, 2004 at 8:15 am in reply to: Is the Great Britain a thing of the past? #2653905

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Uzbek? So a wannabe-Turkic after all? Please ad0nis, get serious here. You know that Britain is called Great because it has got the Elgin Marbles in it’s posession from the country which according to Arthur C. Clarke should have been deported to the moon 600 years ago…

😀

March 25, 2004 at 9:10 pm in reply to: Greek Mirage 2000 vs Turkish F-16 #2654432

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Originally posted by Dutchy
It is the most brilliant explanation!!

Not that it’s that uncommon really, there have been quite a few accidental shootdowns. RAF Phantom vs. Jaguar, USAF F-15 vs. F-15, V-VS MiG-23 vs. Polish Su-7… As far as i can tell, it’s a perfectly legitimate (although a bit dumb) excuse.

March 24, 2004 at 1:54 pm in reply to: F-4 vs Mig-23 #2655786

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They weren’t all swapped for the MiG-25s. Bulgaria got 21 MLDs, five of which indeed from Soviet stocks in 1992, but the other 16 entered service in 1984 to replace the MiG-21PFM. This first batch were appeatantly new ones.

March 24, 2004 at 1:20 pm in reply to: F-4 vs Mig-23 #2655820

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Phantom,
The 556 being the most capable? From what i know, Mod556 did little more to the F-4E than give it a HOTAS cockpit and the flush formation lights. Leading-edge slats and such were already present on other blocks too, and TISEO wasn’t exactly part of the upgrade either. So what makes the Mod 556es in your opinion the ‘the most capable F-4E modification in USAF service.’? It depends on what other gizmos you’d put on it (Combat Tree, TISEO), i think the bare 556 wasn’t all that spectaculair.

Garry,
I think you’re wrong on the Hungarian MiG-23/MiG-29 thing. The Floggers Hungary got were WarPac-export class MiG-23MFs (AFAIK they did get one former-Soviet Flogger, but this was a MiG-23UB) while on the other hand they got full standard 9.12 MiG-29s, which they bought only after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Perhaps you’re confused with Bulgaria? These had full-spec MiG-23ML and MLD’s versus 9.12A Fulcrums.

March 24, 2004 at 8:48 am in reply to: Did Algeria Buy Mig-29SMT? #2655901

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They have got recce birds as well, including a batch of freshly refurbished ones from the Ukraine.

Here is one of those at Zaporizhzha, a MiG-25RBSh. That airbase (it’s a combined civil/military/industry airfield) has one of the larger Ukrainian ARZs, where maintenance used to be done on the MiG-25 and engines. Nowadays i think it’s Ukraine’s largest fighter depot and one of the storage sites, with mainly MiG-25s there. When i was at Zaporizhzhe in 1997, there were almost 50 MiG-25s stored there (including a few Lybians), and two or three Su-27s. If you realise that the airbase also housed an Il-76 regiment back then (gone now, as they used to be parked in the revetments in the background of the pic), and that on the other side of the city you can find a former DOSAAF airfield with some 200-250 Yak-52s, L29s, An-2s and the like, you know i particularly enjoyed myself that day 🙂

March 23, 2004 at 10:03 pm in reply to: Is the Great Britain a thing of the past? #2656163

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I think the quote under ad0nis’ posts suggests he’s suffering from some sort of nationalistic syndrome too 😀

March 23, 2004 at 9:49 pm in reply to: Does anyone have more info on the Henschel 129B3? #2656171

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Here’s an interesting pic of the Hs-129’s ammo system. Think huge revolver.

From luft46.com

March 23, 2004 at 9:23 pm in reply to: Does anyone have more info on the Henschel 129B3? #2656213

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The B-25G and B-25H both had the 75mm cannon. The G was the original one, but this gun was really heavy so quite a few G’s lost their cannons during their careers in favour of more machine guns. The B-25H had a lighter gun of the same calibre, but this one was more succesful since it was easier to work with. The H also had a sh.tload of machineguns, the G had far less. I think the cannon on the H was less powerful, but that would be something for Tony to comment on…

B-25G

B-25H

Nowhere near the cool-factor of the Henschel bird though

March 23, 2004 at 8:03 pm in reply to: F-4 vs Mig-23 #2656263

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It’s not really HOTAS as quite a bit of radar and weapon settings are still done elsewhere in the cockpit (some radar option switches are just below the HUD, for example). These are supposedly the settings you choose at the beginning of an engagement. If the pilot has got those things right, he shouldn’t need to get his hands off his sticks anymore.

A very typical GCI-layout so to speak.

March 23, 2004 at 7:43 pm in reply to: F-4 vs Mig-23 #2656298

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The MLD still had the HUD radar display. It was pretty populair and effective, and only the advent of more modern computer-controlled HUDs made it really redundant. I still wonder why this wasn’t done on other aircraft too, it does make a lot of sense if you ask me.

March 23, 2004 at 1:51 pm in reply to: Is the Great Britain a thing of the past? #2656741

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So it’s just like the Velkopolska/Malapolska regions in Poland then? Can’t wait for people to come up with all pompous explanations for those then 🙂

I do feel sorry for the Germans though. Poor kaiser Wilhelm, his aunt ruling Great Britain while his quest for a Grossdeutschland just didn’t work…

March 23, 2004 at 1:46 pm in reply to: General Discussion #379725

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Mine are the lit engines of a Tu-22 Blinder. I really like Blinders, and since i like to put sambal (ground peppers) into almost anything i eat, i think the firy flames coming out of the Tu-22’s rear give a personal touch to the avatar too 😀

March 23, 2004 at 1:46 pm in reply to: Your Avatar #1965235

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Mine are the lit engines of a Tu-22 Blinder. I really like Blinders, and since i like to put sambal (ground peppers) into almost anything i eat, i think the firy flames coming out of the Tu-22’s rear give a personal touch to the avatar too 😀

March 23, 2004 at 9:26 am in reply to: General Discussion #379788

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Good to see two more members of the 1987 club!
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