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September 11, 2010 at 4:58 pm in reply to: F-84F Thunderstreak #2406857

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Oh, I am well aware it’s an F-84E, I just wanted to share the pic.

Now just imagine a Tiny Tim with a laser guidance kit…

September 7, 2010 at 3:14 am in reply to: F-84F Thunderstreak #2410823

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Just wanted to add the photo hanging on my wall, looks like 49-2029. My father won this back as a kid as a prize on the boardwalk on the Jersey Shore…

Sorry about the flash.

June 29, 2010 at 4:29 am in reply to: Polishing Aluminium (Merlin) Parts. #1099909

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We use baking soda (not baking powder) as a pretty much standard abrasive when cleaning dinosaur bones. ssometimes an encrustation of calcite or ironstone (siderite) will make us bust out the dolemite or aluminum oxide, but 99% of the time it’s just plain old baking soda.

Works like a champ, but if the operator isn’t experienced, he can do a heck of a lot of damage…

June 1, 2010 at 5:03 am in reply to: North Korean Air Force #2383632

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Who really cares about the ROKAF’s pilots in dogfighting in this scenario, or the USAF either. That’s why the ROK Army has SAMs… Why launch a KF-16 with AMRAAMS when you can fire a HAWK or Patriot instead, freeing the aircraft up for JDAM strikes?

May 16, 2010 at 6:58 am in reply to: South Korea – ROKAF. Photo Achieve #2395414

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I was at the Gwacheon National Science Museum last week, and saw a F-4E outside on display without engines. Is there anything significant or special about that bird?

March 14, 2010 at 2:08 am in reply to: Female Hungarian pilot Mi-24 downs 2 F-15s. #2425722

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Hey! That’s my cousin!

Well, maybe not. My great-grandmother was a Horvath, back from the days of Austria-Hungary. The last of the family from the old country died a few years ago,a nd with him all links to the fam there.

The real question in this exercise is what were the Eagles doing to get within weapons range of the Hind?

March 11, 2010 at 6:54 pm in reply to: Possible 'double-digit' C-17 sale to Saudi Arabia #2426540

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An awfully expensive billboard

Very true, but effective nontheless.

March 11, 2010 at 1:33 pm in reply to: Possible 'double-digit' C-17 sale to Saudi Arabia #2426714

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Looks like people have taken notice, spotting Qatar’s distinctively painted C-17 in Buenos Aires recently, probably a stopover while delivering supplies to Santiago after their earthquake.

February 27, 2010 at 2:45 pm in reply to: UH-60Ms for CSAR-X #2430482

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http://www.popasmoke.com/visions/image.php?source=4225

That was a CH-53A or D model, which started with a 6-blade main rotor.

HH-3, like its Navy cousin CH-3 Sea King, had a 5-bladed main rotor.

Note that the CH-53E has a 7-blade main rotor.

Doh! you’re absolutely right.

February 27, 2010 at 1:34 am in reply to: UH-60Ms for CSAR-X #2430524

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Personally, a modern version of the HH-3E would be perfect.

Yes, the H-60 replaced the HH-3 for USAF CSAR & USCG SAR, but the HH-3 had a greater passenger number and weight capacity. And one other thing… (see 2nd pic below)
The main advantages for H-60 were speed, better reliability (modern engines & systems), and that the HH-3 airframes were getting worn out.

Build new ones with modern, more powerful/fuel-efficient/reliable engines, up-to-date blades & transmission, composite materials replacing non-critical structures to reduce weight, etc… and it would meet what the USAF wants.

You need to find the photo of an HH-3 flying with only 3 rotor blades. Thalk about rugged!

February 25, 2010 at 5:17 pm in reply to: Possible 'double-digit' C-17 sale to Saudi Arabia #2430687

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The F-15E and Tornado fleets have seen a lot of action lately supporting the ground assault on Houthi rebels on its border with Yemen. Perhaps it sees this as a time to bolster its capability further before it’s neighbor to the south totally collapses into anarchy.

February 25, 2010 at 1:17 am in reply to: Poland C130E damaged… #2430763

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The airframe was 1972 vintage and herk center wing boxes aren’t exactly the most unprone thing to cracking, I’d be surprised if a complete re-wing wasn’t required in addition to fixing the fuselage at the wing/body join, the damage to the landing gear and surrounding fuselage structure, and the horizontal stabilizer.

As a USAF aircraft on loan to Poland, does the USAF have final say?

February 24, 2010 at 1:52 pm in reply to: Poland C130E damaged… #2430889

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Good lord!

Will that bird fly ever again?

February 24, 2010 at 1:51 pm in reply to: Best naval fighter of the mid-1960s? #2430890

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Since we’re full into the hypothetical here, i’d throw the F5D into the mix, especially if it were fit with the J-79 like intended.

February 1, 2010 at 1:55 pm in reply to: Best naval fighter of the mid-1960s? #2397890

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So overall we’re talking about at least 7-8 years when the Super Tiger, with no further modifications was the best single-seat fighter AND probably also the best single-seat bomber available to any Navy…

Don’t get me wrong, I’d love to have seen the Super Tiger in service, however one main drawback from what you’ve described is being a Mach 2 interceptor for fleet defense armed only with Sidewinders. The lack of BVR missiles, no matter what the quality, is a hinderance at that late of a date. It really is more of a carrier based F-104G.

The Phantom outshines it in this case with its nifty trick of being able to carry a complete missile loadout all the while keeping 5 pylons free for gunpods and external tanks.
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