A nice Macedonian Mi-24V – upgraded by Elbit Israel

Decided to do another big comparison, this time, with helicopter profiles, in wonderful colour.

Impressive.
Minor nit: the Mi-17 is too big compared with the Mi-8/14, when in fact they have roughly the same dimesions.

I’d also like to see in that list the EC-120, EH-101, W-3W Sokol, Kazan Ansat, IAR-317 Airfox, Mi-12, AH-56.

(according to pdf i downloaded from russian sites)

Trust them as much as you trust commercials for soap or pet food.

As for the pylon, it looks too small to accomodate a bomb, perhaps it’s for a laser or EW pod.

F-2’s AESA is more of a prototype radar than an operational one – because it was developed so early. Some folks say it has a range of about 40km…
Besides, the larger composite material wings developed cracks.
The engine is a GE, same as the F-16 Block40, yet the F-2 is larger and heavier.

The fact that they decided to stop the program before reaching the number of needed airframes (only 70-80 out of the intended 130) speaks for itself – it’s a failiure.

The yellow whatsoever is the SUU-20 practice bomb dispenser. It holds 4 small bomblets which have the same ballistics as the Mk series or the CBUs. Plus it has 4 Hydra unguided rockets. It is used for training purposes.

I suspect the image above is one of Fariboz Shammas’s model kits ?!?

Ciad (ex-Libya) Mi-24
Egypt Alpha Jet with Exocet and Magic
Kuwait Gazelle
Luftwaffe L-39
Syrian An-12
Bolivian T-33 old camo

Another great pic from the same source: The Gambian Su-25 still wearing Georgian AF roundel after delivery

Deino wrote:

Hey … I think that base isn’t new and has been shown here … but just a closer look !

Here are the coordinations: 40°23’48.22″N / 99°46’40.38″E Dingxin airbase acting as AWACS test facility within the CFTE

… I just added “some” of the aircraft …. at least 3 more J-10 !!!

Indeed, Dingxin AB was available in high-res before, but now more recent images are uploaded