WeeWillyIIhttp://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/13/world/asia/china-stealth-fighter-analysis/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
CNN basically says it sucks.
overweight and under powered. if russians designed it, it would work
Am I wrong or did the CNN video feature a Shenyang J-11 rather than a J-31? Nothing at CNN surprises me.
WeeWillyIIThe aircraft had never proved itself ,utterly failed o achieve what it was suppose to . Only 4 prototypes were built and none of them achieved full operational capability as they had been experiencing serious technical problems ! Everything about TSR-2 was on the paper. It remained as a concept only ,just like the XB-7O Valkrie .
The A V Roe or AVRO Arrow comes to mind in similar context. Many different types of aircraft never go into full production and the F-20 Tigershark comes to my mind. It was a dazzling follow on to the F-5 and would have garnered many foreign orders. Even Chuck Yeager was called in to push it but it seems Northrup never had the political clout some other companies had.
WeeWillyIIWatching the video of the SU-35/37, agree that when the aircraft goes into an intentional “stall”, the smoke sort of billows up on its back but as soon as descent occurs that dissipates into a dual wingtip stream so the illumination due to flares is most likely but still does not explain why there is so much smoke in the Kuzmin photo and Anadolu fake during descent.
WeeWillyIIHere is the actual pic of the Red Knight SU-27 crash which the Turkish agency used but I may be wrong and instead its an SU-27 which has just dispensed flares. Was not able to obtain a definition of this picture and previous photo’s of the Red Knight crash just showed one engine on fire. Whatever…this is definitely the photo Anadolu used (also note Anadolu seemingly purposely “fogged up” their photo or shopped it to eliminate the empty rails on wingtips. Even though they have changed background somewhat, the angle of descent is the same.
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WeeWillyIIWeeWillyIIThe downed aircraft is a MiG-23; according to Turkish Armed Forces statment;
-At 13:01 BIKIM (roughly translates as, integrated control&warning center) starts tracking two MiG-23s 80nmi away from Turkish borders.
-Until the aircraft has reached within 10nmi of Turkish border, they were warned 4 times. One of the MiG-23s broke off and turned away, while other maintained course and crossed border by 1 km at 13:13, then headed west and flied within Turkish airspace by 1.5 km.
-At 13:14 F-16s from 181st Pars Squadron engaged and shot down the MiG-23 with a single missile, which was headed for west.
-MiG-23 crashed 1200 meters south of Turkish border, pilot ejected.In the interview with Syrian pilot admitted crossing the Turkish border while trying to track terrorists.
The AA image is possibly a Su-27 making cobra with wingtip smoke generators.
Agreed…looks definitely an SU-27 but on closer examination of photo, looks like too much smoke to be coming from wingtip generators and significant afterburning signature looking almost like an explosion of some sort. Anyone know where BBC obtained this stock footage? Could it in fact be a SU-27 in trouble and headed down? Perhaps that’s how the editor chose the photo. There has been a Knight crash hasn’t there? Note “redness” in upper smoke trail indicating a persistent red glow.
PS. On further investigation, Anadolu Agency stock footage mentioned on photo display has no evidence on their website of this photo thus someone must have simply posted a photo of any MiG without further examination. Sadly BBC did not check source before posting.
WeeWillyIII knew it wasn’t a MiG 23 as NBC news reported but thought it might be a Mirage F1 https://www.google.ca/search?q=syrian+mirage+f1&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Ma4vU–hOsTHoAS654C4Aw&sqi=2&ved=0CCkQsAQ&biw=1052&bih=654
But now you mention it does look like a Fulcrum. F-161 MiG29 0 but assume the MiG wasn’t locking onto the F-16’s so not fair fight.
WeeWillyIISeem to recall a search of one of the pilots homes was conducted earlier in the week with evidence of various screens and flight ware used either for practice or planning. Assume this has been looked into and more information is available other than which is being released.
Question: Can actions from the crew quarters disable or adjust cabin atmosphere to either incapacitate or kill the passengers? A theory could be that the B777 flew to a predestined site in the ocean and if wave conditions/winds were suitable, could the “hijacker” (since it appears someone…a pilot? took control) and pulled “a Scully” bellying it in where either passengers were taken hostage or more realistically, “sensitive or valuable materials” were offloaded? Because of flight distances involved it seemed hardly likely a suicidal pilot would fly this far to snuff himself.
WeeWillyIIhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24803511
Intriguing project. Curious why details are being revealed on such a system. Could it be in this info age there are no secrets? Is this simply a Lockheed initiative sans contract which might explain the late operational date? The SR-71 has always been my favorite aircraft and I was fortunate to see it a few times at the Abbotsford BC airshow where it used to make a traditional Friday flyby. It passed three times. First was slow, second time with gear down and on last pass drew up its landing gear and lit the burners and climbed into a cloudless sky until it was out of sight but the rumbling of its engines could still be heard. Astonishing this aircraft flew in the early sixties.
For those interested look up SR-71 Abbotsford airshow on YouTube.
WeeWillyIISeem to recall from a schematic of the F/A-18 E/F/G in Combat Aircraft that they are heat exchanger cooling ducts.
WeeWillyIIAnd what it’s the purpose of creating another Fukushima apart from unleashing panic among civilians from at least 5 countries at the slightest indication of fallout? Increase sales of Geiger counters as stimulus? Yongbyon can’t go back into business unless the facilities are rebuilt and even starting today it is going to take months just to build a cooling tower.
It appears that you’re the one not picking that CNN is just playing its role as semiofficial mouthpiece and since normal people has more things to worry about than to follow the seasonal pissing contest in Korea unless mayor news networks don’t publicize what Washington is telling them what they are doing. Some suffer KCTV’s grandiose broadcastings and others CNN’s special reports.
Gee whiz. Why is it when one reports something and just speculates as to what it represents that the post is taken as a personal position? I am neither a warmonger nor advocate for a conflict rather simply interested in what military moves might represent. Surely if there was a conflict I can imagine that US/SK + whomever else might be involved that taking out Yongbyon or reducing it to a non operating status. This is SPECULATION….
WeeWillyIIThing is, the nuclear site is not a threat. The artillery is and a B2 attack on an innactive target ( I understand its the B2 that is capable of carrying the new bomb) makes the artillery likely first weapon to strike the South.
Here is an interesting account of a B-1 in ground action on the Snyder test range in Texas.
http://www.webbfeatproductions.com/satcom.mp3
halfway through the “tape” you will hear ref to Slam 1 + targets and use of a 2,000lb weapon.
Also at start mention made of active SAM sites.
WeeWillyIINow not only Raptors …
U.S. amassing B-1 strategic bombers near North Korea
http://theaviationist.com/2013/04/05/lancer-nk/Deino
Strictly speculating, wonder if any of the B-1’s would be armed with the Massive Ordnance Penetrator 30,000# bunker buster bombs to take out the North Korean nuclear site before it goes back into “production”. Don’t believe this weapon has been used yet and appears designed for deep underground work. Curiously should it be used against NK facilities it could be considered a test run for any future operations against Iranian facilities.
Seven Bones would likely be many more than would be employed in Foal Eagle. Again…prudent measures done quietly (good old CNN hasn’t picked up on this….yet!).
WeeWillyIIGetting back to the topic at hand:
F-22 resumes normal flight operations
I gather “Raptor cough” might be better described as “Stealth coating cough”. Wonder what long term effects will be of exposure to these toxic fumes. I’m sure once retired pilots start developing pulmanory disorders we shall hear about it. I have a sneaking suspicion they have not fully identified nor conclusively solved the problem.
WeeWillyIIWith the announcement that the US is deploying THAAD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense
to Guam, it definitely illustrates the administrations resolve to intercept any North Korean launch’s whether they be simple demonstration launch’s or actual warhead bearing missiles.
The deployment of AEGIS destroyers in accompaniment with the large seagoing radar platform would indicate that the AEGIS destroyers are to intercept and deter any launch’s whilst they are in the climb phase. They would not be useful for any localized Scud’s directed at SK. I assume they have Patriot batteries in place for such events. Since the US partnered with Israel in the Iron Dome system, would the US have any of these systems in their inventory? I heard sources say that the Iron Dome intercepts of Hamas rocketry were far less successful that originally reported by the Israeli military.
I was surprised to see the recent record of THAAD intercepts. Although not designed nor capable of intercepting ICBM’s, the system has demonstrated capability of kinetic kills of target missiles which the NK rockets are most like.
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