It appears Otaku’s pictures shows the Su-34 with nuclear flash curtains on the canopy?

Dunno about nuclear flash…. on the early SU27UB the front part of the canopy would carry a curtain. It was used to simulate IFR conditions…

Ja I did my basic aerobatics in the little C152 as well (many eons ago)
Most I pulled was 4.5Gs….
Needed more HP (converstions to 180HP are available as well as tail dragger)
In extreme summer temperatures (40 and above) I could litterally sit at 40Kt IAS with full flap and idle speed and float all day in ground effect. The 172 was the same too.

After a while of scratching me head as to what to do (floated 1800m) i figured dumping flaps would help… After that I used to do it for fun to see how low i could go without actually landing. 😀

SlipperySam what is a French Belize? Is it a plane or a place?

My mistake… Its a Breguet Alize ! (I must have joined the two together and come up with Belize I think.)
Its actually a single engine with single prop. I was thinking it was a twin with single prop in the same fashion as the Gannet.

The only issue with counter props is the added weight, complexity (meaning more to go wrong, hence price goes up to) and a lot of extra drag when the engine fails.

Still, least we have an idea now that this particular model is still operational

How do we know it wasnt the last of its type?? 😀 lol

Ja couldnt find anything about “extra” Super Hornets….

The reference to 2SQN is er… um… also incorrect.

Id say its a mix up as was stated that “another 19” are to be delivered, though we have 8 here already? Four in the first batch flown over and 4 in the 2nd?

Oh yea, just came to mind.
Cessna offered a recon pod which was developed for the F16 (??)
It was to sit under the belly in lieu of the cargo pod.
I’ll have to dig out my books to find it.

But yea Phantom your right, no one had taken up the military version in its orginal form.

For a big single engine plane it is a great all-rounder as you said.
Its roll rate is somewhat sluggish (as all high wing cessnas are, cept for the very last of the C210).

The only type of aircraft you could compare it to would be the old Platius Porter which was an incredible aircraft for its time!
(I know Australian Army ones were capable to be armed with smoke rockets and HVARs and had once seen it armed with minigun pods)

I dont see how anyone could say its A LOT….

An avarage one hour a day of flight time is quite low and poor use of a multimillion dollar aircraft.

But hey its the military and wasting money is one of their prime directives…
(oh I cant wait for the replies)