Su-27SM

[…]Meanwhile the Russian Air Force is taking delivery of “new” Su-27’s – or rather, existing aircraft that have been upgraded to Su-27SM standard by the KnAAPO factory. The first five aircraft officially entered into service on 26 December 2003 at the combat training centre in Lipezk. Another seven are to be delivered before the end of the year.

The Su-27SM, which was given preference over the Su-30KN proposal from Irkut, had its maiden flight on 27 December 2002 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, with test pilot Yevgeny Frolov at the controls. This builds on the systems in the Chinese Su-30MKK and, for example, has a glass cockpit. The N001M radar is supposed to be capable of detecting even hovering helicopters and has a range of 135km to 150km. It can identify hostile targets by their signatures. Armaments include the R-77 (RVV-AE) plus an extensive array of air-to-ground guided missiles.[…]

Source: From page 40 of FLUG REVUE 11/2004

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First shipsets of parts for potential Boeing 7E7 rival needed by July 2007, with first flight targeted for mid-2008
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JUSTIN WASTNAGE / LONDON
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY GUY NORRIS AND GRAHAM WARWICK
http://www.flightinternational.com/fi_issue/is_display_free.asp?txtId=187978&txtSnip=&Code=100&txtPageNo=1&txtPageSize=10&txtTotalPages=3&txtTotalRecs=23

Under the article from flightinternational.com, there was this small pic.
Don’t know, if it’s a A350, looks more like A330!
Maybe somebody else has it in higher resolution.

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Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft

I think UAVs would make more sense. By the time these 368 aircraft would be delivered, UAVs would be advanced enough to do the same job.

Yeah, the “Armed Reconnaisance Helicopter” should be part in the Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR) programm.

But maybe the Army needs for some missions in the sky/over the battleflield a pair of eyes?!

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Is that a U212-class sub in the first pic?
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Arrrg, looks awfull! 😮 😡

Now that the F/A-18E/F has lost its reduced stealthness, why not put on wing fences, which also fuction as overwing missille lanchers like Jaguar or Lightning?! 😉

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Metal version

Yes,…starfire, your right!
I forgot the Revell Version.

I got this metall model when I was a kid – and it’s still on a shelf over my bed 😀

This airplane was part of the Ertl Force One collection. It measures 6 inches long by 3 inches wide by 1.5 inches high. Its features include retractable landing gear, rolling wheels, removeable stores and authentic decals.

It’s like from Testor version and has 2 plastic missilles like Mavericks as removeable stores.

I also still have a cheap “Made in China” model, it’s like the Monogram version.

Here some quick pic’s done with my new mobile phone (Sony K700i).
Excuse the bad quality!

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Two models

Hi folks,

there were actually two F-19 models.

One model was from Testor an the other one was from Monogram.

Testor had 3 Stealth aircraft models: F-19 Stealth Fighter, MiG 37B “Ferret” and the Stingbat LHX Stealth Helicopter .
You will find interesting information about the design and modell kit under the links. 😮 😀 :diablo:

Monograms F-19:

Monogram’s version was even more low-profile and bat-like than Testors’ model — yet turned out to be just as inaccurate once the real Stealth was revealed to the public. (It turned out to be based on an earlier “artist’s conception” done years earlier by a major aircraft manufacturer.)

I read in the german copy of Doug Richardsons’ book “Stealth Warplanes: Deception, Evasion, and Concealment in the Air” , that it was based on an earlier “artist’s conception” done by Loran, a manufacturer for Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) systems.

Interesting are also other aircraft designs. From atomic powered bombers models from the 50’s to UAVs and UCAV’s from tomorrow.
See the KIT INDEX !!! 😮 😀 :diablo:

Enjoy the links!

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