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  • November 8, 2013 at 2:00 pm in reply to: FMA IA-58 Pucará #2264246
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    I love the Pucara. I wish FMA would upgrade it.

    November 7, 2013 at 10:36 pm in reply to: Military Aviation News-2013 #2264978
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    let them go and buy their wares from Russia. The U.S. would be best to keep its annual 1.5B in aid.

    November 7, 2013 at 1:52 pm in reply to: Future Of Iranian Air Force #2265600
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    I have a better chance of becoming an F-16 pilot than Iran getting surplus models from anywhere. Diplomatic relations between Iran and the U.S. currently do not exist.

    November 6, 2013 at 3:20 pm in reply to: FAU – C-130 Hercules #2266283
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    That old herc looks to be in good shape for its age.

    November 5, 2013 at 2:27 pm in reply to: Chinese Air Power Thread 17 #2267315
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    This may seem like an inane question, but why do manufacturers fly new aircraft unpainted or in primer? Presumably, the aircraft is going to get painted anyway. Is it a question of just wanting to see if the aircraft will fly first? I remember pics of F-22A’s being flown with natl. insignia and unit marks over primer.

    November 5, 2013 at 2:21 pm in reply to: Eurofighter Typhoon Discussion and News 2013 and beyond #2267343
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    Wasn’t Oman scheduled to receive some Typhoons? What is the latest with that transaction? Oman is listed on the Eurofighter web-site as an operator, but that’s it. Oh and I love marketing! “With the introduction of the Eurofighter Typhoon, Austria now operate the World’s most advanced fighter aircraft securing and defending their national air space. “. I like the Typhoon as much as anybody but is it really the most advanced fighter out there? How does the F-22A stack up?

    November 5, 2013 at 2:17 pm in reply to: SR-72 revealed….. #2267346
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    Sure. It needs a LASER to catch something going at Mach 6. 🙂

    November 5, 2013 at 2:15 pm in reply to: Was it true #2267348
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    I’d have to say the most impressive demo of aircraft power I have ever seen was the SR-71. That thing took off so fast, I could barely turn my head fast enough to keep up with it.

    November 5, 2013 at 1:23 pm in reply to: Yemeni Air Force #2267385
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    Maybe they put an instrumentation setup inside of an RS-2U’s frame? Just a thought…

    November 4, 2013 at 6:10 pm in reply to: Cessna A-37B Dragonfly #2268081
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    Great series of photos. Thanks for sharing!

    November 4, 2013 at 6:04 pm in reply to: Yemeni Air Force #2268090
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    Looks like one to me…

    November 4, 2013 at 5:59 pm in reply to: Vietnamese P-3C's #2268103
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    I guess I would still be surprised if the sale went through. Presumably there are some Vietnam vets amongst the decision makers in Washington who would find it odd, the sale of U.S. weapons to Vietnam. I would like to see it go through. Are surplus Atlantics available from France/Germany/Italy? Would they be a better fit for Vietnam? I think the C-295MPA is a solid competitor as well.

    November 3, 2013 at 3:51 pm in reply to: Vietnamese P-3C's #2268822
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    What is terrible about it? I am having a tough time seeing the alternatives to the P-3, aside from the C-295MPA, but do not think the U.S. will sell to Vietnam no matter how warm the climate has become.

    November 2, 2013 at 10:45 pm in reply to: Small Air Forces Thread #16 #2269387
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    That is the new national insignia.

    November 2, 2013 at 3:01 pm in reply to: Mig-31 as the ultimate fighter ? #2269597
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    I would guess the Su-27 family’s maneuverability trickled down, somewhat, into the Su-34. The increased size/weight also may have detracted from that kind of performance. I have wondered why a strike version of the MiG-31 never made it into production.

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