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Could the F-22 fill another role?
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While I have been seeing and reading reports of PE Obama looking hard at the production runs of the F-22 and possibly cutting the amount from 380 to
around 150ish, I was trying to think how the USAF would be able to adapt... more
wierd plane over florida
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Well i was outside of my house getting mail and i looked up cause i heard a plane and i saw a black plane with somthing thats kind of hard to describe
on the back of it. Then what spooked me cause i thought it was dropping bombs... more
New Typhoon operator may help secure tranche 3
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A possible solution has emerged to the UK's quandary over buying tranche 3 Typhoons.
The RAF wants the 'full strength' version but needs to operate less aircraft than it was originally getting. The answer... more
Wondering about a 1985 SR-71 replacement story on material
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In the '80s I worked on a classified project which collected a bunch of folk who had worked on unrelated projects. Some of the techies would tell
tales, but not the special ops guys who would... more
Advancements in lightcraft technology are being made
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Alright people listen up. We probably have a company here who very well could be responsible for the lights we see in the sky.
Lightcraft technologies is a company who is focused on transportation... more
What is your favourite period of aviation, and why?
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A nice easy thread to close out 2008 with :)
As the topic says, what is your favourite period of aviation, and why? What aircraft, civil or military, floats your boat the most? Do you love the
latest,... more
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Is this a top secret plane?
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I took these pictures on a recent trip to area 51. I can't identify the aircraft in these photos, but it didn't look like anything I had seen before.
Please comment!
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Red Flag IAF lecture.
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Shows how much pilot skill is required to fly these jets, and how a fantastic jet can still do bad if the pilots are still new to it - which it seems
some people are forgetting.
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Why are stealth scientists worried about Sky Fishing?
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I once talked to a stealth scientist who mentioned his community was concerned about folk doing sky fishing. I got the sense that visual detection
was... more
Zhuhai 2008
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The 2008 Chinese Zhuhai airshow.
"China Prepares for Zhuhai Air Show
Taipei - China is preparing for its 7th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition for Nov. 4-9... more
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F-18 Crash
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Some shocking news is breaking at the moment as an F-18 coming in to land at Miramar has crashed onto a residential area. There are reports that the
crew got out ok, not heard anything yet about... more
There will be NO Sea Typhoon
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replies: 30
"Q281 ROBERT KEY: Is a marinised Typhoon still an option?
General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue: That is not being looked at, no.
Q282 ROBERT KEY: What discussions... more
KC-X and CSAR-X delayed....again
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I heard from a source today that both the KC-X and the CSAR-X have been delayed at least another year, to allow them to stay under the R&D budget.
This lets the Air Farce... more
Is it possbile to install an airborne laser on a B-52?
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replies: 25
Imagine a B-52 air battleship built for shooting down ballistic missiles as well as doing bombing runs as well as using the laser for other purposes
besides... more
