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  • #362
    PatsytheNazi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭PatsytheNazi


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    niash.jpg
    Does anyone know anything about the pilot. Did he succesfully land or did he ditch it and did he survive ok ? Any links I'd be thankful.


  • #363
    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Manic Moran wrote: »
    Seriously?

    z3iranturretforward1.jpg

    _DSC0220.jpg

    NTM

    Sorry MM, what is the deal with the Tanks?


  • #364
    source
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,358 ✭✭✭source


    I believe they are abrams tanks, or copies of abrams tanks in the employ of an arabic nation, with which the US are not too friendly.


  • #365
    Tragedy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,051 ✭✭✭Tragedy


    The second one looks to be a Saudi Arabian M1.


  • #366
    Rowley Birkin QC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,308 ✭✭✭Rowley Birkin QC


    Sorry if this has been posted before.

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Jets_over_pyramids.JPEG

    [MOD: Edited due to stupidly huge size of picture.]


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  • #367
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    foinse wrote: »
    I believe they are abrams tanks, or copies of abrams tanks in the employ of an arabic nation, with which the US are not too friendly.

    They are Zulfiqar 2 (top) and 3 (bottom), the latest tank to be produced by the Iranians.

    NTM


  • #368
    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »
    Sorry if this has been posted before.

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Jets_over_pyramids.JPEG

    [MOD: Edited due to stupidly huge size of picture.]

    A Quick google would have given you a decent size to post OP :), Also if you host pics on www.pix.ie you can choose the size of picture to upload to forums.

    B20B95340DDF42F1BD8E24A2A7AB12C8-0000336624-0002287710-00500L-F919831A1EF04689932DB0CB2DC00F67.jpg


  • #369
    Donny5
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,827 ✭✭✭Donny5


    Steyr wrote: »
    A Quick google would have given you a decent size to post OP :), Also if you host pics on www.pix.ie you can choose the size of picture to upload to forums.

    B20B95340DDF42F1BD8E24A2A7AB12C8-0000336624-0002287710-00500L-F919831A1EF04689932DB0CB2DC00F67.jpg

    If you're going to use pix.ie, get the permissions right! Also, imgur is a great option for image hosting.


  • #370
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Formation reminded me of this unfortunate one :(


    21tzo.jpg


  • #371
    cyrusdvirus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭cyrusdvirus


    Damn the Valkyrie was a fine looking airplane


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  • #372
    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    gatecrash wrote: »
    Damn the Valkyrie was a fine looking airplane

    WHAT!!!!! ?????????

    :eek:


    Ugly as Fook!


  • #373
    Jaafa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,621 ✭✭✭Jaafa


    Manic Moran wrote: »
    They are Zulfiqar 2 (top) and 3 (bottom), the latest tank to be produced by the Iranians.

    NTM

    What did you mean by the seriously at the top though?


  • #374
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Steyr wrote: »
    WHAT!!!!! ?????????

    :eek:


    Ugly as Fook!
    So what would you consider attractive ?


    main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=8897&g2_serialNumber=1

    main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=8977&g2_serialNumber=1
    One is mostly stainless steel, the other titanium
    One used JP6 a variant of JP5 fuel used for shipborne aircraft, the other JP7 which required a special fleet of tanker aircraft
    One provided a shirt sleve environment the other you had to wear space suits in


    2xb70.jpg

    nicely snake like


  • #375
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,053 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    gatecrash wrote: »
    Damn the Valkyrie was a fine looking airplane

    +1, awesome.


  • #376
    Steyr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    So what would you consider attractive ?


    Am.....


    Concorde:
    55430838621F4C5D95B00005232A453E-0000336624-0002311871-00500L-0BED8ACE4A1A4D41A70A4290015FEA5D.jpg

    B1:
    1A28EDCAD1F34A24BDC03D020441803A-0000336624-0002311870-00500L-77F55E613C334CC1AE9B7EF3A3EFD566.jpg

    F22:
    5B103F377E4A4FD3BFB5BDB6F93CE10E-0000336624-0002311868-00500L-A136107F199C43149EBF8DEAF3CCE001.jpg

    F15E:
    7F4B49F17C094375B9C6B4F5C51364C0-0000336624-0002311869-00500L-60ED737545BB4EDEBD7B064D0E2C558D.gif


  • #377
    cyrusdvirus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭cyrusdvirus


    Steyr wrote: »
    Am.....


    Concorde:
    B1:
    F22:
    F15E:

    You could add the big cat onto that list, I always loved them.

    but the Valkyrie is there too!!


  • #378
    cyrusdvirus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭cyrusdvirus


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    So what would you consider attractive ?


    One is mostly stainless steel, the other titanium
    One used JP6 a variant of JP5 fuel used for shipborne aircraft, the other JP7 which required a special fleet of tanker aircraft
    One provided a shirt sleve environment the other you had to wear space suits in



    nicely snake like

    Some lovely pics there Skipper


  • #379
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    PatsytheNazi wrote: »
    Does anyone know anything about the pilot. Did he succesfully land or did he ditch it and did he survive ok ? Any links I'd be thankful.
    from http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=96614&page=3
    TBM-3 Avenger from Torpedo Squadron Eighty-Two (VT-82), flying from the carrier USS Bennington (CV-20). The plane in formation above this one was hit by AAA and fell down into it. I don't know what happened after this photo was taken.




    Oh and this looks like something out of thunderbirds

    oldt4x.jpg

    oldt43.jpg


    more about it on http://www.moninoaviation.com/23a.html


  • #380
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    resizeofb50life73.jpg


    14a.jpg


    090216f0304d0041200.jpg


  • #381
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    YnQhw.jpg
    notice the crew sizes


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  • #382
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    xb36b29.jpg


  • #383
    cyrusdvirus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭cyrusdvirus


    That last pic there really gives perspective on just HOW big the peacemaker was


  • #384
    Manic Moran
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,323 Mod ✭✭✭✭Manic Moran


    Jaafa wrote: »
    What did you mean by the seriously at the top though?

    As close to being the spitting image of Abrams as you can get.

    NTM


  • #385
    Jaafa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,621 ✭✭✭Jaafa


    Manic Moran wrote: »
    As close to being the spitting image of Abrams as you can get.

    NTM

    I see. The Iranian tank is smaller than he Abrams though I think?


  • #386
    source
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,358 ✭✭✭source


    Jaafa wrote: »
    I see. The Iranian tank is smaller than he Abrams though I think?

    But the shape is a carbon copy.


  • #387
    Capt'n Midnight
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    foinse wrote: »
    But the shape is a carbon copy.
    why reinvent the wheel ?
    convergent evolution ?
    camoflague by mimicary ?


    Fuel dump ?
    jF995.jpg


  • #388
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 96,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    749px-C27_SPartan_making_condensation_spirals.jpg


  • #389
    Local-womanizer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Local-womanizer


    2 Air Corp aircraft, one recent and one historic.


  • #390
    cyrusdvirus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,752 ✭✭✭cyrusdvirus


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

    Fuel dump ?
    Pic goes Here

    Dump-and-burn
    RAAF F-111 performing a dump-and-burn.

    A dump-and-burn is a fuel dump in which the fuel is ignited, intentionally, using the plane's afterburner. A spectacular flame combined with high speed makes this a popular display for air shows or as a finale to fireworks. Dump-and-burns are also referred to as "torching" or "zippos".

    General Dynamics F-111 aircraft have been used for this purpose in Australia during the closing ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics[1] and (until 2010) regularly at Brisbane's Riverfestival.


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  • #391
    BuckJamesRogers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭BuckJamesRogers


    Local-womanizer wrote: »
    2 Air Corp aircraft, one recent and one historic.

    Where did you see them? :D


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