Cant recall ever seeing a thread on this topic so i thought it was time we had one... this thread is dedicated to military weaponry of any kind, from any era or nation.
There is a seemingly endless array of novel, fascinating, revolutionary or even ill-fated hardware out there so subject material shouldnt be a problem.
I never did that. I wasn't even familiar with it. I'm just guessing here, but that looks like a training route or familiarization area developed for Iraq/Afghanistan. They always try to train people in an environment similar to what they will be flying in on deployment.
There are some other good videos like that taken of the mach loop in Wales. I never flew in that one either. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coyote:
Hornets were way earlier. First combat use in 86. Libya. I know. Marines had Iron Hand role shooting HARMs (also first combat use- tested live against Libyan SA5s) Super Hornets are whole nuther aircraft really. Navy will have limited Stealth accordingly.
AH-1s Zulu (given name Viper to avoid the connotation of your Granddad’s Cobra) is a hell of an evolution from original Cobra and advent of attack helos. more in common cockpit wise with F/A 35. I thought didn’t go far enough. I lost but argued for a single seat attack Osprey
Protors or Ospreys are James Bond like capabilities. Maintenance intensive still. Improving. Safety? Got a rep early and tough to shake. Some mechanical mishaps. Pilot Error for others. Lost a good friend early and he diagnosed the problem correctly and then had a fight with the 3 flight computers all the way down.
It costs a lot of capital any way you want to count it, chasing innovation. Making helos go far and fast (Ospreys) and jets hover (Lightning IIs & Harriers) Particularly when you’re the smallest service. But the other girls are usually looking to control our aircraft operationally. Innovate or die.
What happened to you, Coyote?
This guy was an EXTREMELY heavy hitter in the realm of all things military and political
Russia is unveiling their newest fighter jet at an airshow on Tuesday, even under wraps it looks suspiciously like an F35... China must've given them some of our stolen specs
