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.
Originally Posted by Easy 6:
Thats killer, Notorious... I wasnt aware of the XL, a pretty bird indeed
A quick check says that even though it could carry twice the ordinance of a regular 16, and carry it 40% farther, it basically lost out due to being a single engine platform
It's beautiful, and any country (including the Russians) would have given their left nut to have it in their military.
Originally Posted by Dayze:
back in my day, we didn't have these tiny little ECM pods.. We had to carry these, both ways, up hill in the snow.
The EA-6 Prowler. It has such a powerful electronics package that they had to impregnate the canopy with gold to protect the guys from radiation. :-) [Reply]
The Valkyrie looks very Russian with that arcing fuselage and nose, very SU-35ish... gotta admit I kinda like that look, kinda like a huge wasp, Russia has some good looking fighters
I wonder what aerodynamic/performance characteristics it actually provides
