Cold War Aviation Porn

[spitfire]

Apparently next to the mounting for the orbiter on the transport 747 was a stencilled notice saying Attach Orbiter Here (Black Side Down) which I always thought was a god gag.

That tickled me so I went to look for pics. Love it.

Is this "Attach Orbiter Here / Note: Black Side Down" sign on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft real?

I found this image online, but is it a real message?

space.stackexchange.com

And apparently there was an earlier one as well!

 

[Idris2002]

That's really cool.

 

[DownwardDog]

Various F-16 prototypes. 40 odd years later and it's still in production. Lockmart sold 62 billion dollars worth to Taiwan and Morocco this week.

 

[Idris2002]

Various F-16 prototypes. 40 odd years later and it's still in production. Lockmart sold 62 billion dollars worth to Taiwan and Morocco this week.

Genuine question: where exactly does a cold war jet fit into the strategic environment of 2020? Taiwan I get, but who is Morocco going to aim at? POLISARIO, who are basically armed with pieces of fruit?

 

[DownwardDog]

Genuine question: where exactly does a cold war jet fit into the strategic environment of 2020? Taiwan I get, but who is Morocco going to aim at? POLISARIO, who are basically armed with pieces of fruit?

It's just one of the trappings of modernity and puissance that countries seem to think they need. Countries that realise they don't (Iceland, New Zealand, Ireland, etc.) manage just fine.

 

[Lancman]

Never mind the aircraft, let's shift some $s around. 4.4 billion in Morocco's case.

 

[DownwardDog]

Never mind the aircraft, let's shift some $s around. 4.4 billion in Morocco's case.

When I was a 757 Freight Dog I did a Zurich - Riyadh charter with 15 tons of brand new Saudi Riyals. The security was tighter than arseholes at the Swiss end and non-existant at the Saudi end.

 

[Detroit City]

Damn you! Goddamn you all to hell!

 

[Idris2002]

Everybody do the Dyna-Soar

 

[MrCurry]

One of these Saab 105’s has been flying over my house four or five times this morning. I’m only a few miles from a Saab facility with attached airfield, so I wonder it’s been there and is now testing something. Nice looking plane.

 

[gosub]

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Feels like something from an alternate time line, tbh

The breeding program was sadly unsuccessful

 

[gosub]

Last week

 

[Idris2002]

 

[Idris2002]

 

[likesfish]

It's just one of the trappings of modernity and puissance that countries seem to think they need. Countries that realise they don't (Iceland, New Zealand, Ireland, etc.) manage just fine.

New Zealands mythical, Irelands next the Heaviest armed and most warlike nation in Europe with an air defence understanding anything threatening Irelands airspace gets to say hi to the RAF or if we are being pc the USAF Iceland sits in the US military's pond Icelandic Air Policing - Wikipedia.

so yes if your a mythical country in the middle of nowhere or have heavily armed friends you dont need fighter jets.
Poland want be standing its jet fighters down anytime soon

 

[Detroit City]

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is this a joke?

 

[Idris2002]

is this a joke?

Your mum's a joke.

likesfish - AW GEE DO YOU RECKON?

 

[Detroit City]

Your mum's a joke.

likesfish - AW GEE DO YOU RECKON?

My mum is dead

 

[gosub]

 

[A380]

X1 Cockpit

 

[Lancman]

Now that's my kind of panel!

 

[Detroit City]

X1 Cockpit

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wow A380 I have never seen this before, totally cool

 

[spitfire]

Aussie Mirage. (I tried to spoiler it but couldn't work it out so here it is in all its raw glory.)

 

[Idris2002]

Aussie Mirage. (I tried to spoiler it but couldn't work it out so here it is in all its raw glory.)

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"Now there's no flaming poofters here, right?"

 

[MrCurry]

Aussie Mirage. (I tried to spoiler it but couldn't work it out so here it is in all its raw glory.)

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Did I just see a full moon in the middle of the day? Must’ve just been a Mirage!

 

[HAL9000]

 

[LDC]

Bit airy...

 

[spitfire]

"'oo pulled the communication cord?"

 

[T & P]

What's the story there? It looks like it's a two-seater, and the copilot has ejected?

 

[kebabking]

What's the storry there? It looks like it's a two-seater, and the copilot has has ejected?

It was a test aircraft - the test was to see if the aircraft was still flyable without the windshield. I'm pretty sure that they just took the canopy off and ejection seat out before the flight rather than do an actual ejection.