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I have, but with a parachute that gives me a well needed sense of security.
They gave you a parachute?!? I didn't get a parachute. Bastards!
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I have, but with a parachute that gives me a well needed sense of security.
Might it be this one?
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Seems its an ex-RAF/UK-private reg aircraft that has been sold to Jordan and is now operated as part of the Jordan Airforce Historic Flight. Which does not have a particularly good record for maintaining its aircraft, so regularly needs to replace them with still flyable planes from other countries.
This is apparently because their two other flyable Vampires have been crashed - and the rest were sold-off to Rhodesia decades ago.
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Looks like it - was a bit confused as didn’t expect to see one about 500 ft above the Red SeaMight it be this one?
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Seems its an ex-RAF/UK-private reg aircraft that has been sold to Jordan and is now operated as part of the Jordan Airforce Historic Flight. Which does not have a particularly good record for maintaining its aircraft, so regularly needs to replace them with still flyable planes from other countries.
This is apparently because their two other flyable Vampires have been crashed - and the rest were sold-off to Rhodesia decades ago.
They painted that last week, it's not exactly "Cold War".
I put it on for five minutes - I've already seen it twice. One hour later....
For the same reasons I've always found the F-16 highly annoying. The look of the engine air intake and the single engine makes it a thoroughly unlovable aircraft imo. The fact that was a staple of the Israeli Air Force doesn't help either.
I may have mentioned it before but there’s one at Cranfield that a group occasionally does high speed taxi runs along the runway using retuned heating oil. It is bloody cool.On the subject of aesthetics you could probably divide people into those who are reminded of an over-and-under shotgun when they see an English Electric Lightning and those who are reminded of an English Electric Lightning when they see an over-and-under.
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But it, and its sequels, did help the Mossad move their money around effectively.Combat stats will always look impressive when all you have to face are significantly inferior aircraft and systems.
Also, Iron Eagle was an embarrassingly bad film.
Googling suggests that it's the Chinese knock-off of the Soviet knock-off of Herr Von Braun's charming rocket.This looks like a copy of a V2, Down to the steering vanes. Dates from the 60s. I have no idea and don’t really want to start googling ‘Chinese Ballistic missile’ just now.
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Googling suggests that it's the Chinese knock-off of the Soviet knock-off of Herr Von Braun's charming rocket.
Hence the family resemblance you noticed.
I wonder what the story behind the PLA Mustang is, though? Captured in Korea, or from Kuomintang forces?
This looks like a copy of a V2, Down to the steering vanes. Dates from the 60s.
I wonder what the story behind the PLA Mustang is, though? Captured in Korea, or from Kuomintang forces?