Priory_of_Sion Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Unstart now has a boner, and for more than one reason: This was the first thing I thought of when I first watched Amy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Vikhr-1 missile photos, production of which was restarted only very recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 HD B2 Footage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Belesarius Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 UAE Falcons. I've never seen fuel tanks like those on F-16s before. oO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 They're called Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs), and they're an option on vipers block 60 and up if memory serves. They sure do spoil the lines, but they're way less draggy than conventional drop tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 A schematic diagram of the internals of the SU-27. The blended fuselage of the SU-27 is filled with fuel tanks that give it completely stupid fuel capacity; 9,400 kg of fuel can be carried internally. This is greatly in excess of what most other tactical types can carry; the Rafale has 4,700 kg of internal fuel capacity, 6,700 kg for the super hornet, and 5,900 kg for the strike eagle. When the SU-27 was first shown to the world at the Paris air show, the display aircraft had flown all the way from Russia without drop tanks or refueling. Completely filling the internal fuel tanks compromises the SU-27's maneuverability greatly, however, as the fuel adds a great deal of weight and shifts the center of gravity so far forward that it causes some pitch stiffness. The canards on later flanker variants offset this to some degree. Belesarius, Mohamed A and Toxn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 This is part of what makes the Su-34 so boss. All that internal fuel capacity supporting long range strike missions with a large payload, then when the ordnance is dropped and the plane is half-empty, it can actually be really scary to AtA threats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 They're called Conformal Fuel Tanks (CFTs), and they're an option on vipers block 60 and up if memory serves. They sure do spoil the lines, but they're way less draggy than conventional drop tanks. I've seen CFTs for the Eagle, just had never seen them on a Viper before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Toxn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 a painting of a P-38 taking care of business. SuperComrade and Sturgeon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperComrade Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 That Ki-43 should be in itty bitty pieces, clearly not a job well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 P-38 hasn't hit the Oscar with any bullets yet. That is just the damage caused by the wake of its magnificent in-line engines. When it gets hit with a bullet it will turn into fine powder. Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted October 26, 2015 Report Share Posted October 26, 2015 A technician services the APG-63v3 AESA radar on an F-15C. AESA radars are an enormous advantage in the ongoing electronics warfare arms race. AESA radars do not need to physically move; the beam is steered electronically using constructive and destructive interference between the transmit and receive modules. AESA sets can split their transmission power into multiple beams in order to scan the volume of sky in front of them more rapidly. Additionally, they can break up their signals' strength along multiple frequencies in random and unpredictable ways. This later capability makes them much less likely to disclose the location of the aircraft with the AESA radar and much harder to jam, even using the latest DRFM jammers. AESA retrofits for the F-15, F-16, Super Hornet, Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon also exist. In addition, the latest versions of J-10 and Flanker have AESA radars. All fighters with stealth pretensions also possess AESA radars, as without the low probability of intercept tricks that AESA makes possible, the radar is too much of a compromise to stealth. Mohamed A and Belesarius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted October 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Almost 2,000 pages of plane pictures Sturgeon and Belesarius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 DRAAAAAKEN! Mohamed A and Sturgeon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Belesarius, Mohamed A, Collimatrix and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted October 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Skylab was pretty big inside. LoooSeR, Sturgeon and Mohamed A 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Donward Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 When I grow up, I want to be a Tupolev Tu-95 tailgunner. Belesarius and Tied 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted October 30, 2015 Report Share Posted October 30, 2015 Chinese Fullback? From weibo, apparently. Mech/LoooSer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tied Posted October 31, 2015 Report Share Posted October 31, 2015 When I grow up, I want to be a Tupolev Tu-95 tailgunner. pew pew pew *takes selfies with F-35C's* Donward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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