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While not instantaneous, it is damn fast!!

Hardly.... The 120 has never stood still. It is finalizing the 120-D testing as we speak and they are still working on improvements for later blocks. ATK, the maker of the 120's motor, has recently been given a contract for a new motor. One of the planned upgrades is a "dual pulse" mode. This means that the motor can be restarted at the endgame to ensure full thrust, not just coasting, when it is near the target. This, combined with the 120D's improved datalinks, will enable a very long range, high apogee, arching shot with full thrust at the end.

The stabilizing floats are retractable, not typical Russian.

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CMP 1000 http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=151108

Spot on Griffin... your turn

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Shahed 285 developed from the Iranian Zafar 300

Yes, the K-12.. see, he did not need a photo ;) You're up significant.

I have been able to only find one photo.... I will post it tomorrow if nobody gets it as a new clue.

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Bingo mvsgas... good job on the ID, tail number, and history.

Yes.. F-5, but the main question is "What distinction".

Right plane (a P-38, not the Italian one, note German markings), wrong distinction. Remember, no other plane shared this distinction.

Ok, now this should be fun.... The aircraft is obvious, but the history is not. Here is the question: What distinction does this fighter have that NO OTHER aircraft shares for World War 2?

Tupolev ANT-22

IIRC, there was a 1999 Mars mission that failed because one system was standard and the other metric and someone forgot to convert something. http://www.cnn.com/TECH/space/9909/30/mars.metric/

Due to the development of computer designed and manufactured parts, the quality of those same F-35 parts is astounding. This is shown by the large number of F-35 test flights that are returning "Code-One" which means "without any aircraft discrepancies". What many people do not understand is that the purpose of flight testing is not to discover what the airplane can do, but to validate what the designers and simulators have said it will do. So far, the testing has gone well, with a few minor hiccups. And yes, getting parts on time and in sufficient quantity has been one of those hiccups. Here is where having multiple suppliers can be a benefit. If one has a problem, the other can pickup the slack.

T-37 or variant? T-46 prototype?

I'm thinking twin-engined helicopter... What is odd is that the co-pilot has no instruments.

Yes... the VEF Irbitis I-16. Design started in 1938 and first flew in 1940. It's development survived during 2 Invasions (Soviet and German) and Stalin's purges. http://latvianaviation.com/VEF_I-16.html

You're getting warmer

Next... 12:26pm PST Clue... Not French Missed guess so far: 59th LeFty guessed CR-714 Topol-m guessed CR-760, CR-600, CR-460, CR-690, I-14/I-15? Topel-m got it ... see below at post #1266.

It's hard to tell where the intakes are... CL-41®? ... nevermind, cockpit too far forward. Last guess for the night.... I am thinking a concept testbed for the Sud-Est (aka SNCASE) SE5000/5003 Baroudeur It was that low because it used a rocket sled to take off... the rails under the wing roots are the giveaway.

Is he about to hit or did he pull up the gear REAL quickly???