polish AF discussion..

[Vekkinho]

Great shots Kusch! Thanks 4 sharing!

[topol-m]

Agree. The first and the second last are excellent.

[topol-m]

Edited November 11, 2009 by topol-m

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Our Su-22UM3K #305 :) Photos made and retouched by tompac:

 

 

 

 

[tflash]

awesome!!!!

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Local excresises on 18 November at Minsk Mazowiecki [EPMM]:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyright: Modrzejewski photo

Source

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[Vekkinho]

 

Check the LERX louvres at 0:28, 2:05-4:00.

 

It's really slow (~250kph).

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It's really slow (~250kph).

 

Yeah, top speed plane with camera is about 350 km/h so it could be true :) :thumbup:

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Was Eastside, now Westside from yesterday :)

 

 

 

[zakobi]

shouldn't all those beautiful pictures be in the video/photo thread? :)

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shouldn't all those beautiful pictures be in the video/photo thread? :)

 

Thought about this but I think here is good too :)

[Vekkinho]

It's a Polish AF thread so it's OK!

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Source: Polish Mi-24 - the Flying Crocodile

 

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Polish Vipers at 'Squadron Exchange' in Spain (November '09 - Torrejon AB):

 

 

 

 

 

Home team players ;)

 

 

[Pilotasso]

Must be interesting to have migs and falcons on the same airforce. Rivalry stories must be very "colourful" :D

[sniffer]

Yes - it's very interesting but mentioned stories about which one is better, are sometimes just annoying :|

 

Competiton between these two fighters will be always ;)

[zakobi]

What's the connection between vipers and F-16s? Are they the same aircraft, or is viper a variant??

[sniffer]

It's only nickname...

 

 

Viper: the unofficial nickname

 

The F-16 is often referred to as the "Viper", a nickname especially popular with people involved with the F-16. Before "Fighting Falcon" was selected as official name, pilots at Hill AFB, the first F-16 base, came up with a number of proposals, including "Viper". Lt. Col. Pat "Gums" McAdoo, USAF Ret., one of the first F-16 pilots at Hill AFB, recalls the origin of the name "F-16 Viper":

At end of runway, the F-16 did resemble a cobra or something as it approached you. However, I think Northrop had already taken that name for the YF-17.

We all voted, and Viper came in really high. Seems there was a series on TV that had 'colonial Vipers' flying off of Battlestar Galactica (a term later used for the Eagle).

In any case, the Generals didn't want a plane 'named after some snake'!

Falcon was a good name, and it fit in with the motif that the Eagle had created. Sort of a little brother, but still a 'Bird of Prey'. In fact, GD had a great promo out in late 70's called "Bird of Prey", and it used the Falcon as the real world model.

Even when F-16 Fighting Falcon became the official name, Viper stuck around and became the unofficial nickname for the F-16. The name "Viper" is even officially used for the Joe Bill Dreyden "Semper Viper" award, which is awarded for excellent airmanship by F-16 pilots.

 

Source: F-16 Fighting Falcon, F16, or Viper?

[Pilotasso]

What's the connection between vipers and F-16s? Are they the same aircraft, or is viper a variant??

 

 

All figthers have 2 nicknames, 1 givem by de manufacturer --fighting falcon-- and the other by pilots--VIPER--.

 

This one was given because the first test pilot was bitten by one that crawled into the cockpit during the night...

 

 

no, J/K :D

 

No, at first I though it was because of the snake scale shaped access maintenance panels at the dorsal area of the plane but I digged it and the real reason is because the old series battlestar galactica was being aired on TV at the time the F-16 entered service and the series VIPER space fighters had in turn joysticks inspired on that of the real F-16, so the nickname sticked on the plane.

 

Check youtube for battlestar galactica. :)

[Boberro]

In Poland F-16 is called "Jaszczomp" :megalol:

[Pilotasso]

what does that mean?

[Shaman]

In Poland F-16 is called "Jaszczomp" :megalol:

 

Nadddaaajjeee Cziii Immm-jeeee Jaaasszzzczooomp.

 

Boberro, I was actually there - on the naming ceremony:lol:

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Nadddaaajjeee Cziii Immm-jeeee Jaaasszzzczooomp.

 

Oh man! I got it (*.wav) in my cellphone. When I'm bored - just playing :lol:

 

Pilotasso: 'Jaszczomp' means 'Hawk' but with spelling errors (it's written like You hear ;) or we hear). All the story is when 1st lady gave 1st plane such name and how she said that ;) It was really, really funny... She's godmother of our F-16 :geek:

 

[mvsgas]

Pilotasso;

Must be interesting to have migs and falcons on the same airforce. Rivalry stories must be very "colourful"

 

I think the fact that Poland has both Mig -29 and F-16 in the flight line give them a great chance to become training center for Dissimilar training. Countries that fly the F-16 can go there and have facilities geared for F-16 and train against Mig-29 and vise versa for countries flying the Mig-29.