Photos/Videos (NO DISCUSSION)

[Griffin]

Redneck aviation :D

 

[jpm1]

There are some nice pics here:

 

http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=67931&start=0&sid=7c1a5e4c34c6487baddbbf314bed2d04

 

If you consider it a good source or not, it's up to you..

 

Mig-21 take off , it seems a cold war fighter going for interception

[diveplane]

http://forum.aeropress-bg.com/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=533

 

P.S. In bulgarian.

 

wow nice pics

 

noted one f16 , that was very badly weathered , not common to see american aircraft get that bad.

 

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1908/img9346m.jpg

[asparagin]

wow nice pics

 

noted one f16 , that was very badly weathered , not common to see american aircraft get that bad.

 

Maybe the paintjob was like this :)

[SAM77]

DARPA`s guided sniper round system completes first phase:

 

http://www.darpa.mil/news/2010/exacto.pdf

 

 

OMG!!!!!

 

excalibur for the humble bullet?????

[mvsgas]

wow nice pics

 

noted one f16 , that was very badly weathered , not common to see american aircraft get that bad.

 

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/1908/img9346m.jpg

Not weathered, just the angle of the shot. That block 50 top coat just looks like that from some angles

Edited November 1, 2010 by mvsgas

[topol-m]

 

[Pilotasso]

Maybe the paintjob was like this :)

 

No, the national air guard flies them with more austere care. They also inherit older hardware from the regular air force. I got a screen saver of a national guard F-16 with very dirty look. Corrosion signs in some places and lots of dirt on drain areas. I guess they also might make just minimal recommended maintenance instead of doing more to them look pretty (most users wants them tidy).

[jpm1]

Aster 30 problem seems fixed

[asparagin]

^^ Ok, it was just a joke, but good to know.

[jpm1]

was reading some stuff @ mer et marine and i came across that interesting article

british debt force government to cut Nimrod MRA4 program

 

seems that of the date of today only the US keep spending money on a military level less or more if nothing was happening

[nscode]

don't get people started on that, or the thread is going

[jpm1]

i love the US man , just pointing out that if their policy in term of military budget keeps that way , they may encounter serious problems one day . not saying one is doing better than the other . ok i stop now .

[topol-m]

Lockheed Martin`s HULC exoskeleton:

 

Quote:

ORLANDO, FL, October 27th, 2010 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] recently began laboratory testing of an improved next-generation design of its HULC™ advanced robotic exoskeleton. The testing brings HULC a step closer to readiness to support troops on the ground and others who must carry heavy loads.

End of quote.

 

more:

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2010/MFC_102710_LMConductsTestingOnAdvRuggedHULC.html

 

video:

[mvsgas]

No, the national air guard flies them with more austere care. They also inherit older hardware from the regular air force. I got a screen saver of a national guard F-16 with very dirty look. Corrosion signs in some places and lots of dirt on drain areas. I guess they also might make just minimal recommended maintenance instead of doing more to them look pretty (most users wants them tidy).

 

That is how the aircraft looks when there is no cameras around. We work very hard to ensure if there are cameras around the aircraft looks clean. The ANG and USAF Res maintain their aircraft to the same level we do. Sometimes we do not expect or we are not informed of the presence of photographers so we do not have a chance to clean the aircraft. We mainly clean the aircraft for corrosion control and prevention, but we are after all a Government agency and we owe the tax payers the effort to present the aircraft on their best.

 

The aircraft photo posted here is from a block 50 with a different pain coat than normal F-16, that is why they have that appearance.

 

I hope this makes since.

 

P.S.

Any chance you can post what the screen saver photo?

Edited November 2, 2010 by mvsgas

[mikoyan]

No, the national air guard flies them with more austere care. They also inherit older hardware from the regular air force. I got a screen saver of a national guard F-16 with very dirty look. Corrosion signs in some places and lots of dirt on drain areas. I guess they also might make just minimal recommended maintenance instead of doing more to them look pretty (most users wants them tidy).

 

Or maybe it is going to get a new paint job; isn't that an old f-16? I saw an f16 with the same paintjob on a magazine from 1986.I'm not an f-16 expert so plz enlightme.

[Luke.S]

I think the weathered look suits the F-16 quite well. Makes it look well used but classy at the same time.

[mvsgas]

Here you go, you can see grease coming from leading edge rotary actuator, streaks from fuel panels on the back bone and scratches caused by the boom.

Coalition partners

OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- A KC-10A Extender, deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing in Southwest Asia, refuels a Danish air force F-16 over Afghanistan. The F-16, operating from Ganci Air Base in the Kyrgyz Republic, is providing close air support to collation ground forces. The KC-10A’s home base is McGuire Air Force Base, N.J. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Bush)

[Bucic]

Even if it's a repost, it's still worth it.

 

[RIPTIDE]

Successful launch of Bulava russian SLBM on October 7th.

 

more info:

http://www.rian.ru/defense_safety/20101007/283221583.html

29th Oct. Another successful launch from the submerged Dmitri Donskoy.

 

http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20101029/161125562.html

[Teknetinium]

Edited November 4, 2010 by Teknetinium

[mikoyan]

Even if it's a repost, it's still worth it.

 

 

now that we are talking about the mi-24...

 

 

over Texas...

 

[Bucic]

now that we are talking about the mi-24...

 

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over Texas...

 

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I see the CWAM has been established by a group of Poles with some former mechanics working on the actual aircrafts (Mi-24, MiG-23, others?).

[zakobi]

Quit an outfit :D

[mvsgas]

A-10C Aerial Refueling training

A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 117th Air Refueling Squadron, based out of Forbes Field, Kan., refuels an A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 355th Fighter Wing in the Tombstone Military Operating Area in Southern Arizona April 27. The crew and KC-135 supported refueling missions throughout the week so students enrolled in the A-10C Pilot Initial Qualification course could accomplish their first-ever air-to-air refueling. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)