CE_Mikemonster Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 On 5 February 1952, a Spitfire 19 of No. 81 Squadron RAF based in Hong Kong reached probably the highest altitude ever achieved by a Spitfire. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Ted Powles,[86] was on a routine flight to survey outside-air temperature and report on other meteorological conditions at various altitudes in preparation for a proposed new air service through the area. He climbed to 50,000 ft (15,240 m) indicated altitude, with a true altitude of 51,550 ft (15,712 m). The cabin pressure fell below a safe level and, in trying to reduce altitude, he entered an uncontrollable dive which shook the aircraft violently. He eventually regained control somewhere below 3,000 ft (900 m) and landed safely with no discernible damage to his aircraft. Evaluation of the recorded flight data suggested that, in the dive, he achieved a speed of 690 mph (1,110 km/h, Mach 0.94), which would have been the highest speed ever reached by a propeller-driven aircraft, but it has been speculated this figure resulted from inherent instrument errors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire Too many cowboys. Not enough indians. GO APE SH*T
topol-m Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 (edited) Various: that sparrow was big, it bended the tail rotor... burn baby burn disco inferno... feel my weight mirror mirror on the wall who's the prettiest of them all upss Edited August 8, 2009 by topol-m [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
MBot Posted August 8, 2009 Posted August 8, 2009 Some sweet old style A-10 footage and first part of a nice USAF in the 1980 series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjzKrzge9QY Joint Air Attack Team: 1
jpm1 Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 ... Joint Air Attack Team: in the 80s CAS planes had an important place in military strategies A-10 , Tornado , attack helos (Tiger) . The cold war wasn't much far away huge russian tanks divisions represented a real threat at that time . Great vid Mig-31 pics are rare (BTW i'm making a video if you know where to find pics of Mig-31 at high altitude please tell me :thumbup:) SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted August 9, 2009 Posted August 9, 2009 planes boneyards , abandoned airport , abandoned military bases . photographs were made using light painting technique link (fascinating) SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
kam Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 NLPuRhGGPDM Russian Su-25 over Georgia. DCS: Frogfoot, please:pilotfly: Intel 5820k | Asus X-99A | Crucial 16GB | Powercolor Devil RX580 8GB | Win 10 x64 | Oculus Rift | https://gallery.ksotov.co.uk Patiently waiting for: DCS: Panavia Tornado, DCS: SA-2 Guideline, DCS: SA-3 Goa, DCS: S-300 Grumble
joey45 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 DCS: Frogfoot, please:pilotfly: They have most of it there already. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
Vekkinho Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 NLPuRhGGPDM Russian Su-25 over Georgia. DCS: Frogfoot, please:pilotfly: Isn't that the Su-39 airframe at 1:33, HUD videos are taken in Su-25SM if I'm not mistaken so does this mean that Su-25SM externally looks like Su-25T?! I always thought SM was a modernized Su-25 vanilla! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
jpm1 Posted August 10, 2009 Posted August 10, 2009 ... if you know where to find pics of Mig-31 at high altitude please tell me ... done SU-25 missions [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Namenlos Ein Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Спасение сбитого летчика в Аргунском ущелье. 1999г. Дикая свалка в эфире.... Rescuing of Russian pilot in Arguni Gorge, 1999 г. 1
wildcat EAF51 Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 in this video can see Hammer fire AIM 120 realy crazy [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] I'm Fighter pilot not a murderer!
zakobi Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Isn't that the Su-39 airframe at 1:33, HUD videos are taken in Su-25SM if I'm not mistaken so does this mean that Su-25SM externally looks like Su-25T?! I always thought SM was a modernized Su-25 vanilla! Now i don't know how you see the world, but to me it looks like the Su-25T, the tail fin is larger and the area behind the cockpit goes up a little, IMO
Vekkinho Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 Now i don't know how you see the world, but to me it looks like the Su-25T, the tail fin is larger and the area behind the cockpit goes up a little, IMO Yeah, exactly it looks like the Su-25T (-39) but I thought Su-25SM is based on Su-25! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
joey45 Posted August 11, 2009 Posted August 11, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-25 The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
Airway Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 This Mi-26 T emergency-landed on August 11th in Eggenfelden, Germany on it's way from northern Italy to Warszawa. One engine failed and the 50-tons helicopter landed safe with only one engine running. New engine on it's way to Eggenfelden to replace the damaged one. The Mi-26 is an attraction because it consumes almost all apron space on the little airfield.
topol-m Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 This Mi-26 T emergency-landed on August 11th in Eggenfelden, Germany on it's way from northern Italy to Warszawa. One engine failed and the 50-tons helicopter landed safe with only one engine running. New engine on it's way to Eggenfelden to replace the damaged one. The Mi-26 is an attraction because it consumes almost all apron space on the little airfield. It`s huge. Those cables on the rotor blades what are they for? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
ED Team Groove Posted August 13, 2009 ED Team Posted August 13, 2009 To stabilize them from wind influence. Our Forum Rules: http://forums.eagle.ru/rules.php#en
kam Posted August 13, 2009 Posted August 13, 2009 Yeah, exactly it looks like the Su-25T (-39) but I thought Su-25SM is based on Su-25! Probably just video from somewhere else edited in by people who don't know the difference. When he is doing the interview at the end the airframe behind him looks like a Su-25 & when they are closing the door at 3.37 Intel 5820k | Asus X-99A | Crucial 16GB | Powercolor Devil RX580 8GB | Win 10 x64 | Oculus Rift | https://gallery.ksotov.co.uk Patiently waiting for: DCS: Panavia Tornado, DCS: SA-2 Guideline, DCS: SA-3 Goa, DCS: S-300 Grumble
Vekkinho Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 Probably just video from somewhere else edited in by people who don't know the difference. When he is doing the interview at the end the airframe behind him looks like a Su-25 & when they are closing the door at 3.37 Yeah, that's exactly as I thought although there's the possibility of both airframes upgraded to a SM level. Same happened with Fulcrum C, most of them use 9.13 airframe (hunchback) although some Fulcrum C suites are fitted into a 9.12 too (Malaysian birds). [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Flаnker Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 (edited) Museum of antiaircraft defence in Murmansk My photos which has made today Edited August 14, 2009 by Flаnker Мои авиафото
nscode Posted August 14, 2009 Posted August 14, 2009 Iraq's MiG-23 transported from the Belgrade aviation museum to Batajnica airfield (reasons still not made public) by TWRForewer, airserbia.com: by muttley, airserbia.com: Never forget that World War III was not Cold for most of us.
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