Jump to content

Neverending contest (military aviation knowledge)


Recommended Posts

Posted

Whats with the offset canopy on the canberra?

[sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]

Aaron

i7 2600k@4.4ghz, GTX1060-6gb, 16gb DDR3, T16000m, Track IR5

 

BS2-A10C-UH1-FC3-M2000-F18C-A4E-F14B-BF109

  • Replies 3.6k
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted
Looks dead center to me!

 

Canberra-PR9_RIAT2006_055_800.jpg

 

Of course, IDK what power5 is talking about.:D

I only respond to that little mechanical voice that says "Terrain! Terrain! Pull Up! Pull Up!"

 

Who can say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.

-Robert Goddard

 

"A hybrid. A car for enthusiasts of armpit hair and brown rice." -Jeremy Clarkson

 

"I swear by my pretty floral bonet, I will end you." -Mal from Firefly

Posted
What be this?

 

Screen%20shot%202010-10-01%20at%203.06.23%20PM.png

An oil/glycol cooler on a WW2-era piston single taildragging fighter of non-American and non-Asian origin.

I only respond to that little mechanical voice that says "Terrain! Terrain! Pull Up! Pull Up!"

 

Who can say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.

-Robert Goddard

 

"A hybrid. A car for enthusiasts of armpit hair and brown rice." -Jeremy Clarkson

 

"I swear by my pretty floral bonet, I will end you." -Mal from Firefly

Posted

OK, this thread stuck again. Everyone flying brand new A-10C and don't mind wasting the time to solve ridiculous riddles.

 

This is the Richter's 23mm R-23 cannon with rotated chamber drum, altered for equipping Salyut-3 (or OPS-2, or Almaz-2) space station. R-23 was used in initial version of Tu-22 bomber as the tail gun.

 

salyut3.jpg

 

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/almaz_ops2.html

Years later it was revealed that shortly before deorbiting OPS-2, ground controllers commanded the "self-defence" gun onboard the station to fire. According to Igor Afanasiev, an expert on the history of space technology, firings were conducted in the direction opposite to the station's velocity vector, in order to shorten the "orbital life" of the cannon's shells. A total of three firings had were conducted during the flight of the OPS-2.
So it was the only space gun in history. It should be sounded bang!-bang!-bang! neither pew!-pew!-pew! but in the space void outside the station you can't hear it anyway.

=========================

 

What is the exact name of this aircraft? Easy enough I hope?

 

lastonek.jpg

Posted
This is the Richter's 23mm R-23 cannon with rotated chamber drum, altered for equipping Salyut-3 (or OPS-2, or Almaz-2) space station. R-23 was used in initial version of Tu-22 bomber as the tail gun.

 

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/almaz_ops2.html

So it was the only space gun in history. It should be sounded bang!-bang!-bang! neither pew!-pew!-pew! but in the space void outside the station you can't hear it anyway.

Wow, that is incredible information! I had never heard of this. Thanks for sharing Namenlos!
  • Like 1

There are only 10 types of people in the world: Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...