Wow. Cool Eurofighter pic

[sunk]

Omg, now that youve explained it, your right!!!
THATS A PHOTOSHOP FOR SURE!!!!

tsk-tsk-tsk

[d-quik]

one thing is sure: eurofighter lives to its reputation of being a highly manuoverable aircraft.
All we've got are bloody heavy F-14s, F-15s, fragile F-16s.

there are already raptor and JSF squadrons, the USA will have its air sup for quite some while.

However the neu F-22, and F-117s (stealth) should be a happy sign for us.

F-117s arent new?Plus, it isn't really a fighter

But the truth is that the Russians with Su-30, Su-35, MiG-25, MiG-31 and Su-33 are way, way ahead of us.

...except that it isn't.

[deffenbaugh03]

Yea F-117's are definitely not new and F/A-22's are not going to be hitting service until 2008 i believe. However we also have the F-35 which is a stealth bomber based on the F/A-22.

[my porsche]

LOOK at the feckin photo and READ the first post.

This was a LOOP, NOBODY goes that close on a loop.
You're confusing tail-stalls with modern direcetional thrust. EVEN they arent' allowed THAT low !!!

THIS is NOT what was intended and is already causing a stir !!!

you sound like my ipc teacher last year:

"you will turn the PAPER in on monday, and i wil have them GRADED by wednesday! SO DONT ASK ME ABOUT THEM! the PAPER is on diHIDraline-malCHEMicide!"

he would randomly emphasise words




anyway, i think its fake, theres not enough ground effects to suggest its real

[Matra et Alpine]

you sound like my ipc teacher last year:

Well I'll be like your teacher again then .....

anyway, i think its fake, theres not enough ground effects to suggest its real

..... that's an "F"

[MRR]

one thing is sure: eurofighter lives to its reputation of being a highly manuoverable aircraft.
All we've got are bloody heavy F-14s, F-15s, fragile F-16s.

However the neu F-22, and F-117s (stealth) should be a happy sign for us.

But the truth is that the Russians with Su-30, Su-35, MiG-25, MiG-31 and Su-33 are way, way ahead of us.

The F-14 is hardly used at all anymore and has been phased out by the F-18 Superhornet. The F-15 will be replaced by the F-22 and the new joint strike fighter soon, and the F-16 is still a very good aircraft (fragile isnt the word I would choose to describe it). That combined with the best pilots in the world equals the worlds best airforce and navy.

[my porsche]

Well I'll be like your teacher again then .....

..... that's an "F"

how do we know whether its real or fake? is there a video or something?

[Matra et Alpine]

how do we know whether its real or fake? is there a video or something?

none seem to be surfacing in the usual places would be nice though

This was during practice for the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford in the UK on the 15th for yesterday and todays show.

Nick Blacow is a professional photographer on the air circuit.

The details on the pic have already been gone through.

You're entitled to your opinion.

[cmcpokey]

ok, time for me as a member of the US armed forces to put my 2 cents in.

F14, will be gone in about 5 years. The navy just graduated its last F14 pilot from flight school

F18, many different varieties, will be around for a long time.

F15, same fate as F14

F16, good plane, benefit is it's a bargain. half the price of an F15

F117, not a fighter, just a light bomber. also supplemented by the B2 stealth bomber (the flying wing type thing)

F22, in final testing. there is a squadron, but it is not active yet.

JSF/F35, still in final testing. USAF version almost done, USN version still figuring out whats going on with it, USMC almost done, final testing should start by the end of the year.

There's also a bunch of others that nobody really remembers. The F111 Tornado, A-10 Warthog, the Harrier (for soem reason I can't remember the designation right now)

So thats the sailor's input.

[taz_rocks_miami]

If the pilot flew too low by mistake, I'm glad there wasn't anybody standing right where the jet wash hits the ground.

[Matra et Alpine]

If the pilot flew too low by mistake, I'm glad there wasn't anybody standing right where the jet wash hits the ground.

The reason they all practice their airshow routines a LOT is there are strict rules about the flightline.

Nobody gets within 100m of a plane nowadays for prop and IIRC 200m for military jet

More details on the RIAT Eurofighter "issue" ....
"Today the Typhoon practised its display. It performed a looping but came out of it at only 15 feet above the runway. The rest of the display was cancelled and the jet landed 10 minutes later. Hopefully it will show up next weekend...

The good news is that the Red Arrows flew formation with three Spitfires. After the nice formation with the F-117 in 2003 we now hopefully get another impressive formation. "
here's a NICE pic of the Red Arrows and the Spits

[Matra et Alpine]

BTW, THIS is one of the coolest pics from Nick this year IMHO.

An Apache attack helicopter INVERTED firing flares

[Quiggs]

^ I thought you couldn't do that. Or there was only one helicopter that could pull kind of a flip kick at the top of a roll so it didn't stall... Something like that.

RIP F14...

[Matra et Alpine]

^ I thought you couldn't do that. Or there was only one helicopter that could pull kind of a flip kick at the top of a roll so it didn't stall... Something like that.

Helo loops are more about inertia than controlled inversion.
YES they can do it, especially with modern rotors and computer controls.

Since it's introduction the Apache has demonstrated rolls and loops at major airshows.

The Apache was evaluated in the UK in the 80s and it's roll performance was compared with WWII Spitfire !!!!

[whiteballz]

look at my pic MP. Clearly shows the details of the flight.

its not above the damned runway, its over the grass.