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Posted: 6/22/2017 5:12:27 PM EDT
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What did the Israelis do to that poor F-16?
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Like I said, I'm sure it added a whole lot more hate and death. It just looks tac-fucked.
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Kinda reminds me of the all tackfucked tac tactical AR15 http://s2.ifotos.pl/img/1200px-RS_seeeahq.jpg I'm sure there's a good reason for everything, like kicking ass... View Quote I want conformals |
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What did the Israelis do to that poor F-16? I'm not a pilot so help me out, that Sufa has: Amraams, sidewinders, GBUs, 2x 600gal, a 370gal, CFTs, SAR & LANTIRN? Geeeeezus... |
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What is the flaired out section on either side between the cockpit and wing?
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lol, I initially misread your comment as "upgayed." It's a long way to Tehran and back. I'm not a pilot so help me out, that Sufa has: Amraams, sidewinders, GBUs, 2x 600gal, a 370gal, CFTs, SAR & LANTIRN? Geeeeezus... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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What did the Israelis do to that poor F-16? I'm not a pilot so help me out, that Sufa has: Amraams, sidewinders, GBUs, 2x 600gal, a 370gal, CFTs, SAR & LANTIRN? Geeeeezus... |
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Ok thanks. Wonder if they used them when they struck the Iraqi Nuke Plant in 1981? Guess they need them to stretch their legs. View Quote The wing tanks on the OP post appear to be 370s not 600s and the centerline tank is a 300. The USAF does not use CFTs because of our tanker fleet. The IAF are the kings of TAPCO F16s but their shit works unlike TAPCO. |
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No, were not around then. The wing tanks on the OP post appear to be 370s not 600s and the centerline tank is a 300. The USAF does not use CFTs because of our tanker fleet. The IAF are the kings of TAPCO F16s but their shit works unlike TAPCO. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Ok thanks. Wonder if they used them when they struck the Iraqi Nuke Plant in 1981? Guess they need them to stretch their legs. The wing tanks on the OP post appear to be 370s not 600s and the centerline tank is a 300. The USAF does not use CFTs because of our tanker fleet. The IAF are the kings of TAPCO F16s but their shit works unlike TAPCO. |
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No, were not around then. The wing tanks on the OP post appear to be 370s not 600s and the centerline tank is a 300. The USAF does not use CFTs because of our tanker fleet. The IAF are the kings of TAPCO F16s but their shit works unlike TAPCO. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Ok thanks. Wonder if they used them when they struck the Iraqi Nuke Plant in 1981? Guess they need them to stretch their legs. The wing tanks on the OP post appear to be 370s not 600s and the centerline tank is a 300. The USAF does not use CFTs because of our tanker fleet. The IAF are the kings of TAPCO F16s but their shit works unlike TAPCO. |
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Would love to know what John Boyd's reaction to that picture would be if he were still alive.
I'm sure it would be humorous. |
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Would love to know what John Boyd's reaction to that picture would be if he were still alive. I'm sure it would be humorous. View Quote |
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Looks good to me!!
i wonder if the poles ir UAE'ians think. god bless the Israelis? |
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It's come a long way from the original concept of one big engine, a gun, and a couple of Sidewinders. . . http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170531043908-1975-paris-air-show-usaf-f16-780x439.jpg View Quote The closest the US military has ever come to using the F-16 as a daytime dogfighter is in the Aggressor Squadrons, and even then, it serves more in a BVR role simulating MiG-29 and Su-27 flight performance and electronic emissions. |
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The USAF has never used it for what it was designed for. The closest the US military has ever come to using the F-16 as a daytime dogfighter is in the Aggressor Squadrons, and even then, it serves more in a BVR role simulating MiG-29 and Su-27 flight performance and electronic emissions. https://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/F-16N-Giovanni-Colla.jpg http://www.f-16.net/g3/var/resizes/f-16-photos/album38/album64/86-0272_001.jpg?m=1371896280 https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7610/16823580556_d222cfb17c_b.jpg http://imagesvc.timeincapp.com/?q=60&url=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fthe-drive-staging%2Fmessage-editor%252F1490727981427-mndm1.jpg http://img00.deviantart.net/38a1/i/2015/018/d/7/aggressors_f_16_by_airshowdave-d8eg4yu.jpg View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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It's come a long way from the original concept of one big engine, a gun, and a couple of Sidewinders. . . http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/170531043908-1975-paris-air-show-usaf-f16-780x439.jpg The closest the US military has ever come to using the F-16 as a daytime dogfighter is in the Aggressor Squadrons, and even then, it serves more in a BVR role simulating MiG-29 and Su-27 flight performance and electronic emissions. https://theaviationist.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/F-16N-Giovanni-Colla.jpg http://www.f-16.net/g3/var/resizes/f-16-photos/album38/album64/86-0272_001.jpg?m=1371896280 https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7610/16823580556_d222cfb17c_b.jpg http://imagesvc.timeincapp.com/?q=60&url=https%3A%2F%2Fs3.amazonaws.com%2Fthe-drive-staging%2Fmessage-editor%252F1490727981427-mndm1.jpg http://img00.deviantart.net/38a1/i/2015/018/d/7/aggressors_f_16_by_airshowdave-d8eg4yu.jpg |
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Kinda reminds me of the all tackfucked tac tactical AR15 http://s2.ifotos.pl/img/1200px-RS_seeeahq.jpg I'm sure there's a good reason for everything, like kicking ass... View Quote What's the G limit with all that shit hanging off of it? |
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View Quote I was wondering if it's maybe an APU? |
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hot link since I can't get it to embed. I lived in Caracas during that coup attempt and got to see that in person. Along with another one that was shot down, among other cool shit lol. Watching an F-16 do a supersonic pass through a valley full of glass buildings is something to behold! View Quote |
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hot link since I can't get it to embed. I lived in Caracas during that coup attempt and got to see that in person. Along with another one that was shot down, among other cool shit lol. Watching an F-16 do a supersonic pass through a valley full of glass buildings is something to behold! Of course what I'm about to say is through the eyes of a kid who loved airplanes but obviously wasn't flying them (and I just fly airliners now). The OV-10s were hanging pretty low over the city with the reasoning (I assumed) that the F-16s didn't want to shoot them down and have them come down in the city. One OV-10 slid up close to my apt building and an F-16 opened up with his 20mm. I distinctly remember seeing the smoke come off the left side behind the cockpit followed a few seconds later of a very loud rip. He didn't hit the Bronco, or at least didn't down it. You could see all the shit kicked up from the rounds hitting the forest behind my apt. The OV-10s spent a lot of time flying very low. I could see the pilots in the cockpits (actually only one in each that I saw, the back seats were empty). One was eventually waxed by that F-16 in the video and another was hit by ground fire and crashed onto an airport that's in the middle of the city, about a mile away. That crash and the F-16's sonic boom are probably the two loudest things I've heard in my life. It was spectacular to witness. |
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For less than $200M per jet and all the ancillary items I could get lots of F-15SAs that would outperform the Super F-16 in every respect, save one...I trust Lockheed to build a better (i.e. conforming to contract specs and quality standards) aircraft.
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For less than $200M per jet and all the ancillary items I could get lots of F-15SAs that would outperform the Super F-16 in every respect, save one...I trust Lockheed to build a better (i.e. conforming to contract specs and quality standards) aircraft. View Quote I'm thinking the order would have to be pretty large to bring the price down. The F-15SA's AESA has a much higher module count, among other systems to support the capability of that antennae and power, so it should cost more. It also has 2 x Helmet Mounted Displays for both Pilot and WSO, as well as IRST. I don't think the math would work out comparing same order sizes in the Eagle's favor. |
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F-15SA has the same relevant systems and components, plus more material, labor time, and 2 F-110- GE-129 engines. I'm thinking the order would have to be pretty large to bring the price down. The F-15SA's AESA has a much higher module count, among other systems to support the capability of that antennae and power, so it should cost more. It also has 2 x Helmet Mounted Displays for both Pilot and WSO, as well as IRST. I don't think the math would work out comparing same order sizes in the Eagle's favor. View Quote F-15SAs, even with all that equipment and support stuff, come in under $200M an A/C. At that price I would rather take a out of spec Eagle vs. a Super-Viper if I was a FMS customer who couldn't buy F-35. |
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A lot of countries seem to be wizening up to the reality that supporting 2 engine jets over the service life is a lot costlier than single engine.
I have no dog in the fight either way, just an observation. |
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