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Originally Posted By MudEagle: Yes, there is a variable range of stages to afterburner in some 3rd gen and all 4th gen and beyond fighters. See that area between where the throttles can be set at MIL (the highest non-afterburner power setting) and MAX (the highest afterburner setting)? Yes....@wildboar "partial afterburner" is possible, and @vmax84 "full afterburner" is a thing, although the correct terminology would be "MIN afterburner" through "MAX afterburner". https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/470117/Screenshot_2026-09-20_at_03_31_03_copy_j-3829978.JPG Originally Posted By MudEagle: Originally Posted By WildBoar: Is partial afterburner even possible? Lol its either burning or not Yes, there is a variable range of stages to afterburner in some 3rd gen and all 4th gen and beyond fighters. See that area between where the throttles can be set at MIL (the highest non-afterburner power setting) and MAX (the highest afterburner setting)? Yes....@wildboar "partial afterburner" is possible, and @vmax84 "full afterburner" is a thing, although the correct terminology would be "MIN afterburner" through "MAX afterburner". https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/470117/Screenshot_2026-09-20_at_03_31_03_copy_j-3829978.JPG I’d never given it one second of thought in my entire life, but that’s actually cool information. |
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Originally Posted By GGF: The only thing that happened in the thread was a shit posting festival.  Not true. I learned something new about military aircraft, and that at the end of the world ill probably get domed by a dude carrying a bag of gas, some jack links jerky, and wearing short shorts. |
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Originally Posted By RRA_223: Remember when Trump railed the Eurofags for being completely dependent on Russian oil due to their eco-energy policies? And they laughed at him? I remember. I think this will be an interesting "I told you so" moment. Then Saudi built a pipeline, but the Houthis blew it up. |
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Originally Posted By AJE: Half measures are all we get anymore. Originally Posted By AJE: Originally Posted By pj1016: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/383706/No_More_Half_Measures_jpeg-3829944.JPG Half measures are all we get anymore. But you have to agree, TACO’s taste a little better when you love the cook to a fault |
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Originally Posted By RRA_223: Remember when Trump railed the Eurofags for being completely dependent on Russian oil due to their eco-energy policies? And they laughed at him? I remember. I think this will be an interesting "I told you so" moment. Originally Posted By RRA_223: Originally Posted By PeepEater: I have to wonder if perhaps Iran had nothing to do with it and they are meeting over Ukraine hitting Moscow and blowing up one of Russia’s largest oil refineries. Europe is quickly approaching winter with very little options for oil based products. Remember when Trump railed the Eurofags for being completely dependent on Russian oil due to their eco-energy policies? And they laughed at him? I remember. I think this will be an interesting "I told you so" moment. I mean it's a little funny Europe and the US have been supporting Ukraine and now Ukraine is destroying Russia's ability to refine oil, which they apparently need. |
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Originally Posted By metalsaber: So essentially nothing happened. 
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Originally Posted By AlabamaFan64: I did too. If Adderall had been in my diet, I’d have been a brain surgeon instead of a wrench and valve turner. Meh. Only difference is you’d be washing your hands a lot more. |
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Originally Posted By WantGrape: I mean it's a little funny Europe and the US have been supporting Ukraine and now Ukraine is destroying Russia's ability to refine oil, which they apparently need. we gotta get on the sane page here boys. |
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Originally Posted By RRA_223: Remember when Trump railed the Eurofags for being completely dependent on Russian oil due to their eco-energy policies? And they laughed at him? I remember. I think this will be an interesting "I told you so" moment. Originally Posted By RRA_223: Originally Posted By PeepEater: I have to wonder if perhaps Iran had nothing to do with it and they are meeting over Ukraine hitting Moscow and blowing up one of Russia's largest oil refineries. Europe is quickly approaching winter with very little options for oil based products. Remember when Trump railed the Eurofags for being completely dependent on Russian oil due to their eco-energy policies? And they laughed at him? I remember. I think this will be an interesting "I told you so" moment. Russia just had a major refinery get blown up. This winter it is going to suck being in the EU, more than usual. |
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Originally Posted By opti12206: I just enjoy that people figured out how to correlate traffic at a pizza chain and the local pentagon gay bar with "stuff" going down. Our government really is an embarrassment. |
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Originally Posted By SimonPhoto: Well, yes. There's a variable rate of flow available for the fuel being injected into the exhaust. The additional thrust doesn't scale linearly with the amount of fuel, either, so being able to get a little extra speed when you need it without cutting your legs off is a good thing. Pretty cool |
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Originally Posted By 50cal: A B-1B took off. Isn't that enough for you? Originally Posted By 50cal: Originally Posted By metalsaber: So essentially nothing happened. Afterburners too, lol. Gotta admit that I got sucked in last night. My twitter feed would’ve made you think we were 30 mins away from WW3 |
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Originally Posted By HiramRanger: Yup trying to see if there is any actual information to be had is ridiculous with all the look at me and how edgy I can post replies that litter the page. Originally Posted By HiramRanger: Originally Posted By Glock031: Originally Posted By Sturmgewehr-58: This thread is what happens when children who took Ritalin stop taking it as an adult. Fucking disgraceful. Was thinking the same. There are some very messed up people here in GD. Very F'ed up. Yup trying to see if there is any actual information to be had is ridiculous with all the look at me and how edgy I can post replies that litter the page. There's the thread over 700 pages where serious info is posted |
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Tin foil hat on: there was an unusual amount of jet traffic out of offutt afb yesterday. Several jets taking off. Not just the usual touch and goes, but big loud outbound traffic. It was too cloudy to see what they were. Not rooting for WW3, but some closure to this Iran BS would be welcomed. |
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Originally Posted By MrHold: There's the thread over 700 pages where serious info is posted Originally Posted By MrHold: Originally Posted By HiramRanger: Originally Posted By Glock031: Originally Posted By Sturmgewehr-58: This thread is what happens when children who took Ritalin stop taking it as an adult. Fucking disgraceful. Was thinking the same. There are some very messed up people here in GD. Very F'ed up. Yup trying to see if there is any actual information to be had is ridiculous with all the look at me and how edgy I can post replies that litter the page. There's the thread over 700 pages where serious info is posted And a lot of the same bullshit clutter intentionally posted to derail the thread and make it unreadable. Really wish people could grow the fuck up and stick to news in news threads and serious conversation. Yeah I’m expecting way too much. |
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Originally Posted By HiramRanger: And a lot of the same bullshit clutter intentionally posted to derail the thread and make it unreadable. Really wish people could grow the fuck up and stick to news in news threads and serious conversation. Yeah I’m expecting way too much. Originally Posted By HiramRanger: Originally Posted By MrHold: Originally Posted By HiramRanger: Originally Posted By Glock031: Originally Posted By Sturmgewehr-58: This thread is what happens when children who took Ritalin stop taking it as an adult. Fucking disgraceful. Was thinking the same. There are some very messed up people here in GD. Very F'ed up. Yup trying to see if there is any actual information to be had is ridiculous with all the look at me and how edgy I can post replies that litter the page. There's the thread over 700 pages where serious info is posted And a lot of the same bullshit clutter intentionally posted to derail the thread and make it unreadable. Really wish people could grow the fuck up and stick to news in news threads and serious conversation. Yeah I’m expecting way too much. The gay bar made it. Happy now? |
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there is shit that got kicked off today Houthis hit the fuel storage at Saudi Riyadh Airport. Airport is shut down Saudis are doing strikes into Yemen Israel went back into The West Bank Iran hit a tanker in the Straight Turkey announced there is no limitation to the force they will use against those attacking Saudi Ukraine blew up the largest refinery in Russia using new long range missiles Saudi shut off oil to EU |
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Originally Posted By HiramRanger: And a lot of the same bullshit clutter intentionally posted to derail the thread and make it unreadable. Really wish people could grow the fuck up and stick to news in news threads and serious conversation. Yeah I’m expecting way too much. you always have team if you don't want a shit storm |
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Originally Posted By Mach: there is shit that got kicked off today Houthis hit the fuel storage at Saudi Riyadh Airport. Airport is shut down Saudis are doing strikes into Yemen Israel went back into The West Bank Iran hit a tanker in the Straight Turkey announced there is no limitation to the force they will use against those attacking Saudi That’s the thing, isn’t it? For all the, nothing ever happens statements. There’s the undeniable vibe that things are speeding up. Gas prices are not going down anytime soon and if they get to $8 a gallon in this country, well… That’s going to be a lot of butterflies beating their wings. |
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Originally Posted By Hesperus: That's the thing, isn't it? For all the, nothing ever happens statements. There's the undeniable vibe that things are speeding up. Gas prices are not going down anytime soon and if they get to $8 a gallon in this country, well That's going to be a lot of butterflies beating their wings. Originally Posted By Hesperus: Originally Posted By Mach: there is shit that got kicked off today Houthis hit the fuel storage at Saudi Riyadh Airport. Airport is shut down Saudis are doing strikes into Yemen Israel went back into The West Bank Iran hit a tanker in the Straight Turkey announced there is no limitation to the force they will use against those attacking Saudi That's the thing, isn't it? For all the, nothing ever happens statements. There's the undeniable vibe that things are speeding up. Gas prices are not going down anytime soon and if they get to $8 a gallon in this country, well That's going to be a lot of butterflies beating their wings. and Saudi stopped oil exports to the EU |
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<-- Not a pilot, in fact the exact opposite, working underground. But I vaguely remember hearing from the B1 guys I worked with at Grand Forks that you take off with 100% of available thrust every time, so that includes A/Bs, every time. Am I imagining/misremembering/making up things? ETA: And living there for five years with B1s taking off all the time, I can't EVER remember a time they didn't use A/Bs. @MudEagle @Mach Originally Posted By MudEagle: Yes, there is a variable range of stages to afterburner in some 3rd gen and all 4th gen and beyond fighters. See that area between where the throttles can be set at MIL (the highest non-afterburner power setting) and MAX (the highest afterburner setting)? Yes....@wildboar "partial afterburner" is possible, and @vmax84 "full afterburner" is a thing, although the correct terminology would be "MIN afterburner" through "MAX afterburner". https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/470117/Screenshot_2026-09-20_at_03_31_03_copy_j-3829978.JPG |
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Originally Posted By Hesperus: That’s the thing, isn’t it? For all the, nothing ever happens statements. There’s the undeniable vibe that things are speeding up. Gas prices are not going down anytime soon and if they get to $8 a gallon in this country, well… That’s going to be a lot of butterflies beating their wings. Originally Posted By Hesperus: Originally Posted By Mach: there is shit that got kicked off today Houthis hit the fuel storage at Saudi Riyadh Airport. Airport is shut down Saudis are doing strikes into Yemen Israel went back into The West Bank Iran hit a tanker in the Straight Turkey announced there is no limitation to the force they will use against those attacking Saudi That’s the thing, isn’t it? For all the, nothing ever happens statements. There’s the undeniable vibe that things are speeding up. Gas prices are not going down anytime soon and if they get to $8 a gallon in this country, well… That’s going to be a lot of butterflies beating their wings. I think it's also undeniable that the irgc and the democrats (yes, I repeated myself) both have an interest in stepping things up going into our mid-terms. They both want to ratchet up the misery index here to further their shared goals. |
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Originally Posted By walkinginadangerzone: Emergency briefings would be my guess. Originally Posted By walkinginadangerzone: Originally Posted By MPiKM: I just woke up, what went down? Emergency briefings would be my guess. My bet: Saudi just got fed up with the Houthis (and by extension, Iran, Russia and China), and told everybody, "buckle up, buttercup, we're done playing games." US and Israel are piggybacking/supporting Saudi efforts in the region to meet their own objectives, hence the "open the next larger box of whoopass and ship it" going on at the five-sided wind tunnel. |
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Originally Posted By limaxray: <-- Not a pilot, in fact the exact opposite, working underground. But I vaguely remember hearing from the B1 guys I worked with at Grand Forks that you take off with 100% of available thrust every time, so that includes A/Bs, every time. Am I imagining/misremembering/making up things? @MudEagle @Mach |
