peter richards Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 hope its not a repost . http://splodetv.com/f-15-flys-home-one-wing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted April 13, 2012 Author Share Posted April 13, 2012 how they didnt eject i dont know, cool customers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 how they didnt eject i dont know, cool customers Damn right thats insane!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 seen that before. Shame the US are scrapping the F-15s for F-22s that are so unreliable. Amazing video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkddav3 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 the pilot must have mahooosive cohens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 seen that before. Shame the US are scrapping the F-15s for F-22s that are so unreliable. Amazing video. I wouldn't be suprised if the F15 lasts longer than the F22. IMO the F22 was a complete waste of money for the US, it was too far ahead of its time, they would have been far better going for the F15 Silent Eagle. Don't get me started on the F35! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 New pants please..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra Gaz Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Hero's with massive cohone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 pft. ww2 pilots did that shiz every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 That's incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersonic Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 hope its not a repost . http://splodetv.com/f-15-flys-home-one-wing Dunno but its something that happened 29 years ago, still awesome though seen that before. Shame the US are scrapping the F-15s for F-22s that are so unreliable. Amazing video. The F-22 program was cancelled soon after Obama was elected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I wouldn't be suprised if the F15 lasts longer than the F22. IMO the F22 was a complete waste of money for the US, it was too far ahead of its time, they would have been far better going for the F15 Silent Eagle. Don't get me started on the F35! Do tell. Please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Do tell. Please Which part? With F22, the US got an extremely advanced aircraft, that pioneered many new technologies and could out perform anything then available or conceivable at the time. The development costs where staggering, but pale compared to the costs of operating the fleet. The aircraft are so valuable, so expensive to operate and so fragile that it is impractical to use them in a foreign conflict. The othe aircraft the US operate, the F18, F15 and F16 are more than capable of enforcing almost any no fly zone. Other than the F22, The F15 was (until the Typhoon) the best air defence fighter and interceptor in the world. It still ranks right up there with the best, which makes the F22 seem embarrassingly expensive. As for the F35, The project costs seem to escalate almost weekly. The carrier version can't land on a carrier, and the STOVL version has such a compromised payload and fuel capacity to make it worthless. Then there's the impact this has had on our Carrier procurement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Which part? With F22, the US got an extremely advanced aircraft, that pioneered many new technologies and could out perform anything then available or conceivable at the time. The development costs where staggering, but pale compared to the costs of operating the fleet. The aircraft are so valuable, so expensive to operate and so fragile that it is impractical to use them in a foreign conflict. The othe aircraft the US operate, the F18, F15 and F16 are more than capable of enforcing almost any no fly zone. Other than the F22, The F15 was (until the Typhoon) the best air defence fighter and interceptor in the world. It still ranks right up there with the best, which makes the F22 seem embarrassingly expensive. As for the F35, The project costs seem to escalate almost weekly. The carrier version can't land on a carrier, and the STOVL version has such a compromised payload and fuel capacity to make it worthless. Then there's the impact this has had on our Carrier procurement... Great info I say bring back the F14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 V8rZWw9HE7o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinboy Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 V8rZWw9HE7o Apparently, Highway to the Dangerzone used to play on a constant loop in F14 pilot headsets. That's true that is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersonic Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 The other aircraft the US operate, the F18, F15 and F16 are more than capable of enforcing almost any no fly zone. For the time being at least, the Su-35S (latest descendant of the Su-27) has recently gone into full production and on paper easily outclasses the most up to date variant of the F15, added to that the MiG-35D (latest descendant of the MiG-29) is almost ready for production and that outclasses the F16 and F18. To make matters worse the T-50 (a completely new Russian jet designed to outclass the F22) is slated to enter production in 2015, and because its being joint funded by India that means within four years the Indian air force will have planes superior to anything the USAF has, this should really be sending alarm bells ringing in washington that the US needs new planes lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I say bring back the F14 You could be his weapons officer, 'Bannana Man' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 http://i336.photobucket.com/albums/n344/mbn92/TopGun.jpg You could be his weapons officer, 'Bannana Man' No. He can be my weapons officer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 oh yes, plane talk! hummm,.... talk dirty so more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 (until the Typhoon) As for the F35, The project costs seem to escalate almost weekly. The carrier version can't land on a carrier, and the STOVL version has such a compromised payload and fuel capacity to make it worthless. Then there's the impact this has had on our Carrier procurement... The Typhoon is still hugely reigned in, wont be years until we see the true potential of that platform. Mainly software issues. But its already a generation behind anyway. Plus dont you think the MOD had the pinnacle of S/VTOL in the Harrier? An aircraft that went through so many stages of development it was the default ground attack aircraft? Killed off for no reason I can fathom other than to make space for the F-35. For the time being at least, the Su-35S (latest descendant of the Su-27) . So you havent seen the SU -37 then? Having been in a privelige position to get paid to go to airshows round the world, the -37 is just unbelievable to watch, basically it just defies physics. But again its from a bygone era of dog fighters, modern air power is all missiles from many miles away. Dont forget the Chinese J-20 either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinboy Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 oh yes, plane talk! hummm,.... talk dirty so more! Apparently as well, the US Navy had a problem with F-14 pilots and navigators after flight. More often then not, thay had a seemingly overwhelming desire to get oiled up and play homoerotic games of beach volleyball for most of the early evening, as opposed to spending time with their wives and girlfriends. Consequently, they were always late for their tea (and didn't have time to have a shower either). That is also true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersonic Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 So you havent seen the SU -37 then? Yeah but its outdated now, the 37 was basically a standard 35 with prototype thrust vectoring engines used to test their performance, its technology was later used in the 35-BM/35-S. It is quite odd that the mid 90's prototype used the 37 name but no production version did and later models carried on using 35, but I have no answer for it lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 Cant view it on my gaypad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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