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rickshaw · February 08, 2011, 02:51:51 AM

Interesting. Yak-38 as land based CAS?

Hobbes · February 08, 2011, 04:02:28 AM

A training unit, probably.

thesolitarycyclist · February 08, 2011, 04:27:44 AM

Quote from: rickshaw on January 23, 2011, 03:26:05 PM
Don't know if this has been posted before. I spotted a little picture of it in the new Airfix Magazine and it intrigued me so I did some searching and found this. Russian Helicopters with RAF roundels!

RAF serial ZB698 c/n 103M03

This one is Bulgarian:

Apparently the RAF are using them in the UK to train Afghan pilots

Sauragnmon · February 08, 2011, 05:06:07 AM

They tried using the Yak-38 for ground attack in Afghanistan, but they didn't perform very well. They had a few painted in A2G schemes as seen in the pictures. Recce and SEAD MiG-25's were also painted in A2G schemes, the picture showing the former as can be seen with the panels on the nose.

Nice stern shot of a Typhoon there Greg, you rarely see the screws, pics tend to focus on that massively long nose.

GTX · February 09, 2011, 12:15:04 AM

Something different but of Soviet origin:

More

Regards,

Greg

Taiidantomcat · February 09, 2011, 08:26:38 AM

Great pictures!!

pyro-manic · February 10, 2011, 09:14:19 AM

Good stuff! It must be pretty uncomfortable hitting the ground in one of those.

GTX · February 19, 2011, 01:13:32 PM

GTX · February 26, 2011, 09:10:42 PM

Nice big chopper...if you're into that sort of thing...

Good thing these MiG-31s have tow bars attached as you wouldn't want the taxiing under their own power there.

Regards,

Greg

Taiidantomcat · February 27, 2011, 01:33:43 PM

Great pics Greg!!

Gondor · February 27, 2011, 01:41:56 PM

Quote from: GTX on February 26, 2011, 09:10:42 PM

Good thing these MiG-31s have tow bars attached as you wouldn't want the taxiing under their own power there.

Regards,

Greg

I agree especially as both are on jacks !!!

Gondor

MiB · February 27, 2011, 02:06:55 PM

About this: http://cryptome.org/info/soyuz-tma19/soyuz-tma19.htm or Soyuz TMA-19 Descent Module Landing, is simply outrageous that at the dawn of the 21st century, the recoveries after the mission are still made in a manner so amateurish, botched and apparently disorganized!

Taiidantomcat · February 28, 2011, 05:44:54 PM

Star wars poster

Hobbes · February 28, 2011, 11:53:54 PM

Quote from: MiB on February 27, 2011, 02:06:55 PM
About this: http://cryptome.org/info/soyuz-tma19/soyuz-tma19.htm or Soyuz TMA-19 Descent Module Landing, is simply outrageous that at the dawn of the 21st century, the recoveries after the mission are still made in a manner so amateurish, botched and apparently disorganized!

Botched? That was a good landing.

Heat shield/parachute landings are still used because they are the lightest solution, and a very safe one (not many components that can malfunction).
Given that a space launch still costs in the region of $10,000/kg, weight is perhaps the most important design parameter for spacecraft.

MiB · March 01, 2011, 02:50:50 AM

You have absolutely right, in fact.
I was referring to all the people around only, which no one knows who he is, that push and looks like a disordered crowd

They seems farmers who have stumbled upon the astronauts