Aviation Pictures Part Trois

[Fat Guy]

You forgot one

For some reason, the Tomcat never did it for me visually. Even less so with the Hornet and Fulcrum. And the Foxbat/Foxhound look as if someone tried to make an Eagle out of boilerplate.

And yes, the Hog looks cool, but not sexy like the four I posted. I'd put the Lightning right up there with those four except they built it with the wrong number of engines.   ;)

[DoctorMonkey]

For some reason, the Tomcat never did it for me visually. Even less so with the Hornet and Fulcrum. And the Foxbat/Foxhound look as if someone tried to make an Eagle out of boilerplate.

And yes, the Hog looks cool, but not sexy like the four I posted. I'd put the Lightning right up there with those four except they built it with the wrong number of engines.   ;)

I know what you mean, the F-15 is an amazing looking aircraft (said through gritted British teeth) and I get quite frustrated that the British faffed around making the Eurofighter (and even the Tornado) when it would have made more sense to buy the F-15/F-15E


The F-14 is maybe an 8/10 looker or the second most attractive girl in a show - up against the F-15 she looks "average" but put her up on her own or walk past her on the street and you'd definitely look twice


I have grown to like the Hornet but definitely think it looks better in two seat format and I have grown very fond of the F-18F Super-bug/Rhino

[Sharpnel]

Here's an early version of a twin-tail, twin engine jet fighter. I think she's very smexy, the F7U Cutlass. This one is loaded for Bear.

[DoctorMonkey]

Here's an early version of a twin-tail, twin engine jet fighter. I think she's very smexy, the F7U Cutlass. This one is loaded for Bear.

Looks like a BattleTech Lucifer

[Sharpnel]

That it does. I'm sure this plane influenced the artistic vision of the BT Lucifer.

[Deadborder]

That it does. I'm sure this plane influenced the artistic vision of the BT Lucifer.

Its performance also influenced the Lucifer's. Take that how you will.

[Sharpnel]

Its performance also influenced the Lucifer's. Take that how you will.

Ain't that the truth. Beautiful plane, poor service history

[Kidd]

Is it me, or does the JASDF naval camouflage look pretty damn cool? :)

Looks like a BattleTech Lucifer

Reminds me more of the Slayer, but yeah.

[Luciora]

Speaking of the Slayer, might be off topic, but GI Joe alsi used a very similar looking plane for one of the future tech gestalt teams, and wondered what the history of the plane was.  I wonder if it has unseen roots like the Leopard, Corsair and Samurai now.

[Fat Guy]

That it does. I'm sure this plane influenced the artistic vision of the BT Lucifer.

It wasn't called the "Gutless" for nothing.

Then again, pretty much everything with Westinghouse jet engines kinda sucked.

[glitterboy2098]

 

Looks like a BattleTech Lucifer

i actually made that comparison i nthe FOTW for the Luci.. because the Cutlass not only has a similar appearance, but also a rather similar history of technical problems.
http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=1916.msg307118#msg307118

[qc mech3]

I always loved the look of the Cutlass but its pour engines combined with an Elbar toothpic for a nose wheel made it wwwaaayyyy too dangerous to land. this pic (thanks google!) is a good exemple.

[I am Belch II]

The really raised cockpit on the Cutlass I always notice. With that big nose landing gear, I can see that forward visual and landing might be a big pain.

[Sharpnel]

The really raised cockpit on the Cutlass I always notice. With that big nose landing gear, I can see that forward visual and landing might be a big pain.

They should have shortened the front gear and lengthened the wing gear to give it a flatter profile with regard to the deck.

[Feenix74]

Looking at the angle of attack of the wing and the leading slats, might find that the the nose gear length was intentionally to give the aircraft attitude on landing and take-off.

[I am Belch II]

Looking at the angle of attack of the wing and the leading slats, might find that the the nose gear length was intentionally to give the aircraft attitude on landing and take-off.

IT was used to help the plane off the deck its already pointed skyward so that thrust from the engines can help it up. Royal Navy F4s used that also to help the big planes off the deck.

[glitterboy2098]

Looking at the angle of attack of the wing and the leading slats, might find that the the nose gear length was intentionally to give the aircraft attitude on landing and take-off.

That was exactly it. Remember this was before catapults on carriers. The prototypes had a flatter attitude and what we now consider more normal landing gear, and it just didn't have the short takeoff distance required to get up into the air off the deck of a ww2 vintage aircraft carrier.

The stilt nosegear was a way to improve the takeoff performance, but it caused a lot of issues with visibility during takeoff and landing, and had a bad habit if crumpling if the plane came in for a landing too hard.

[ColBosch]

Speaking of the Slayer, might be off topic, but GI Joe alsi used a very similar looking plane for one of the future tech gestalt teams, and wondered what the history of the plane was.  I wonder if it has unseen roots like the Leopard, Corsair and Samurai now.

The GI Joe toy postdates the BattleTech version. Also, despite what Harmony Gold may be trying to convince themselves, things are allowed to be similar without being copyright violations.

[Luciora]

Thanks!   The Gi Joe plane was just so memorable to me for some odd reason. 

The GI Joe toy postdates the BattleTech version. Also, despite what Harmony Gold may be trying to convince themselves, things are allowed to be similar without being copyright violations.

[Feenix74]

RAAF have gifted a P-3C Orion to HARS (Historical Aviation Restoration Society) as they retire the P-3C and replace with the new P-8A Poseidon. Here is a nice photo of the latest member of the family with dad, granddad and great-grandad.

[JadeHellbringer]

And that, friends, is four generations of scaring the piss out of submarine captains.  >:D

[Kidd]

P-8 Poseidon... we're thinking of buying more MPAs and this Navy officer I was talking to was lusting after it so bad, despite its horrendous price tag.

In other news, Brimstone successfully completed firing trials from the Typhoon, and will be integrated on all RAF Typhoon squadrons shortly.

[JadeHellbringer]

That is one loaded-up warbird. Wow.

[Cannonshop]

The P-8 is ADORABLE!!!

http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2014/12/p8-high-altitude.html

how could anyone resist, a 737 with missile racks!!?

[ANS Kamas P81]

"Uh, sir, this is a regular 737, that was the luggage compartment purge not the missile launch button."

[Feenix74]

More Poseidon pics:

Showing off the weapons bay


More than just a pretty face, it can make life interesting for both sub and surface captains

[I am Belch II]

RAAF have gifted a P-3C Orion to HARS (Historical Aviation Restoration Society) as they retire the P-3C and replace with the new P-8A Poseidon. Here is a nice photo of the latest member of the family with dad, granddad and great-grandad.

Such a great photo.

[Fat Guy]

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) announced that it has begun domestic development of the ATAK 2 attack helicopter.

TAI began the project to build the six-tonne ATAK 2 domestically without foreign help based on technical knowledge and operational experience gained with the T129 attack helicopter currently produced under licence from Leonardo.



The T129:

[nerd]

And that, friends, is four generations of scaring the piss out of submarine captains.  >:D

You wish.

When threatened with ops working with P-3's out of Whidbey, it was prefaced with "If they can get off the ground."   ;D

And we were told to make more noise as well so they could find us.

[Kidd]

I might get flak for this but who cares?

British pilot, American F-35B, British Paveway IV bombs, USS America - some very close co-operation going on here.