Euro Fighter Close-Up
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Originally Posted by Arctic Cat F7
Its a cool picture for sure! But wouldbn't the jet wash off of the C-130 throw the fighter jet off balance or something like that??
Where's KC-10 FE ?
He'd know.
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Originally Posted by jamzwayne
WTH have you been lately?
BTW, I didnt read the caption. I thought it was a tower or something. I guess it could be a real photo
Thats pretty cool Jamz, good find! That guy in the back of the C-130 better not slip! 
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The first picture is possible but the 2nd and 3rd are photochops.
A.) The guy in the back of the C-130 or whatever it is would be sucked through the fighters intake.
B.) The fighters intake air would have been blocked by the C-130 and he would have stalled.
C.) Even though there would be no jetwash off the C-130 the air directly behind the C-130 is so disrupted that the figher would loose its lift.
A.) The guy in the back of the C-130 or whatever it is would be sucked through the fighters intake.
B.) The fighters intake air would have been blocked by the C-130 and he would have stalled.
C.) Even though there would be no jetwash off the C-130 the air directly behind the C-130 is so disrupted that the figher would loose its lift.
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Yeah, from that distance, dude better be strapped into, or onto something. Those intakes should suck him in from that range- and squirt him out the back (Or jam the engine), unless the prop wash somehow develops a cushion around the aircraft, and prevents him from being taken in.
C-130's aren't pressurized, so his having the door open is not surprising. I don't know if they can be pressurized or not, but if not, they can only fly so high without the crew having breathing equipment. 15,000 ft. > or so.
They say the Eurofighter is better than the F-15, but not as good as the F-22. They also say it's good enough to "potentially" beat an F-22 in a dogfight, and costs a hellofalot less to build.
Same for the Su-37 Flanker...
I still like the F-15 the best of all, but- if I had to pick a ride to go into combat with, it'd be the F-22.
It's got big shoes to fill. No F-15 has ever lost a dogfight, not from Israeli pilots, or American's. I think only one was shot down in Desert Storm. (SAM's are no joke)
The most bad-*** missle (Aside from THAD) on the market now, is a British weapon. It's like our HARM Missle (High Speed Anti-Radiation Missle) used to destroy SAM Radar. But, Iraq got slick, and started turning the radar off after tracking and firing, making the HARM miss if it wasn't already on final approach.
The British "HARM" weapon, if it loses the target, it climbs to 30,000 - 60,000 feet, and a parachute deploys, and it drifts downward, slowly, still active. Once the radar is turned back on, the missle detects it, jettisons the chute, and it streaks to the target.
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C-130's aren't pressurized, so his having the door open is not surprising. I don't know if they can be pressurized or not, but if not, they can only fly so high without the crew having breathing equipment. 15,000 ft. > or so.
They say the Eurofighter is better than the F-15, but not as good as the F-22. They also say it's good enough to "potentially" beat an F-22 in a dogfight, and costs a hellofalot less to build.
Same for the Su-37 Flanker...
I still like the F-15 the best of all, but- if I had to pick a ride to go into combat with, it'd be the F-22.
It's got big shoes to fill. No F-15 has ever lost a dogfight, not from Israeli pilots, or American's. I think only one was shot down in Desert Storm. (SAM's are no joke)
The most bad-*** missle (Aside from THAD) on the market now, is a British weapon. It's like our HARM Missle (High Speed Anti-Radiation Missle) used to destroy SAM Radar. But, Iraq got slick, and started turning the radar off after tracking and firing, making the HARM miss if it wasn't already on final approach.
The British "HARM" weapon, if it loses the target, it climbs to 30,000 - 60,000 feet, and a parachute deploys, and it drifts downward, slowly, still active. Once the radar is turned back on, the missle detects it, jettisons the chute, and it streaks to the target.
<KABOOM>
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Originally Posted by 01TruBluGT
The first picture is possible but the 2nd and 3rd are photochops.
A.) The guy in the back of the C-130 or whatever it is would be sucked through the fighters intake.
B.) The fighters intake air would have been blocked by the C-130 and he would have stalled.
C.) Even though there would be no jetwash off the C-130 the air directly behind the C-130 is so disrupted that the figher would loose its lift.
A.) The guy in the back of the C-130 or whatever it is would be sucked through the fighters intake.
B.) The fighters intake air would have been blocked by the C-130 and he would have stalled.
C.) Even though there would be no jetwash off the C-130 the air directly behind the C-130 is so disrupted that the figher would loose its lift.
Well, damn.
Hey I tried ya'll.
