Aviation/planes thread

>>28086072
Disappointed that it's not a row of nose-mounted cannons.

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>>28086129
It's something much better.

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Any requests? I can dump intermittently for about an hour.

>>28086255
It's more practical, but it ain't as glorious

>>28086255
>gassing your own planes with chemtrails
Hope someone got fired for this.

>>28086129
"Fuck, we shot the tanker again Ivan"

>>28086258
Sabb folder

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>>28086395
SWEDEN YES

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I found a bunch of SAAB design studies recently so I'll start with those.

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>>28086072

>>28086255

Are Russians in on the chemtrails conspiracy as well?

>>28086072

I've recently acquired a desire to understand planes more indepth, like the physics of what makes one plane more maneuverable than another. I ordered a book on the F-4 Phantom but it is taking forever to get here. Does anybody have any other suggestions?

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I hope space planes are ok.

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>>28086573
There's a wallpaper version of both of these out there.

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>>28086537
http://www.amazon.com/Fundamentals-Flight-Edition-Richard-Shevell/dp/0133390608

Well you can start here.

As far as aerodynamics and maneuverability goes, I can tell you that it's effectively voodoo roughly governed by a couple of experimentally derived equations. Maneuverability is such a broad and vague term that it all depends on what exactly you're looking for.

>>28086537
If you can afford it, a one or two hour flying lesson will really help with learning about how planes work.
Also they eyewitness book on planes/flying machines does a really good job of tracing the development of planes from the 1700s to ~2000 (might be a new edition). That should be a good jumping off point, since the book cites all of its sources.

>>28086695
winning

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Sexiest war machine ever

>>28086258
"Mountain Jews"

I'm offended but interested at the same time

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>>28086760
Swiss.

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>>28086767
>>28086790
Standart stuff

how about the ALR Piranha?

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>>28086072

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>>28086444

>>28086537
Well you started with the F-4 Phantom, living proof that even a brick can fly well if you put enough engine on it. So not a bad choice :p

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>>28086325
>>28086527
>chemtrails
Do Americans actually believe this shit?

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>>28086486
Typhoons gonna drop some bombs tonight

REQUESTING A-10

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>>28090031

How about an A-1?

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>>28090147
A - 1 0

>>28086901
Dick Yes?

>>28089959
I always found it a little funny how nose-up the Draken sits, almost like a taildragger.