Airplanes thread

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Whoo baby I was waiting for someone to create the next aviation thread

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Yee haw

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mmmm

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Made this the other day. The Super Constellation is arguably one of the most aesthetic planes to ever fly

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THIS WEBM IS REALLY FUCKIN LOUD just FYI

If you've ever wondered what a cartridge start looks like, here it is. Essentially a cartridge similar to a blank shotgun shell is inserted in the front (in this case, there is 3 cartridges). When the starter is engaged, the shell(s) fire and send compressed gas through a small turbine, and through a reduction gearbox this turbine drives the shaft of the engine to an RPM acceptable for starting. This video only shows a test of the starter, so the engine spools back down after the shells are no longer providing pressurized gas to the starter turbine.

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Who says you need a runway

Good thread OP

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The Tu-95MS taking off from inside, a pretty rare view.

The Tu-95 utilizes Kuznetsov NK-12 engines, and through some black Ruskie magic (double-planetary reduction gearbox) drives 2 massive contra-rotating propellers. These propellers, each 20.4 feet in diameter, turn at 750 rpm. Because of the massive diameter, the propeller tip speed is approximately mach 1.05. This, in addition to the constructive harmonic interference between the 2 propellers, makes for an incredibly loud engine-propeller combo. At 15,000 SHP each, the NK-12MA still holds the record for the most powerful turboprop ever created (and funny enough, one of the most efficient turboprop engines in terms of specific fuel consumption).

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Listen up anyone who is in multi engine training

Here is what happens if you don't maintain Vmc! Keep that zero sideslip and blue-line, or else...

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A little music for your ears

The MiG-15 utilized the Soviet's first production jet engine, the Klimov VK-1. It had one large and one small centrifugal compressors, a can-style set of combustors, and a single turbine. It was not a very efficient design, but laid the groundwork for future engine designs.

>>1422415
so what happened? lost lift on his right wing?

>>1422452
Failed to maintain minimum control speed with a single engine. The differential torque between the two engines pulled the aircraft over.

>>1422452
Differential torque, thrust, and excess drag caused the pilot to lose directional control of the plane and enter what is called a Vmc roll. Unless immediate corrective action is applied, a fully developed Vmc roll is unrecoverable and fatal.

not a webm, but oh boy, is it ever a plen!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca81w-VHW-w

>>1422295
HHHHNNNNNGGGGG

>>1422292

I find inertial starters erotic.

>>1422413
>tfw we never funded the thunderscreech as an attack plane
>tfw the enemy will never hear our planes coming 30 miles away
>tfw we will never have sound offs between bears and thunderscreeches, with groundcrews being almost too sick to work

>>1422349
>>1422352
>>1422393
>>1422413
>>1422415
>>1422429

Awesome and thanks for the info. I wish you had more from the cartridge starter.

>>1422589
No problemo. I'll look around and see if I can find any more cartridge start videos

>>1422588
The XF-84 was more a proof-of-concept plane than anything. Long story short a propeller cannot cope with relative wind greater than mach 1; they don't do well with the effects of compressibility. Also from reading up a while ago it sounded like a pretty miserable plane to fly/work around

>>1422543
It's like a jet's vagina.

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>>1422589
Ok I found a decent one of the a full startup using a cartridge. The material inside the cartridge is called isopropyl nitrate, or AVPIN, which is an extremely flammable liquid that more or less deflagrates when fired and creates a source of high-pressure gas to spin the starter turbine.

If anyone else has any requests, shoot. I love this shit.

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Here is a rather unusual procedure for most flights out there.

This is what is called a "loiter shutdown." It is the procedure of shutting down an engine to conserve fuel on flights which aim to achieve the maximum flight time possible. The P-3 Orion is known for doing this regularly, as it is designed to be a submarine/marine surveillance aircraft, loitering over open ocean for hours on end. The benefit in fuel economy outweighs the loss of aircraft performance, and is a really useful procedure in extending loiter time.

When it is shut down, the propeller is feathered. The blades change from a more or less flat pitch (if viewed from head on) to a 90° pitch, or aligned with the relative wind. Its the same principle if you hold your hand out the window on the freeway with either your palm facing the wind or the edge of your hand. It reduces drag and improves performance. At any point the propeller can be un-feathered and the engine restarted.

>>1422303
some nice war crimes you got there.

>>1422514
its salvageable if at altitude, but on approach its a death sentence.

>>1422802
Absolutely. Had the pilot simply reduced the power on the operating engine, he would have maintained directional control. Now, he didn't have much altitude to work with, but that was also his fault. A sad outcome to a perfectly avoidable crash

>>1422758
Got any F-14 take-offs or P51-D mustang in cockpit webms?

I love this thread so very much. Every one of you that posted something, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I've sent 2 out already in emails. the thrust vectoring and the Connie flyby.

Those cartridge starts are really impressive. I remember seeing that in the Jimmy Stewart movie where they crash in the desert, possibly titled 'Flight of the Phoenix' maybe?

Great job, you guys! 10/10!

>>1422874
When I get home later I'll check and see if I have any, and if not I'll make some

>>1423257
They did use a cartridge start in Flight of the Phoenix, although the mechanism was a bit different. More aviation webms to come later!

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>>1422874
Ok, I got a bunch more F-14 stuff coming up

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The Tomcat's got some great burners

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Wish I had more HD stuff but most footage of the tomcat (that wasn't filmed professionally for a movie) is pretty low-quality

>>1422281
As a Japanese man this triggers me.

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Here is the F-14 doing a supersonic pass for a carrier airshow. If you're bored, here is what is happening from an aerodynamic standpoint:

When a plane moves through the air it displaces the air molecules around it. The air molecules ahead of the plane begin to move as they interact with the high pressure area preceding the aircraft. When a plane approaches the sound barrier, or mach 1.0, the air molecules do not have time to move, and are instantly displaced by the high pressure bow wave that has formed. This wall of high pressure is called the shock wave. Directly behind the shock wave is an area of low pressure, and this is where a cone-shaped cloud is formed. The sudden change in pressure brings the temperature and dewpoint to parody (due to adiabatic cooling), and the relative humidity spikes, forming a cloud of visible moisture.

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Because the molecules cannot displace faster than the aircraft is moving, sound gets trapped behind the shock wave, hence the reason it is called the speed of sound.

>>1423977
jesus christ those jets can go fast

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>>1423983
That would be a bit over half of the F/A-18's top speed

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Old New Zealand A-4 Skyhawks. Kiwi pilots have a reputation for this sort of shit

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Here are 2 Japan Air Self Defense Force F-15Js practicing basic fighter maneuvers. One jet practices offensive BFM and the other defensive BFM, then they will switch. The techniques for each position are different.

Notice how they don't seem to turn very quickly, and some maneuvers appear sluggish. Up at altitude (looks like they are above 25000), the air is less dense. This means there is less air going over the ailerons, stabilator, and rudder to control the aircraft. When an aircraft performs these maneuvers, airspeed bleeds off quickly because of the added drag and high AoA, and up at altitude kinetic energy is easy to lose and hard to regain. This places the aircraft in the fight in a constant descent to try and make up for this energy loss.

Often times they will be at a very high power setting, yet approaching minimum controllable airspeed, so the pilot must not only fight the fight, but keep his aircraft from stalling.

>>1424020
fuck man, if we still had jets i would have worked my arse off from the day i left school so i could fly one
fucking helen man

>>1424114
This is really good stuff. Are you an aerospace engineer or a background in the field? I am looking to finish my undergrad in the next 18 months. Planes are fucking awesome man.

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>>1424836
I'm a pilot who loves this kind of shit. I'm just about finished with an Aeronautical Science degree with an Applied Meteorology minor, working on my CFI and have nothing better to do with my Friday night. This stuff genuinely interests me, so I learn all about aviation even in my free time.

Have an SR-71 night launch.

The J58 engines in the SR is an engineer's wet dream. It is a combination of a genius design, clever engineering, and fantastic craftsmanship. It is a single-spool axial-flow turbojet with a 9-stage compressor, a can-style combustor and a 2-stage turbine. The compressor (2nd stage, if I remember correctly) is fitted with bypass valves that direct compressor air directly into the exhaust, essentially upgrading this turbojet into a turbo-ramjet engine. In addition, the cone on the front of the engine intake extended and retracted to control the position of the shock wave for the optimum inlet dynamic pressure.

The fuel it used was called JP-7, which was a highly refined jet fuel designed to withstand the temperatures and speed associated with a mach 3.1 cruise. The engine required Triethylborane ('TEB') to both start and light the afterburner due to the JP-7's high ignition temperature. The Triethylborane instantaneously reacts with air and ignites with an intense bright green flash, as you'll see in the video.

Truly one of the most incredible feats of engineering, both the J58 and the SR-71 as a whole.

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Here we have an F-15 performing a live-fire test of an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. The AIM-9X is a short range air to air infrared-guided missile, fitted with a solid rocket motor and about a 10lb fragmentation warhead. It is capable of tracking targets up to 90° off boresight, meaning the aircraft can launch the missile in one direction and the missile will turn and track to a target far off the nose of the aircraft.

Here the F-15 enters a 5G+ turn and launches the Sidewinder, at which point the missile initiates a very sharp turn and tracks toward an F-4 drone. As you can see, the results are pretty effective.

>>1422603
>Long story short a propeller cannot cope with relative wind greater than mach 1
>Because of the massive diameter, the propeller tip speed is approximately mach 1.05

huh?

>>1422285
now that sure is a sound

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>>1422287
>twa livery
Muh dick

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>>1424992
Propeller tips can, but the propeller as a whole cannot.

A propeller is limited to subsonic operations due to the excessive drag rise associated with accelerating past mach 1, and that the propeller is thrust limited.

Accelerating past mach 1 will cause a massive increase in parasite drag over the propeller disk, and the propeller will not be able to accelerate the air past mach 1. A propeller is thrust limited, meaning that thrust is only available if the velocity of the air after interaction with the propeller (behind the prop) is faster than before (in front of the prop). In supersonic flight, the air in front of the shock wave is >mach 1.0, while directly behind it is <mach 1.0. Since the free stream air is going supersonic, shock waves will form along the leading surfaces and disrupt airflow over the airfoil, rendering the propeller useless.

Propeller tips can go supersonic though, which is not directly related to the speed of the aircraft as a whole. This has to do with the angular velocity of the tips as a function of RPM and blade length.

>>1425780
I love you.
Explain more please.

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>>1425879
Gimme a topic, anon. What do you want to learn about?

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>>1424887
>The J58 engines in the SR is an engineer's wet dream. It is a combination of a genius design, clever engineering, and fantastic craftsmanship. It is a single-spool axial-flow turbojet with a 9-stage compressor, a can-style combustor and a 2-stage turbine. The compressor (2nd stage, if I remember correctly) is fitted with bypass valves that direct compressor air directly into the exhaust, essentially upgrading this turbojet into a turbo-ramjet engine. In addition, the cone on the front of the engine intake extended and retracted to control the position of the shock wave for the optimum inlet dynamic pressure.

>>1425895
Are there still high altitude spy planes in operation?

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>>1425895
Forgot webm on last post.

>>1422776
Is that an Electra? They were pretty famous where I live, had an uncle who worked on her too.

>>1423977
USA
S
A

>>1423962
>F-14 supersonic pass
coolest boom ever.

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>>1426012
Nah that is a P3-C Orion

>>1425959
Absolutely, the 1st, 5th, and 99th Reconnaissance squadrons, all based out of Beale AFB in California, with overseas operations in Osan, South Korea, and I'm sure elsewhere in the middle east.

The U-2s fill a unique position. Nowadays, satellites can image large areas for intelligence gathering purposes, but the resolution is relatively poor for what they use the imagery for. Not only that, weather may obscure the target area, or the satellite may not pass over the spot they need to image within the time frame required.

The U-2 cruises at an altitude around 75,000', much lower than the satellite but far outside the envelope of interception (without a dedicated interceptor like a MiG-31 or something similar). Onboard they carry imaging equipment capable of high-resolution visible, infrared, and LIDAR (laser-assisted mapping) photography, and (most importantly) they can image a target area whenever they want.

It is not just the military though. NASA uses their U-2 (designated ER-2) for disaster relief, high-altitude atmospheric data collection, and terrain mapping/observation purposes, to name just a few.

>>1426160
>far outside the envelope of interception

i think the SA-2 will say other wise.

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>>1426174
t. Gary Powers

Yeah, I was thinking more on the lines of aircraft interceptions, not the effective SAM envelope. They do carry pretty powerful and effective onboard radar jamming equipment and electronic countermeasures, though.

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The U-2 is a very capable plane. With its 103' wingspan and GE F118 turbofan engine, it has an initial climb rate of about 15,000 ft/min. A standard airliner (we'll go with a Boeing 737-800) usually climbs at about 1500-2000 ft/minute.

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Gonna sift around and see if I can find any good SR-71 Blackbird videos.

Here is one performing a low pass over Kaneda AFB (Okinawa)

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Ok, last one for now

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>>1426160
>P3-C Orion
oh, Lockheed based it from the Electra (L-88). Uncle was a mechanic who worked on her. They were pretty inconic on a regional route. It's a shame my country doesn't have a big thing for aeronautic museums and they got sold to fucking Zaire. Uncle had an acquaintance whom flew the first batch there, nice story when they told me.

>>1422341

Licensed private pilot here, qualified on the 182. This is fuckin' nuts.

Thanks for posting such interesting info. I don't come to /wsg/ that often, but I'm glad I did today.

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>>1426160
>>1426185
>>1426214
Couple questions.

1. What's the highest altitude military aircraft in service? 75000 feet seems high as fuck, do any go higher? I'm specifically talking military purposes, not space shuttles or whatever.

2. Any videos of such flights? Curious to see what it looks like flying at that height.

3. What is your personal favourite plane?

Thanks for this thread, it's great reading all your posts.

Posting some Russian aircraft.

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Here you have Iranian F14s escorting Russian Tu95s over Syria.

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>>1427222
1. The U-2 is the highest operating military aircraft currently in service. The MiG-31 can reach almost double that altitude, but only by performing a "zoom climb", or selecting afterburner and flying a parabolic profile where a maximum altitude is achieved. The cruise altitude is somewhere around 66,000ft for the MiG-31. The SR-71 can perform a supersonic cruise up to around 85,000ft as per the performance data:

http://www.sr-71.org/blackbird/manual/
(Appendix 1-Performance Data)

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMyC2urCl_4

This is a video of the experimental SR-71-based drone which crashed during the flight. The pilot and Launch Control Officer both ejected later, but the Launch Control Officer opened his visor when he landed in the ocean and subsequently drowned

3. That is a really hard question to answer. Every aircraft is unique, each designed to fly differently, perform different tasks, and perform those tasks in different ways. They are testbeds for technology, each one being an experiment to find the perfect plane for the role.

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>>1427222
That being said, I have a list.
- All time favorite: Douglas DC-3. A workhorse of all ages, a real man's plane. Well-designed, well-performing, and can be both a luxury airline or a backcountry mule. It is still used in bush-cargo services in South America and northern Canada even to this day.

-Military: This changes almost weekly, but I gotta go with the MiG-31. It is a classic interceptor, fast as fuck, has an excellent range, radar, and performance. It has great engines (Russia is starting to come into their own with engine technology), sounds great, and can perform some unique tasks like no other plane, like interception and AA capability of low-flying cruise missiles.

-Civilian: Cessna 172. Now hold on, before you get on my case, let me explain. It is a perfect trainer, an excellent aircraft to learn the fundamentals on, its capable of precision instrument approaches (with the correct equipment installed), and really a great all-around plane. Very well designed airplane, and with a legacy of over 60 years I think it earns a spot.

>>1426371
>VARIG Electra
>1991

Fuck me

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This is the MiG-31 Foxhound. It is a supersonic interceptor in use today mainly by the Russian Air Force. It is an upgraded version of the MiG-25, which held a very similar role, but was in desperate need of an upgrade. It is a really cool plane, and is certainly a capable one.

The MiG-31 was designed to be an extended range/endurance interceptor, and was built accordingly. It has a maximum combat radius of 1,185 NM, and a max endurance of about 7 hours. It is a 2-seat aircraft, one for the pilot, and one for the weapons officer. The integration of a weapons officer drastically reduces pilot workload, increases situational awareness, and increases combat effectiveness.

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The MiG-31 is an upgraded version of the MiG-25 in several ways.

Better aerodynamic design is one aspect they improved upon. While it may look like a brick with wings and phat engines, it actually works quite well. Notice the massive intakes. They are designed to ingest an incredible amount of air in the low-speed regimes, and when the speeds get closer to mach 1, ramps drop from the top of the intake to limit and control the airflow into the engine. On the top of the wings you'll notice some sharp fin-looking things. They are called 'wing fences', and control spanwise flow, which helps the aircraft in the low-speed and high AoA regimes.

One of the most important upgrades involves the radar and electrical system improvements. The MiG-31 has an RP-31 Zalson radar, capable of target detection over 120 miles ahead or 56 miles behind, and capable of tracking 10 targets and attacking 4 targets simultaneously. The MiG-31 is (to my knowledge) the only interceptor capable of air to air engagement of low-flying cruise missiles

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Now, for my favorite part of the aircraft... the engines.

The MiG-31 is fitted with 2 Aviadvigatel D-30F6 afteburning turbofan engines, spitting out more than 34,200 lbs of thrust each. The engine consists of a 2-shaft design and a relatively high bypass ratio to maximize both power and economy. The compressor consists of 2 sections, LP and HP, with 5 and 10 stages respectively. The combustor consists of a 12-tube can-annular design, feeding the exhaust gas to the HP turbine at a searing 1640°C. The turbine consists of a 2-stage HP and a 2-stage LP turbine, with both HP stages being cooled with bleed air from the 5th and 10th stage HP compressor.

The D-30F6 utilizes FADEC (full authority digital engine control) to properly and continuously manage the operating parameters. This will help extend the lifespan of the engine and prevent inadvertent damage due to either operator error or mechanical issues.

Overall, a superb engine that creates quite the show at night. You may notice sparks flying out the exhaust during the video. This is a result of normal metal fatigue within the engine and/or dirt/dust ingestion during the takeoff run. Metal fatigue is normal in engines, so long as it does not exceed a safe amount. Tiny particles of metal wear off surfaces and are ignited upon reaching the intense exhaust temperatures. Same thing with dirt/dust ingestion; its pretty unavoidable, especially with those massive intakes.

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Switched the night videos, whoops.

Anyways, since the MiG-31 is an interceptor, it's gotta go fast as fuq. The MiG-31 can reach a top cruise speed of mach 2.83, which earns the Foxhound the title of fastest operating military aircraft in the world. Now, with great speed comes great inefficiency, so the MiG-31 wouldn't achieve a maximum range at M2.83 due to the stupid high parasite drag associated with high-supersonic flight. However, if it is performing a short-range intercept, nothing will get you there quicker.

Now, the MiG-31 is capable of mach 2.83 cruise flight, but this is not necessarily as fast as it'll go. If the situation requires (which it had better, cause I can't imagine these engines are cheap..) the MiG-31 can achieve mach 3+ for a short sprint.

The reason for the M2.83 limit is not performance-limited but rather temperature limited. At the dynamic pressures associated with high-mach flight, friction with the surrounding air causes the aircraft to heat up. The engineers that designed the MiG-31 thought of this, and build the frame/skin out of 49% high-nickel steel, 33% aluminum alloy, and 16% titanium to minimize thermodynamic impact.

The engines, however, will not be able to handle mach 2.83+ inlet temperatures. After a certain point, the inlet temps+engine operating temps will exceed the limits, and melt the engines.

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The MiG-31's performance is pretty great considering its size, too. Its a beast!

>>1426652
Same here. Just got mine this year in the C172. I can't imagine pulling that kind of shit, especially that fucking turn around the riverbend.

>>1422281
For a second there I thought it was a motherboard from the thumbnail

>>1422403
Very nice.

>>1422415
Went to flight school at my university. I only went to private, but my friend did instrument and is working on commercial in the school's multi. I hope he doesn't fuck up and do this.

>>1429052
Where is your friend going to school?

>>1425963
>Meanwhile in War Thunder RB

>>1429058
Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

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Last one for tonight

A Croatian MiG-21 performing a low pass and an afterburner climb. With the improved electronics suite I hear these things can still put up a good fight, and if nothing else they are certainly a small and fast target. Super cool plane, glad to see them still flying.

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>>1428015
>>1428023
>>1428775
>>1428806
>>1428860
>>1428886
Thanks for answering.
I really have a bias for Russian aircraft, I just love the way they're designed and the theory behind them, but I wasn't really aware of the MiG-31 as I tend to focus on the Sukhoi line.
It's definitely a beauty though, thanks for educating me on it. I'm gonna look up some stuff about it. :)

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>>1429080
If I'm not mistaken, wasn't the MiG-21 the only fighter jet capable of carrying a nuclear bomb?

>>1429462
No almost everything had a nuke strapped to it in the 60-80s

>>1422288
wtf is wrong with the engines?

>>1429588
Fair enough, I just remember playing DCS world and you can put a nuke on the MiG-21 in that.

>>1429630
Nothing. The mixture is a little rich, which causes the still-burning fuel-air mixture to exit while still combusting, however this can help with cylinder head temperature management and engine cooling at low airspeed/high power setting conditions. Believe it or not, the fuel/air mixture is one source of cooling for the cylinders, and running the engine rich can control the high temperatures (and put on a good show at dusk or night).

>>1429649
Funniest thing I have witnessed today

>>1422292
I know that plon. It was crashed some years ago, though.

>>1425963
Fucking beautiful.

Not sure how to make a Webm but this is the single greatest video of planes I've seen

https://vimeo.com/70994185

>>1425184
yeah try listening to them in person. A whole different experience

>>1430071
>Not sure how to make a Webm
Have you tied reading the sticky?

>>1422795
Loosen your butthole, bitch. It's been 70 years, most of those kraut kiddos roasting alive down there would be dead by now anyway.

>>1430669

Not him, but
>Time means we should stop caring about things, no matter how horrendous they were

If I killed your friend/family/dog/cat/blow up doll today, you surely won't care about it say, next year, eh? So I can get away with it, since it's been a long time already, you wouldn't be a butthurt bitch about it for so damn long

I mean, it's not like I just arbitrarily decided on a time frame that should grant me complete impunity and shit, time has gone by, which means my crimes don't matter anymore

>>1428015

Wow is that thing big.

>>1428775
>>1428775
>>1428806
>>1428860
>>1428886
>>1428953

Truly my favorite russian plane.

My favorite american plane is the F-16 have anything on that?

Seriously I truly wish I had the money and could own both of those to fly for myself.

>>1422874
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOXxUApaaWo&t=314s

Just watch all for his videos for full explanations of start ups and cabin porn.

>>1424887
Fucking Aerosexuals

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>>1423977
I want to see/hear/feel a TU-160 doing a supersonic fly-by like that SO damn badly

;_;

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>>1431074
Maybe someday you'll feel passionate about something too.

Have a PZL-104 Wilga. Listen to the voice of it's 260hp Ivchenko AI-14 9-cylinder radial engine. Observe its unique design, with its leading edge slots, trailing link gear, and high-camber airfoil designed for STOL ops on unimproved runway. It may be a fugly Polish bitch, but she is a backcountry beast.

>>1422281
I've seen FIFI fly IRL at WW2 weekend at Reading, PA.

It was fucking awesome, and also surprisingly loud.

>>1429690
Planes are fucking weird pieces of engineering.

>>1422291
Damn, he was really far down the runway and his nose was pointed pretty far up before the wheels left the runway.

>>1431059
>those fucking russkies
so i've seen this gif/webm a couple of times over the last few years. can anyone tell me what the reason for this was?

>>1422341
jesus fucking christ

>>1431487
They do it in cars too; purposefully tune higher rpms rich to mitigate knock(pre-ignition).

>>1431492
Botched approach and poor decision making. He fucked that approach by leaving in a high power setting (:03-:04) instead of reducing power to recapture the glideslope, which caused him to be high.

Because he found himself high on the glidepath, he reduced power to idle and dropped like a rock. At that descent rate, he would have probably either blown a tire or damaged the gear, so he crammed the power.

The only reason he was able to go around was his relatively light landing weight and excess power, hence the incredible AoA above the deck. He should've slowed the descent rate, touched down far and taken the bolter instead of attempting to waveoff.

>>1431533
thanks for the answer. probably was a little bit drunk, too :^)

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My contribution to this wonderful thread

>>1431533
you are right, but Kuznetsov is not US aircarrier

Monday they lost su-33 because of it, and last week mig-29 they just fell into the sea
for one russians have very little number of pilots trained in carrier ways
for two Kuznetsov is retarded not goose not duck design, which makes it complicated for pilots
I think soviet term was air carrying attack cruiser or something, sound great on paper but very hard on pilots
these things happen all the time with this ship
it was in dock for 20 years or something before refit and restart of flights
most important cause is not enough experienced navy pilots of course

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>>1432240
Forgot .webm, it's pretty though when not smoking.

>>1423962
But conic cloud has nothing to do with a speed of sound. It formes on subsonic speeds as well.

>>1432285
The cone is not associated with the speed of sound, but it is most defined around mach 1.0. I didn't mean to imply that it was a result of the speed of sound, but rather a common occurrence. For the cone cloud specifically, all that is required is the low pressure behind the high pressure bow wave, which begins to form well before mach 1.

>>1428023
>MiG-31.
Literally a flying brick

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>>1432240
Yeah, I get that. Experience is impossible to teach, so the only way pilots will gain proficiency is through practice.

With the botched landing here >>1431059, he should have executed a 'bolter', or a touch and go without capturing the wire.

This is an example of a bolter. Most of the approach is just fine, but the short final is where the approach was compromised. Inside 1/4 mile he raises the nose and holds it there for a second or so too long, and gets above the glidepath. When he finally corrects for this, the nose is pushed too far down, increasing the airspeed just a knot or two. This extra 1-2 knots pushes his touchdown zone past the wires, so he lands long. When the wheels hit the deck, the power is advanced to full, and a climb is initiated to reenter the pattern and try again.

>>1432310
I happen to think its a pretty cool brick.

>>1428806
The radar upgrade was important because it was literally too fast to use radar without having a really long range.

>>1432245
>>1432240
The Kuznetsov is a pretty flawed design. The ramp limits take off eight for its aircraft significantly, making it impractical for any role besides naval air defense.

I've watched some pretty extensive videos of people touring it. It's easily one of the most poorly maintained ships I have ever seen, and the Russian lack of seamanship discipline means it's a massive ship fire waiting to happen. Unsecured stowage everywhere.

The Chinese have managed to do some pretty serious rehauls to there, but I don't really know what they're planning on using it for. There's no way a J-20 can take off of her without CATOBAR unless they want to compromise the mission those planes are meant for.

>>1432319
Well, that and the fact that late 1960s radar is pretty far behind mid 1980s radar technology. Better antenna, higher power, and more sensitive receivers were just a few reasons they incorporated it into the MiG-31. Nowadays I think they would have some pretty nice equipment running in those things.

>>1432306
what documentary?

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some OC

>>1432342
Fog of War

>>1422403

I've seen lots of pilots bleed off speed by brushing the water a bit, but jesus

>>1431641
>airbus.webm

>>1432306
start shit get hit

>>1433026
>airbus.webm
What are you getting at?

>>1432714
the game please?

>>1433236
>>1433270
Anyone have anything else with radio chatter like these? Comfy af.

>>1433264
DCS

>>1424851
what the fuck

>>1430016
weeb shit

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>>1432714
Anyone know the music in this?

>>1434878
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBvViQnjRk4&ab_channel=dancewiththedead

>>1422795
Dresden was legit!

>Civilians are a justified military target

No love for Mirages / Rafales?

>>1436696
Why don't you make some

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dumping a few webms of this beauty

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>>1436810

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>>1436812

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>>1436814

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>>1436818

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>>1436820

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>>1436822

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>>1436824

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>>1436830

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>>1436833

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>>1436837

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>>1436840

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>>1436844

>>1426012
>>1426371
>>1428058

Sai do chan Lito

>>1422795
>war crimes
>no one charged
cry harder krautboi

>>1424735
Soon you wont even have ships!

>>1437181
>unsecured cables near where the rotor is
What were they even attempting?

>>1431509
Not to mention that the EGR system in cars actually sucks in exhaust to keep cylinder temps down

>>1431489
Some locals you have no choice but to use every bit of the runway. Likely a volcanic island or other island with mountains

>>1433028
Hope that, soon, something akin to that happens to ya. Of course your family, friends, acquaintances, etc. had nothing to do with the war going on over yonder, but hey, they lived in the country...start shit, get hit

War unlikely? Maybe just a vindictive nigger then, who turns out to rape you/your wife's son/whatever, and you get to enjoy a literally ruptured ass personally. Should've just not started shit, y'know

>>1429080
My favourite MiG.

>>1439419
R2D2 is that you?

>>1433026
kek

>>1433287
liveatc.net if you are just looking for air traffic chatter. Look up the ICAO code for the airport you want and click which frequency you want to listen to. KLAX is always good, very busy.

>>1422341
that is one hell of a pilot right there

>>1439419
That whistling sound comes from the air passing over the gun barrels, like blowing on a beer bottle.

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>>1440253
>>1439437
yea man

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>>1431284
with sound

>>1424114
>
Odd they are tailing that close. You typically want to be farther than that for missile engagements, even sidewinders. you generally want to be just close enough to be able to visually identify the target. Seems like bad practice.

>>1432326
Russian Navy as a whole is absolutely horrid. many of their ships are still slick deck, are way under maintained, and Russian sailors are just trash (cant blame them since so many are conscripts)

They really seem to focus on their designs looking menacing, and thats it. The Shtorm and Lider classes that are "planned" look somewhat promising.

>>1439945
CYOW is Ottawa International in Canada, certainly not busy like LAX but youll get everything from training pilots on C150's To standard commercial fare to the occasional military craft passing through. Has commercial landings every 7-15 mintues

>>1440697
BFM training does not specify type of weapons. They're at an acceptable range for guns

>>1440924
active radar lock would indicate hes armed missiles.

>>1430016
Time to make some ringtones

>>1437959

TALK.

SHIT.

GET.

HIT.

>>1422341
Those guys are the craziest kind of niggers. Mad props to those fuckers. Shit's right up there with being a fighter pilot. Fucking bush pilots are madmen.

>>1424925
>tfw the Phantom II is now just a flying target to be shot out of the sky

I don't have a gif or anything, but it feels bad. I hope they keep a few of them around.

>>1432714
I wish they'd do the 16 for fuck sake. I'm already way more familiar with it than any other airplane. Way back in the day I put in far too much effort with Falcon 4AF. I'd feel at home again and aside from the F-4 it's probably the only thing that would get me back into the game.

I did a lot with the Ka-50 too, but after they integrated it with FC3 it went to shit and I haven't really touched the thing since. I'm sure the 18 will be fun, and they'll probably get my money, but I'm never gonna go all in again.

>>1422776
P-3 Orion, Kawasaki model, not Lockheed Martin.

>>1422776
To clarify, this is what I flew on a EP-3E variant. Loiter shutdown was always interesting feeling the plane shift left or right depending on which engine you shut down. The E-handle (black and yellow diagonal striped handles at top of instrument cluster in video) which shuts the engine down from full speed to stopped in seconds is interesting.

>>1440732
>Slickdecks in the North Atlantic
Mama, ya ne khochu umirat'

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>>1441659
It certainly is an interesting feeling. This is a video I took from my multiengine training, when I had to shutdown the critical engine and fly for about 10 minutes single-engine. The engines and props are controlled by FADEC on the DA42NG, which makes everything really simple.

The DA42NG uses low-inertia wood-core propellers with an epoxy coating and aluminum leading edge, so even though the prop was feathered and engine stopped, the ~95kt relative wind would cause it to windmill a bit.

Also my programs are being a bitch to convert and manipulate the file, so excuse the shitty cropping.

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>>1441533
Fear not my friend, the Japs still got 'em

They use the F-4 quite a lot, actually. I'm super happy to see them still flying in Japan, cause the Luftwaffe retired them just a few years ago. I really like their blue camouflage, too

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Cranking the RF-4E's 2 J-79 afterburning turbojets

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JASDF F-15 adding a little heat to a foggy Japanese morning

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And an F-16C to spice it up a little further

>>1422295
hey, this is a blue board

>>1425933
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3ao5SCedIk

>>1425963
Is that an u-2?

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>>1432360

>>1442202

I love the F-16, absolutely one of my favorite jet fighters of all time.

>>1444402
Yep

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>>1432245

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>>1422413
>>1422281

>>1422429
Amazing, love early Jet fighters

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>>1432326
>ramp limits take off eight for its aircraft significantly
I'm sick and tired of this weight limit meme. The modern naval versions of sukhois and migs have enough TWR during emergency afterburner mode to bring everything they need. They are specifically designed with the ramp start in mind. So the catapult is only required to launch other naval turboprop planes like AWACS... which Russia doesn't have anyway (they use AWACS helis). Moreover, steam catapults suck massive dicks in a cold climate because of obvious icing. Electromagnetic catapults could work, but they require a nuclear reactor and shitload of power. But Kuznetsov was not fitted with one, which is the most fucking retarded decision, because Russia is the only country operating nuclear powered heavy missile cruisers and a massive fleet of nuclear icebreakers so they had more than enough experience and resources to make it.

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>>1445462

>>1425184
almost like the v1 rockets. scary shit

>>1446710
the problem wasn't ressources, it was/is not being allowed to pass the bosphorus with nuclear powered vessels

>>1429462
Do you mean perhaps that there were squadrons of only Mig-21's dedicated to flying tactical nukes? Maybe.

>>1424735
>saw cool shit like this all the time as a kid
>wanted to fly myself when I grew up
>then my life went to shit

oh well

>>1426243
its Kadena* AFB and I am stationed here now, I work on the c-130J Avionics systems, fun stuff.
the SR-71 has a sensor array adaptation that allows the pilot to know if anyone is taking a picture or recording as shutters send small RF energy.

>>1444420
you can add deja vu to anything drifting and it turns it into a whole new kind of vibe, love it

>>1426214
airliners are capable of much higher rate of climb when unloaded, i'm based on the same field as the Boeing wide body plant, and i can tell you they're getting around 5000fpm empty.

our ceiling today was 4600, and i watched a brand new emirates 777 climb right through it in under a minute

>>1442195
heh, looks like its missing its front wheel for the first half of the clip

>>1437048
No shit, victors don't charge themselves.

>>1422415 damn
It's impossible to survive any plane crash, right?

>>1450919
There have been many instances of people surviving the impact of their aircraft's fuselage colliding with the ground after free-falling. Highly unlikely, but possible.

>>1450306
Glorious hijab steel

>>1440766
I wonder what it was like the first time landing that shit.

>>1451114
kek

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>>1422303
Color

>>1450306
I was assuming a typically loaded 737 flight, not a ferry or repositioning flight. I know they can (the 757 can push 3500-4000'/min while loaded if they want, but usually restrict it to a more reasonable climb rate). But I think a 15000'/min initial climb rate is pretty incredible, in my opinion.

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>>1450260
We need some more kai tak in this bread

>>1451439
N-NANI!? PRANE DRIFTO?!

>>1451439
that's some impressive crabbing

>>1422303
fucking terrible, god i hate the english so much

>>1451162
He uses a parachute to land, so actually it's not very remarkable.

>>1451563
>germans bombed the fuck out of england for years

>>1451570
the english deserved it though

>>1429043
is this a cover of that one vapourwave song

>>1451570
more germans died in one night of Dresden fire bombing than the entire London blitz

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>>1451683
Good.

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is VF-84"Jolly Rodgers" the most iconic Tomcat squadron? I'd say yes because muh Final Countdown

>still no F-14 in DCS

;_;

>>1451996
Viggen first brosef, and that's coming reaaaal soon.

>>1451996
Now I want the Buc to come to DCS.

>>1432240
>>1432326
>>1446710
>>1450124

The Kuznetsov is a aircraft carrying cruiser because it allows it to pass the Bosporus Strait. Because the treaty only allows carriers of a weight of 15,000 tons or less. But if it is a capital ship (ie cruiser) it can pass. So it literally carries the anti-ship missiles to have access to the Black Sea.

With that said the main purpose of the Kuznetsov is fleet defense, unlike Western carriers where the carrier's only offensive capability is the air wing.

Remember Soviet/Russian naval surface doctrine is defense of Russian waters, not power projection. This is why the Russians have have so many corvettes, frigates and other small vessels with a heavy load of anti-ship missiles.

>>1442050
Shit man, do you happen to work for FMS?

>>1446710
Do you know the source for that gif?

>>1450245
Can you go into detail on that sensor array thing?

>>1432326
The chinese are using their Kuznetsov primarily as a trainer. As people have said earlier, these things take time and practice, not just for the pilots but also the deployment and task force. Their second carrier is kuznetsov clone and will probably also be a trainer (right now they apparently have a giant converted cruise ship for a second crew that switches out training), but the third one that's probably slated for 2018-2019 is definitely CATOBAR

>>1424020
Like the argentinians

>>1451683

can't take a hit don't start shit

>>1422337
the Bone is just too sexy, those curves are amazing

>>1441533
Actually, today was the last flight of any US military Phantom II. They are now officially all decommissioned.

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>>1458684
Fuck. The first and I guess only Phantom I will ever see fly in my life. I probably saw others, but i was too young to remember. I'm finna cry, senpai.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spjEPoo_ua0

>>1433414
Unfortunately that's not a zero. The Commemorative Air Force (US flying history people) have a bunch of T6 Texans made to look like zeroes but the size gives them away.

>>1423977

At the end of that webm the guy on the flightsuit on the far right does this sicc little mini "hell yeah" with his right hand

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In another 10 years

I need this webm'd this is my all time favorite aviation story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra_khhzuFlE

>>1461288
better version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaA7kPfC5Hk

>>1430979
For you.

>>1429031
I literally opened the thread because I thought OP posted the wrong webm.

>>1424020
Here at Argentina we still have a few of these machines operating, but in my case, I say the oposite, im in the airforce and I would work my ass off if we had russian machines.

>>1429997
Fuck yeah, Robin Fucking Olds!!!

>>1429043
AESTHETIC

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>>1461279
>2017
>shithunder

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>>1461525
porque no los dos

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>>1442022
Man this makes me want to fly again. I miss it.

>>1459003
yes it is
>https://www.cafsocal.com/our-aircrafts/our-aircraft-and-history/mitsubishi-a6m3-zero/
>Our Zero was delivered to the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Group #3. The aircraft was recovered from Babo in New Guinea in 1991, partially restored from several A6M3s in Russia, then brought to the United States for completion of restoral. In 1998 the aircraft was re-registered and displayed at the Santa Monica Museum of Flying. Currently, this aircraft has a Pratt & Whitney R1830 engine (compared to the original Sakai engine in the Planes of Fame Museum’s flyable A6M5 Zero). There is, nevertheless, the fact that Japan had a contract with Pratt & Whitney before WWII in which P&W provided engines for fighter planes and other aircraft. It is, therefore, conceivable that some of the planes participating in the Pearl Harbor attack could have been powered by American engines.

>>1426652
Canadian student here, (eh).
Curious wtf school uses 182's? Unless you're just the well funded one who can afford their bett craft.

-My current school has 150's, Piper Cherokees, and a Twin Commanche.

>>1464932
If a school has 182s they'll typically be 182RGs so people can get a complex endorsement or commercial rating.

>>1461445
context?

>>1451996
holy fuck requesting source on background song

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Top Gun: Cyberpunk edition.

>>1461749

context? Was that on purpose or were they dicking around on a runway and the biplane pilot decided to fuck with them?

>>1451563

don't start what you can't finish ahahahahah

>>1451900
I wouldn't call that dresden , that's most likley the 8th doing pre D-day strikes on the transportation network. It also makes me wonder where are all the hours of bomb and gun cam footage from the 8th hiding? destroyed or in an archive somewhere?

>>1455198
Great to see a bit of Time Trumpet

>>1446755
>that guy hitting the deck
Not gonna lie, would've done the same.

Well, I had a lot of fun making webms and researching/writing stuff for this thread. Until next time, /wsg/