Amazingly cool and interesting plane footage
Discussion
Bonefish Blues said:
I guess I was asking how long before delivery a pilot could bale out and have any prospect of survival in that scenario.
I think it would depend on the attack profile, but assuming the approach was made at low level with no obstructions on the route to the target and a decent autopilot capable of compensating for the disturbance caused by his ejection, then I'd guess maybe 10 miles or so. Still risky though - even if they weren't injured or irradiated they've still dropped into a region they just nuked so won't be popular if found by the localsMartG said:
I think it would depend on the attack profile, but assuming the approach was made at low level with no obstructions on the route to the target and a decent autopilot capable of compensating for the disturbance caused by his ejection, then I'd guess maybe 10 miles or so. Still risky though - even if they weren't injured or irradiated they've still dropped into a region they just nuked so won't be popular if found by the locals
But if the guidance was that good why have a pilot at all? Dr Jekyll said:
MartG said:
I think it would depend on the attack profile, but assuming the approach was made at low level with no obstructions on the route to the target and a decent autopilot capable of compensating for the disturbance caused by his ejection, then I'd guess maybe 10 miles or so. Still risky though - even if they weren't injured or irradiated they've still dropped into a region they just nuked so won't be popular if found by the locals
But if the guidance was that good why have a pilot at all? slartibartfast said:
MartG said:
Nice!(just kidding).
MartG said:
IIRC the idea was to use them as manned cruise missiles, with a nuclear warhead in the rear cockpit. The pilot was expected to bail out before impact
Someone then thought it it was a great idea to use in training. The Navy's "Thursday War" uses a Falcon as the attacking aircraft, with a Hawk flying in close formation that then accelerates to play the missile and does a close pass on the target shiphttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNaRsFYSPP8
Filmed this a week back, some Typhoons taking off and land at RAF Coningsby, unfortunately no reheat but lots of noise!
Was trying out my Sony AX53 so the quality is pretty decent.
Typhoons at RAF coningsby
https://youtu.be/rUBaft96rkc
Was trying out my Sony AX53 so the quality is pretty decent.
Typhoons at RAF coningsby
https://youtu.be/rUBaft96rkc
slartibartfast said:
Filmed this a week back, some Typhoons taking off and land at RAF Coningsby, unfortunately no reheat but lots of noise!
Was trying out my Sony AX53 so the quality is pretty decent.
Typhoons at RAF coningsby
https://youtu.be/rUBaft96rkc
Nice (y)Was trying out my Sony AX53 so the quality is pretty decent.
Typhoons at RAF coningsby
https://youtu.be/rUBaft96rkc
There was a vid posted a while back showing some joint exercise - all the US F-16/F-18/F-15 jets and French Mirages all needed afterburner to get off the ground within the length of the runway but the Typhoon didn't
MartG said:
slartibartfast said:
Filmed this a week back, some Typhoons taking off and land at RAF Coningsby, unfortunately no reheat but lots of noise!
Was trying out my Sony AX53 so the quality is pretty decent.
Typhoons at RAF coningsby
https://youtu.be/rUBaft96rkc
Nice (y)Was trying out my Sony AX53 so the quality is pretty decent.
Typhoons at RAF coningsby
https://youtu.be/rUBaft96rkc
There was a vid posted a while back showing some joint exercise - all the US F-16/F-18/F-15 jets and French Mirages all needed afterburner to get off the ground within the length of the runway but the Typhoon didn't
phoons have so much dry power that they rarely use reheat unless QRA, display or showing off..great machine when they do.
Just about qualifies as plane footage - scratch one Mexican drug lord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLvVNznjldE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLvVNznjldE
MartG said:
Just about qualifies as plane footage - scratch one Mexican drug lord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLvVNznjldE
Holy moly!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLvVNznjldE
minigun shirely?
MartG said:
Why have the undercarriage down?Dr Jekyll said:
MartG said:
Why have the undercarriage down?Dr Jekyll said:
MartG said:
Why have the undercarriage down?Steve
Great footage here of two German Typhoons intercepting a commercial flight which had lost contact yesterday. You can also see another aircraft further down below crossing infront at about 1.30 or so.
Interestingly, the flight from which the footage is being taken seems relatively close to me - I didn't realise commercial flights flew that close to each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBP-Pj0UnNA
Interestingly, the flight from which the footage is being taken seems relatively close to me - I didn't realise commercial flights flew that close to each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBP-Pj0UnNA
hornetrider said:
Great footage here of two German Typhoons intercepting a commercial flight which had lost contact yesterday. You can also see another aircraft further down below crossing infront at about 1.30 or so.
Interestingly, the flight from which the footage is being taken seems relatively close to me - I didn't realise commercial flights flew that close to each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBP-Pj0UnNA
What is that stuff they are spraying?Interestingly, the flight from which the footage is being taken seems relatively close to me - I didn't realise commercial flights flew that close to each other.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBP-Pj0UnNA
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