Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 2)
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MartG said:
Evolution of the AIM-9 Sidewinder seeker head
The AGM-122 was an anti-radiation ground attack version designed for attacking enemy radar sites - cheap but not as effective as purpose built ARMs
Interesting pic and very timely too.. I'm half way through 'Sidewinder: Creative Missile Development at China Lake' book! Useful to see images to go with the descriptions of each variant that I read at lunch time today The AGM-122 was an anti-radiation ground attack version designed for attacking enemy radar sites - cheap but not as effective as purpose built ARMs
tight5 said:
Took a little digging...9 December 1972- VF-92 F-4J 155743 landed aboard USS Constellation slightly left of center line, it caught the wire but veered left and headed off the deck, at this point crew - Lt. J. R. Brooke & Lt. G. B. Bastian - ejected and the Phantom ended up in the port catwalk. The crew were successfully recovered. The Phantom remained where it was until the USS Constellation (CV-64) returned to San Diego. Later converted to F-4S. To MASDC ( boneyard ) as 8F0200 Jul 30, 1985
Pictures of C-5 Galaxy flying with only three engines are in the article here https://theaviationgeekclub.com/interesting-photos...
In the same spirit of the BA5390, the "irish Luck": a partially ejected navigator in an A-6 Intruder. The guy survived!
Link to Gallagher's story
Link to Gallagher's story
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