Random aviation photos, page 62

posted on Jul, 17 2020 @ 06:44 PM

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Dang there are some good ones there...RAAF piggies?
Love the shot of the B2 between two airliners on the runway..Passengers would have said "WTF a UFO"?

Zaphod58

posted on Jul, 17 2020 @ 06:50 PM

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a reply to: Blackfinger

We weren't sure they were going to let us take pictures, so we were trying to sneak a shot of it before it got on base.

penroc3

posted on Jul, 24 2020 @ 08:27 PM

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Zaphod58

posted on Aug, 3 2020 @ 01:37 PM

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Who can spot one of two major components that required a redesign between the YF-15A and F-15A?

EartOccupant

posted on Aug, 3 2020 @ 03:00 PM

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Uneducated guess:

1. Wingtips got more rounded off/cut back
2. The color obviously ; )

airyspace2015

posted on Aug, 3 2020 @ 03:11 PM

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a reply to: Zaphod58I think the whole wing design and the horizontal staabilators.

Zaphod58

posted on Aug, 3 2020 @ 03:13 PM

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a reply to: EartOccupant

The wingtips evolved a little later. There were two pretty major changes made early on in testing. One can't be seen here, the other can.

Zaphod58

posted on Aug, 3 2020 @ 03:14 PM

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a reply to: airyspace2015

The stab sawtooth, correct. They encountered flutter problems fairly early on in the program, so cut the sawtooth into it. The second big change was the size of the speed brake. The wing change came a little bit later.

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EartOccupant

posted on Aug, 3 2020 @ 03:15 PM

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a reply to: airyspace2015

Yess, now you mention it, they also added some torpedo like arodynamic shapes at the wing/hull detachment area.

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EartOccupant

posted on Aug, 3 2020 @ 03:19 PM

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So.. i got no points : (

Speedbrake, is that a large flap, diploid while landing? Is it also used in the air?

Still a beautiful plane.

Edit: I googled it. And found it.

www.pond5.com...

Is it also used in the air, with dogfighting ?

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Zaphod58

posted on Aug, 3 2020 @ 03:24 PM

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a reply to: EartOccupant

Occasionally, yes. It's used to help slow the aircraft. It was initially much smaller.

EartOccupant

posted on Aug, 3 2020 @ 03:27 PM

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I guess it will not only brake, but will also give you a huge down-force.
But i get it, it is one of the "tools".

Zaphod58

posted on Aug, 3 2020 @ 10:55 PM

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a reply to: EartOccupant

Here's a top down angle that shows how small the original speed brake was.

JIMC5499

posted on Aug, 5 2020 @ 09:19 AM

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Didn't they change the intakes as well?

Zaphod58

posted on Aug, 5 2020 @ 12:54 PM

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a reply to: JIMC5499

No, that was one area that they got right from the start.

Zaphod58

posted on Aug, 14 2020 @ 05:17 PM

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Another day at Luke.

Salander

posted on Aug, 15 2020 @ 04:09 PM

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a reply to: penroc3

Thanks for the clip on the Falcon. I have time in both the 10 and the 20, and I like the way those airplanes fly. Expensive, but very nice handling.

glib2

posted on Aug, 15 2020 @ 08:00 PM

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originally posted by: EartOccupant
a reply to: Zaphod58

So.. i got no points : (

Speedbrake, is that a large flap, diploid while landing? Is it also used in the air?

Still a beautiful plane.

Edit: I googled it. And found it.

www.pond5.com...

Is it also used in the air, with dogfighting ?

No. Not used in dogfighting.

Used in rejoins. Sometimes tactically to slow down quickly. Pattern. And landing.

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anzha

posted on Sep, 19 2020 @ 12:47 PM

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anzha

posted on Sep, 19 2020 @ 02:36 PM

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