Klaiber Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 That's great stuff Ludwig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted September 29, 2020 Report Share Posted September 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Ludwig said: Kids today don't know what "going off the air" means.... I’m not sure they’d understand “On the Air”, either. Klaiber, Firefly and Ludwig 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsOnMeds Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 On the Airwaves. Radio waves. Come on, some of us are young but we still love Military aviation history so we at least know that. At least I think that's what "Going on air" and "Going off air" means? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsOnMeds Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Thought this was cool even if it was explained at a beginner level: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 59 minutes ago, TedsOnMeds said: On the Airwaves. Radio waves. Come on, some of us are young but we still love Military aviation history so we at least know that. At least I think that's what "Going on air" and "Going off air" means? Well, if you're not familiar with this image (and unless you're as ancient as those who are talking about this... you probably won't be) then you're not getting the meaning of "Going on air" and "Going off air". This is what you would see in the desolate wee hours of the late night / early morning... often times wondering just what the hell you were doing staring at this stupid image on your black and white cathode ray tube... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 @TedsOnMeds, at about 1:45 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted September 30, 2020 Report Share Posted September 30, 2020 Also about 1:40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsOnMeds Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 I love, love LOVE LOVE AV Web! He reminds me of my ex USAF Cargo pilot Godfather Pete. He's got an amazingly dry sense of humor while he talks about the general aviation topics. Check him out!!! Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 "Hey whatcha doinMan..... "I'm just watchin TV man.... Watchin TV...??? whatya watchin Man? I don't know.....it's a movie about indians but it's really boring.... Hey Man....that's not a movie Man....that's a TEST PATTERN..... Hey.... far out....... Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wittmann Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 I recently watched a good documentary on amazon about british jets. Was a pretty good show never knew the british sold the russians the jet engine that became the mig-15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonrd Posted October 2, 2020 Report Share Posted October 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Wittmann said: I recently watched a good documentary on amazon about british jets. Was a pretty good show never knew the british sold the russians the jet engine that became the mig-15 Interesting discussion about it on Quora: https://www.quora.com/In-1946-the-UK-government-agreed-to-sell-Rolls-Royce-Nene-jet-engines-to-the-USSR-as-long-as-they-dont-use-it-for-military-purposes-The-Soviets-quickly-started-putting-them-into-jet-fighter-aircraft-Was-the-British#:~:text='In 1946%2C the UK government,British government really that naive.” I tend to agree with the first guy: The Cold War did not really kick-off until 1947, and the Labour government in the UK were not knee-jerk anti-communists like most American politicians. Moreover relations between the US and UK were not warm. The Truman administration had abruptly terminated Lend Lease after Japan had surrendered, forcing the UK to negotiate an emergency loan from US banks. This was considered to be an economic attack on the Labour government and its policies. It was therefore considered to essential to maintain an amiable relationship with the Soviet Union. If only to stop the US from taking us for granted. Selling the Nene to the Soviets was regarded as a good will gesture without great strategic significance: the Soviets already had access to German jet technology and the British had decided to concentrate future jet development on axial flow engines rather then centrifugal compressor engines like the Nene. If the Soviets did renege on the no military use clause and reverse engineer the Nene it would give them a temporary benefit but it would also send them down a technological dead end. Still, it did allow the Soviets to field the MiG-15 sooner than they would have been able to without having the Nene to copy and it turned out to be a nasty surprise for the US. BTW: This book is a pretty good read and he makes a strong case that the supposed 10 : 1 kill ratio of the Saber over the MiG was basically BS: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07Z1FQHXD/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Firefly, Razwald and Klaiber 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsOnMeds Posted October 3, 2020 Report Share Posted October 3, 2020 Don't mind me, I'm just admiring the most adorable Super Sonic jet ever. It has such a cute snoot! Klaiber and Firefly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 With a little bit of luck and slightly better positioning she could've gotten 3 kills rather than 2. Still, wow! Britchot and Klaiber 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 Oh man, this new FM is so exciting. Like a complete game changer, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted October 5, 2020 Report Share Posted October 5, 2020 53 minutes ago, Klaiber said: Oh man, this new FM is so exciting. Like a complete game changer, honestly. Literally! Couldn't be happier about it. Now if only they could fix the ASP, radar and cockpit lighting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Saw this today. Was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsOnMeds Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 That's a neat coincidence, I found that exact same video that Klaiber posted 2-3 days ago when looking up videos about the F-5. That MiG 21 sure ate an awful lot of 20mm without taking substantial damage. Good fun and flying by all involved. I really do love Light jet fighters. They seem to be the closest modern jet fighters to WWI/WWII style fighter engagements due to their limitations. So it always makes watching them fight really enjoyable. Bonus points for being so cheap and easy to produce that they'd likely be the main aircraft of any WWIII-esque conflict between major powers. (Can't poop out hundreds of F-35's a year, comparatively speaking) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 43 minutes ago, TedsOnMeds said: That's a neat coincidence, I found that exact same video that Klaiber posted 2-3 days ago when looking up videos about the F-5. Haha, great minds! Sorry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsOnMeds Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Lipfert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Firefly Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 Glorious. Mesmerising. Breathtaking. Best watched in a completely dark room with headphones on. Lipfert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Klaiber, Lipfert and Razwald 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsOnMeds Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 Nothing cooler than light fighters operating out of a temporary airbase on a runway. So rugged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, TedsOnMeds said: Nothing cooler than light fighters operating out of a temporary airbase on a runway. So rugged. Exactly. Bonus points to the PAF for keeping those Cold War warriors alive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedsOnMeds Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 More WWI history pretending to be about guns from C&Rsenal, this series is honestly such a Goldmine. Klaiber, J5_Hotlead and Firefly 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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