And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Pretty capable aircraft that doesn’t get much attention. Intercepted a U-2 at altitude during an exercise in the 80s above ‘FL60’. Recorded ‘zoom climbs’ to over 85k feet.
My best mate was an engine tech on Lightnings in the RAF. The thin wings could only hold very skinny tires and it landed very fast. Tires had to be changed every 3 landings. If you had fired both your missiles and there was a Russian nuclear bomber remaining the pilot was taught to slave the autopilot to the radar and eject just before the collision. This pic has me puzzled. The missiles are missing the main fins and I've never seen that squadron tail before. Al_in_Ottawa
Not sure of the fin flash, but the missiles are probably captive trainers. No motor, no warhead, but all the electronics. The bottom engine was harder to change than the top one.
I read a pilot's tale some years ago that he did a full afterburner takeoff, climb with subsequent landing and used a full load of fuel in about 10 minutes (or something like that). The early versions were very short ranged
Pretty capable aircraft that doesn’t get much attention. Intercepted a U-2 at altitude during an exercise in the 80s above ‘FL60’. Recorded ‘zoom climbs’ to over 85k feet.
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ReplyDeleteMy best mate was an engine tech on Lightnings in the RAF. The thin wings could only hold very skinny tires and it landed very fast. Tires had to be changed every 3 landings. If you had fired both your missiles and there was a Russian nuclear bomber remaining the pilot was taught to slave the autopilot to the radar and eject just before the collision.
ReplyDeleteThis pic has me puzzled. The missiles are missing the main fins and I've never seen that squadron tail before.
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Not sure of the fin flash, but the missiles are probably captive trainers. No motor, no warhead, but all the electronics. The bottom engine was harder to change than the top one.
DeleteQuick to altitude, very short combat legs, and could only do a climb like that stripped and bare.
ReplyDeleteI read a pilot's tale some years ago that he did a full afterburner takeoff, climb with subsequent landing and used a full load of fuel in about 10 minutes (or something like that). The early versions were very short ranged
ReplyDeleteAnd later versions were merely short-ranged without overwing ferry tanks.
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