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.
Their serviceability rates were pretty poor compared to western equipment. Reported to be around 30% when they cooperated with the west against Muslims about 10 years ago and interested eyes could watch.
Needs a remote camera at the top of the tail. Then cruise around just below the cloud altitude, with only the fins cutting into clean air, with the theme from Jaws playing on the intercom.
Look, a flying penguin!
ReplyDeleteI was thinking duck.
DeleteThat’s a very cool photo.
ReplyDeleteDeadly jet. Particularly they turned them into FAB bomb trucks. Great stand off distance. Russians now how to make good jet aircraft.
ReplyDeleteTheir serviceability rates were pretty poor compared to western equipment. Reported to be around 30% when they cooperated with the west against Muslims about 10 years ago and interested eyes could watch.
DeleteNeeds a remote camera at the top of the tail. Then cruise around just below the cloud altitude, with only the fins cutting into clean air, with the theme from Jaws playing on the intercom.
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