Funny military pics!
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I think he's looking through the front end and not the back.Originally posted by fudgester:The backblast sure is gonna hurt.
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Originally posted by lionnoisy:
I don't understand, how is a boom cloud funny?
[b]F-18F Hornet broke the sound barrier[/b] -
Yea i know the tail hook on the F-117 is for emergancy runways i just said they had them didnt say they could land on the carriers.Originally posted by lyzzard:Eerrmmm.... you guys are looking at an overhead shot of the Intrepid Air Museum in New York. The carrier has been converted to house a collection of old military aircraft. Why do you think there is such a different variety on the carrier deck?
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org
And just because the F-117 has a tailhook, it doesn't mean that it can be used as a carrier based aircraft. Quite a few aircraft have tailhooks on them but you would never see them on carriers... F-15, F-16, F-104 etc... Tailhooks can also be used on land as certain military runways are equipped with arrestor cables to shorten stopping distances in emergency situations.
And the A-12 you were mentioning about is the one that would have been derived from the A-6 Intruder if it had been developed. The A-12 Avenger II was envisioned as a replacement to the A-6 but was never developed in the end.
Didnt know the F-16 had a tail hook though.
And the A-12 was developed just never produced If i'm not mistaken some where converted into SR-71's.By extending the fuselage i think.
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You mentioned the F-117 pretty much in the same breath as the A-12 engaging in carrier ops, so I assumed you were lumping the Nighthawk into the same category.Originally posted by |-|05|:Yea i know the tail hook on the F-117 is for emergancy runways i just said they had them didnt say they could land on the carriers. Didnt know the F-16 had a tail hook though.
And the A-12 was developed just never produced If i'm not mistaken some where converted into SR-71's.By extending the fuselage i think.
Man i loved them A-12's and SR-71s
The F-16 tailhook is slightly recessed so it's quite often missed by most folks.
The A-12 Blackbird was actually the predecessor to the SR71 and was mainly used as an overflight aircraft whereas the SR71 contained more electronic gadetry for its spy missions. The A-12 I was referring to was the proposed Avenger II which never went beyond the design stage. It was meant for carrier ops to replace the A-6 Intruder. Interesting flying wing design.
F-16 Tailhook
Mockup of A-12 Avenger II
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Originally posted by lionnoisy:
Ya, thats one of the rare occassions the SH can break the sound barrier. When CLEAN.
[b]F-18F Hornet broke the sound barrier[/b]
Damn thing can't break the sound barrier with external stores lor. -
Consequences of reduced defence budgets...
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Originally posted by lionnoisy:
wdf... how they gona move it?
chinese_carrier_in pond.
[b]http://www.murdoconline.net/16.11.2006[/b] -
Surprisingly, no explosion. Its quite a fall from the ledge.Originally posted by lyzzard:
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Vocation: Combat CEOs -
Gawd! This photo is real!
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now this is funnyOriginally posted by lyzzard:Consequences of reduced defence budgets... -
Yes, they are. But they're also all heavily "photo-shopped".Originally posted by molgax:now this is funny -
Really? I think they are staged for fun... rather then photoshopped. Firstly because I am a heavy photoshop user and have somewhat a feel for what's real and what's not. And secondly because having being in army, I know that bored military personnel will do rather wacky things for fun.Originally posted by moca:Yes, they are. But they're also all heavily "photo-shopped".
If it was photoshopped, it must be a really good job! -
Whatever....Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:Really? I think they are staged for fun... rather then photoshopped. Firstly because I am a heavy photoshop user and have somewhat a feel for what's real and what's not. And secondly because having being in army, I know that bored military personnel will do rather wacky things for fun.
If it was photoshopped, it must be a really good job!
No point arguing with self-confessed "experts" over internet forums. -
Well I use photoshop heavily in my line of work in broadcast and general media... it is my job to make photoshop look as convincing as possible. Just my two cents worth, no need to get hostile.Originally posted by moca:Whatever....
No point arguing with self-confessed "experts" over internet forums. -
Well I use photoshop heavily in my line of work, just my two cents worth, no need to get hostile.Originally posted by moca:Whatever....
No point arguing with self-confessed "experts" over internet forums.
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Well, if you have a point to make, just politely make your point.Originally posted by SingaporeTyrannosaur:Well I use photoshop heavily in my line of work, just my two cents worth, no need to get hostile.
The guitar marching one to me looks photoshopped thou.
No need to flash your credentials... stake your reputation etc....
After that, it is unlikely you will be reasonable.
You think you're the only one here who've served in the army AND used Photoshop extensively? C'mon.... Singapore is small,, but not THAT small. -
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Well I did make my point in a rather matter-of-fact way, you responded in the lines of that everybody is an internet expert... and logically if I indeed did have the relevant knowledge would it not be prudent and logical to rely in the positive and assure you that I indeed, knew about what I was talking about.Originally posted by moca:Well, if you have a point to make, just politely make your point.
No need to flash your credentials... stake your reputation etc....
After that, it is unlikely you will be reasonable.
You think you're the only one here who've served in the army AND used Photoshop extensively? C'mon.... Singapore is small,, but not THAT small.
I'm not sure what you mean by Singapore being that small, I never held any illusions about being the only one. I do not understand this hostility, in any case I would like the state that my investment in this dialouge is restricted to my opinion that the guy hanging from the A-10 pylon and the .50cal on a small boat are not photoshopped and rather posed pictures. -
Originally posted by lionnoisy:
How is this monster classified as a smart weapon?
guess what is it?
[b]answer is here[/b]
