SG F16 D" flew 11,500km to France,refuleed by SG one KC-135
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SG F 16 D" flew a distance of 11,500km to France.
In six fighter jets over four days,they crossed three different time zones, and weathered sandstorms and strong chilly winds, and refuleed by SG one KC-135R tanker!
u can watch at video at 0.51 the 3 legs of flights, first 2 days flys 3,000 km in 4 hours each, followed by 5,500 km in 7 hours in third day.
Cheers!
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RSAF fly 17000 km from USA before!
http://www.mindef.gov.sg/content/imindef/news_and_events/nr/2003/jun/29jun03_nr.print.html?Status=1
RSAF Fighter Jets Redeploy from United States to Singapore
Posted: 29 Jun 2003,
cheers!
RSAF is smart to choose AB in USA at west coast.
In case of emergency, RSAF can make home faster than AB situate at east coast!
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these SAF fucks really know how to waste taxpayers' money...........
why the need to get refueler plane ??? S'pore plan to invade Indonesia huh ?
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Taking a pee must have been a pain.
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Depends on the individual's natural endowment. =D
Smaller ones may have a harder time. Still, much harder time due to the extra stuff you're wearing when flying over the seas.
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sounds super claustrophobic and boring for those poor guys. not say commercial airline when catch stretch and chat up the stewardess, or for some, the hunky stewards. lol
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there are three ways to transport aircrafts of RSAF from overseas
1. as shown above, not easy for pilots, very tough,
2. put the aircrafts into a giant transport planes. Taxpayers $$ wasted, of course!
3. hire a magicians....
What is the best way, son?
2. In 1976, July, RSAF own pilots fly 15,000 km, bring home 4 Hunters from RAF AB Brawdy. There was only ONE technician with the airctafts!The pilots had to bear with the poor navigational aids on board. It took 2 weeks for the poor RSAF pilots to land at SG!!
3.In Feb 1983, 6 RSAF pilots fly three F 5F Tiger II, covering 15,000 km from RAF AB Leuchars at Scotland . They took 8 days only before they landed at SG!
A C 130 flys with them, may be providing air refuel. To be confirmed.
source--RSAF news 25 years anniversiary .
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Taking a pee must have been a pain.
Males have it easy. Just think what do females have to go through.
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Originally posted by lionnoisy:
there are three ways to transport aircrafts of RSAF from overseas
1. as shown above, not easy for pilots, very tough,
2. put the aircrafts into a giant transport planes. Taxpayers $$ wasted, of course!
3. hire a magicians....
What is the best way, son?
2. In 1976, July, RSAF own pilots fly 15,000 km, bring home 4 Hunters from RAF AB Brawdy. There was only ONE technician with the airctafts!The pilots had to bear with the poor navigational aids on board. It took 2 weeks for the poor RSAF pilots to land at SG!!
3.In Feb 1983, 6 RSAF pilots fly three F 5F Tiger II, covering 15,000 km from RAF AB Leuchars at Scotland . They took 8 days only before they landed at SG!
A C 130 flys with them, may be providing air refuel. To be confirmed.
source--RSAF news 25 years anniversiary .
No shit!!!
2 weeks to land the planes in Singapore.
Were they running circles around Singapore for 2 weeks before they land?
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No, the in-flight movie was a little long. They were trying to finish the entire season of the Taiwan drama "ai" before they land.
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They stopped, then rested few days....
Today, they just rest one night.
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Originally posted by lionnoisy:
They stopped, then rested few days....
Today, they just rest one night.
So how much did they save?
Or did they actually spend more from using more pilots and using the KC-135?
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no planes no worries
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they should just admit we have all those gundams unit already and stop wayanging with all this useless planes...
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Is it really gundams or "transformers"? They hide in plain sight, make people think its useless before they transform...