Interesting Heritage Flight
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in that link you provided, there was a P-51 an F-4 a F16 and a P-47,,,my ouestion is where did that F-4 come from, i thought all of them were out of commision?
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The Air Force keeps, I think, two Phantoms operational for Heritage Flight work and the Colling's Foundation also has an airworthy (civilian) F-4.Originally posted by tex-fan in that link you provided, there was a P-51 an F-4 a F16 and a P-47,,,my ouestion is where did that F-4 come from, i thought all of them were out of commision?Comment
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Those F-4s are drones...either stationed out at Holloman or at Tyndall, waiting to be blown up. They do keep a couple painted up in the heritage paint jobs, though.
They've said that the USAF is not going to keep any heritage Phantoms after the QF-4s are all used up...Comment
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They say that there are about 5 to 8 years worth of drone Phantoms left at Tucson, depending on consumption, of course.
(The drone drivers actually try to evade and survive their drone missons. The reason for this is... a: to give real life evasive maneuvering during the drone flight, and b: to get more missions out of each airframe. They say the drones are flown live/manned for about 100 to 150 hours - doing routine target simulation profiles and now the Heritage program. After that, the big airframe-maintenance items crop up and it is more cost effective to expend them as drones.)
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It's actually very easy to not get hit since none of the WSEP missile shots have live warheads. Unless the missile physically impacts the jet (very rarely), it lives to be a drone yet another day.Originally posted by MLenoch
Here's me shooting an AIM-7MH Sparrow at a drone in 2001:
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Ok Hacker whats the family history of the AIM-7MH (have not seen a listing for a MH)
Gawd i gotta get a life
you try the new Falcon 4.0 Allied Force??
the last update was cool, can you say Vitimin B-61
Now i just gotta figure out how to drop & run
So far its been drop,Die toss,Die speed of heat, Die !
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It begs me to ask.....which one is you and which one is the drone? Kind of a 'high aspect' shot, isn't it?Originally posted by Randy HaskinHere's me shooting an AIM-7MH Sparrow at a drone in 2001:
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This was actually a missile shot to test a certain type of jamming. The guy up close to the camera shot one type of AIM-7, while I (the guy furthest away from the camera) shot a different type.Originally posted by speeddemon
The drone was something like 15 miles away so, yes, it was a high aspect shot.
That's how most Beyond Visual Range air combat is fought -- with guys basically pointing at each other anywhere from 80 miles in to about 10 miles, when you can usually see the other guy visually.
By the time the missiles hit, the drone was still too far away to see.Comment
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So, is that really fair?Originally posted by Randy Haskin
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There is no such thing as unfair, they just don't understand the rules.
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Originally posted by Randy Haskin
Typical Air Force guy....so interested in telling the 'there I was' story that he completely missed the blatant sarcasm of the statement. Some things never change....Comment
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Ah yes, brotherly loveOriginally posted by speeddemon This is what Brad and Randy must be like around the holidays
if this doen't work
http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~lbarats/videos.html, go to the mothers day short videoComment
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WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!
Wayne Sagar
"Pusher of Electrons"Comment
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Warren, you don't know HOW close you came to the truth on that one. BEYOOOOOTIFUL!Originally posted by Warren_CAh yes, brotherly love This is what Brad and Randy must be like around the holidays Comment
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