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Kinzhal is overrated. From what I've learned from pro-Russian commentators, the Patriot can't even intercept Iraqi Scud Missiles from over thirty years ago, and yet somehow still managed to intercept these so-called Russian Hypersonic Missiles. The Russians should've invested more in Scud...

Video on the Japanese Self Defense Forces Flying Boat, Shin Mae Wa.

Yeah it's not known how many they have left in service from the original seventy nine or so with most guessing around twenty or so but those that did remain started to be modernized back in 2017 to the 'AM' variant which allows them to use giant ass Hawk Air Defense missiles in an air to air...

Iranian F-14AM Prototypes in desert splinter camo patterns.

Reportedly the do replace many of the metal components with canvas and wood so it will allegedly be more stealthy.

Fighter Plane Quarter Mile Drag Racing? Something you didn't know you needed to watch until now. Match One: MiG-29A versus F-15C Match Two: MiG-15 versus F-86 Sabre Match Three: A-10C versus Su-25 Match Four: MiG-21 versus F-5E Match Five: F-14B versus Su-33 Match Six: Spitfire versus...

Something very timely... America's original balloon buster. Frank Luke Jr does sound kind of like a Jedi name. He downed more balloons than likely all of the F-22, F-14/15/16/18's combined... don't double check on that because I just made that up. Clearly the Spad XIII was a superior air...

I feel more sorry for the person who finds a semi-paragraph too long to read. :unsure: It appears you are allowed to discuss aircraft as well. Not just mindlessly post pictures. Though it seems with some very basic topics, even a few lines of discussion is a bit too vigorous for you. Sad.

The newer F-15's as missile trucks will be useful considering how huge the long range air to air missiles have become. The AMRAAM as a missile platform is already pretty aged and the engineers won't eventually be able to wizard a way to make those missiles go any farther. The Chinese designed...

I mean there's a difference between 4th Generation and 4.5th Generation. They even coined a term for it. The fact that the F-15 was dominant for decades and is more widely used is a testament to its overall quality in the context of the time, not in some Versus match style logic.

Elder West German F-86 looking upon the younger generation of aircraft in the form of an F-4 Phantom.

Indeed. Without him we would've never gotten a whole family of helicopters. And not just the popular models like the Blackhawk/Sea Hawk or Sea King. The CH-53 Super Stallion is always overlooked. Hmmm maybe it's one of those cheap Chinese aircraft carriers I hear about. The ones filled with...

It's worth pointing out there was an F-15 lost in combat as well when MiG-29's under the control of Radek loyalists attempted to down a just recaptured Air Force One over Kazakhstan. One of the F-15's had to intercept a Russian air to air missile that was about to impact Air Force One with its...

Yes... but actually no.

The first production run of F-15's. No prototypes ordered. What a random fact. Seemed to work out in the end...

Sad. No B-29 AWACs with vacuum tubes then. 😞 Would've fit right into Fallout.

Looks ugly. They should manufacture B-29 replicas for the historical aviation market. And B-29 AWACs for Developing Countries. Just imagine the number of vacuum tubes they could cram into that UFO saucer.

Boeing Model 853-21 Quiet Bird, a 1960's attempt at creating a stealth aircraft for the US Military. Some of the investment into this project apparently ended up aiding with the development of the AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile first produced in 1980 also by Boeing.

FIRST FLIGHT. *blackbags your head*

B-21 Raider First Flight. But how does it perform in combat? Whelp... looks like another billion dollar NATO Wunderwaffe. Send to Ukraine.