The Official "Jet Planes Are Effin' Boss" Thread

[Steve85]

Could be in here already, didn't look. Trust and precision in 360° view.

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[CaptainHenreh]

Could be in here already, didn't look. Trust and precision in 360° view.

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Holy balls. I am proud to award you 1 internets:

[Apoc]

So, the Russians eh?

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[CaptainHenreh]

So, the Russians eh?

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Lots of posturing going on in the pacific right now. Us AND them.An Su-27 did a barrel roll over an RC-135 that had its transponder off.

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Flankers are cool, though:

[Apoc]

Can we talk about flying B-1s over in Asia to tell the commies we can still fuck shit up?

[CaptainHenreh]

Can we talk about flying B-1s over in Asia to tell the commies we can still fuck shit up?

We can fly B1's anywhere on the planet. I double dog DARE you to choot 'em down.

Man, some planes have just really served their role in an amazing capacity. The Bone is a great example. Been in service for 30 years. THIRTY YEARS. And still that squad that flew over SoKo ought to have made Kim Jung Un shit his goddam pants. Enough capacity in that squadron to probably vaporize every North Korean alive and a whole pile of chinese for good measure, mmmmmmmmmmmmm can you smell freedom if it's traveling faster than the speed of sound?

Each one could, (in theory), carry 24 1.2 megaton bombs. for reference, that's about, ah, 54 times more powerful than Fat Man, dropped on Nagasaki. I don't feel like doing the math right now, but I'm pretty sure you could leave every city in Best Korea a glowing crater with that much ass. It's cool, and fuckin' scary as hell.

eta: even though the B83 isn't carried by B1B's anymore...I mean, it could be.

[Apoc]

I was looking around for P-51 stuff for my kid and I came across this. I decided he had to have it. 

[davej]

No jet planes in this show, but may still be of interest to anyone local.


[b]Walk-Through Tours
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Once in a Lifetime Flights
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[ScottyB]

for whatever strange reason i remembered this out of nowhere and had to post it.  best airline ad of all time.



i'm on the edge of ugly crying at 1:10.  long live Speedbird 1.

[V1GiLaNtE]

Damn the feels. RIP the Concord.