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General characteristics
Type: Turbofan
Length: 157 inches (4.0 m)
Diameter: 29 inches (0.737 m)
Dry weight: 2,180 lbs (989 kg)
Components
Compressor: 3-stage LP, 5-stage HP
Turbine: 1-stage LP, 1-stage HP
Performance
Thrust: 13,500 lbf (60 kN) dry thrust / 20,000 lbf (90 kN) with reheat
Bypass ratio: 0.4:1
Overall pressure ratio: 26:1
Specific fuel consumption: 21-23 g/kNs dry thrust / 47-49 g/kNs with reheat
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 9.175:1

The Heavy Tank M26 Pershing was an American heavy tank used during World War II and the Korean War. It was named after General John Pershing

Length 20 ft 9.5 in (6.34 m) (turret facing aft)
28 ft 4.5 in (8.65 m) (turret facing forward)
Width 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Height 9 ft 1.5 in (2.78 m)
Crew 5 (Commander, Gunner, loader, driver, co-driver)

This aircraft is being flown by Capt. Jammie Jamieson the first ever female F-22 fighter pilot.





Capt. Jammie Jamieson was the first female fighter pilot to qualify in the F-22A Raptor. the nation's newest fighter jet The Air Force now has an estimated 14,000 pilots, including nearly 3,700 fighter pilots and of that, 70 are women

Power!, originally uploaded by Garysted.

The Su-30 Flanker is blessed with massive power, and this variant is fitted with variable geometry nozzles. Although not seen here (photography from behind was difficult, with far too much vapour), the afterburner gives out a distinctive blue coloured flame. Seeing these Indian Flankers operating beside RAF Tornado F3s at Waddington in the summer of 2007, you couldn't help feel sorry for the crews from 25 Sqn

You won't see this again...ever!, originally uploaded by Garysted.

Four of the last six Sea Harrier FA.2s flown by the Fleet Air Arm perform a flypast over their hangar at RNAS Yeovilton a fortnight before the type (and apparently) 801 Naval Air Squadron was axed. The weather was awful, the lens used at that time was very basic but it came off as good as you could expect considering. Even now, nearly two years on, I can't help thinking that from so many recent examples, this was clearly the craziest short sighted, cost cutting decision of them all. The Jaguars are gone (another piece of pure genius), the Tornado is unsuitable, the Typhoon is not ready, so the small RAF Harrier force is exhausted by it's unrelenting commitment to Afghanistan. Did nobody really bother to think that a squadron's worth of reliable, gun equipped (unlike the RAF Harriers) FA.2s flown by FAA pilots whose excellence at CAS was unquestioned would be suitable to deploy in turn and relieve the pressure on the RAF Harrier fleet. Oh, and keep a decent carrier deployable air defence fighter as well

The big cat., originally uploaded by Garysted.

Only the axing of the Fleet Air Arm's modest Sea Harrier F/A2 fleet can compare with the short sighted thinking that saw the hasty cutting of the RAF Jaguar fleet from the Coltishall wing of three frontline squadrons to the single unit at Coningsby, and finally complete withdrawal of the type in 2007. Like the SHAR, the Jag still had massive potential at quite small cost, not to mention having recently completed a upgrade programme that gave the type some of the most modern capabilities available to the UK fast jet fleet. I suppose this is what happens when you abandon long term planning for your armed forces and just budget from year-to-

highres_gld-077880, originally uploaded by MFO2008.

3(F) Squadron RAF Eurofighter Typhoon based at RAF Coningsby, Lincoln, England firing a MBDA ASRAAM missile. The missile fired was against the flare pack towed by a Mirach target drone and was fired at the Aberporth range in Cardigan Bay, Wales. The Pilot firing the missile was Flt Lt B Cooper of 3(F) Squadron and the chase aircaft was flown by Flt Lt Sally Cronin of 100 Squadron RAF Leeming

QRA Typhoon recovering to Coningsby., originally uploaded by Garysted.

The second visit to Coningsby this year to catch the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoons in action. It was a foggy October morning and upon arriving I found the jets had already departed. Sometime later - after the fog had cleared - they returned with a USAF Learjet (C-21) in the overhead which then went elsewhere. It had been a practise scramble and the C-21 was acting as a target. The load of live AMRAAM and ASRAAM rounds can be seen under the 3 Squadron jet as it recovers on 07 at Coningsby

Missile, Air-to-Air, Atoll; also Designated K-13 (AA-2):, originally uploaded by cliff1066.

This is the Atoll, an air-to-air missile of the former Soviet Union. Atoll is the NATO code name for the Soviet K-13, a copy of the U.S. Sidewinder air-to-air, heat-seeking missile. Atoll originated in 1958, when a Sidewinder fired from a Taiwanese F-86 fighter in the Taiwan Strait lodged in an aircraft of the People's Republic of China but did not detonate. China recovered the missile intact and turned it over to the Soviet Union who copied the design, mass-produced the missile, and exported Atolls to its client states. The Atoll has the same basic dimensions as the Sidewinder but has been modified over the years and is still in use.

Missile, Air-to-Air, Sidewinder, AIM 9E, originally uploaded by cliff1066.

This is a Sidewinder air-to-air missile, also designated AIM-9E. The blue stripe indicates it was a training model. The Sidewinder has been one of the most successful short-range air-to-air missiles and was the first heat-seeking guided missile to become operational. Many models have been produced since the mid-1950s. A variety of aircraft have carried Sidewinders and variants have been adopted by about 40 countries. They have been used extensively in combat, including the Vietnam and Persian Gulf wars

Missile, Air-to-Air, AMRAAM, also Designated AIM-120A, originally uploaded by cliff1066.

This is the AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range, Air-to-Air Missile), also designated AIM-12A. It is used by the U.S. Navy, Air Force as well as allied forces. AMRAAM has a 30-40 mile range and reaches Mach 4. The missile has an all-weather, beyond-visual-range capability and is a follow-on to the AIM-7 Sparrow missile. It is faster, yet smaller and lighter than its predecessor. The pilot is able to aim and fire several AMRAAMs simultaneously at multiple targets and the plane can undergo evasive maneuvers as the missiles guide themselves to their targets. The missile is used on F14D, F/A-18, F-15, F-16, F-4, and Britain's Tornado and Sea Harrier aircraft

An awesome piece of kit!, originally uploaded by Garysted.

The latest Typhoon FGR4 update to be delivered back to the RAF at Coningsby from the BAe line at Warton. ZJ917/QO-G turning on the 07 threshold at Coningsby. The first jet of a 3(F) Sqn four ship back late that afternoon, QO-G is loaded with ASRAAM practise rounds, wing tanks and a rare capture of a Lightening III targeting pod being carried on the centreline

Ready for Air-to-ground #2, originally uploaded by Garysted.

Returning on 25 at Coningsby and showing off the Lightening targetting pod as well as the six LGB's and two ASRAAM's. After flying a local sortie the aircraft was due to recover to Waddington for the weekend airshow but came back when they could not fit him in - a good bonus

Typhoon's departing., originally uploaded by Garysted.

Up the step ladder at Coningsby again. The third jet in 'Rampage' flight holds short while the first two are rolling. Access around Coningsby is very straightforward. 3 Sqn are the first operational frontline RAF Typhoon unit although their jets are the early, air-to-air configuration Typhoon's only

'Havoc' flight rolling out., originally uploaded by Garysted.

Taken from over the fence at the 07 end as a flight of Typhoon's lands at the 25 end and roll out. The canard is rotated forward for breaking but is tipped back when the aircraft is slowed down. A braking chute is available, and is sometimes used. These are 11 Sqn jets, callsign 'Havoc'

225, originally uploaded by historyfun.

Maximum speed: 2230 km/h (1385 mph) (Mach 2.1)
* Range: 1160 km ()
* Ferry range: 1800 km with three external fuel tanks ()
* Service ceiling 19,000 m (62,300 ft)
* Rate of climb: 225 m/s (23,600 ft/min but with 50 per cent fuel and two AA-2 "Atoll" missiles, the MiG-21 can reach 58,000 feet [17,600 meters] in one minute which results in 293 m/s average at different altitudes, under favorable weather circumstances)
* Wing loading: 379 kg/m² (77.8 lb/ft²)
* Thrust/weight: 1.02 at max. takeoff weight, 1.13 at loaded weight with max. afterburner

Messerschmitt Me-262, originally uploaded by wasq.

The Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (German for Swallow) was the world's first operational turbojet fighter aircraft.[4] It was produced in World War II and saw action starting in 1944 as a multi-role fighter/bomber/reconnaissance/interceptor warplane for the Luftwaffe. German pilots nicknamed it the Sturmvogel (Stormbird), while the Allies called it the Turbo. The Me 262 had a negligible impact on the course of the war due to its late introduction, with 509 claimed Allied kills against the loss of more than 100 Me 262s

F-86 Getting A Rubdown, originally uploaded by driko.

History: In 1944, North American Aviation submitted a design for a swept-wing day fighter which could also be used as a dive-bomber or escort fighter. Two prototype XP-86s were contracted in late 1944, but were not built until after WWII due to the incorporation of several design modifications which were prompted by German research data. The first XP-86 prototype flew on 1 October 1947, powered by a 3,750-pound thrust G.E. J35 engine. After it was re-engined with a more powerful G.E. J47 turbojet the following spring, it was re-designated the YP-86A, and exceeded the speed of sound in a shallow dive. The first production model was initially designated the P-86A, but became the F-86A in June 1948. By the time the new fighter entered US Air Force service in 1949, it had gained the name "Sabre."

Many variants were produced throughout the Sabre's life, the most numerous being the F-86D, an all-weather/night fighter, or which 2,054 were built. In addition to the Sabres built by North American, Canadair Ltd. in Montreal built 60 F-86Es for the US Air Force, plus at least 1,750 Sabre Mk 2/3/4/5/6s for the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Air Force. The later Sabres were powered by various models of the native Orenda engine. Construction of the Sabre was also undertaken by Australia's Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, which modified the aircraft design to accept two 30-mm Aden guns and a Rolls-Royce Avon 26 engine. Similarly, Fiat in Italy assembled at least 220 F-86Ks from component kits provided by North American, and Japan's Mitsubishi company assembled approximately 300 more.

An offshoot of the F-86 program began when the US Navy and Marine Corps submitted a request for an evaluation variant of the F-86E Sabre, which they designated the XFJ-2 Fury. This new airplane had an arresting hook, an extended nose gear, and a catapult hitch. Later variants of the Fury improved on these features. The FJ-2 had folding wings, the FJ-3 had a deeper fuselage and more powerful engine, and the totally-redesigned FJ-4 and FJ-4B attack aircraft bear only a passing resemblance to their predecessors. [Editor's Note: See our photo coverage of EAA AirVenture 2003 for a photo of an FJ-4 Fury.]

The F-86 saw extensive action in the Korean war, where it was often pitted against the slightly superior MiG-15. Despite the imbalance of capability in their airplanes, Sabre pilots were able to gain superiority over the MiGs. F-86s were exported to many nations around the world, and several live on as target drones, test and research aircraft and, of course, privately-owned warbirds. There is also one privately-owned FJ-4 Fury.

Nicknames: Sabredog; Dog; Dogship (F-86D); Cheesefighter (Dutch F-86Ks, named after the former Amsterdam Superintendent of Police, a Mr. Kaasjager, whose name translated to "Cheesefighter" or "Cheesehunter").

Specifications (F-86D):
Engine: One 7,500-pound thrust afterburning General Electric J47-GE-17B or -33 turbojet
Weight: Empty 12,470 lbs., Max Takeoff 17,100 lbs.
Wing Span: 37ft. 1in.
Length: 40ft. 4in.
Height: 15ft. 0in.
Performance:
Maximum Speed at Seal Level: 707 mph
Ceiling: 45,600 ft.
Range: 835 miles
Armament: 24 69.9-mm (2.75-inch) air-to-air rockets

Number Built: 9,502

Soldiers advance rapidly and securely in their up-armored Styker vehicles



Honing Battle Skills in KoreaPhoto by Petty Officer 1st Class Daniel N. WoodsApril 02, 2007 Soldiers exit their M1126 Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle during dismounted maneuvers at Warrior Valley on Rodriguez Range Complex.


Soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Division’s 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team provide security during a joint foot patrol lead by the Iraqi army soldiers on the streets of Baghdad

The Crusader was one of the first true supersonic carrier-based fighter aircraft, designed in the mid 50's. It saw extensive service in the Vietnam war. Although the last US Navy Crusader was retired in 1982, the French Navy continued operating them until 2000
The f8 Crusader became the ultimate "day fighter" operating off the aircraft carriers. At the time, U.S. Navy carrier air wings had gone through a series of day and night fighter aircraft due to rapid advances in engine and avionics. Some squadrons operated aircraft for very short periods before being equipped with a newer higher performance aircraft. The f8 was the first post-Korean War aircraft to have a relatively long tenure with the fleet and like the USAF F-105, a contemporary design, might have stayed in service longer if not for the Vietnam war and resulting attrition from combat and operational losses.

When conflict erupted in the skies over North Vietnam, it was U.S. Navy Crusaders that first tangled with VPAF MiGs in April 1965. Although the MiGs claimed the downing of a Crusader, all aircraft returned safely. At the time, the Crusader was the best dogfighter the United States had against the nimble North Vietnamese MiGs. The Navy had evolved its "night fighter" role in the air wing to an all-weather interceptor, the F-4 Phantom II, equipped to engage incoming bombers at long range with missiles such as Sparrow as their sole air-to-air weapons, and maneuverability was not emphasized in their design. Some experts believed that the era of the dogfight was over as air-to-air missiles would knock down adversaries well before they could get close enough to engage in dogfighting. As aerial combat ensued over North Vietnam from 1965 to 1968, it became apparent that the dogfight was not over and the F-8 Crusader and a community trained to prevail in air-to-air combat was a key ingredient to success.

Despite the "last gunfighter" moniker, the F-8s achieved only four victories with their cannon — the remainder were accomplished with AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, partly due to the propensity of the Colt Mark 12 cannons' feeding mechanism to jam under G-loading during high-speed dogfighting maneuvers. Nonetheless, the Crusader would be credited with the best kill ratio of any American type in the Vietnam War, Of the 19 aircraft shot down, 16 were MiG-17s and three were MiG-21s.

USMC Crusaders flew only in the South, and U.S. Navy Crusaders flew only from the small Essex class carriers; there weren't many F-8s. USMC Crusaders also operated in CAS missions

Crew: 1
Length: 10.20 m (33 ft 5 1/2 in)
Wingspan: 10.50 m (34 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 18.30 m² (196.99 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,490 kg (7,694 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,350 kg (9,590 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 4,840 kg (10,670 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Junkers Jumo 213 A-1 12-cylinder inverted-Vee piston engine, 1,287 kW, 1,544 kW with boost (1,750 PS / 2,100 PS)
Performance

Maximum speed: 685 km/h at 6,600 m, 710 km/h at 11,300 m (426 mph at 21,655 ft / 440 mph at 37,000 ft (11,000 m))
Range: 835 km (519 mi)
Service ceiling 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Rate of climb: 17 m/s (3,300 feet/min)
Wing loading: 238 kg/m² (48.7 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.30 - 0.35 kW/kg (0.18 - 0.21 hp/lb)

The final curtain., originally uploaded by Garysted.

Koksijde was the very last display by a French Air Force Mirage 2000 outside of France. In 2009 the FAF will display a Rafale, and will withdraw the Mirage from air show duties - the Rafale has a lot to live upto

They're still frustrated fighter pilots!, originally uploaded by Garysted.

Whenever I've seen NATO aircraft in the circuit at various airfields, they always seem to throw the aircraft around far more than any other heavy driver. Here the NATO E-3 is climbing out of Mildenhall

RAPTOR on a Tornado., originally uploaded by Garysted.

The large store under the fuselage (but always carried offcentre on one of three fuselage stations) is a RAPTOR pod, the next generation in recce pods for RAF Tornados. Although it has been in use for several years, the pod has not - as yet - proven to be very reliable and has not, I believe, been formally cleared yet for widespread service. Taken on a very cold and bitter November morning on 06 at Marham

Brimstone, ALARM and a Tornado., originally uploaded by Garysted.

The anti-armour Brimstone missile is a UK development from the Hellfire used by attack helicopters. Although late and, as usual, overbudget it is now being deployed with RAF GR4 units. 31 Sqn at Marham are the lead squadron and this sortie in April, 2006 was one of the first operational flights by a service jet. 12 Missiles are carried on four, triple point stations under the fuselage. It's also carrying 4 ALARM anti-radar missiles on the wing shoulder stations

Female four ship fini flight, originally uploaded by gatsbye53.

ELMENDORF AFB, Alaska -- Four F-15C pilots from the 3rd Wing step to their respective jets July 5 for the fini flight of Maj. Andrea “Gunna” Misener, 19th Figher Squadron, pictured far left. To her right are Capt. Jammie “Trix” Jamieson of the 12th Fighter Squadron, Maj. Carey “Mamba” Jones, 19th Fighter Squadron, and Capt. Samantha “Combo” Weeks, 12th Fighter Squadron. When Maj. Misener worked out who would be joining her in her four-ship fini flight, it became apparent there was a probable first in the Eagle community. Despite the growing number of females who have joined the ranks of fighter pilots since the career opened up to women in 1993, an all-female four-ship had not been accomplished in the F-15C before.
“It was a great flight,” said Maj. Misener after her final flight at Elmendorf. “We killed all the bandits and protected the target area. There were no Eagle losses.” The major says she will miss her flying squadron, as she moves on to new challenges at the year-long Joint Military Intelligence College in Washington D.C. (photo by Tech. Sgt. Keith Brown)

A-10 Thunderbolt II 103rd Fighter Wing The Flying Yankees, originally uploaded by F18E777.

A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 103rd Fighter Wing The Flying Yankees at Bradley International Airport BDL in CT. This was thier open house This shows one of the 103rd's A-10's with a simulated warload

Stryker infantry carrier vehicles from 3rd platoon, Company C., 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade., 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) landed at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 31 aboard C-17 Globemasters from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. This marks the first overseas movement of a Stryker unit and demonstrates the long-range, rapid-movement capabilities of the SBCT. A total of six Strykers from Fort Lewis, Wash., will participate in a live fire and Stryker capabilities demonstration next week at the Rodriguez Range Complex in North Kyungki Province. This training continues to demonstrate the commitment to the ROK/US alliance and the ability to rapidly reinforce the Peninsula as needed. After a week of training, the Stryker unit will return to Fort Lewis.

Su-35 Super Flanker, Sukhoi
Main specifications

Length 21.9 meters
Height 5.9 meters
Wingspan 15.3 meters

Take-off weight, with two R-77 and two R-73 25.3 tons
Take-off weight, with maximum payload 34.5 tons
Total thrust available, two Saturn 177S powerplants 29 tons
Thrust to weight ratio, under normal and maximum load 1.14 / 0.84

Maximum fuel in integrated fueltanks 11.5 tons
Maximum weapons load 8 tons

Service ceiling 18 kilometers
Range with maximum fuel, on sea-level and altitude 1,580 km / 3,600 km
Ferry range, with two PTB-2000 external tanks 4,500 km

Acceleration from 600kph to 1100kph, at 1000m alt and 50% fuel 13.8 seconds
Acceleration from 1100kph to 1300kph, at 1000m alt and 50% fuel 8.0 seconds
Maximum rate of climb, at 1000m alt 280 meters / sec
Maximum airspeed, low-level and altitude (200m / 11000m) 1,400 kph / M2.25
Maximum G-load 9 G’s

Take-off run, full afterburner, normal weight 400-450 meters
Landing roll, brakes + parachute, standard landing weight 650 meters
The aircraft features inertial / sattelite navigation systems, radio navigation system, digital maps, optical fiber and digital communication multiplex comm systems. The comm system has two UHF/VHF radios, Link-16 capacity, and encryption capability. FBW has quadruple redundancy, and the engines support full authority digital engine control, FADEC.
Weapons :
Su-35BM, as an true multirole fighter, will have both air-to-air, air-to-ground, and anti-ship weaponry. Whole current pallete of A2G precision missiles and bombs will be supported on Su-35BM. Regarding air-to-air, the aircraft has an Archer, Alamo, and Adder family capability (R-73, R-27, R-77). Su-35BM will also be able to launch ultra-long range active radar missiles. The type of this weapon shown on the Su-35BM model was Novator KS-172S-1 AAM. The same missile has been presented on the displayed Su-35BM at MAKS 2007 airshow. The KS-172S-1 has an engagement range over 300 kilometers, can be used against any kind of aircraft flying from 3 meters altitude to 30 kilometers altitude, up to 4000 kilometers per hour of speed, and up to 12G. The onl　　　　y thing that’s confirmed is that Su-35BM will have ultralong range radar missile engagement capability; KS-172S-1 has not been asured. The other ULR AAM in Russian developement is Vympel K-37/R-37M. It’s an upgrade of MiG-31M’s R-37 missile, which has been sucessfully tested against targets 300 kilometers away.

Other Vympel’s designs are not confirmed either; such as ramjet, thermal, or antiradiation variant of R-77. This capability could be easily added at some future point. Vympel also stated that it has finished working on the upgraded variant of antiradiation R-27P. Since L175M is chosen for the standard electronic warfare module for all new Russian aircraft, R-27P could be connected to work in conjuction with Su-35BM’s EW unit. Both short and long burn variants of the antiradiation R-27, eg. the 27P and the 27EP, are on the payload list.
The misterious unspecified long-range anti-ground, anti-ship and anti-radar missiles are still a matter of debate, but several sources indicate that GRAU-coded 3M14AE and 3M54AE missiles are the unspecified weapons. Both missiles are produced by NPO Novator, and Sukhoi has a long tradition of partnership with this design bureau; this raises the issue of long-range AAM too, since Sukhoi is clearly pushing the Novator’s KS-172S-1 design, while the VVS wants Vympel’s R-37M for MiG-31 deep modernization variant. In any case, Russia won’t use two similiar types of AAM’s in the same time period, so the R-72 could be used for export, while the R-37M would be used on domestic version of Su-35BM.

3M14AE and 3M54AE are the missiles from “Kalibr” system, developed from naval “Club” system. The first is LACM, while the other is standard anti-ship missile. The unspecified anti-radar missile could turn up as new Raduga X-58UShE. It works in wide-band regime, and has a maximum range of 200 km. The sole-carried large ASM/AGM is suspected to be Yakhont-M, GRAU coded 3M55A. Yakhont-M is the upgraded export variant of P-800 Ony　　　　x missile. Original Ony　　　　x has the range of 300 km.

Su-35BM is also fitted with standard 30mm gun of Flanker family; Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-301