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Blame the Russians.
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B52s it is for the next 50 years then.
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great high speed passes, but shite soundtrack and comments:
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It's all fun and games until you hit a pelican.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd57bR8FKKQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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great high speed passes, but shite soundtrack and comments:
pfft out to sea theres nothing to hit. its all about the french dicking about with pumas
Wild Chopper - SA330 Puma Crazy Low Level in Chad - YouTube
The Craziest Low Pass Ever [French Puma Chopper] - YouTube
oh and this
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out to sea theres nothing to hit
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Just saw that documentary on more4 about the vulcan raid in the Falklands.
11 refuelling planes refuelling each other so just one could refuel the vulcan was impressive.Didn't like the actual bombing bit or the whole colonial farce for that matter but the mission was pretty amazing.
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I doubt any-one has done anything like that since. Also pretty impressed that no-one crashed, considering how run-down the aircraft were.
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Fuck me, fifteen refuelling planes.
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I doubt any-one has done anything like that since.
USAF B-2 missions of about 16,000 miles round trip have been flown, from their home base in Missouri to Afghanistan and back.
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Ugh, just let it die.
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Channel 5 just showed a program on WWI Fighter Planes.
http://www.channel5.com/shows/revealed/episodes/ww1-top-gun-revealed
If you missed it and want to see it, you can still see it on CatchUp TV.
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Yes, thats the one. There are two main versions of it, one with VTOL and one without. No prizes for guessing which one has had all the complications. Lots of components have had to be redesigned/re-thought etc. Basically its a total mess and the running costs are going to be phenomenal - now its got to the stage where its literally being pushed though the door into pilot's hands for training in a very dubious state of completion.
Even the F22 has been grounded for long periods just last year to investigate the oxygen supply failing mid-flight causing the pilot to crash... and the canopy coatings peel off in bad weather...
F18s and harriers it is for the next ten years then.