Forwarded from The Perch
VFW-Fokker VAK-191B German experimental VTOL attack/strike aircraft undergoing trials, somewhere between 1971 and 1975.
3 Prototypes were made, and the way it got its VTOL capabilities is almost exactly the same as the Yak-38 - 2 main engines to drive it forward in cruise (engine type: Rolls-Royce RB 162-81F-08 Turbojet) [The Yak-38 however only used 1 engine to do so], and 1 lifting fan (The Yak-38 had 2), using the Roll-Royce/MAN Turbo RB 193-12 vectored thrust turbofan engine for VTOL operations/cruise
3 Prototypes were made, and the way it got its VTOL capabilities is almost exactly the same as the Yak-38 - 2 main engines to drive it forward in cruise (engine type: Rolls-Royce RB 162-81F-08 Turbojet) [The Yak-38 however only used 1 engine to do so], and 1 lifting fan (The Yak-38 had 2), using the Roll-Royce/MAN Turbo RB 193-12 vectored thrust turbofan engine for VTOL operations/cruise
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The Perch
A formation of Hellenic F-4E, Mirage 2000-5, F-16 and Rafale, Spanish F-18, French Mirage 2000-D, Italian Tornado, Qatari F-15, Indian Su-30MKI, UAE Mirage 2000-9 and Polish F-16 during Iniochos-25.
A note to Mr Perch, love the planes but if you are gonna straight up jack shit from reddit posts, at least have the decency to keep the image in acceptable quality
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Planes
A note to Mr Perch, love the planes but if you are gonna straight up jack shit from reddit posts, at least have the decency to keep the image in acceptable quality
Anyway, photo credits go Giovanni Colla. This one was published on the NATO AC site. It has better colours
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Forwarded from PlaneNerd Archive (Stonehenge 1200mm Anti-Asteroid Railgun)
🇮🇳⚡️🇵🇰 Today is April 10th 2025. 66 years since the first aerial kill of the PAF.
On Eid al-Fitr, with a skeleton crew on duty, a radar station detected an Indian Canberra on a reconnaissance mission entering Pakistani airspace. Two F-86F Sabres, piloted by Flt. Lt. M. N. Butt and Flt. Lt. M. Yunis were scrambled to intercept.
The Canberra, flying above 50,000 feet, was out of range for Butt's attack. When the aircraft lost altitude, Yunis fired, hitting it at 47,500 feet and bringing it down over Rawat. Both Indian pilots ejected, were captured, and repatriated the next day.
@planenerd
On Eid al-Fitr, with a skeleton crew on duty, a radar station detected an Indian Canberra on a reconnaissance mission entering Pakistani airspace. Two F-86F Sabres, piloted by Flt. Lt. M. N. Butt and Flt. Lt. M. Yunis were scrambled to intercept.
The Canberra, flying above 50,000 feet, was out of range for Butt's attack. When the aircraft lost altitude, Yunis fired, hitting it at 47,500 feet and bringing it down over Rawat. Both Indian pilots ejected, were captured, and repatriated the next day.
@planenerd
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Forwarded from Mediterranean Man (Mediterranean Man)
Rare colored photographs of the Egyptian Helwan-300 aircraft, sometime in the 60s.
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Forwarded from Planes
Shenyang F-6 of Pakistan Air Force
The Shenyang J-6 (designated F-6 for export versions) was the Chinese built version of the Soviet MiG-19 "Farmer" fighter aircraft.
Although the MiG-19 had a comparatively short life in Soviet service, the Chinese came to value its agility, turning performance, and powerful cannon armament, and produced it for their own use between 1958 and 1981.
The F-6 was flown by the Pakistan Air Force from 1965 to 2002, and around 140 modifications were made to increase effectiveness in interception and close air support roles. F-6s were also modified for carriage of AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
Pakistan Air Force F-6 fighters participated in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan, scoring approximately 6 confirmed aerial victories. These included one Indian MiG-21, which was believed by many to be a superior aircraft to the F-6 at the time.
The Shenyang J-6 (designated F-6 for export versions) was the Chinese built version of the Soviet MiG-19 "Farmer" fighter aircraft.
Although the MiG-19 had a comparatively short life in Soviet service, the Chinese came to value its agility, turning performance, and powerful cannon armament, and produced it for their own use between 1958 and 1981.
The F-6 was flown by the Pakistan Air Force from 1965 to 2002, and around 140 modifications were made to increase effectiveness in interception and close air support roles. F-6s were also modified for carriage of AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
Pakistan Air Force F-6 fighters participated in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan, scoring approximately 6 confirmed aerial victories. These included one Indian MiG-21, which was believed by many to be a superior aircraft to the F-6 at the time.
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Forwarded from PlaneNerd Archive (Stonehenge 1200mm Anti-Asteroid Railgun)
⚡️🇨🇳 Check out this detailed close-up of China's WS-10 engine nozzle feathers on a J-16 jet!
The WS-10 is a high-thrust turbofan engine developed for advanced Chinese fighter jets like the J-10C, J-11B, J-15, J-16, and J-20.
Thrust: 120–140 kN
@planenerd
The WS-10 is a high-thrust turbofan engine developed for advanced Chinese fighter jets like the J-10C, J-11B, J-15, J-16, and J-20.
Thrust: 120–140 kN
@planenerd
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Forwarded from PlaneNerd Archive (C)
American F-117 ‘Nighthawk’ pictured as apart of ongoing state-side operations in the Rocky Mountains and Desert ranges as the USAF utilizes the F-117 Nighthawk as a stand-in for near-peer 5th generation aggressors
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Forwarded from PlaneNerd Archive (Stonehenge 1200mm Anti-Asteroid Railgun)
Someone monitor Dassault stocks