Forwarded from F-84 collection
YF-84J
Two F-84Fs were converted into YF-84J prototypes with enlarged nose intakes and a deepened fuselages for the General Electric J73 engine. the YF-84J reached Mach 1.09 in level flight on 7 April 1954. The project was cancelled due to the excessive cost of converting existent F-84Fs
Two F-84Fs were converted into YF-84J prototypes with enlarged nose intakes and a deepened fuselages for the General Electric J73 engine. the YF-84J reached Mach 1.09 in level flight on 7 April 1954. The project was cancelled due to the excessive cost of converting existent F-84Fs
Forwarded from Captain Kabooms militaria
Lieutenant William B. Foster Jr of the 368th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, US Air Force at his P51D-5-NT Mustang fighter (44-11222) ‘Jolie Hélène’ at East Wretham Air Force Base England.
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Planes
BAC TSR-2 (piloted by Roland Beamont) and EE Lighting (piloted by Jimmy Dell) giving chase. Flight n.16, departing from Boscombe Down. 26 February 1965 24 flights took place between 27 September 1964 and 31 March 1965 with XR219, before the cancelation of…
Beamont-Moneypenny's BAC TSR-2, shot taken over the Irish Sea corridor from Jimmy Dell's chase EE Lightning. During this flight the sound barrier was broken for the first time.
Flight n.14, departing from Warton. 22 February 1965
Ever since its early stages, the TSR-2's costly avionics and technical faults were seen by detractors as opportunities to interrupt the program. One major source of controversy were the smoky pair of BSEL Olympus 22R Mk.320 engines. They couldn't be operated at full throttle without the risk of blowing up, and their bell-mode resonance caused pilots to briefly lose vision. This resulted in the temporary suspension of trials for the 3 months following its first flight, and a further increase in the project's costs
Flight n.14, departing from Warton. 22 February 1965
Ever since its early stages, the TSR-2's costly avionics and technical faults were seen by detractors as opportunities to interrupt the program. One major source of controversy were the smoky pair of BSEL Olympus 22R Mk.320 engines. They couldn't be operated at full throttle without the risk of blowing up, and their bell-mode resonance caused pilots to briefly lose vision. This resulted in the temporary suspension of trials for the 3 months following its first flight, and a further increase in the project's costs
Planes
Islamic Republic Of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) F-5 Tiger II equipped with Russian R-60 Air to Air missiles
Islamic Republic Of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) F-5 Tiger II armed with PL-7 AAM (Chinese licensed Matra R.550 Magic)
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F-14A Tomcat of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) equipped with russian R-27 missiles
F-14A Tomcat of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) equipped with russian R-27 missiles
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Beamont-Moneypenny's BAC TSR-2, shot taken over the Irish Sea corridor from Jimmy Dell's chase EE Lightning. During this flight the sound barrier was broken for the first time. Flight n.14, departing from Warton. 22 February 1965 Ever since its early stages…
The TSR-2's cancellation announcement during the 6 April 1965 budget speech came as a surprise to everyone, even its test pilots, as Jimmy Dell recalls: "Sixpence on fags, tuppence on beer and, by the way, we're cancelling the TSR-2!".
As a cheaper alternative to the TSR-2, the General Dynamics F-111K was clearly favored by the Defence Minister and the Cabinet, but this project never came to fruition – ironically enough due to cost issues
As a cheaper alternative to the TSR-2, the General Dynamics F-111K was clearly favored by the Defence Minister and the Cabinet, but this project never came to fruition – ironically enough due to cost issues
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