Forwarded from Aviazione russa - Analisi Difesa
π· Un Grumman F-14A della US Navy appartenente al Fighter Squadron 51 (VF-51) mentre intercetta un Tupolev Tu-95RT ("Bear-D") dell'Aviazione Navale sovietica; 15 ottobre 1979. Foto US Navy.
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F-16 Fighting Falcon air intake check
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Vlamgat - the term the South African Air Force personnel affectionally called their Mirage fighter jets. Vlamgat means 'flaming arse' in direct translation - and for good reason.
Here two Mirage III D2Zs, numbers 843 and 849 at the weapons camp in Langebaan in 1985 - one of which is having a 'wet start' - where excess fuel in the combustion chamber and tail pipe is burnt off in a phenomenon called 'torching'
Here two Mirage III D2Zs, numbers 843 and 849 at the weapons camp in Langebaan in 1985 - one of which is having a 'wet start' - where excess fuel in the combustion chamber and tail pipe is burnt off in a phenomenon called 'torching'
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