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THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was the first step of John Boyd’s famous OODA loop—observe, orient, decide, act, repeat. After all, you can’t even get started without observing. And before remotely piloted vehicles came on the scene, THE WEIRDEST AEROPLANE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF, THE UTTERLY The Plymouth A-A-2004 spins bravely into the future. Tellingly in the form of a drawing. The Plymouth A-A-2004: an aircraft built without wings to test a pointless form of flight. Have you heard of the Magnus effect? Of course you have. Anyway, just in case you've forgotten, the Magnus effect is a phenomenon that MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. WE REVEAL LEAKED PLOT OF TOP GUN 2: SPOILER ALERT After a 34-year wait the sequel of the much loved Top Gun will appear at movie theatres in 2020. Yesterday an unnamed worker on the film broke NDAs to reveal the plot, here we share the story. WARNING: this contains serious SPOILERS. The plot for Top Gun 2 is as follows:United States Naval
SPITFIRE VERSUS MESSERSCHMITT BF 109: A COMPARISON OF THE This is a question that often comes up in discussions on airpower in World War II: how did the two iconic fighters of the War—The British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109—compare? Was either machine demonstrably better? In the following article, I evaluate the two on the basis of six rectally extracted parameters MY FAVOURITE AEROPLANE IN 200 WORDS #4: SUPERMARINE S6 … The Supermarine S6 earned itself the position of the ultimate racer built for the Schneider Trophy by securing the 2nd and 3rd consecutive wins for Great Britain. Every inch the thoroughbred, she boasted a Rolls Royce R Type engine so closely cowled that the cam covers were a part of the streamlined outer surfaces. No ounce of HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINEABOUT HUSH-KITPILOT INTERVIEWSTOP TENSHUMOURARCHIVESHISTORY & WHAT-IFS Dr Ron Smith joined the British helicopter company Westland in 1975, working in Research Aerodynamics, remotely piloted helicopters, before becoming Head of Future Projects. He had a strong influence on the design of the NH90, and was involved in the “FUCK STEALTH!” AN F-15 PILOT OPINES ON WHY THE EAGLE II My friend Joe Coles, who publishes the excellent Hush-Kit aviation blog, asked for my thoughts on the USAF’s new version of its legacy fighter, the F-15EX Eagle II. This is my short response: Joe, I can’t speak much to the aircraft itself, but I started pushing the idea of buying some of the advanced versions THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was theThe RF-4C: Last Manned USAF Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft by Col. Eileen Bjorkman FLYING & FIGHTING IN HAL TEJAS: INTERVIEW WITH TEST PILOT Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi. Tejas pilots enjoy the benefits of the Elbit helmet which displays vital information and can be used to cue a weapon with a turn of the pilot’s head. India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling a mini Mirage2000 with the
THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was the first step of John Boyd’s famous OODA loop—observe, orient, decide, act, repeat. After all, you can’t even get started without observing. And before remotely piloted vehicles came on the scene, THE WEIRDEST AEROPLANE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF, THE UTTERLY The Plymouth A-A-2004 spins bravely into the future. Tellingly in the form of a drawing. The Plymouth A-A-2004: an aircraft built without wings to test a pointless form of flight. Have you heard of the Magnus effect? Of course you have. Anyway, just in case you've forgotten, the Magnus effect is a phenomenon that MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. WE REVEAL LEAKED PLOT OF TOP GUN 2: SPOILER ALERT After a 34-year wait the sequel of the much loved Top Gun will appear at movie theatres in 2020. Yesterday an unnamed worker on the film broke NDAs to reveal the plot, here we share the story. WARNING: this contains serious SPOILERS. The plot for Top Gun 2 is as follows:United States Naval
SPITFIRE VERSUS MESSERSCHMITT BF 109: A COMPARISON OF THE This is a question that often comes up in discussions on airpower in World War II: how did the two iconic fighters of the War—The British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109—compare? Was either machine demonstrably better? In the following article, I evaluate the two on the basis of six rectally extracted parameters MY FAVOURITE AEROPLANE IN 200 WORDS #4: SUPERMARINE S6 … The Supermarine S6 earned itself the position of the ultimate racer built for the Schneider Trophy by securing the 2nd and 3rd consecutive wins for Great Britain. Every inch the thoroughbred, she boasted a Rolls Royce R Type engine so closely cowled that the cam covers were a part of the streamlined outer surfaces. No ounce of THIS IS THE HELICOPTER WE NEED FOR THE MOST DANGEROUS A Helicopter the World Needs Dr Ron Smith joined the British helicopter company Westland in 1975, working in Research Aerodynamics, remotely piloted helicopters, before becoming Head of Future Projects. He had a strong influence on the design of the NH90, and was involved in the assessment of the Apache for Britain. We asked him what to consider what helicopter the world most JUNE | 2021 | HUSH-KIT 1 post published by Hush Kit during June 2021 QUICKFIRE WORLD WAR II COMBAT AIRCRAFT Q&A WITH AUTHOR The Spitfire was “my first love. I had been interested in the Second World War as a boy, then it all rather went out the window in my teens. Then, in my late HOW THE NAME OF AN AIRCRAFT DETERMINES IT FATE How the name of an aircraft determines it fate. The Sam Wise Report Nominative determinism in people is a well known reality. It’s why every Smith you’ve ever met has their own anvil and all Coopers supply breweries with their barrels. I myself, as an incredibly intelligent person, am living proof of this. As I often do I wasthinking about
GIANT SUPER TEJAS REVEALED: OUR ANALYSIS Giant Super Tejas revealed: Our analysis. The Tejas effort to create an indigenous fighter for India took a dramatic turn with last week’s reveal of a plan for a twin-engined variant with twice the thrust and almost doubled weight. The new aircraft is a close-coupled canard delta in the same class as the Rafale. Jim Smith gives hisanalysis.
MIRAGE F1: THE TOMCAT KILLER An Iraqi F1 in service with IQAF in the 1980s. The superb French Dassault Mirage F1 was one of the most prolific killers of teen series fighters in the skies of the Middle East. The often over-looked French jet even racked up kills against the best-armed fighter in the world, the seemingly invincible F SPITFIRE VERSUS MESSERSCHMITT BF 109: A COMPARISON OF THE This is a question that often comes up in discussions on airpower in World War II: how did the two iconic fighters of the War—The British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109—compare? Was either machine demonstrably better? In the following article, I evaluate the two on the basis of six rectally extracted parameters NAPALM BATS: THE BIZARRE TRUE STORY OF BAT BOMBS Animals have been a part of military organisations for about as long as human history. Horses revolutionized combat. Carrier pigeons provided a cheap and effective way to communicate during combat. Bomb-sniffing dogs continue to save lives. There are a few instances of attack animals, such as Hannibal’s use of war elephants andpolice attack dogs,
THE WORST BRITISH AEROPLANE MANUFACTURER? BLACKBURN The Blackburn Blackburn, so bad they named it twice. The Admiralty rejected the Blackburd, and Blackburn tried again in 1920. This resulted in the Dart, an aircraft that was beautifully svelte compared to the Blackburd and unappealingly stodgy compared with just about everything else. But the Dart was a fine aeroplane. CANCELLED! TEN GREAT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT THAT NEVER ENTERED Many of the finest fighter aircraft ever made were consigned to the scrapheap of history. Sometimes they were defeated in evaluations by superior opponents. Sometimes bribery, intrigue or plain bad luck killed these unlucky warriors. Here is a mouth-watering selection of ten fighters which didn't make it to squadron service. Dear aviationlunatic, save the
HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINEABOUT HUSH-KITPILOT INTERVIEWSTOP TENSHUMOURARCHIVESHISTORY & WHAT-IFS Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松 貞明, Akamatsu Sadaaki, 30 July 1910 – 22 February 1980) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II famed for his mischievous behaviour. He was officially credited with destroying 27 enemy aircraft. This is pretty impressive considering much of his flying was done drunk. F-20 VERSUS LAVI: THE TIGERSHARK, THE YOUNG LION AND THE F-20 versus Lavi: The Tigershark, the Young Lion and the Viper. This is a story about US foreign policy and its intersection with aerospace. The relevant period is the ‘80s, but the interweaving of US industrial, trade, defence and foreign policy settings can be observed essentially continuously from the Second World War to today. TOP 10 POLISH AIRCRAFT Lepszy wróbel w garści niż gołąb na dachu( A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof ) - Polish proverb We are battered about the head with generous ladleful's of the aeronautical accomplishments of Britain and the United States. Those after marginally more specialised histories can readily leave the high THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was theThe RF-4C: Last Manned USAF Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft by Col. Eileen Bjorkman THE F-36 KINGSNAKE: THE ‘FIFTH-GENERATION-MINUS’ FIGHTER The F-36 Kingsnake: the ‘fifth-generation-minus’ fighter USAF wants. The F-35 is a Ferrari, the F-22 a Bugatti Chiron – the United States Air Force needs a Nissan 300ZX. Both the F-35 and F-22 have higher levels of technology than USAF requires for the vast majority of its everyday tasks. They are very difficult and costly to maintain FLYING & FIGHTING IN HAL TEJAS: INTERVIEW WITH TEST PILOT Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi. Tejas pilots enjoy the benefits of the Elbit helmet which displays vital information and can be used to cue a weapon with a turn of the pilot’s head. India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling a mini Mirage2000 with the
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WESTLAND WS-70 BLACKHAWK? A long time ago Britain was marketing its own variant of the H-60 Blackhawk helicopter. Then, the project quietly disappeared. We asked Ron Smith, former Head of Future Projects at Westland Helicopters, to solve the mystery of the the WS-70. The Westland affair arose from cashflow problems at Westland. The Thatcher government did not regard Westland a sufficiently WE REVEAL LEAKED PLOT OF TOP GUN 2: SPOILER ALERT After a 34-year wait the sequel of the much loved Top Gun will appear at movie theatres in 2020. Yesterday an unnamed worker on the film broke NDAs to reveal the plot, here we share the story. WARNING: this contains serious SPOILERS. The plot for Top Gun 2 is as follows:United States Naval
SPITFIRE VERSUS MESSERSCHMITT BF 109: A COMPARISON OF THE This is a question that often comes up in discussions on airpower in World War II: how did the two iconic fighters of the War—The British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109—compare? Was either machine demonstrably better? In the following article, I evaluate the two on the basis of six rectally extracted parameters THE 11 WORST SOVIET AIRCRAFT Written by Hush Kit Posted in Top Tens 23 comments. May 25, 2016 - 10:06 pm Francesco Ganzetti. R “but in that time produced some of the largest, fastest, toughest and most agile aircraft.” I think that mirage 2000 was a much better energy maintenance design in continous turn rate both subsonic and supersonic that any soviet design by far and much more advanced aerodinamic design HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINEABOUT HUSH-KITPILOT INTERVIEWSTOP TENSHUMOURARCHIVESHISTORY & WHAT-IFS Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松 貞明, Akamatsu Sadaaki, 30 July 1910 – 22 February 1980) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II famed for his mischievous behaviour. He was officially credited with destroying 27 enemy aircraft. This is pretty impressive considering much of his flying was done drunk. F-20 VERSUS LAVI: THE TIGERSHARK, THE YOUNG LION AND THE F-20 versus Lavi: The Tigershark, the Young Lion and the Viper. This is a story about US foreign policy and its intersection with aerospace. The relevant period is the ‘80s, but the interweaving of US industrial, trade, defence and foreign policy settings can be observed essentially continuously from the Second World War to today. TOP 10 POLISH AIRCRAFT Lepszy wróbel w garści niż gołąb na dachu( A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof ) - Polish proverb We are battered about the head with generous ladleful's of the aeronautical accomplishments of Britain and the United States. Those after marginally more specialised histories can readily leave the high THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was theThe RF-4C: Last Manned USAF Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft by Col. Eileen Bjorkman THE F-36 KINGSNAKE: THE ‘FIFTH-GENERATION-MINUS’ FIGHTER The F-36 Kingsnake: the ‘fifth-generation-minus’ fighter USAF wants. The F-35 is a Ferrari, the F-22 a Bugatti Chiron – the United States Air Force needs a Nissan 300ZX. Both the F-35 and F-22 have higher levels of technology than USAF requires for the vast majority of its everyday tasks. They are very difficult and costly to maintain FLYING & FIGHTING IN HAL TEJAS: INTERVIEW WITH TEST PILOT Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi. Tejas pilots enjoy the benefits of the Elbit helmet which displays vital information and can be used to cue a weapon with a turn of the pilot’s head. India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling a mini Mirage2000 with the
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WESTLAND WS-70 BLACKHAWK? A long time ago Britain was marketing its own variant of the H-60 Blackhawk helicopter. Then, the project quietly disappeared. We asked Ron Smith, former Head of Future Projects at Westland Helicopters, to solve the mystery of the the WS-70. The Westland affair arose from cashflow problems at Westland. The Thatcher government did not regard Westland a sufficiently WE REVEAL LEAKED PLOT OF TOP GUN 2: SPOILER ALERT After a 34-year wait the sequel of the much loved Top Gun will appear at movie theatres in 2020. Yesterday an unnamed worker on the film broke NDAs to reveal the plot, here we share the story. WARNING: this contains serious SPOILERS. The plot for Top Gun 2 is as follows:United States Naval
SPITFIRE VERSUS MESSERSCHMITT BF 109: A COMPARISON OF THE This is a question that often comes up in discussions on airpower in World War II: how did the two iconic fighters of the War—The British Supermarine Spitfire and the German Messerschmitt Bf 109—compare? Was either machine demonstrably better? In the following article, I evaluate the two on the basis of six rectally extracted parameters THE 11 WORST SOVIET AIRCRAFT Written by Hush Kit Posted in Top Tens 23 comments. May 25, 2016 - 10:06 pm Francesco Ganzetti. R “but in that time produced some of the largest, fastest, toughest and most agile aircraft.” I think that mirage 2000 was a much better energy maintenance design in continous turn rate both subsonic and supersonic that any soviet design by far and much more advanced aerodinamic design THIS IS THE HELICOPTER WE NEED FOR THE MOST DANGEROUS A Helicopter the World Needs Dr Ron Smith joined the British helicopter company Westland in 1975, working in Research Aerodynamics, remotely piloted helicopters, before becoming Head of Future Projects. He had a strong influence on the design of the NH90, and was involved in the assessment of the Apache for Britain. We asked him what to consider what helicopter the world most JUNE | 2021 | HUSH-KIT 1 post published by Hush Kit during June 2021 QUICKFIRE WORLD WAR II COMBAT AIRCRAFT Q&A WITH AUTHOR The Spitfire was “my first love. I had been interested in the Second World War as a boy, then it all rather went out the window in my teens. Then, in my late THE F-36 KINGSNAKE: THE ‘FIFTH-GENERATION-MINUS’ FIGHTER The F-36 Kingsnake: the ‘fifth-generation-minus’ fighter USAF wants. The F-35 is a Ferrari, the F-22 a Bugatti Chiron – the United States Air Force needs a Nissan 300ZX. Both the F-35 and F-22 have higher levels of technology than USAF requires for the vast majority of its everyday tasks. They are very difficult and costly to maintain FLAK: MYTH VERSUS REALITY WITH DONALD NIJBOER Much feared by military aircrew, flak blew thousands of aeroplanes from the sky across the 20th century. We grilled Donald Nijboer author of Flak in World War II, about the dreaded flak. What is Flak? "Flak is an acronym/initialism for the German word, Flugabwehrkanone, meaning aircraft-defence cannon. When the Allies began to use the termis
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE WESTLAND WS-70 BLACKHAWK? A long time ago Britain was marketing its own variant of the H-60 Blackhawk helicopter. Then, the project quietly disappeared. We asked Ron Smith, former Head of Future Projects at Westland Helicopters, to solve the mystery of the the WS-70. The Westland affair arose from cashflow problems at Westland. The Thatcher government did not regard Westland a sufficiently MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was the first step of John Boyd’s famous OODA loop—observe, orient, decide, act, repeat. After all, you can’t even get started without observing. And before remotely piloted vehicles came on the scene, THE WEIRDEST AEROPLANE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF, THE UTTERLY The Plymouth A-A-2004 spins bravely into the future. Tellingly in the form of a drawing. The Plymouth A-A-2004: an aircraft built without wings to test a pointless form of flight. Have you heard of the Magnus effect? Of course you have. Anyway, just in case you've forgotten, the Magnus effect is a phenomenon that THE TOP TEN BEST PISTON-ENGINED FIGHTERS Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and around ten times heavier than the first generation. Whereas the first fighters had only a single rifle-calibre weapon, the Tigercat of1943 had an
HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINEABOUT HUSH-KITPILOT INTERVIEWSTOP TENSHUMOURARCHIVESHISTORY & WHAT-IFS Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松 貞明, Akamatsu Sadaaki, 30 July 1910 – 22 February 1980) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II famed for his mischievous behaviour. He was officially credited with destroying 27 enemy aircraft. This is pretty impressive considering much of his flying was done drunk. THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was theThe RF-4C: Last Manned USAF Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft by Col. Eileen Bjorkman THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was the first step of John Boyd’s famous OODA loop—observe, orient, decide, act, repeat. After all, you can’t even get started without observing. And before remotely piloted vehicles came on the scene, THE F-36 KINGSNAKE: THE ‘FIFTH-GENERATION-MINUS’ FIGHTER The F-36 Kingsnake: the ‘fifth-generation-minus’ fighter USAF wants. The F-35 is a Ferrari, the F-22 a Bugatti Chiron – the United States Air Force needs a Nissan 300ZX. Both the F-35 and F-22 have higher levels of technology than USAF requires for the vast majority of its everyday tasks. They are very difficult and costly to maintain FLYING & FIGHTING IN HAL TEJAS: INTERVIEW WITH TEST PILOT Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi. Tejas pilots enjoy the benefits of the Elbit helmet which displays vital information and can be used to cue a weapon with a turn of the pilot’s head. India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling a mini Mirage2000 with the
THE WEIRDEST AEROPLANE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF, THE UTTERLY The Plymouth A-A-2004 spins bravely into the future. Tellingly in the form of a drawing. The Plymouth A-A-2004: an aircraft built without wings to test a pointless form of flight. Have you heard of the Magnus effect? Of course you have. Anyway, just in case you've forgotten, the Magnus effect is a phenomenon that MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. WE REVEAL LEAKED PLOT OF TOP GUN 2: SPOILER ALERT After a 34-year wait the sequel of the much loved Top Gun will appear at movie theatres in 2020. Yesterday an unnamed worker on the film broke NDAs to reveal the plot, here we share the story. WARNING: this contains serious SPOILERS. The plot for Top Gun 2 is as follows:United States Naval
MY FAVOURITE AEROPLANE IN 200 WORDS #4: SUPERMARINE S6 … The Supermarine S6 earned itself the position of the ultimate racer built for the Schneider Trophy by securing the 2nd and 3rd consecutive wins for Great Britain. Every inch the thoroughbred, she boasted a Rolls Royce R Type engine so closely cowled that the cam covers were a part of the streamlined outer surfaces. No ounce of NAPALM BATS: THE BIZARRE TRUE STORY OF BAT BOMBS Animals have been a part of military organisations for about as long as human history. Horses revolutionized combat. Carrier pigeons provided a cheap and effective way to communicate during combat. Bomb-sniffing dogs continue to save lives. There are a few instances of attack animals, such as Hannibal’s use of war elephants andpolice attack dogs,
HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINEABOUT HUSH-KITPILOT INTERVIEWSTOP TENSHUMOURARCHIVESHISTORY & WHAT-IFS Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松 貞明, Akamatsu Sadaaki, 30 July 1910 – 22 February 1980) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II famed for his mischievous behaviour. He was officially credited with destroying 27 enemy aircraft. This is pretty impressive considering much of his flying was done drunk. THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was theThe RF-4C: Last Manned USAF Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft by Col. Eileen Bjorkman THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was the first step of John Boyd’s famous OODA loop—observe, orient, decide, act, repeat. After all, you can’t even get started without observing. And before remotely piloted vehicles came on the scene, THE F-36 KINGSNAKE: THE ‘FIFTH-GENERATION-MINUS’ FIGHTER The F-36 Kingsnake: the ‘fifth-generation-minus’ fighter USAF wants. The F-35 is a Ferrari, the F-22 a Bugatti Chiron – the United States Air Force needs a Nissan 300ZX. Both the F-35 and F-22 have higher levels of technology than USAF requires for the vast majority of its everyday tasks. They are very difficult and costly to maintain FLYING & FIGHTING IN HAL TEJAS: INTERVIEW WITH TEST PILOT Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi. Tejas pilots enjoy the benefits of the Elbit helmet which displays vital information and can be used to cue a weapon with a turn of the pilot’s head. India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling a mini Mirage2000 with the
THE WEIRDEST AEROPLANE YOU’VE NEVER HEARD OF, THE UTTERLY The Plymouth A-A-2004 spins bravely into the future. Tellingly in the form of a drawing. The Plymouth A-A-2004: an aircraft built without wings to test a pointless form of flight. Have you heard of the Magnus effect? Of course you have. Anyway, just in case you've forgotten, the Magnus effect is a phenomenon that MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. WE REVEAL LEAKED PLOT OF TOP GUN 2: SPOILER ALERT After a 34-year wait the sequel of the much loved Top Gun will appear at movie theatres in 2020. Yesterday an unnamed worker on the film broke NDAs to reveal the plot, here we share the story. WARNING: this contains serious SPOILERS. The plot for Top Gun 2 is as follows:United States Naval
MY FAVOURITE AEROPLANE IN 200 WORDS #4: SUPERMARINE S6 … The Supermarine S6 earned itself the position of the ultimate racer built for the Schneider Trophy by securing the 2nd and 3rd consecutive wins for Great Britain. Every inch the thoroughbred, she boasted a Rolls Royce R Type engine so closely cowled that the cam covers were a part of the streamlined outer surfaces. No ounce of NAPALM BATS: THE BIZARRE TRUE STORY OF BAT BOMBS Animals have been a part of military organisations for about as long as human history. Horses revolutionized combat. Carrier pigeons provided a cheap and effective way to communicate during combat. Bomb-sniffing dogs continue to save lives. There are a few instances of attack animals, such as Hannibal’s use of war elephants andpolice attack dogs,
THIS IS THE HELICOPTER WE NEED FOR THE MOST DANGEROUS A Helicopter the World Needs Dr Ron Smith joined the British helicopter company Westland in 1975, working in Research Aerodynamics, remotely piloted helicopters, before becoming Head of Future Projects. He had a strong influence on the design of the NH90, and was involved in the assessment of the Apache for Britain. We asked him what to consider what helicopter the world most QUICKFIRE WORLD WAR II COMBAT AIRCRAFT Q&A WITH AUTHOR The Spitfire was “my first love. I had been interested in the Second World War as a boy, then it all rather went out the window in my teens. Then, in my late JUNE | 2021 | HUSH-KIT 1 post published by Hush Kit during June 2021 HIGH TIMES: A SPEEDY HISTORY OF DRUGS IN AVIATION Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松 貞明, Akamatsu Sadaaki, 30 July 1910 – 22 February 1980) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II famed for his mischievous behaviour. He was officially credited with destroying 27 enemy aircraft. This is pretty impressive considering much of his flying was done drunk. F-20 VERSUS LAVI: THE TIGERSHARK, THE YOUNG LION AND THE F-20 versus Lavi: The Tigershark, the Young Lion and the Viper. This is a story about US foreign policy and its intersection with aerospace. The relevant period is the ‘80s, but the interweaving of US industrial, trade, defence and foreign policy settings can be observed essentially continuously from the Second World War to today. FLAK: MYTH VERSUS REALITY WITH DONALD NIJBOER Much feared by military aircrew, flak blew thousands of aeroplanes from the sky across the 20th century. We grilled Donald Nijboer author of Flak in World War II, about the dreaded flak. What is Flak? "Flak is an acronym/initialism for the German word, Flugabwehrkanone, meaning aircraft-defence cannon. When the Allies began to use the termis
THE F-36 KINGSNAKE: THE ‘FIFTH-GENERATION-MINUS’ FIGHTER The F-36 Kingsnake: the ‘fifth-generation-minus’ fighter USAF wants. The F-35 is a Ferrari, the F-22 a Bugatti Chiron – the United States Air Force needs a Nissan 300ZX. Both the F-35 and F-22 have higher levels of technology than USAF requires for the vast majority of its everyday tasks. They are very difficult and costly to maintainTOP 10 DIVE BOMBERS
Take a deep breath and shove the control column forward as you plummet into the hellscape of the top ten dive bombers. You knew we were going to do this some day and here we are. One is even a jet. Dive bombers are rarely pretty, but what they lack in beauty they make up for HOW THE NAME OF AN AIRCRAFT DETERMINES IT FATE How the name of an aircraft determines it fate. The Sam Wise Report Nominative determinism in people is a well known reality. It’s why every Smith you’ve ever met has their own anvil and all Coopers supply breweries with their barrels. I myself, as an incredibly intelligent person, am living proof of this. As I often do I wasthinking about
MY FAVOURITE MUSEUM PIECE NO.1: GLOSTER METEOR VZ608 VTOL My favourite aircraft in the collection that illustrates this policy is Gloster Meteor VZ608. VZ608 was constructed as a standard FR.9 and saw squadron service with 208 Squadron, before being transferred to the Gloster Aircraft Company for conversion to testing duties. In early 1951 VZ608 was transferred to Rolls-Royce at Hucknall,Nottinghamshire.
HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINEABOUT HUSH-KITPILOT INTERVIEWSTOP TENSHUMOURARCHIVESHISTORY & WHAT-IFS Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松 貞明, Akamatsu Sadaaki, 30 July 1910 – 22 February 1980) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II famed for his mischievous behaviour. He was officially credited with destroying 27 enemy aircraft. This is pretty impressive considering much of his flying was done drunk. FLYING & FIGHTING IN HAL TEJAS: INTERVIEW WITH TEST PILOT Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi. Tejas pilots enjoy the benefits of the Elbit helmet which displays vital information and can be used to cue a weapon with a turn of the pilot’s head. India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling a mini Mirage2000 with the
THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCERF 4C 1 48 The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was the first step of John Boyd’s famous OODA loop—observe, orient, decide, act, repeat. After all, you can’t even get started without observing. And before remotely piloted vehicles came on the scene, MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. 11 BEST FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT The world is burning. Infernos rage across the globe, and Australia is still in the grip of fires of biblical proportions. Facing these firestorms is a motley force of aircraft, crewed by heroic and exceptionally skilled pilots. Converted World War II fighter-bombers, helicopters, custom-made flying boats and even massive airliners havebeen sent into
THE TOP TEN BEST PISTON-ENGINED FIGHTERS Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and around ten times heavier than the first generation. Whereas the first fighters had only a single rifle-calibre weapon, the Tigercat of1943 had an
MIG-37B ASSESSMENT: THE STEALTHY SOVIET THAT NEVER WASMIG 37B FERRETMIG 37B FERRETMIG 35MIG 39MIG 50 FIGHTER MiG-37B assessment: The Stealthy Soviet that never was. Jim Smith had significant technical roles in the development of the UK’s leading military aviation programmes, from ASRAAM and Nimrod, to the JSF and Eurofighter Typhoon. He was asked by the British Government to assess the YF-22 and YF-23; we wondered what he would make of a totally AVRO VULCAN VERSUS NORTHROP GRUMMAN B-2 SPIRIT Avro Vulcan Versus Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. Thirty years after retirement, the once mighty Vulcan returns to duty for a dangerous new mission. The prehistoric Vulcan is to fight a long range campaign alongside the world’s worst most advanced bomber, the sinister B-2. But would the famous British bomber survive ‘Operation Somnium’? AN IDIOT’S GUIDE TO CHINESE FLANKERS The Su-30 is a two-seat fighter-bomber. It’s heavier than an old Flanker and more versatile. It can carry a whole bunch of horribly effective air-to-ground weapons. China has the Su-30MKK and Su-30MK2. They have the longest range radar of any Chinese Flankers- theZhuk-MS.
MY FAVOURITE AEROPLANE IN 200 WORDS #4: SUPERMARINE S6 … The Supermarine S6 earned itself the position of the ultimate racer built for the Schneider Trophy by securing the 2nd and 3rd consecutive wins for Great Britain. Every inch the thoroughbred, she boasted a Rolls Royce R Type engine so closely cowled that the cam covers were a part of the streamlined outer surfaces. No ounce of HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINEABOUT HUSH-KITPILOT INTERVIEWSTOP TENSHUMOURARCHIVESHISTORY & WHAT-IFS Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松 貞明, Akamatsu Sadaaki, 30 July 1910 – 22 February 1980) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II famed for his mischievous behaviour. He was officially credited with destroying 27 enemy aircraft. This is pretty impressive considering much of his flying was done drunk. FLYING & FIGHTING IN HAL TEJAS: INTERVIEW WITH TEST PILOT Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi. Tejas pilots enjoy the benefits of the Elbit helmet which displays vital information and can be used to cue a weapon with a turn of the pilot’s head. India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling a mini Mirage2000 with the
THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCERF 4C 1 48 The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was the first step of John Boyd’s famous OODA loop—observe, orient, decide, act, repeat. After all, you can’t even get started without observing. And before remotely piloted vehicles came on the scene, MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. 11 BEST FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT The world is burning. Infernos rage across the globe, and Australia is still in the grip of fires of biblical proportions. Facing these firestorms is a motley force of aircraft, crewed by heroic and exceptionally skilled pilots. Converted World War II fighter-bombers, helicopters, custom-made flying boats and even massive airliners havebeen sent into
THE TOP TEN BEST PISTON-ENGINED FIGHTERS Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and around ten times heavier than the first generation. Whereas the first fighters had only a single rifle-calibre weapon, the Tigercat of1943 had an
MIG-37B ASSESSMENT: THE STEALTHY SOVIET THAT NEVER WASMIG 37B FERRETMIG 37B FERRETMIG 35MIG 39MIG 50 FIGHTER MiG-37B assessment: The Stealthy Soviet that never was. Jim Smith had significant technical roles in the development of the UK’s leading military aviation programmes, from ASRAAM and Nimrod, to the JSF and Eurofighter Typhoon. He was asked by the British Government to assess the YF-22 and YF-23; we wondered what he would make of a totally AVRO VULCAN VERSUS NORTHROP GRUMMAN B-2 SPIRIT Avro Vulcan Versus Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. Thirty years after retirement, the once mighty Vulcan returns to duty for a dangerous new mission. The prehistoric Vulcan is to fight a long range campaign alongside the world’s worst most advanced bomber, the sinister B-2. But would the famous British bomber survive ‘Operation Somnium’? AN IDIOT’S GUIDE TO CHINESE FLANKERS The Su-30 is a two-seat fighter-bomber. It’s heavier than an old Flanker and more versatile. It can carry a whole bunch of horribly effective air-to-ground weapons. China has the Su-30MKK and Su-30MK2. They have the longest range radar of any Chinese Flankers- theZhuk-MS.
MY FAVOURITE AEROPLANE IN 200 WORDS #4: SUPERMARINE S6 … The Supermarine S6 earned itself the position of the ultimate racer built for the Schneider Trophy by securing the 2nd and 3rd consecutive wins for Great Britain. Every inch the thoroughbred, she boasted a Rolls Royce R Type engine so closely cowled that the cam covers were a part of the streamlined outer surfaces. No ounce of THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was theThe RF-4C: Last Manned USAF Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft by Col. Eileen Bjorkman FLYING & FIGHTING IN THE A-6 INTRUDER Flying & Fighting in the A-6 Intruder. Ugly and formidable, the A-6 Intruder was a lethal enforcer of US foreign policy for over a third of a century. We spoke to Bomber/navigator Captain Andrew ‘ ComJam’ S. Niemyer about his time on Grumman’s ‘Iron Tadpole’, an impressively effective all FLAK: MYTH VERSUS REALITY WITH DONALD NIJBOER Much feared by military aircrew, flak blew thousands of aeroplanes from the sky across the 20th century. We grilled Donald Nijboer author of Flak in World War II, about the dreaded flak. What is Flak? "Flak is an acronym/initialism for the German word, Flugabwehrkanone, meaning aircraft-defence cannon. When the Allies began to use the termis
HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINE | PAGE 81 A fascinating episode that is rarely discussed is how close Britain’s RAF got to adopting Mirage IVs. This insider’s account of this unusual episode in aviation’s annals is taken from Charles Gardner’s ‘British Aircraft Corporation – A History’.This true story starts shortly after the shock-cancellation of the BAC TSR.2. “BAC promptly, and on a self-help basis, did all it couldANIMAL-BOMBS
Visit the post for more. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. 10 CANCELLED US FIGHTER AIRCRAFT Rusting away in the desert of history, here are ten charismatic American fighter aircraft that failed to make the grade. 10. Grumman (G-34) XF5F-1 Skyrocket (1940) 'The Un-reluctant Rocket' Thirty years before the F-14 Tomcat, Grumman built another extremely advanced twin-engine carrier fighter, the superb G-34. Twin-engined carrier fighters were not a thing in 1940,UNCATEGORIZED
Posts about Uncategorized written by Hush Kit. There was always an odd contradiction in national markings being used in conjunction with camouflage: markings are designed to be conspicuous and camouflage to conceal or at least confuse. THE TOP TEN BEST PISTON-ENGINED FIGHTERS Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and around ten times heavier than the first generation. Whereas the first fighters had only a single rifle-calibre weapon, the Tigercat of1943 had an
MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. THE WORST BRITISH AEROPLANE MANUFACTURER? BLACKBURN The Blackburn Blackburn, so bad they named it twice. The Admiralty rejected the Blackburd, and Blackburn tried again in 1920. This resulted in the Dart, an aircraft that was beautifully svelte compared to the Blackburd and unappealingly stodgy compared with just about everything else. But the Dart was a fine aeroplane. HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINEABOUT HUSH-KITPILOT INTERVIEWSTOP TENSHUMOURARCHIVESHISTORY & WHAT-IFS Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松 貞明, Akamatsu Sadaaki, 30 July 1910 – 22 February 1980) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II famed for his mischievous behaviour. He was officially credited with destroying 27 enemy aircraft. This is pretty impressive considering much of his flying was done drunk. FLYING & FIGHTING IN HAL TEJAS: INTERVIEW WITH TEST PILOT Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi. Tejas pilots enjoy the benefits of the Elbit helmet which displays vital information and can be used to cue a weapon with a turn of the pilot’s head. India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling a mini Mirage2000 with the
THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCERF 4C 1 48 The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was the first step of John Boyd’s famous OODA loop—observe, orient, decide, act, repeat. After all, you can’t even get started without observing. And before remotely piloted vehicles came on the scene, MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. 11 BEST FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT The world is burning. Infernos rage across the globe, and Australia is still in the grip of fires of biblical proportions. Facing these firestorms is a motley force of aircraft, crewed by heroic and exceptionally skilled pilots. Converted World War II fighter-bombers, helicopters, custom-made flying boats and even massive airliners havebeen sent into
THE TOP TEN BEST PISTON-ENGINED FIGHTERS Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and around ten times heavier than the first generation. Whereas the first fighters had only a single rifle-calibre weapon, the Tigercat of1943 had an
MIG-37B ASSESSMENT: THE STEALTHY SOVIET THAT NEVER WASMIG 37B FERRETMIG 37B FERRETMIG 35MIG 39MIG 50 FIGHTER MiG-37B assessment: The Stealthy Soviet that never was. Jim Smith had significant technical roles in the development of the UK’s leading military aviation programmes, from ASRAAM and Nimrod, to the JSF and Eurofighter Typhoon. He was asked by the British Government to assess the YF-22 and YF-23; we wondered what he would make of a totally AVRO VULCAN VERSUS NORTHROP GRUMMAN B-2 SPIRIT Avro Vulcan Versus Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. Thirty years after retirement, the once mighty Vulcan returns to duty for a dangerous new mission. The prehistoric Vulcan is to fight a long range campaign alongside the world’s worst most advanced bomber, the sinister B-2. But would the famous British bomber survive ‘Operation Somnium’? AN IDIOT’S GUIDE TO CHINESE FLANKERS The Su-30 is a two-seat fighter-bomber. It’s heavier than an old Flanker and more versatile. It can carry a whole bunch of horribly effective air-to-ground weapons. China has the Su-30MKK and Su-30MK2. They have the longest range radar of any Chinese Flankers- theZhuk-MS.
MY FAVOURITE AEROPLANE IN 200 WORDS #4: SUPERMARINE S6 … The Supermarine S6 earned itself the position of the ultimate racer built for the Schneider Trophy by securing the 2nd and 3rd consecutive wins for Great Britain. Every inch the thoroughbred, she boasted a Rolls Royce R Type engine so closely cowled that the cam covers were a part of the streamlined outer surfaces. No ounce of HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINEABOUT HUSH-KITPILOT INTERVIEWSTOP TENSHUMOURARCHIVESHISTORY & WHAT-IFS Sadaaki Akamatsu (赤松 貞明, Akamatsu Sadaaki, 30 July 1910 – 22 February 1980) was an ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II famed for his mischievous behaviour. He was officially credited with destroying 27 enemy aircraft. This is pretty impressive considering much of his flying was done drunk. FLYING & FIGHTING IN HAL TEJAS: INTERVIEW WITH TEST PILOT Flying & fighting in HAL Tejas: Interview with test pilot Rajeev Joshi. Tejas pilots enjoy the benefits of the Elbit helmet which displays vital information and can be used to cue a weapon with a turn of the pilot’s head. India’s 4th generation fighter, the pocket-sized Tejas, is an intriguing design. Resembling a mini Mirage2000 with the
THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCERF 4C 1 48 The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was the first step of John Boyd’s famous OODA loop—observe, orient, decide, act, repeat. After all, you can’t even get started without observing. And before remotely piloted vehicles came on the scene, MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. 11 BEST FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT The world is burning. Infernos rage across the globe, and Australia is still in the grip of fires of biblical proportions. Facing these firestorms is a motley force of aircraft, crewed by heroic and exceptionally skilled pilots. Converted World War II fighter-bombers, helicopters, custom-made flying boats and even massive airliners havebeen sent into
THE TOP TEN BEST PISTON-ENGINED FIGHTERS Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and around ten times heavier than the first generation. Whereas the first fighters had only a single rifle-calibre weapon, the Tigercat of1943 had an
MIG-37B ASSESSMENT: THE STEALTHY SOVIET THAT NEVER WASMIG 37B FERRETMIG 37B FERRETMIG 35MIG 39MIG 50 FIGHTER MiG-37B assessment: The Stealthy Soviet that never was. Jim Smith had significant technical roles in the development of the UK’s leading military aviation programmes, from ASRAAM and Nimrod, to the JSF and Eurofighter Typhoon. He was asked by the British Government to assess the YF-22 and YF-23; we wondered what he would make of a totally AVRO VULCAN VERSUS NORTHROP GRUMMAN B-2 SPIRIT Avro Vulcan Versus Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit. Thirty years after retirement, the once mighty Vulcan returns to duty for a dangerous new mission. The prehistoric Vulcan is to fight a long range campaign alongside the world’s worst most advanced bomber, the sinister B-2. But would the famous British bomber survive ‘Operation Somnium’? AN IDIOT’S GUIDE TO CHINESE FLANKERS The Su-30 is a two-seat fighter-bomber. It’s heavier than an old Flanker and more versatile. It can carry a whole bunch of horribly effective air-to-ground weapons. China has the Su-30MKK and Su-30MK2. They have the longest range radar of any Chinese Flankers- theZhuk-MS.
MY FAVOURITE AEROPLANE IN 200 WORDS #4: SUPERMARINE S6 … The Supermarine S6 earned itself the position of the ultimate racer built for the Schneider Trophy by securing the 2nd and 3rd consecutive wins for Great Britain. Every inch the thoroughbred, she boasted a Rolls Royce R Type engine so closely cowled that the cam covers were a part of the streamlined outer surfaces. No ounce of THE RF-4C: LAST MANNED USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE The McDonnell RF-4C ruled the tactical reconnaissance skies for the U.S. Air Force from 1964 through the early 1990s. The aircraft’s main job was theThe RF-4C: Last Manned USAF Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft by Col. Eileen Bjorkman FLYING & FIGHTING IN THE A-6 INTRUDER Flying & Fighting in the A-6 Intruder. Ugly and formidable, the A-6 Intruder was a lethal enforcer of US foreign policy for over a third of a century. We spoke to Bomber/navigator Captain Andrew ‘ ComJam’ S. Niemyer about his time on Grumman’s ‘Iron Tadpole’, an impressively effective all FLAK: MYTH VERSUS REALITY WITH DONALD NIJBOER Much feared by military aircrew, flak blew thousands of aeroplanes from the sky across the 20th century. We grilled Donald Nijboer author of Flak in World War II, about the dreaded flak. What is Flak? "Flak is an acronym/initialism for the German word, Flugabwehrkanone, meaning aircraft-defence cannon. When the Allies began to use the termis
HUSH-KIT | THE ALTERNATIVE AVIATION MAGAZINE | PAGE 81 A fascinating episode that is rarely discussed is how close Britain’s RAF got to adopting Mirage IVs. This insider’s account of this unusual episode in aviation’s annals is taken from Charles Gardner’s ‘British Aircraft Corporation – A History’.This true story starts shortly after the shock-cancellation of the BAC TSR.2. “BAC promptly, and on a self-help basis, did all it couldANIMAL-BOMBS
Visit the post for more. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. 10 CANCELLED US FIGHTER AIRCRAFT Rusting away in the desert of history, here are ten charismatic American fighter aircraft that failed to make the grade. 10. Grumman (G-34) XF5F-1 Skyrocket (1940) 'The Un-reluctant Rocket' Thirty years before the F-14 Tomcat, Grumman built another extremely advanced twin-engine carrier fighter, the superb G-34. Twin-engined carrier fighters were not a thing in 1940,UNCATEGORIZED
Posts about Uncategorized written by Hush Kit. There was always an odd contradiction in national markings being used in conjunction with camouflage: markings are designed to be conspicuous and camouflage to conceal or at least confuse. THE TOP TEN BEST PISTON-ENGINED FIGHTERS Piston-engined fighters ruled the roost for thirty years. A brutal survival of the fittest ensured a rapid evolution of these characterful machines; the final fighters were over six times faster and around ten times heavier than the first generation. Whereas the first fighters had only a single rifle-calibre weapon, the Tigercat of1943 had an
MYTHS & MISTAKES OF THE FALKLANDS WAR: WE ASK COMMANDER Myths & mistakes of the Falklands War: We ask Commander ‘Sharkey’ Ward. Commander Nigel David ‘Sharkey’ Ward, DSC, AFC is a retired British Royal Navy officer who commanded 801 Naval Air Squadron during the Falklands War. We asked him his view on British air operations during the 1982 war in which he fought. THE WORST BRITISH AEROPLANE MANUFACTURER? BLACKBURN The Blackburn Blackburn, so bad they named it twice. The Admiralty rejected the Blackburd, and Blackburn tried again in 1920. This resulted in the Dart, an aircraft that was beautifully svelte compared to the Blackburd and unappealingly stodgy compared with just about everything else. But the Dart was a fine aeroplane.HUSH-KIT
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MY FAVOURITE MUSEUM PIECE NO.1: GLOSTER METEOR VZ608 VTOL TESTBED (NEWARK AIR MUSEUM) In flight picture of VZ608 __ I WANT TO SUPPORT AIR MUSEUMS DURING LOCKDOWN BY RAISING AWARENESS OF THEIR MANY TREASURES. WITH THIS IN MIND I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL MUSEUMS AND ASKED THEM TO SHARE THE STORY OF THEIR FAVOURITE EXHIBIT (IF YOU ARE PART OF AN AIR MUSEUM AND WISH TO TAKE PART PLEASE CONTACT ME HERE OR BY TWITTER OR FACEBOOK). LET’S START WITH NEWARK AIR MUSEUM AND THEIR EXCEPTIONAL GLOSTER METEOR. OVER TO MUSEUM TRUSTEE,HOWARD HEELEY.
“I have always liked how Newark Air Museum has acquired airframes associated with aircraft development and testing. My favourite aircraft in the collection that illustrates this policy is Gloster Meteor VZ608. VZ608 was constructed as a standard FR.9 and saw squadron service with 208 Squadron, before being transferred to the Gloster Aircraft Company for conversion to testing duties. The extended reheat nacelle is visible in this picture of VZ608__
In early 1951 VZ608 was transferred to Rolls-Royce at Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. Here its engine nacelles were extended and modified to house a reheat system; a fifteen-month test programme saw VZ608 undertake both static and flight trials of the system. In early 1954, VZ608 was modified again, with an elementary thrust reverser being fitted to the port jet pipe. In the early 1950s work was also underway at Hucknall on the V-TOL concept, using an experimental test-rig to investigate control and stability factors affecting V-TOL flight. Eventually this led to their designing the TMR , which affectionately became known as the ‘Flying Bedstead’. Two TMRs were constructed and these undertook a range of tethered and free flights whilst at Hucknall. _Meteor F8 WH443 that we acquired from Falfield, Gloucs to replaceVZ608 _
Rolls-Royce also ran a parallel development programme to the TMR, which saw the development of the RB.108 vertical lift engine for use in the Short SC.1 Research Aircraft, which had been developed by Short Brothers & Harland Limited in Queens Island, Belfast. At the time an advantage of the RB.108 design was that it was able to generate nearly 10 pounds of thrust per pound of engine weight, a significantly better performance that other existing engines. VZ608 languishes in the Rolls-Royce Hucknall Fire Section _1_ VZ608 was selected for modification to undertake the initial flight trials of the RB.108. Fitment trials with the engine began in 1955 with the RB.108 positioned in the fuselage aft of the cockpit, replacing the main fuel tank. Underwing fuel tanks were added to extend endurance but in this configuration VZ608 was limited to 30 minutes flying. The orientation of the engine could be altered in flight to simulate vertical flight, with a replica of the Short SC.1 air scoop fitted to accurately simulate SC.1 aerodynamics. TMR -the ‘Flying Bedstead’ __ Correspondence and Log Book entries in the NAM Archive from test-pilot Alan Bavin confirm the details of the first running of the RB.108 lift engine as follows. _“FOLLOWING ON FROM OUR INTERESTING MEETING THE OTHER DAY AND OUR DISCUSSIONS ABOUT MY OLD METEOR VZ608, I AM ENCLOSING A COPY OF MY LOG BOOK PAGE WHICH RECORDS THE VERY FIRST RUNNING OF THE RB.108 LIFT ENGINE IN FLIGHT. AS YOU SEE, IT TOOK PLACE ON 23RD OCTOBER 1956. PRIOR TO THAT, I COMPLETED WINDMILLING TESTS ON 14TH SEPTEMBER WITH THE BARE ENGINE AND FURTHER SIMILAR TESTS WITH THE LOWER SPOILER THE ENGINE WINDMILLEDBACKWARDS”_
VZ608 entries from Alan Bavin’s Log Book __ He continued, _“THE EARLY ENGINE, ONCE LIT AND RUNNING IN A LOW IDLE CONDITION, HAD TO BE INCHED UP TO FLIGHT IDLE BY A MANUALLY OPERATED BLEED VALVE. IT ALSO HAD NO ACCELERATION CONTROL UNIT WHICH NECESSITATED VERY CAREFUL THROTTLE HANDLING. FLIGHT IDLING WAS AT 14,000 RPM AND TOP SPEED WAS 17,500 RPM. LATER ENGINES WOULD AUTOMATICALLY RUN UP TO FLIGHT IDLE AFTER LIGHT UP AND THE ACU WOULD ALLOW FOR EXTREMELY RAPID THROTTLE HANDLING BOTH UP AND DOWN THE RANGE. I THINK THE INTAKE YOU HAVE ON VZ608 AT THE MOMENT IS THE ONE USED ON THE SC.1”._ VZ608 entries from Alan Bavin’s Log Book __ Following on from the flight trials film footage in the NAM Archive also shows VZ608 being used to assess ground erosion and foreign object ingestion. This involved running the aircraft over a variety of loose materials on the ground, whilst the effect of the jet efflux from the RB.108 was monitored and recorded. The RB.108 subsequently proved itself and VZ608 was eventually transferred to the fire sectionat Hucknall.
Schematic views of the Short SC1 __ In February 1970 NAM arranged an exchange deal involving the hulk of Meteor F.8 WH443 and was thereby able to rescue VZ608 from the fire dump. The airframe, with outer wings removed was transported by road to the museum’s Winthorpe Airfield Site as a ‘special’ wide load by permission of the Ministry of Transport. _February 1970 and VZ608 is loaded and ready for transportation to NAM’s Winthorpe airfield site _ Poor quality picture of the thrust reverser modification to VZ608__
Befitting its role in aviation testing and the V-TOL programme in particular, the VZ608 planform was incorporated into the NAM logo. During the mid-1990s a structural survey of the airframe revealed major corrosion on various spar sections and a major restoration programme was completed; this work, included replacement of thedamaged spars.
VZ608 ingress trials.jpg – VZ608 undertaking ground erosion and foreign object ingestion trials __ Meteor FR.9 VZ606 is now displayed inside NAM’s Display Hangar 2, alongside Sea Harrier ZA176 and various engines and objects associated with VTOL development in the UK. VZ608 is offloaded at the museum site on the former RAF Winthorpe in1970 __
14 VZ608 Hangar 2.jpg – VZ608 on display in Hangar 2 and awaiting visitors during ‘Lockdown 2020’__ VTOL objects displayed alongside VZ608 in Hangar 2. Note the model of the proposed BAe P.1214 supersonic STOVL tactical fighter. __ VZ608 with one of the RB.108 modifications __ SUPPORT THE CROWDFUNDED HUSH-KIT BOOK OF WARPLANES BY PRE-ORDERING YOUR COPY OF OUR BOOK HERE From the cocaine, blood and flying scarves of World War One dogfighting to the dark arts of modern air combat, here is an enthralling ode to these brutally exciting killing machines. The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes is a beautifully designed, highly visual, collection of the best articles from the fascinating world of military aviation –hand-picked from the highly acclaimed Hush-kit online magazine (and mixed with a heavy punch of new exclusive material). It is packed with a feast of material, ranging from interviews with fighter pilots (including the English Electric Lightning, stealthy F-35B and Mach 3 MiG-25 ‘Foxbat’), to wicked satire, expert historical analysis, top 10s and all manner of things aeronautical, from the site described as _“the thinking-man’s Top Gear… butfor planes”._
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‘HAVOC’ KILLER: AN INSIDER DESCRIBES BRITAIN’S CANCELLED SMALL AGILE BATTLEFIELD AIRCRAFT GEOFF RICHARDS WAS AN AERODYNAMICIST AT BAE KINGSTON. HERE HE DETAILS MORE ABOUT THE SMALL AGILE BATTLEFIELD AIRCRAFT. With the Soviet Mi-28 Havoc attack helicopter under development, the BAe Kingston Future Projects team began to look for ways to counter this new threat. The study was dubbed SABA, for Small Agile Battlefield Aircraft, and aimed to develop a vehicle that could out-manoeuvre and destroy helicopters like the Havoc and also provide combat air support to forces on the ground by attacking enemy armour and supply vehicles. It was to operate in all weathers, day and night, from dirt fields and have good loiter time and a high-subsonic maximum speed so as to reach wherever needed as quickly as possible. Several configurations were studied, including one with a pusher propeller and a twin-boom tail layout and another a tailless jet with a forward-swept wing and a weapons turret under the fuselage. Bringing in a requirement to carry as many as six AIM-132 (ASRAAM) air-to-air missiles as well as a gun helped to narrow down the choice of wing planform to a conventional minimal sweep one with enough span to fit the missiles under the wing. This requirement was a response to the suggestion that Soviet helicopters would operate in groups rather than singly. Two configurations emerged as favourites. The P.1233-1 had a canard layout, a wing swept slightly forward and an unducted fan pusher propeller system powered by a modified T-55 engine. It also featured a dorsal air intake for the engine, dorsal and ventral fins and a rudder mounted under the nose. The P.1234-2 was a more conventional ALF-502 turbofan-powered aircraft with twin fins and side-mounted intakes forward of the wing, like the Hawk. It was seen as a reserve should the new propulsion system of the P.1233-1 prove impractical. Both configurations included full-span flaperons for manoeuvrability and good short-field performance, an infra-red seeker and laser ranger targeting sensor in the nose and a conventional tricycle undercarriage. As the name implied, both were small, with a span of 11 m and maximum take-off weight of five or six tonnes. The small size helped survivability, giving low optical and radar signatures. The P.1233-1 also had a low infra-red signature, helped by mixing cold air into the engine exhaust. The main line departments at Kingston were called in to look into various aspects in more detail and this is where I came in as one of a small team to do a detailed wing design. The other two members, Jack Wedderspoon and Ian Cairns, both came from BAe Weybridge, bringing their experience of the Airbus A320 wing design. Credit: British Cancelled Projects We applied our respective design tools to the project, including CFD methods, and showed that both configurations were able to achieve the design agility target of a 180° turn in five seconds with a 150 m radius. SABA was publicly announced in late 1987, but although it reportedly attracted a good deal of enthusiasm from the military, government funding was not forthcoming. There was a later version, the turbofan P.1239 with radar-stealth features and an unusual central weapons bay holding vertically-launched missiles, but the approachingend of the Cold War provided
the final blow to SABA prospects. As with so many projects on my CV, it failed to leave the paper stage. CONVINCED? PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY OF OUR BOOK HERE From the cocaine, blood and flying scarves of World War One dogfighting to the dark arts of modern air combat, here is an enthralling ode to these brutally exciting killing machines. The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes is a beautifully designed, highly visual, collection of the best articles from the fascinating world of military aviation –hand-picked from the highly acclaimed Hush-kit online magazine (and mixed with a heavy punch of new exclusive material). It is packed with a feast of material, ranging from interviews with fighter pilots (including the English Electric Lightning, stealthy F-35B and Mach 3 MiG-25 ‘Foxbat’), to wicked satire, expert historical analysis, top 10s and all manner of things aeronautical, from the site described as _“the thinking-man’s Top Gear… butfor planes”._
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FLYING & FIGHTING IN THE F-15 EAGLE: INTERVIEW WITH F-15CEAGLE PILOT
FOR FORTY FOUR YEARS POTENTIAL FOES HAVE FEARED AND RESPECTED THE F-15 EAGLE. AN UTTERLY UNCOMPROMISED AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTER OF VAST PROPORTIONS, IT HAS A COMBAT RECORD SECOND TO NONE. THROUGHOUT THE 1990S AND 2000S, MAJOR SHARI WILLIAMS (RTD) FLEW THE F-15C, TAKING IT TO WAR IN 2003. WE SPOKE TO HER TO FIND OUT MORE. WHAT WAS THE GENERAL OPINION OF THE ‘FLANKER’ IN THE F-15COMMUNITY?
“The Su-27, and more so the Su-35, are formidable opponents. The planes manoeuvrability/ power is on par with, and can often eclipse the F-15C. As with most Russian equipment, they suffer in lack of situational awareness when approaching the merge, particularly in large force scenarios. So for an Eagle driver, you want to kill the Flanker before you merge with it, or merge with such an advantage that you can get a quick kill and move on. You will not out run it, and it generally carries a lot of weapons and gas. Typically the best of any countries pilots find themselves in the Su-27/35, and they are well trained and moderately experienced pilots. But with good teamwork and overall battle situational awareness (SA), I would expect Eagles to do well, but not come out unscathed. At least that was myexperience.”
AND THE F-16? “Ok, first, most answers in air combat are…’it depends’ It depends on skill, experience, recency of experience, are we fighting where it is optimal for one plane and not the other? Assuming equal pilots (meaning both have the same air-air experienced and recency of experience), the F-16 is a more efficient turning plane. it enjoys a slight advantage in sustained turn ability, where as the Eagle has a slight advantage in instantaneous turn ability. The turn circles are almost identical. Depending on configurations, the thrust-to-weight ratio is all pretty close toequal.”
SO HOW DID I FIGHT AN F-16? “First I always assumed the pilot was awesome. Assuming we meet 180 degrees out with our speeds where we want them and no one with an angular advantage I would elect to take the fight single circle (the tactical scenario may not favour this is a full up air battle). My goal is to get slow and use my ability to fly at higher AOA/slower speeds than the F-16 can. The F-16 has decent AOA capability, but the FBW(fly by wire) system is limited in speed of movement of the controls as it approaches its AOA limit. The F-15 has no such limits. In my experience I usually had more air-air experience (total and recency) than the vast majority of F-16 pilots and usually had little trouble neutralising and then killing them in close. Like all victories it comes down to flying your particular aircraft at the extremes and doing it more efficiently and precisely than the other pilot. That being said, an F-16 can win a single circle fight if the adversary is not on their game, it can also lose a two- circle fight if they are not proficient at it. Let me add this: air-air combat is incredibly fluid, it changes very fast. So even though a F-16 may have a better sustained turn rate then an F-15C, if through my intercept I can achieve 30 or more degrees of lead turn, I will happily go two circle. And that is the goal, to merge with an advantage, that way, any enemy advantage is minimised and maybe even negated and a quick kill follows. That isthe goal!
I did not answer your last question. In my 2000+ hours in air combat training (just under 2000 on the F-15) I fought the Viper a lot, I have flown against many Weapon School grads, and average pilots. In most all cases, I did really well. For any fighter pilot it is about controlling the fight and forcing the fight that favours your aircraft. Because most F-16 units don’t do much air-air (A/T=Adversary Tactics folks being the exception), their experience, especially recency, was often spotty at best. So was I confident? Always. Did I do well? Usually. But everyone has bad days and good days. That is why there is no absolutes in air-air combat.” WHAT IS THE BIGGEST MYTH ABOUT THE F-15? “That it is unbeatable. It is not. There are many planes that are more than its equal in manoeuvrability/power. The advantage an Eagle usually has is greater SA and better training/experience.” WHAT IS THE BEST AND WORST THING ABOUT THE F-15? “Size. Big means more gas and more missiles. But being large means you can be easily seen and much more easily countered in a visual fight.” HOW IMPORTANT IS AIRCRAFT SIZE? “It depends. If the aircraft has not been found by sensors a small size is quite an advantage, it also makes it hard to see during visual manoeuvring. Size of an aircraft is a trade-off between gas, weapons and sensors (not quite as big of deal now) and ECM abilities. EXAMPLE: many planes have internal ECM, they are typically the larger fighter. F-16’s carry a pod (which they can not jettison), and it is heavy and creates a lot of drag. They never practice BFM with the pod, yet in combat they would have to do BFM with the pod. That is why their training BFM is usually more sport than realistic combat-like.” Major Shari Williams (rtd) “I was in the USAF from 90–05, Guard/Reserves 05-10 I retired as a Major. 44FS, 60th FS x 2, 335FTS, 49th FTS.”
HOW MANY MISSILES DO YOU THINK IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN TO TAKE DOWN A BEAR? “It depends on missile type and where they impact, also how long before the plane is destroyed. If you can get an AIM-120 to impact around the wing root and light the fuel tanks on fire the plane will crash, it may take a few minutes but it will go down. If you need it down quicker you can follow it up with more missiles (same side of the plane would be best) or use the gun to try to induce a wing spar failure, flight control failure, kill the crew or hit the engines.” WOULD IT BE HARD FOR AN F-15 TO CATCH A BLACKJACK AT HIGH ALTITUDE AND SPEED? “In a tail chase ..yes it would be very hard to catch. Even if the Blackjack is aware and drags out at 30+ miles it would be hard to catch, of course if it is up high the missile range is increased. But if it turns away, the job is done!” WHAT WAS IT LIKE FIGHTING THE DRAKEN? “Only did it once. Best analogy it was an underpowered MiG-21. Good initial turn, lost energy quickly, they had trouble keeping sight during BFM.” DID YOU EVER FIGHT DACT WITH A F-14, IF SO- WHAT WAS IT LIKE? “I have fought the Tomcat. The first time I was genuinely concerned(I had seen TopGun), and I was relatively young in the Eagle. It turned out to be a joke. They were really bad. Later I fought them with the bigger GE motors, and they were better, but still just too big and heavy of a plane. Never a real issue to a competent Eaglepilot.”
HOW HIGH WOULD A F-15 GET IF IT IGNORED NORMAL CEILING LIMITS? “It can get up there. I had one up to 67K once. Much than that and the engines get to be an issue and there is not all that much air for the controls. I was only above 50K for a few minutes. Got up there and came right back down. It was kinda uncomfortable to be up there.” WHAT WAS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE MISSION AND WHY? “Gosh, so many…” LEADING A 50 PLANE PACKAGE INTO IRAQ TO STRIKE TARGETS “The 50 plane package was made up of eight C model Eagles, eight E Model Eagles, six F-16CJ Weasels, ten A-6s, two EA-6s, twelve F-18s and a couple odds and ends. C model Eagles were typically first in and last out. We crossed the border, fanned out and set up CAP position between the enemy airfields and the target area. The F-16CJs were close behind to keep and SAMs/radar AAA down in/around the target area. The strike package came in, hit their respective targets and once they were off target, we started working our way back out of country. That night the enemy did not put up any planes, but did offer some SAMs and AAA. Everyone made it back safe.” FIRST TIME WE COMMITTED ON MIGS. “Committing on MiGs and being locked up by MiGs, or other enemy equipment was not common in Iraq, but it did happen. Now and again, I got to experience that. The alert launch was an eye-opener, but was kinda fun, nothing big came of it, but it was something I will alwaysremember.”
COLD LAUNCH OFF ALERT IN THE MIDDLE OF A WINTER NIGHT IN KOREA “We sat alert now and again at a FOL (Forward Operating location). The horn goes around midnight one cold winter night. We get to our jets, get them started and call for ‘words’. Lead breaks and I press on my own (as we had briefed). I take the runway and shove the throttles to full afterburner. In a few seconds I was climbing into the undercast 45 degrees nose high. I had been awake for about six minutes. I get pretty disoriented, but finally catch up and head out to the point I was assigned. It seemed a couple MiGs were running on a C-130 listening to broadcasts, but they could not find him, so I never got all that close. I RTB’d(returned to base), found my flight lead (who had jumped to a spare) and was heading my way. I flew an approach to minimums on a snowy runway. At this point I had maybe 300 hours of total time, and 100 hours in the Eagle. I am lucky to have not screwed up something bad!” SADLY, THIS SITE WILL PAUSE OPERATIONS IN JUNE IF IT DOES NOT HIT ITS FUNDING TARGETS. IF YOU’VE ENJOYED AN ARTICLE YOU CAN DONATE HERE. FIRST TIME I WAS SHOT AT BY AAA/SAMS “First time we were engaged by SAM/AAA was during OSW. It happened as we trained for. We received a ‘spike’, indicating the AAA radars had locked us up. We were in the high 30’s and began random manoeuvres. It was a dit disconcerting to see AAA explode where you were a few seconds ago. But it was a great example of how ourtraining works!”
FIGHTING TWO MARINE F/A-18’S IN A VISUAL ACM FIGHT “My flight lead and I were doing a 2v2 against two Marine Hornets (F/A-18C). On the last engagement, they asked to do a visual setup. So we lined up line abreast of each other and checked away, got about 5 miles apart and turned in (post merge kills). My flight lead turned the wrong way and the Hornets both quickly capitalised on it and killed him. So it left me 2v1. My only advantage was that they were in the same piece of sky, on the same side of my canopy, so I could essentially BFM both of them at once…until they gained separation. They never did, and it cost them. I kept the fight tight, slowly working up my energy, and caught one Hornet extending a bit too long. I was able to take a minimum range face-shot as we merged, and called him dead, them pitched back into the remaining Hornet. We got into a slow speed fight and got to the floor with me having a slight advantage. A few seconds late I had enough separation to take a gun shot at the floor (harder than it sounds). I really should of not had that success, but they did not press their advantage early on and as the fight matured I think they lacked the experience to force where it was going. The 2v1 against Hornets was really no different than any other mission when where fought out numbered, it just stands out because it was a full blown visual setup and fight (2v2) when my flight lead turned the wrong way at the merge and was shot instantly. I was left to fight two Hornets in a visual fight, a situation that should have favoured them, but on that day itdid not.”
Nothing more than a few missions most long term Eagle drivers have experienced. There are so many more that If I sat and thought about would come back to my recollection. Led some missions for Desert Fox, and a few for a classified mission. My experiences are not all that different from any Eagle driver.” WAS THE RADAR MATURE WHEN YOU FIRST FLEW THE EAGLE? “Yes, it was mature, but was constantly improved and updated with new software or ‘tapes’. On average once every couple of years or so.” WHAT SYSTEM WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED ON THE EAGLE? “A nice IRST (infrared search and track) would have been great.” WHICH THREE WORDS BEST DESCRIBE THE EAGLE? “Training, training and training. That is for the community. For the plane itself: Thrust. Manoeuvrability. Situational Awareness.” WHAT SHOULD I HAVE ASKED YOU? “Nice question. No matter what I, or other fighter pilots write, one thing to remember…it always depends. I have seen Eagles gunned by a Harrier, a T-38 and an A-4. The plane is just a tool, the pilots skill with the tool is what matters most. Building SA to arrive at the merge with more SA than the bandits usually determines the winner in a visual fight. In canned BFM (basic fighter manoeuvres ) it is more about experience, being able to fly a more exact/precise plane and aircraftcapability.”
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The solid well-researched information about aeroplanes is brilliantly combined with an irreverent attitude and real insight into the dangerous romantic world of combat aircraft.FEATURING
* Interviews with pilots of the F-14 Tomcat, Mirage, Typhoon, MiG-25, MiG-27, English Electric Lighting, Harrier, F-15, B-52 andmany more.
* Engaging Top (and bottom) 10s including: Greatest fighter aircraft of World War II, Worst British aircraft, Worst Soviet aircraft and many more insanely specific ones. * Expert analysis of weapons, tactics and technology.*
* A look into art and culture’s love affair with the aeroplane. * Bizarre moments in aviation history. * Fascinating insights into exceptionally obscure warplanes.*
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Posted in UncategorizedMay 8, 2020
A BRIEF HISTORY OF USAF AERIAL REFUELLING BY A FORMER F-15 PILOTby Paul Woodford
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