CF-18 over Hawaii: Breathtaking

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A large part of the "beauty" is;

It is a CAF Fighter!
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Whoa good thing. I was worried about those flying sharks there for a bit.
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If you think a clapped out CF-18 is the most stunning thing you've ever seen, what do you think of this:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Ai ... 1194100/M/

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I will take the CF-18 over the Raptor, mainly cause it has a Maple Leaf on the tail!
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husky wrote:If you think a clapped out CF-18 is the most stunning thing you've ever seen, what do you think of this:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Ai ... 1194100/M/

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Clapped out? No. Old? Yes.

They have just been upgraded after all..
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Cat Driver wrote:Can you do this with a F18?

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/ ... wImage.jpg
I wonder if other airplanes drink enough, would it turn into an CF-18? :wink:

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Cat Driver wrote:Can you do this with a F18?

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/ ... wImage.jpg
Sure you can...but only once. And you have to hurry.
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Here is a picture of the thing moving under it's own power changes in Latitudes.

Same airplane different paint job for different client.


http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/ ... nriver.jpg

That is one of my favourites taken taxiing down the Senegal River in St Lewis, Senegal.....a real nice African scene.
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That is not bad,...and cheaper than the Raptor
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Expat wrote:That is not bad,...and cheaper than the Raptor
Given equal pilots, I don't who would win a maneuvering fight between it and the F-22. But in reality the F-22 would blot this out of the sky before he even knew the Raptor was there. That makes it pretty cost effective.
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Can somebody elaborate on this picture ...please ... what capability does the a/c have.. float?

http://www.tom-phillips.info/images/coo ... ge.304.jpg
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I believe it is to retrieve/ Launch a Zodiac (seal team or something) It doesn't really float but you can lower the back end in the water enough for the boat to drive up inside (just like the sinking aircraft carriers)
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joco wrote:Can somebody elaborate on this picture ...please ... what capability does the a/c have.. float?

http://www.tom-phillips.info/images/coo ... ge.304.jpg
I don't think the airframe can actually float, but with power on and good piloting they can do this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9pA4I606No
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and there is the proof 2 seconds after I post :lol:
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As much as I despise the US Army, those Chinook guys can fly.

At least the ones I got to play with.

They can lift around 20,000 lbs externally on a good day.

Give's my CH-53E bubba's a run for their money.

CH-53 antics
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For all the other posters read this slowly..

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What do any of those pics have to do with a pic of our boys over Hawaii?? :rolleyes:

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Our plane wasen't inverted that's the problem
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Expat wrote:That is not bad,...and cheaper than the Raptor
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Pugachev’s Cobra?
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