The Aviation Thread [Contains Lots of Awesome Pictures]

Boeing's idea for replacing the F/A-18:

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Someone mentioned the De Havilland Vampire earlier here, that was Norway's first jet fighter in service in 1948.

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It was replaced by the F-86 Sabre in the mid 50s.

And, look...!! A flying barrel.... :lol: The Saab J-29 "Tunnan"

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And, some F-5s stacked neatly on top of eachother....

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That last picture is very refreshing!


Must stop making bad jokes in this thread.
 
That last picture is very refreshing!


Must stop making bad jokes in this thread.

:lol:

That works on so many levels.
 
That last picture is very refreshing!


Must stop making bad jokes in this thread.

I must admit it took me a good 30 seconds to get that one :lol:
 
Sorry I'm an :idiot: - anyone care to enlighten me?
 
So it was a computer geek joke rather than a plane geek joke? I see now.
 
Too much awesome. Head asplode. :blowup:

And Moscow is so smoggy :lol:
 
Needs one of these:

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nsx failed :p

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(click more, for full awesomeness more is required)


edit: oh, wait, was that the sound of me failing? Is that a Tu-144? That ain't not no military aircraft! But Tu-160s look very similar and have bombs.
 
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Yeah, it looks more like this:

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than the Concordski. :p
 
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