Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Air dominance? What type of maneuverability and firepower is evident in the Al Queda air force? Jim G Hopkinson wrote: > Peter, lots of folks interested and making comment, which is fair enough > in this forum. Folks with some insight in the field are > especially impressed. Nevertheless, air dominance is the goal. First look > first shot first kill. This is the 1.4 50 asph of > fighters. It costs a LOT. It is the best. The Velvia of air superiority. > > Cheers > Hoppy > Per Ardua Ad Astra > > -----Original Message----- > Subject: Re: [Leica] F-22 Raptor Video/ Wild Russian flyer > > shame about the banality of the comments though. > > I saw one of these - or something very similar - at Farnborough a few years > back. The flying was stunning, even by the standards of the day which were > very > high. The crowds were absolutely amazed - these were pros. > > Peter Dzwig > > Douglas Sharp wrote: > >>If you want to see something that looks impossible in the air, take a >>look at this Sukhoi Berkut >> >>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xY0t_mPv6I4 >> >>I keep expecting it to fly backwards - vectored thrust is really something. >>Douglas >> >>Vick Ko wrote: >> >>>Even more impressive is the JSF fighter. >>> >>>Go onto www.youtube.com, and look for videos as it takes off and lands >>>vertically, and how the engine works. I watched a Nova TV show on its >>>competition between Lockheed and Boeing, and sat there in awe and >>>wished I were American, so that I could work on the project. >>> >>>....Vick >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >