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I think he's full of BS and pursuing this for his own marketing purposes. Accessing the flight controls and/or engine controls from the Inflight Entertainment Network does not sound at all plausible. and even if he did, making the plane "fly sideways" because he changed one engine's thrust reveals a gross misconception of basic aerodynamics!!

RODLMAO brought tears to my eyes......

heh heh I read somewhere that India bought the Mig-29 carrier version?

that is pretty awesome!

that is an excellent site by the way. I've a couple of articles on there myself.

I want one!!

very good point!

it does look like it, but no. As powerful as the muzzle blast is, or was, the physics of heaving nine 2200lb shells in one direction isn't going to move 45,000 tons of steel in the other direction through the water displacement very much. Standing on the Flag Bridge when the Iowa fired one of those was pretty impressive! It kicked the air out of your chest and it felt like it was burning all the hair off of every exposed piece of skin. Real Artillery is 16"

the catapult crew "shooting" the plane before the pilot was ready, the pilot "forgetting to buckle in", the SU-25 carrying "two massive anti-ship missiles" - no, it doesn't only the latest versions of the SU-25 can carry the Archer - questionable that the Iranian version can he's on burner on a vector, the bogies are 15 miles out and he picks them up at 5 - and this is all close enough to the ship that they can all see the "airshow"? not buying that one good read but kissing the blarney stone more than just a little. He claims there is video, I would like to see it!

Entertaining story, but BS on several points in it.

it would be whatever the 89th Airlift Wing callsign is. It would not be a Special Mission callsign because that is carrying someone. "someone" could be any of the huge list of dignitaries authorized to use VC aircraft of the 89th. such as; Cabinet Officers Members of Congress Cabinet Officer deputies and key staff DoD key personnel and key staff Members of City Councils are not currently on the list........

Happy Birthday!!!

it depends. When the President goes on board anything - that becomes AF1, Navy1, etc. When he came aboard the NEACP, we became AF1 and when he left, we went back to Nightwatch. When he came aboard USS Belknap, we became Navy 1, and when he left, we because Belknap again.

"Much like how "Air Force One" uses it's Callsign when the President is aboard and is not aboard." Air Force One, Navy One, Marine One are only used when the President is embarked. When he is not, those units revert to their normal callsigns.

I didn't watch the whole thing, long on marketing but short on some important details. Like payload... I am reading into this but I think the "launch breakthrough" is more a payload breakthrough on miniaturization. Micro satellites can do the job now that it took very large satellites before and THAT is why a launch company can advertise such reduced launch costs. basic physics are still in play here - it takes so much energy to put a payload into orbit.

When I flew with them (two hops with VF-126 in the aggressor role (TA-4J)) it was weapons system lock within the system parameters or gun kill as verified in the gun camera. They were just then (late '70's early 80's) getting the range equipment in that provide a complete record of all aircraft in the fight. The ACM pod (I don't recall the name of the system) linked back to the ground system and recorded everything. There was no more of the fighter pilot BS "there I was at your six". The system now records everything and a kill is only if within the selected weapon system parameters.

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I am very saddened to read of his passing. He was truly a gentlemen and a warrior. My heartfelt condolences to his family. We will all miss him. "Hand Salute" "Two"

just the thing for city street snow removal!!

of course, the USAF also flew their F-15's until one of them broke up in flight!!

Happy Birthday my friend!!

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it is certainly feasible, just not affordable. there are a few specialized missions where a stealth transport would be useful. Like going into someone's air defense network and bagging a terrorist leader........ but 99% of air transport is hauling stuff and personnel from one safe location to another safe location. The cost of stealth just isn't worth it for that.