The sky-high aircraft and aviation thread

@Malaysian Airlines rename: I wonder how much money they burned on that consultant...

So, I bought this◊. What are the odds of me finishing this before the F-35 enters service?

Well, you should finish actually building the thing quite quickly. Then all your customers will want new stuff put on it so that starts the re-building process. Then you have to paint it and find out that the paint is so fragile it comes off with contact with rain drops so that needs to be fixed.

Then the computers will start glitching and they need to be taken out.

So, even stevens I think.

Expect it to catch fire for no discernable reason.

Oh yeah, I missed that bit. Sorry.

God, now I'm worried about the Space Shuttle kit I have lying around...

For more light relief, here's ARRSE's page on the Eurofighter:

http://www.arrse.co.uk/wiki/Eurofighter_Typhoon

It is rather funny.

"Should the cannon be needed, no doubt the MOD will issue a UOR (Urgent Operational Requirement) for it, which means they basically stop fucking about, go to the bullet shop and buy some - just at three times the original price. Alternatively the pilot could just squeeze the trigger and shout "BANG!"..... very loudly."

But we know why those two dissembled into bajillions of little pieces, even before they did!

edited 31st Jul '14 12:33:23 PM by KnightOfNASA

The Kmax Autonomous helicopter is a three year success.

@ Tornado F.3 & Harrier: The dealer is Jet Art Aviation, and it's one of a few Tornados they have in stock.

And

• From The Aviationist: This Typhoon pilot’s selfie is one of the best we’ve ever seen^note  Complete with an "OPSEC Warrior" in the comments.
• RNHF Sea Fury crashes on to runway at Royal Navy Air Day

edited 1st Aug '14 3:41:13 AM by Greenmantle

I find GoPro selfies to be much more tolerable than any other sort of selfie. But then again, my reflex action to discovering myself to be in view of the camera of someone taking a selfie is to Face Palm :|

Hornets in the backyard.◊

What's the avvie, Greenmantle?

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The Typhoon selfie is astonishing.

It's Aoi Sakurai from Rail Wars — currently the best character on the show at the moment.

Air Vectors: The Douglas DC-4, DC-6, & DC-7

edited 1st Aug '14 3:25:57 PM by Greenmantle

MAS is also trying to improve their reputation again as part of their rebranding.

Today is the birthday of Artem Mikoyan, half of the team that made our beloved/terrifying Mi G aircraft.

Glad I missed it then, , that guy's product done killed a lot of folks, y'all.

Modern Russian jets need to eat something. Horrible anorexic things.

Even the latest Sukhois? Some of which look like they need to cut out the carbs and fat to me.

You don't actually mean the latest MiG-29s instead, do you?

edited 6th Aug '14 7:20:59 AM by Greenmantle

I dunno, the Mi G-35 doesn't look too fat.

I still think modern Sukhois are absolutely stunning though. The PAK-FA has got to be the prettiest aircraft to come out of production in a loooong time.

Okay, so.

I'm doing this Poirot-style detective story that takes place in a resort in the 1930s.

And I was thinking of having the main characters get there in a seaplane.

But I'm stumped on what model I should use.

Any thoughts?

Check out this and this.

Hmm.

I kinda want to use the Short Empire but I don't know if I can justify its presence, as this takes place in the Florida Keys.