By: Duggy
- 2nd April 2015 at 15:17Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
An F-14D Tomcat assigned to Naval Air Test Center (NATC) Patuxent River, Maryland, fires an AIM-7 Sparrow missile at Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC) China Lake, California.
By: TomcatViP
- 7th April 2015 at 01:17Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
And the results...
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Thks. Interesting.
The John shot on July 19, 1957 was the only test of the Air Force's AIR-2 Genie missile with a nuclear warhead.[3] It was fired from an F-89 Scorpion fighter over Yucca Flats at the NNSS. On the ground, the Air Force carried out a public relations event by having five Air Force officers and a photographer stand under ground zero of the blast, which took place at between 18,500 and 20,000 feet altitude, with the idea of demonstrating the possibility of the use of the weapon over civilian populations without ill effects. In 2012 the photographer and the last survivor of the five met in a restaurant in Dallas to reminisce.[4] The photographer, Akira "George" Yo****ake, died in October, 2013,[5] and the last of the six, Donald A. Luttrell, died December, 2014.[6]
By: Cherry Ripe
- 7th April 2015 at 08:06Permalink- Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
On the ground, the Air Force carried out a public relations event by having five Air Force officers and a photographer stand under ground zero of the blast,
Wow! And here's the cine-film of the test and those gentlemen:
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By: MSphere - 1st April 2015 at 21:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Indian Jag firing overwing MATRA (R-550 Magic II)
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By: MSphere - 1st April 2015 at 21:16 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Charlie Bug firing Hydra rockets
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By: Duggy - 2nd April 2015 at 00:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
F4D-1 Skyray firing rockets(not sure what type)
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What a sexy looking aircraft.
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By: TomcatViP - 2nd April 2015 at 02:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Ed Heinemann was the Rodin of Naval Aero Engineering.
But just to be pedantic, I do prefer the X-F5D
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And speaking about Douglas and Rocket Red Glare:
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By: Cherry Ripe - 2nd April 2015 at 12:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
AH-1G launching AGM-114 during development
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Somewhere out there is a photo of another 1G launching Copperhead, but I haven't found it yet...
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By: MSphere - 2nd April 2015 at 14:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Iranian F-4E Phantom II firing what I believe is an ASSR-67 Sattar-1 missile
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By: Duggy - 2nd April 2015 at 15:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
An F-14D Tomcat assigned to Naval Air Test Center (NATC) Patuxent River, Maryland, fires an AIM-7 Sparrow missile at Pacific Missile Test Center (PMTC) China Lake, California.
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By: Cherry Ripe - 2nd April 2015 at 16:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Sadly bereft of flame and smoke but I thought it historically interesting. An SB2C lets-loose a BAT during testing.
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Other interesting info about BAT here:
http://bathead.com/asmbat.html
including one under the wing of an A-6 :)
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By: Cherry Ripe - 3rd April 2015 at 15:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
A terrible photo, probably a still from cine film. But the only image I've ever seen of GAM-87 Skybolt being launched
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... inevitably, the very afternoon I post that I stumble upon:
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https://youtu.be/jSaVsJnetW4?t=176
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By: mrmalaya - 3rd April 2015 at 19:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Great find! I was looking for that too!
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By: Cherry Ripe - 4th April 2015 at 12:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Have some two-inchers courtesy of the Royal Navy.
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By: MadRat - 5th April 2015 at 20:13 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
http://www.mycity-military.com/slika.php?slika=111696_47380933_1658296_738213689607550_1509317857258622905_o.jpg
Kh-31 frontal view of launch from Su-34
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By: eagle - 5th April 2015 at 20:32 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Looks nice, but is CGI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut4Vs1swYrw
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By: archangelski - 6th April 2015 at 10:11 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
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By: Cherry Ripe - 6th April 2015 at 11:44 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Nice one! That scheme really suited the Hunter.
The FRADU Hunters were unique in being the only Royal Navy aircraft that used the SNEB rockets, as they were land-based.
Even an old Tracker could pack a punch. CRV-7 salvo.
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By: Cherry Ripe - 6th April 2015 at 11:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
And the results...
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By: TomcatViP - 7th April 2015 at 01:17 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Thks. Interesting.
Source:
Wiki
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By: Cherry Ripe - 7th April 2015 at 08:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Wow! And here's the cine-film of the test and those gentlemen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VZ7FQHTaR4
WUMP the shock-wave hits.
Interesting to see a B-57 as chase-plane, it could probably outfly the F-89...
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By: Frank Fontaine - 7th April 2015 at 11:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Mig-25P launching a pair of R-40 (during state acceptance trials)
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By: Frank Fontaine - 7th April 2015 at 11:33 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Phoenix
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