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Combat Warplanes / Re: Recce Tiger

« on: October 28, 2006, 07:42:34 AM »

Not many images of the Canadian CF-5 reconnaissance version about, but I will keep looking.
In the mean time here are some images of the F-5.

1. F-5E
2. F-5E Profile
3. CF-5D
4. Turkish RF-5

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Recce Tiger

« on: October 27, 2006, 05:01:51 PM »

The Canadian's called this aircraft the CF-5

The first Canadair CF-5 jet fighter built for the Canadian Armed Forces was rolled out on February 6, 1968 and delivered November 5, 1968. Deliveries continued until September 21, 1971. The CF-5 was considered by many to be the "toy fighter" in relation to the capabilities of other fighter aircraft under production. The Canadair product was superior to the early generation of the Freedom Fighter, but less capable than the later F-5E/F. The two-seat CF-5D varied from the single-seat CF-5A by not having an air-to-air refuelling capacity

The aircraft below is from 433 "Porcupine" Tactical Fighter Squadron station at CFB Bagotville, Que. This view shows the Aircraft mounted with underwing fuel tanks, and CRV-7 rocket launchers, as well as a photo recce nose and a centre-line SUU5003 pod capable of loading six Multi-Purpose Practice Bombs (MPPB) and four CRV-7 rockets.

Provisions were made for interchangeable gun or camera noses. For reconnaissance missions, the CF-5As were equipped with quick-change reconnaissance nose units housing up to three 70-mm Vinten Model 547 cameras. This new nose was known as the CCS-1 (Camera Contro System 1) and was externally identical to the nose of the dedicated RF-5A, but seems to have had internal differences which made it easier to install. During the course of the Edwards flight testing, the second production CF-5A (116702) was fitted with a 40-inch reconnaissance nose. Reconnaissance-configured aircraft were identified as CF-5A(R), and usually only on "tech" sheets at squadron engineering level. However, these conversion kits saw relatively little operational use.

(source - http://www.rcaf.com/archives/archives_aircraft/cf-5/index.php)

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Aircraft Modeling / Re: Ultimate B-29 diorama

« on: October 23, 2006, 08:27:58 AM »

Only one word - excellent.

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Forums Works / Re: New design of web site

« on: October 20, 2006, 07:13:53 PM »

Thanks santynus

I will install now!!

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Combat Warplanes / Re: F-100 wreck

« on: October 19, 2006, 12:53:26 PM »

Does anyone have any information on how the F-100 crashed?

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Forums Works / Re: New design of web site

« on: October 18, 2006, 01:27:54 PM »

Quote from: santynus on October 17, 2006, 01:22:08 PM

I use firefox, is 100000000000000% better of internet explorer.... ))
I wanna change all my system to Linux... WindowsXP give a lot of problem ((

I would like to swap to Firefox, my problems is the family, they love IE. But that will all change when I get posted closer to home and start living at my house and not the Sgts' Mess. I'm also looking at switching to Linux on my own machine.

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Forums Works / Re: New design of web site

« on: October 17, 2006, 09:51:26 AM »

I had Opera installed at one time, now I have switched to IE7.

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Combat Warplanes / Re: RAF Typhoon crash

« on: October 14, 2006, 09:02:40 AM »

Quote from: No.1 on October 13, 2006, 06:04:05 PM

"Making error is human thing- for real chaos you need computer"

Great saying No.1 the only problem is that humans program the computers, as they sometimes say here 'you only get out of sometime what you put into it!!!!"

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Combat Warplanes / Re: RAF Typhoon crash

« on: October 13, 2006, 05:32:40 PM »

Quote from: santynus on October 13, 2006, 05:03:22 PM

they are very lucky, in the photo one of the angine burn... the crew are very professional and brave
Do you know if the aircraft can be repaired?

The aircraft is being repaired and will fly again. I think there was a problem with one of the computers on board.
This aircraft has had a number of problems. However, it has now entered service with the RAF.
One was flying around at Marham the other day, it looks great.

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Combat Warplanes / RAF Typhoon crash

« on: October 13, 2006, 09:03:18 AM »

What happens when a RAF Typhoon's nose wheel failed on landing at RAF Coningsby
The pilot and co-pilot escaped unhurt.

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Combat Warplanes / Re: Small bombs report

« on: October 12, 2006, 04:28:41 PM »

Here's an imagery of the unit.

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Warplane Art / Re: Seversky prototype

« on: October 12, 2006, 01:00:29 PM »

Quote from: santynus on October 12, 2006, 09:26:40 AM

Dear mfg495,
you confirm what I think about the wife,
the wife have to power and she can control the life of the her man...
all the wife in the world are the same...
sometime I think my life without my wife...
silent...
tranquillity...
no fight for stupid thing...
no question about "why you 3 month before said something about... bla bla bla" (and you for 2-3 hours think "what hell I told at that time...")
I think meybe cab be realy one bored live )))))

(joking)

Being away from home for long periods, also like now, only getting home for the weekend, Carole runs the house. I can say in my heart she does an excellent job.
It's no fun being married to a member of the military, never knowing when you are coming home. I'm only glad I have a short number of years left.

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