Military Aircrafts: Designs and Concepts

[Wingman]

Re: Military Aircrafts: Designs and Concepts

Germans were the best......many manouvers were created back then and still being used today in dogfight.
Rolls
Snap rolls
Inside loops
Emmelmann
tight turns cut inside the enemy path closing distance
Clover leaf
Barrel roll
Stall/spin recovery and used to loose altitude fast
Hammer head
Spiral
Slips
Opposite controls (aileron and elevator) and control the aircraft with Rudder and power lever. Side slip
Slow flight at the edge of stall allowing the enemy to pass you and in front of you.
Using the sun

In general Germans had a big influence on development of military technologies including - the Aviation my favorite one

[Wingman]

Re: Military Aircrafts: Designs and Concepts

Fokker E (1915)



This was actually one of first fighter aircraft to shoot through the propellers without shooting them. One disadvantage is that the fuel tank is right behind your seat which is highly venerable and plus no parachute

[Haykakan]

Re: Military Aircrafts: Designs and Concepts

Putin awards Su-34 chief designer Rollan Martirosov with Alexander Nevsky Order
14:57, 26 Sep 2016
Siranush Ghazanchyan



Photo: Sputnik
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The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has awarded the chief designer of Sukhoi Su-34 Rollan Martirosov with the Order of Alexander Nevsky, according to the Kremlin’s official website.
“Rollan Martirosov led the Su-34 program.x The program officially started on 19 June 1996 and was worked on by a team managed by Rollan Martirosov on the basis of the technical-tactical demands of the Soviet air force.
Rollan Martirosov started work in the Sukhoi design Bureau in 1959 after graduating from the Moscow aviation Institute. He has made a great personal contribution to the solution of complex technical issues in the process of developing, testing and serial development of such famous aircraft of the Sukhoi as the Su-7БКЛ, Su-15, T-4, Su-24, Su-24M and Su-27.
Under his direct technical leadership, developed and implemented
The main technical solutions of the Su-34 were developed and implemented under his direct management.
As chief designer of the Su-34, Martirosov currently provides technical management works on increasing the combat capabilities of Su-34 under the state contract with the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

http://www.armradio.am/en/2016/09/26/putin-awards-su-34-chief-designer-rollan-martirosov-with-alexander-nevsky-order/

[Haykakan]

Re: Military Aircrafts: Designs and Concepts

Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are actual maintenance complaints submitted by UPS pilots ("P") and solutions recorded ("S") by maintenance engineers:
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in xxxxpit
S: Something tightened in xxxxpit
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what friction locks are for.
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to: straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
P: Mouse in xxxxpit.
S: Cat installed.
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget