Posted on 05/17/2010 5:50:19 PM PDT by EnjoyingLife
I’ve always wanted to see a Russian Tu-95MS “Bear”, and an Iceberg (yes, the frozen thing).
How about a bear hitting an iceburg?
Badgers? We don’t need no stikin badgers!!!!
Yep......F-4 was proof ya put a big enough engine on a brick it would fly !......:o)
An the F-4 was fast !
My old Wing King at Aviano AB in Italy was Col William “Hoot” Gibson in 75. He held the record for longest combat mission over North Vietnam in an F-4 as a Wild Weasel Pilot or so I was told....... He was a good guy . Gave me a ride back from Torrejon AB in Spain when I got bumped off a C141 flight. Flew back in a T-39 ! Last time I saw him and his wife was at a Luby’s in Albuquerque NM when I was stationed at Kirtland AFB .
I think that you’re thinking of the “Deuce” or the F-102. That airplane had a bad rep. The later F-106 was actually a pretty good handling aircraft. At certain altitudes it did pretty well dogfighting Phantoms. (In truth, neither aircraft was designed as a dogfighter — both were missile carriers.)
Probably.
I just googled the F-106 and it looks pretty nice, a true delta wing. I thought those were tough to land or something?
pinging to save for later
I’ve heard of “Hoot”!
Those F-4 engines could eat trees for breakfast, though! We laughed when our first F-16 arrived, so tiny and delicate in comparison.
I got an incentive ride in a T-38 back in the 80’s. Had a blast. We were up there with 4 F-4’s and a B-52. Loved it!
After 9-11, we pulled the NORAD mission again, with F-16’s until October of 2008. Great mission, sure miss it!
bump!
Duh....brain fart on my part.
WIKIPEDIA, "Even while the Air Force works on new bombers scheduled for 2037 it intends to keep the B-52H in service until at least 2040."
They’re still sporting the Red Commie star I see.
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