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Missile selfie: Did this Aussie pilot just take the best 'Top Gun' photo ever?
ABC, Australia ^
| August 03, 2016
| Andrew Greene
Posted on 08/03/2016 6:48:36 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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PHOTO: Todd Woodford's selfie shows the exact moment of the missile's launch (Facebook: The Tailhook Association)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
08/03/2016 6:50:57 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
08/03/2016 6:51:00 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: sukhoi-30mki
No missile exhaust apparently.
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posted on
08/03/2016 6:51:57 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
To: Paladin2
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posted on
08/03/2016 6:54:03 AM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(The last suit you wear has no pockets!)
To: Paladin2
Shutter speed?No need for a fast one; relative to the aircraft, the missile is just starting to advance.
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posted on
08/03/2016 6:56:10 AM PDT
by
Quality_Not_Quantity
(Democrat Drinking Game - Every time they mention a new social program, chug someone else's beer.)
To: Quality_Not_Quantity
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posted on
08/03/2016 6:58:21 AM PDT
by
Paladin2
(auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
To: Paladin2
Not sure, but I think they kick away before firing, so not to mess up plane flight with side thrust? I am sure a pilot can confirm/correct.
To: US_MilitaryRules
To: Paladin2
No missile exhaust apparently.I assume they just drop the missile, wait a second or two and then fire it up. Don't want to burn your wing off just to fire a missile.
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posted on
08/03/2016 7:03:51 AM PDT
by
InterceptPoint
(Ted, you should have endorsed. Big mistake.)
To: US_MilitaryRules
LOL learn about basic missile propulsion, ‘Military Rules’?
To: sukhoi-30mki
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posted on
08/03/2016 7:12:21 AM PDT
by
Bratch
("The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." - Edmund Burke)
To: US_MilitaryRules
Nope - You can see the reflection of the missile on the pilots tinted mask.
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posted on
08/03/2016 7:15:20 AM PDT
by
proudpapa
(Trump 2016!)
To: Paladin2
It’s powered by the latest green algae-based rocket fuel.
To: Paladin2
no missile exhaust apparentlyThat's because they drop free before igniting. You don't want to set off other ordinance, blow off wing covering, or damage optic-nose on other smart weapons launching off the rails. What do you think we are? Russians? ;)
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posted on
08/03/2016 7:26:32 AM PDT
by
DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!)
To: sukhoi-30mki
The photo is real and yes there is a slight delay before a missile plume can be seen.
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posted on
08/03/2016 7:29:59 AM PDT
by
CivilWarBrewing
(Females DESTROYED America.)
To: InterceptPoint; Paladin2
Exactly. The missile is ejected off of its rack, drops a bit, and THEN its rocket motor lights up. Watch some films on The History Channel or The Military Channel, or some YouTube videos, and you’ll see that in action.
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posted on
08/03/2016 7:36:15 AM PDT
by
Ancesthntr
("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
To: Paladin2
No missile exhaust apparently.Odd, that.
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posted on
08/03/2016 7:36:22 AM PDT
by
al_c
(Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
To: DCBryan1
That one you posted is coming out of the belly, not off the wing. And apparently an F35. What is the Aussie flying?
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posted on
08/03/2016 7:38:12 AM PDT
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al_c
(Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
To: Ancesthntr
So this shot must’ve been taken a spit second before ignition. Talk about perfect timing!
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posted on
08/03/2016 7:40:08 AM PDT
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al_c
(Obama's standing in the world has fallen so much that Kenya now claims he was born in America.)
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