F-22s and F-35s wouldn't have to be empty to act as targeteers for non-stealthy aircraft. They could as easily hold their missiles until after they'd employed the missiles from other aircraft. But regardless of whether empty or full, the point is that enemy aircraft aren't going to be able to acquire properly employed… Read more
I guess I never really thought about it before, but what does an S-3 use to queue a Harpoon to a surface target 70 miles away?
In late 2001, we were still setting up our base at K2 (Kharshi-Khanabad) in Uzbekistan. The Uzbeks provided several A-2’s to ferry troops back and forth to the airport at Tashkent. At first we joked about the silliness of the biplane, but the interiors were VIP (similar interior in the pic) and that little plane was…
Would be right at home in a Wes Anderson film. I love it. Read more
I’m tellin’ ya Ty, really long glider-style swing-wings, with acutely sharp tanto wing tips, starting at the beginning of this shadow and going two/three feet past the exaust nozzles when swept to complement the serrated stealth angles while double-duty’ing as the horizontal stabilization would work really well in the…
You have the best articles in the Kinjaverse, always look forward to your stuff. Read more
Big update coming, probably in a new post. One of our readers linked us to new imagery proving that this thing is indeed a full stealth rework of the Hornet exactly as theorized, and was envisioned almost certainly to be unmanned. No trick of the camera or unknown variables at play. Stay tuned. Read more
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Love the multicultural Lockheed Gingerbread soldiers.
This was fantastic. Thanks, Tyler. Read more
Recent Laughlin grad here! All I can saw is Wow! Finally a well written article about the journey. Read more
1,100 hp PT-6 in a tiny two-place? Yes, please!
Keep sharing the good stuff like this. Cool perspective. Read more