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Offline 1pLUs44

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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #45 on: March 02, 2009, 07:51:48 AM »
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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #46 on: March 02, 2009, 08:23:35 AM »
As a side note, Capt Riel Erickson was the first woman in history to intercept a Bear in Norad Airspace during this "incident".


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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #47 on: March 02, 2009, 08:58:56 AM »
Isn't that the Riel Erickson who was featured on the Discovery channel programme 'Jetstream'.
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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #48 on: March 02, 2009, 09:36:27 AM »
Poking around like that as well as intercepting, - all a waste of time and money. I thought that the Russkies had something else to do with it  :devil
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #49 on: March 02, 2009, 10:26:48 AM »
Quote from: Angus on March 01, 2009, 10:36:52 PM
Well, a young German once did that....in a Cessna :D

Didn't he land in Red Square?
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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #50 on: March 02, 2009, 10:27:44 AM »
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So this brings up a question that's had me think... Does a prop planes engine give off enough heat for a A2A heatseaking (i.e. aim-9x) to lock on to? Or would it be up to the Radar Guided Missiles?

Car engines give off enough heat.....so I think the answer would be yes. ;)
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Offline Angus

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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #51 on: March 02, 2009, 12:26:04 PM »
It landed on the red square, yes.
The Russkies plotted it several times, however the chain of command never gave fast enough permission to shoot it down before it was gone. Well, it was a flight on the deck.
Anyway, an IR should do it. Gets a tad more tricky if you're hugging the deck though.
BTW, a Raptor gives much more IR. And even looking into tank warfare, the target of choice would be the Abrams....
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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #52 on: March 02, 2009, 07:49:59 PM »
Quote from: Gman on March 02, 2009, 08:23:35 AM
As a side note, Capt Riel Erickson was the first woman in history to intercept a Bear in Norad Airspace during this "incident".


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I doubt this is true.  The USAF has had many female F-15C pilots stationed in Alaska for more than a decade, and it's unlikely that none of them participated in the many intercepts in the last couple of decades.

Can't prove it, but I don't believe the claim.
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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #53 on: March 03, 2009, 03:30:40 AM »
The intercept in Icelandic airspace were, if memory serves, counting by the hundreds during the last decades.
The interceptors would usually fly close to the Bear, and the papers frequently posted pictures from close up.
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It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #54 on: March 03, 2009, 09:21:10 PM »
Capt Riel Erickson was the first Canadian Female fighter pilot to intercept a Russian aircraft.

It was not this latest Obamamessiah media frenzy though. It actually happened over a year ago IIRC.

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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #55 on: March 03, 2009, 11:11:14 PM »
the commy russians are gonna nuke us!! RUN AND TAKE COVER!!  :O :O :huh :furious :noid


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Re: Russian Bombers intercepted....
« Reply #56 on: March 04, 2009, 08:14:00 AM »
Quote from: oakranger on March 01, 2009, 10:20:25 AM
LOL, the Canadians actually have fighter jets?  WTG guys up north. 

I don't think that Tu-95 has a chance to win against CF-18.

I hope that comment was made in jest.
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