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A-10 Thunderbolt111 viewsAn A-10 Thunderbolt II needing fuel pulls up behind a KC-10 Extender flying over Afghanistan Dec. 14. The tanker is from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing, home of the largest air refueling wing in Southwest Asia. Unit aircrews fly KC-10s and KC-135 Stratotankers in support of wartime operations.
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MH-53 Pave Low73 viewsOPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM -- Airman 1st Class “Joshua,” an MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter crew chief from the 16th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., cleans the exterior of an aircraft at an Operation Enduring Freedom location. The MH-53 is the largest, most powerful and technologically advanced helicopter in the Air Force inventory.
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Joint Strike Fight98 viewsEDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter concept demonstrator, the X-35A, broke the sound barrier Nov. 21 at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The X-35A has finished flight testing and was re-fitted in nearby Palmdale to become the X-35B.
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Chengdu J-10107 viewsThe Chengdu J-10 (Jian-10, or F-10 in its export name) is a single-engine, all-weather, high-performance multirole fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground roles. The aircraft was designed by Chengdu-based 611 Aircraft Design Institute and manufactured by Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation (CAIC). The aircraft is available in single-sear fighter (A variant) and tandem two-seat fighter-trainer (B variant) versions. The aircraft first flew in the mid-1990s and entered the PLA Air Force
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F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike101 viewsThe F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter makes its initial flight Dec. 15 2007 over Fort Worth, Texas.
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Chengdu J-10139 viewsThe J-10 next-generation fighter program remained a top-secret classified project until 2006-12-29, in which the Xinhua News Agency officially disclosed its active duty status in the PLAAF.
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F/A-18C Hornet46 views(March 24, 2009) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) after completing sustainment exercises in the Pacific Ocean
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F/A-18C Hornet48 views(March 25, 2009) An F/A-18C Hornet from the "Death Rattlers" of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 323 lands aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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Sukhoi PAK-FA T-5038 viewsThe PAK-FA has several features of particular interest here. In the nose there is likely to be active electronically scanned array radar (AESA) as per F-22. This may actually have additional mechanical steering, although that would add weight. What’s virtually unique to the PAK-FA however is rear-facing radar in the tail. This too may be AESA and could simply be an additional array for the nose-mounted radar, or possibly a completely separate set.Jun 21, 2010
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Sukhoi PAK-FA T-5024 viewsThe PAK-FA is also reportedly a multi-role design. The internal weapons bays are larger than on F-22, but with less depth and may not be capable of carrying many of the weapons speculated. Various Kh-31 (AS-17 Krypton) family supersonic missiles seem plausible albeit on the large side, as do satellite guided bombs and KAB-500 series bombs. The weapons bays are about 5m long.Jun 21, 2010
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Sukhoi PAK-FA T-5030 viewsThe F-22 can carry 6 AMRAAM missiles in the main bay. Reports indicate that the PAK-FA can carry 8 equivalent AA-12 (RVV-SD) missiles, giving it a 2 missile advantage. The side bays (orange) are of similar capacity with both aircraft carrying just one short-range missile per bay. For the PAK-FA the two smaller weapons bays are probably for the RVV-MD version of the AA-11 Archer short range missile. The RVV-MD is capable of rear-firing, a unique feature where the missile flips immediately after launch.Jun 21, 2010
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Sukhoi PAK-FA T-5013 viewsThe PAK-FA is also reportedly a multi-role design. The internal weapons bays are larger than on F-22, but with less depth and may not be capable of carrying many of the weapons speculated. Various Kh-31 (AS-17 Krypton) family supersonic missiles seem plausible albeit on the large side, as do satellite guided bombs and KAB-500 series bombs. The weapons bays are about 5m long.Jun 21, 2010
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Sukhoi PAK-FA T-5029 viewsNote on Air-Air Weapons: Russia has unveiled the RVV-SD missile, an updated version of the AA-12 Adder missile with folding fins, as the main missile of the aircraft. Although the PAK-FA’s weapons bays can likely carry larger missiles, they are probably not large enough for the massive KS-172 (RVV-L) weapon which has an expected range of about 400km.Jun 21, 2010
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Sukhoi PAK-FA T-5015 viewsThe Su-41 has a generally conventional layout with tail planes, but additionally moving LERX above the engine intakes. The tail fins are unusually small and all-moving. The engines are mounted far apart, optimizing the impact of the 3D thrust vectoring control, and allowing for two large weapons bays mounted in tandem between them.Jun 21, 2010
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Sukhoi PAK-FA T-5031 viewsEarly analysis of PAK-FA airframe aerodynamic features revealed a design superior to all Western equivalents, providing supersonic cruise capability, VLO and ‘extreme agility’. The latter was accomplished by the combined use of 3D thrust vector control of the engine nozzles, all moving tail surfaces, and refined aerodynamic design with relaxed directional static stability and careful mass distribution to control inertial effects. The initial production aircraft boasted similar low observables performance tJun 21, 2010
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Sukhoi PAK-FA T-5026 viewsPAK-FA stands for “Перспективный авиационный комплекс фронтовой авиации - Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii” or in English; Future aviation complex - frontline aircraft. Jun 21, 2010
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