First flight of the Polish F-16

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Wieslaw
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First flight of the Polish F-16

Post by Wieslaw » Thu Mar 16, 2006 9:47 am

If somebody would like to see the first Polish F-16:

http://www.lockheedmartin.com/wms/findP ... i=0&sc=400

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Post by tmanthegreat » Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:05 pm

Now that's the end of the Cold War, for you! Stalin must be rolling over in his grave :P

Congrats Poland!
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Post by Wieslaw » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:29 pm

tmanthegreat wrote:Now that's the end of the Cold War, for you! Stalin must be rolling over in his grave :P

Congrats Poland!
Thanks!
Yes, it's not a good news for him :wink: .
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Post by Gunner » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:14 pm

I've been thinking about what to do with my "Roll Your Own F-16". I bought a set of decals for it (Arkansas ANG), but I've been thinking about doing something different.

Not THAT'S different!
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Post by Teamski » Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:23 pm

Slick!!! It is soooo cool to get everybody on one page for once!!!

Weislaw, do you have airshows there?? Now you can see an F-16 in action!!

Thanks for sharing.............

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Post by Wieslaw » Fri Mar 17, 2006 9:15 am

Teamski wrote:Slick!!! It is soooo cool to get everybody on one page for once!!!

Weislaw, do you have airshows there?? Now you can see an F-16 in action!!

Thanks for sharing.............

-Ski
Thanks, Ski!

We have, it seems to me, two periodic airshows in Poland, but I never participated in them :oops: .

Yes, I would like to see the Polish F-16s in action (bang, bang!), but I must not say, where (I will not damage the relations between Poland and some two countries) :wink: .

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Polish F-16s

Post by lightning2000 » Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:56 pm

Hmm...the helmet-mounted, off-boresight targeting capabilities are key here. Cutting edge stuff provided you can lock up your target quickly. Basically, it can fire at a passing enemy plane or aircraft outisde the usual cone of target acquisition. The Russians supposedly had this technology for years but never advertised it to the west. Nasty business when you dont have to line up your aircraft on the "6" of your adversary to fire your short range missiles.

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Re: Polish F-16s

Post by Wieslaw » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:37 am

lightning2000 wrote:Hmm...the helmet-mounted, off-boresight targeting capabilities are key here. Cutting edge stuff provided you can lock up your target quickly. Basically, it can fire at a passing enemy plane or aircraft outisde the usual cone of target acquisition. The Russians supposedly had this technology for years but never advertised it to the west. Nasty business when you dont have to line up your aircraft on the "6" of your adversary to fire your short range missiles.

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Lightning, I'm sorry, but the modern warfare technology is for me like a black (or white :wink: ) magic. I hope, our F-16s will successfully defend us and other countries. It is all I can understand...

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