***The OFFICIAL aviation pics thread***

[GhostTX]

Pictures have dates Aug-45 on them. VE was May '45, so I'll wager captured 262's state-side for trials and reverse engineering.

[CJ]

Had to be. I would make damn sure my mechanics looked over those 262's before I took one for a spin. Late production 262's (and therefore, most) were sketchy as hell. Most had unpainted and rigged up parts, and were built by forced labor inside a mountain.

[cobrajet69]

Captured ME 262?



David

[helosailor]

[helosailor]

^^ I guarantee you that the tires (and probably a few flight suits) got wet on that one.

Amazing that nobody on deck was killed. I've seen the aftermath of a cable snap, and it is not pretty.

[46Tbird]

Pucker Factor: Extreme

[RWhite]

Farnborough International Airshow 2016 Wednesday YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-29-SdGoGe0

[helosailor]

Not a pic, but French Naval Aviators are seriously badass. And the Super Étendard is a badass jet.

[F8LSVT]

.75 vs .85 is only about 50ish knots difference. So yep, 3/4 mach. Even at .75, it is fast for that thick ass wing.

I never realized those would roll out that fast. That is gettin on through dew.

[46Tbird]

[46Tbird]

[Strychnine]

F-20 Tigershark or F-5E. Hard to tell apart.

F5

[likeitfast55]

F-20 Tigershark or F-5E. Hard to tell apart.

[likeitfast55]

The max cruise speed was barely 3/4 mach unless I'm missing something?

.75 vs .85 is only about 50ish knots difference. So yep, 3/4 mach. Even at .75, it is fast for that thick ass wing.

[Strychnine]