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I see what you are saying but remember the days of the RF-101, RF-4,
RF-8 etc? Flying alone and unarmed. I think these UAV's are the way to go when it comes to a hazardous mission such a photo recon.

 

Armstrsm, I work with a C130 flying crew chief that was stationed at Little Rock, he PCS'd out west last year and now works Global Hawk with me, he doesn't like em much more then me either, LOL.

 

I'll bet there are a few Air Forces of the world that would love to have our planes that sit in the boneyard!


Rows of KC-135s


Rows of C-130s

 

Spoken like a true pilot It's funny when manned aircraft pilots get all sensitive about their job security. I'll find it even funnier when you get assigned to a UAV squadron...

The next "X" planes are unmanned... you're going to have to deal with it.

Listen... I'm sure you mean well and all... but UAVs don't get "lost" -- If you're thinking of a situation with a Global Hawk or Predator, then I would blame your friendly local neighborhood ATC for not giving you vectors for avoidance...

Are you sure a mid-air hasn't happened yet?

 

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Nice pics

 

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I was assigned to the 69th Combat Munitions Unit which supported the 69th Tactical Fighter Squadron. We flew the McDonnell Douglas F-4E, General Dynamics F-16A and the F-16C Block 50.

Here is an F-16A from the 69th at Nellis AFB


Here is the F-4E. One badass Mother.

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And the F-16C

 

IAI Heron

 

I don't understand why a UAV has a false canopy. Canopies create drag.

 

It's not a canopy... it houses a directional comms antenna

 

Same airplane without SAR or directional antenna

 

Yeah, pretty much figured that but still creates drag.

 

Aerodynamically, the "canopy" of the DA creates less parasitic drag than the bubble of the non-DA aircraft (think Predator).

If parasitic drag is what you're concerned about, then I'm surprised you didn't mention the massive SAR under the belly of the aircraft. However, the cost of the additional drag doesn't outweigh the benefit of having the unit available -- that and the aircraft apparently flies well enough with it to not be a concern for airworthiness...

 

Well OK! I totally understand now. Thanks for clarifying that for me.

 

Korea 1953

 

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screw all that. hands down for yours (literally yours...1st gens.. sorry lol jk jk)








"When I first saw these pictures as emailed to me by John H. and later Randy G., I assumed these were simply local
Afghanistan Toyota Hilux trucks being used by our American Special Forces in country. But when I took a closer look
and saw that they were in fact "real" Toyota Tacomas, built in Fremont, California, it completely blew me away.

What makes this so significant is that there are major differences between the Tacoma which is exclusively sold in the
United States and Canada and nowhere else and the Hilux trucks which are sold everywhere else in the world, including
the ones used by the Taliban and the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan The Tacoma uses an entirely different suspension
and frame and some (including myself) have questioned it's strength compared to the older Toyota trucks and the current
Hilux. From these photos we can see that the Tacoma is being used under perhaps the harshest conditions imaginable
for a truck and with very heavy loads, and they are apparently being used in combat! There is no greater test for a 4x4
than how it performs in both desert and mountainous conditions in actual combat. While this is the expected norm for
any other Toyota it is very impressive to see that even the Tacoma can live up to the Toyota name. And it's nice to see
that our troops believe the Tacoma is tough enough to put their own lives on the line with it. No doubt, the Tacomas are
holding up despite some questionable design features of the frame and front end.

So, the obvious question is, why ship brand new Tacomas all the way from the United States, when Middle East, Europe
and Asia is full of Hilux trucks, which include a heavier duty frame, suspension and diesel engines. The answer is that
was simply easier for the Special Forces to buy them from local U.S. dealers, outfit them as they needed and ship them
over. The reason why the 4 door Tacoma was chosen as the vehicle, is because Toyotas are very popular in Afghanistan
and they would not stand out as much as the Humvees. In addition, the gas V-6 engines are much quieter than the diesel
engines of the Humvees and other military transport vehicles and better suited to daytime and nighttime covert
operations. Finally, the Tacoma is a durable and reliable 4x4.

From Mr. Slim, via email: A lot of the trucks came from Fort Campbell. Some of the mods Including all interior and
exterior lights and door buzzers disconnected along with the radios. Roll cage and mount for an M60 machine gun, WARN
winch, cheap brush guard, and 2 antenna mounts. The 3.4 V-6 engines had no mods. that I know of. One of the coolest
things is that the front lights were changed to infrared for night vision. "

- http://www.brian894x4.com/MilitaryTacoma.html

edit: im aware this was posted around page 3. but some details would be nice!