[gbeck]

Hopefully this will all come together so as all can see! Not only is it the Fighter of Tomorrow, it is already flown several missions, check out the no. on the side of the aircraft.

GBeck

Not something you see every day, but absolutely something to be grateful for!

THE GLOBAL HAWK

This is a photo of the Global Hawk UAV that returned from the warzone
recently under its own power. Notice the mission paintings on the fuselage. It's actually over 250 missions(and I would suppose 25 air medals. That's a long way for a remotely-piloted aircraft. Think of the remotely. Not only that but the pilot controlled it from a nice warm control panel at Edwards AFB. Really long legs- can stay up for almost 2 days at altitudes above 60k.The Global Hawk was controlled via satellite; it flew missions during OT&E that went from Edwards AFB to upper lace w:st lace and back non-stop.
Basically, they come into the fight at a high mach # in mil. thrust, fire their AMRAAMS, and no one ever sees them or paints with radar. There is practically no radio chatter because all the guys in the flight are tied together electronically, and can see who is targeting who, and they have AWACS direct input and 360 situational awareness from that and other sensors. The aggressors had a morale problem before it was all over. It is to air superiority what the jet engine was to aviation.It can taxi, take off, fly a mission, return, land and taxi on it's own. No blackouts, no fatigue, no relief tubes, no ejection seats, and best of all, no dead pilots, no POWs.!

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[mikeb1958]

See, this is what happens when you leave a C-5a Galaxy and a Cruise Missile alone together for a long holiday weekend with extra high octaine fuel. Get all sauced up and around 9 months later.....(SEE PICTURE ABOVE)

[Cardinal]

Originally Posted by mikeb1958

See, this is what happens when you leave a C-5a Galaxy and a Cruise Missile alone together for a long holiday weekend with extra high octain fuel. Get all sauced up and around 9 months later.....(SEE PICTURE ABOVE)

Good one MikeB1958 ...

[Cavtanker]

...And because of the high price of the Global Hawk program, the A-10 fleet had to be downgraded...

[Captain Eddie]

Originally Posted by Cavtanker

...And because of the high price of the Global Hawk program, the A-10 fleet had to be downgraded...

Cavtanker, this pic is an ABSOLUTE hoot!!!

[Hoverbug]

Umm, dont' think this applies to Global Hawk:

Basically, they come into the fight at a high mach # in mil. thrust, fire their AMRAAMS, and no one ever sees them or paints with radar. There is practically no radio chatter because all the guys in the flight are tied together electronically, and can see who is targeting who, and they have AWACS direct input and 360 situational awareness from that and other sensors. The aggressors had a morale problem before it was all over. It is to air superiority what the jet engine was to aviation.It can taxi, take off, fly a mission, return, land and taxi on it's own. No blackouts, no fatigue, no relief tubes, no ejection seats, and best of all, no dead pilots, no POWs.!

[mikeb1958]

Originally Posted by Cavtanker

...And because of the high price of the Global Hawk program, the A-10 fleet had to be downgraded...

This is what happens when you park your 1978 Chevy Van next to a A-10 Thunderbolt at a airshow and leave them alone while your off looking for your 5 kiddies.............. and you finally found the kids a week later but forgot where you parked your van. OR maybe since your wife said "NO" to the new "A-10 Mil Killer" by HM, you decieved to turn the family van into a A-10 anyway, since it was a 'must have' for your collection.

[Cavtanker]

The A-Team should have had this van. It would have made the show a bit more interesting.

Is it just me, or are the engines a pair of kegs?

[mikeb1958]

Originally Posted by Cavtanker

The A-Team should have had this van. It would have made the show a bit more interesting.

Is it just me, or are the engines a pair of kegs?

It is a pair of beer kegs, just to fool the police if they get stopped.

[djjeffhall]

Cavtanker,
Thanks for posting your picture. That is absolutely great. Where did you find that and whose van is it?