tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3393704570604752795..comments2024-03-28T09:43:20.058-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Some nice footage of Russia's new strike bomberPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22200010590179857592016-04-28T09:59:01.108-05:002016-04-28T09:59:01.108-05:00I'm curious where the airframe service life nu...I'm curious where the airframe service life number came from. It reminds me of an article from a few years ago (Air Classics, probably) about the importation of L-39s. American buyers were getting good deals on them because they were 'worn to limits' by Warsaw Pact standards, but merely 'broken in' to Western warbird enthusiasts..!Dan Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8310776337616781432016-04-26T23:10:56.634-05:002016-04-26T23:10:56.634-05:00Huh, not much visibility from 4 to 8 o'clock -...Huh, not much visibility from 4 to 8 o'clock - maybe the canopy top is clear? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391535113209714025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-3291289831295459812016-04-26T23:10:39.010-05:002016-04-26T23:10:39.010-05:00"Vitaly, kick tire! We fly!""Vitaly, kick tire! We fly!"Ritchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22436057363437977272016-04-26T20:23:04.254-05:002016-04-26T20:23:04.254-05:00Had to go with sound off (Pneumonia and can't ...Had to go with sound off (Pneumonia and can't tell if I'm crashing the wife's eardrums), so can't tell if at Last Chance or Preflight, but it looks like "Kick tire" is in the checklist even on this high tech bird.<br /><br />I hate it when I go "Wow!" at a Soviet/Russian bird.<br />BobFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-19408217538613702252016-04-26T17:09:33.995-05:002016-04-26T17:09:33.995-05:00LL I think that might be a sensor package/ IR / LL...LL I think that might be a sensor package/ IR / LLLTV array or "jammer pod". Knowing Russian weapons it may do all of them. With the huge power plants and tiny wing that thing looks like a modern F-105. Something built to come in just over the trees at just below "canopy melt" speed and deliver a Nuke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52862062599543442552016-04-26T16:32:23.640-05:002016-04-26T16:32:23.640-05:00And, that'll go into the "Sunday jet nois...And, that'll go into the "Sunday jet noise" queue.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-15820845683603872162016-04-26T16:25:55.303-05:002016-04-26T16:25:55.303-05:00LL, the wikipedia link that Peter included in his ...LL, the wikipedia link that Peter included in his description describes the rear pod as "The rear warning radar system can warn of attack from behind and allow it to fire its R-73s against pursuers without needing to turn the aircraft." <br />Grognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59562458186158695662016-04-26T16:13:42.935-05:002016-04-26T16:13:42.935-05:00Is that fuselage extension a bomb bay similar to t...Is that fuselage extension a bomb bay similar to the one on the A-5 Vigilante?LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-24999059748370091592016-04-26T15:50:55.833-05:002016-04-26T15:50:55.833-05:00SiGraybeard, the B-1 was designed as a strategic b...SiGraybeard, the B-1 was designed as a strategic bomber with very long range. "Strike bombers" or "strike fighters" (same thing) are more like a beefed up (or sometimes not) fighter-bomber. See: F-15E Strike Eagle or F/A-18 Super Hornet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34029947981889745212016-04-26T14:59:03.096-05:002016-04-26T14:59:03.096-05:00I expected it to look more like a B-1 than a fight...I expected it to look more like a B-1 than a fighter. <br /><br />It's hard to get scale, though. Is it much bigger than a fighter? <br /><br />SiGraybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-32372849945181938212016-04-26T13:37:08.175-05:002016-04-26T13:37:08.175-05:00The Russian practice has always been to build airc...The Russian practice has always been to build aircraft with limited service lives. When the clock runs out, or if anything goes wrong that can't be fixed by a peasant with a screwdriver, the plane is rotated to a depot where it is rebuilt nose-to-tail and put in reserve. Meanwhile, an aircraft from the reserve is sent forward to fill the hole. Russian squadrons have very good availability numbers.RustyGunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07607539523531544524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-52437529797492661902016-04-26T13:22:23.541-05:002016-04-26T13:22:23.541-05:00It is a neat looking plane.
But seriously, a life...It is a neat looking plane.<br /><br />But seriously, a lifetime of 5000 flight hours? Really? That seemed like so little... until I looked up the same thing for the F-15C. That one was designed around a 4000 hour lifetime, testing showed 16,000 hours might be more likely, and finally it appeared 8000 hours was probably the most realistic number. <br /><br />http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/f-15-life.htm<br /><br />The F-15E is rated at 16,000 hours. <br /><br />So with the lower cost of the Su-34, maybe 5000 hours isn't too bad, but still not quite as economical over its life as a F-15E. <br />The Raving Prophethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08830254881182697135noreply@blogger.com