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Mi-24 like you've never seen

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Check this out:

Mi-24_1.JPG

And this:

Mi-24_2.JPG

And then this:

Mi-24_3.JPG

Cool huh?

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Damage Inc @ April 20 2002,14:52)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">It's been posted.<span id='postcolor'>

Sorry, guess I missed it smile.gif

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Damage Inc @ April 20 2002,12:52)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">It's been posted.<span id='postcolor'>

I never saw it before.

What kind of bird is that?

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No, what kind of BIRD is that? As in, what is that thing thats been painted on the Mi-24 Hind?

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Eagle? I was thinking American Eagle but it doesn't seem likely smile.gif

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u know,if u think of the pilots helmet as the eagles eye the birds a lot meaner looking smile.gif

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It's definitely not an American Bald Eagle. It's feathers are brown, not white. And Bald eagle's are real strong patriotic symbols of The U.S. Not Russia.

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Lol they have eagles in Russia you know, not American Bald Eagles but still, eagles. I'm pretty sure it's that or a hawk.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tovarish @ April 20 2002,23:35)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Lol they have eagles in Russia you know, not American Bald Eagles but still, eagles. I'm pretty sure it's that or a hawk.<span id='postcolor'>

But not an owl? sad.gif

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (barret @ April 20 2002,23:36)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">But not an owl? sad.gif<span id='postcolor'>

Never seen an owl that looked like that (And yes I know not many birds look like a Hind). What i mean is,owls are too flat-faced

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new russian stealth technology. "bob whats that.. shoot it!, naa its just a bird"

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It has the genral feathering of the Golden Eagle. Its a North American bird of prey, but nowadays it is very rare.

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Ah yes, those exist in Russia too, as a matter of fact there's a prototype fighter nicknamed after it. S-37 (prototype designation, not the same as Su-37) "Berkut"

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biggrin.gif . It gives greater maneuverability and has the same speed characteristics as forward swept wings, but it is more aerodynamically unstable , so it relies heavily on Fly-by-wire. The Germans were the first to experiment with it in WWII, but since computers couldn't be put on planes back then they never got far. The US also had a prototype like it, the X-29 but AFAIK they gave up on that approach. It looks like the Russians are planning to have that operational around the same time as the F-22 comes out.

*edit* as a comparison here's the US X-29 prototype.

x29flight2.jpg

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in case you visit southern california, visit edwards AFB, located about 100 miles NE of LA. they have tours every business day. there are 2 tours. one is conducted by marines regarding airbase, another by NASA. I went to NASA one and it was ok.

i got to see BlackBird(or whatever that fast black- recon jet is) and they also display that Z-29 there with an Elf doll in cockpit.

i also got to see a Ah-64 doing quick landing procedure when i visited(from far away of course)

but i have to warn you that if you are not a US citizen, you need to call in advance and make reservation a lot earlier than UC citizens. all ppl need to call in to make reservation, about a week b4. you are basically entering US AFB, guarded by marines(Kinda wierd now i think about it)

also, it's pretty dry-hot there. if you ever went to desert, this is same. i was lucky to go there during summer, but with clouds, so temperature was slighlt over 100 farenheight.(about 36 celcius)

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ April 21 2002,04:02)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">in case you visit southern california, visit edwards AFB, located about 100 miles NE of LA.<span id='postcolor'>

hmmm...if I do go, which passport do you think I should bring? My Cuban passport or my Canadian one? biggrin.gif. Who knows, the former might come in handy if I'm in the States and I get curious about what it might be like to get arrested for espionage.

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</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Tovarish @ April 21 2002,05:00)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">wow.gif2--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (RalphWiggum @ April 21 2002,04wow.gif2)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">in case you visit southern california, visit edwards AFB, located about 100 miles NE of LA.<span id='postcolor'>

hmmm...if I do go, which passport do you think I should bring? My Cuban passport or my Canadian one? biggrin.gif. Who knows, the former might come in handy if I'm in the States and I get curious about what it might be like to get arrested for espionage.<span id='postcolor'>

There's no wall between canada and usa border,jump it smile.gif.

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