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You couldn’t rebuild that little 4-banger V-dub engine yourself?

 

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Saab JAS Gripen, Sweden's fighter.

A canard winged singled engine fighter, this Saab tops out at Mach 2, and will super-cruise at Mach 1.2. Its zippy rate of climb is 50,000 feet per minute, with a 930 mile combat range, and 2.500 mile ferry range.

One of it's advantages over other competitors is cost to operate; at about $5,800 per hour it is on the low end of the spectrum. By comparison, the Pentagon estimates that the F-35 costs $36,000 to $56,000 per flight hour.

The forward canards also tilt enough to act as air brakes to reduce landing distance.

Entering service in 1996, the Gripen is still manufactured today with Sweden and six other countries operating them.

 

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You call that an engine? THIS is an engine!

 

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This is an extremely rare shot taken by an Allied pilot during the war. It shows two Mistel bombers caught by surprise on a training flight. The pilot was able to shoot one down. The Allied pilot couldn't believe what he was seeing.

A Bf 109 fighter releasing a Ju 88 Mistel.

 

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I wonder when this will enter service. China's Chengdu J-36 was first spotted flying last December 26th and has been seen a few times since. Speculated to be their 6th gen. fighter, it is large enough that it could also be a bomber. Besides being tail-less, it is unusual in that it has three engines.

 

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The video which is great.

 

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Ryan FR Fireball.
This aircraft was odd in design and its power plant system. The front had the propeller drive engine while the back had a jet engine.

 

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Overnight at my home airport TLH a couple of years ago

 

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