Priceless in Afganistan

(BUFDRVR) wrote:

60-degrees nose high from the ground will look like "straight up" and even a
BUFF can do that.

For a short while perhaps, but surely the behemoth cannot *sustain*
a 60-deg (relative to the horizon) climb.

In article ,
362436 (Ron) wrote:

Yeah, our shows of force over there weren't nearly as entertaining. The
most dramatic thing I did was turn day into night by putting out all 196
of our flares, well actually the EW did it, but damn it, it was my idea


Hmmm....., I would think putting out a great number of flares might have the
effect of turning night into day.

But you see, they were black-matter secret Nazi flares from WW2, that we stole
the technology from.

Oh. Well. That explains it, then.

In article ,
Ken Duffey wrote:

breyfogle wrote:

Priceless in Afghanistan

Snip..........

The controller says, "Ah-- guys-- you might want to plug your ears". Faster
than you can
think a B-1, supersonic, 1000' over our
heads, blasts the sound barrier and it feels like God just hit you in the
head with a hammer". He then stands it
straight up with 4 white trails of flame coming out and disappears.

I get your point - but can a Bone do 'supersonic' at 1,000 feet ????

1,000' MSL would be underground over much of Afghanistan, IIRC.

The lowest parts of the country are about 500' MSL, up near the northern
border with Turkmenestan. Most of the ground runs 2000' and higher.

Also - I have seen a B-1 do a max rate climb - but 'straight up' ??

A little hyperbole there I think ?

A good tale, nonetheless..........

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Ken Duffey - Flanker Freak & Russian Aviation Enthusiast
Flankers Website - http://www.flankers.co.uk/
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For a short while perhaps, but surely the behemoth cannot *sustain*
a 60-deg (relative to the horizon) climb.

You start at 360 KIAS and end around 225 KIAS and about 15,000 higher than when
you started. It takes about 60-70 seconds.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"

(BUFDRVR) wrote:
Mike Marron wrote:

For a short while perhaps, but surely the behemoth cannot *sustain*
a 60-deg (relative to the horizon) climb.

You start at 360 KIAS and end around 225 KIAS and about 15,000 higher than when
you started. It takes about 60-70 seconds.

Smokes my kite. It would take me about 10 minutes to climb to
15,000 ft. but since there's no structure around me to provide any
sense of security whatsoever, the ride up is equally as exhilarating!

"Steve Hix" wrote in message
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In article ,
(BUFDRVR) wrote:

Faster than you can
think a B-1, supersonic, 1000' over our
heads

Yeah, our shows of force over there weren't nearly as entertaining. The
most
dramatic thing I did was turn day into night by putting out all 196 of
our
flares, well actually the EW did it, but damn it, it was my idea

"Day into night"?

New flare model, it absorbs light.

(BUFDRVR) wrote:
For a short while perhaps, but surely the behemoth
cannot *sustain*
a 60-deg (relative to the horizon) climb.

You start at 360 KIAS and end around 225 KIAS
and about 15,000 higher than when
you started. It takes about 60-70 seconds.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those
bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"
Is this the same as toss-bombing? Or is the B-52 capable of that attack
profile? Especially with a 1-2 Mt B-83 or one of the old B-53 10 Mt city-busters.


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Blair Maynard wrotever there weren't nearly as entertaining. The

most
dramatic thing I did was turn day into night by putting out all 196 of
our
flares, well actually the EW did it, but damn it, it was my idea

"Day into night"?

New flare model, it absorbs light.

Ahh Haaa the Infamous "Darksucker"

http://webpages.marshall.edu/~hartwe...er_theory.html

No. The darksuckers are the older standard models. Using the same
vernacular, the new ones would be called "lightsuckers." But the theory is
the same.
"John" wrote in message
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Blair Maynard wrotever there weren't nearly as entertaining. The

most
dramatic thing I did was turn day into night by putting out all 196
of
our
flares, well actually the EW did it, but damn it, it was my idea

"Day into night"?

New flare model, it absorbs light.

Ahh Haaa the Infamous "Darksucker"

http://webpages.marshall.edu/~hartwe...er_theory.html