Radleigh Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 *** NO POLITICS WHAT SO EVER*** Photos at Latakia of Su-34, Su-24 and Su-25 aircraft + what ever else is involved. Please, keep on topic, we have already had the first thread locked, and with permission from Mike, thread II is OK to go ahead. So, as we were.............................. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman2 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) ;-) Edited December 1, 2015 by magman2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Here is a MiG-23 with air to air load: ​ note open speed brakes. Jari 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Here is a MiG-23 with air to air load: note open speed brakes. Jari nice and clear picture! is this a Syrian MLD?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvy5 Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Here is a MiG-23 with air to air load: ​ note open speed brakes. Jari This must be before the revolution picture ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Don't know when the above pic was taken but it could be recent as the copyright notice is Sputnik/ Dmitry Vinogradov. edit: close up pics of the a/c can be seen here: https://twitter.com/MuradoRT/media scroll down to Nov 7. Here is a pic of a Rafale, hopefully i'm not violating guidelines, on the Charles de Gaulle off the coast of Syria note that the a/c is in the hangar with a missile still loaded: Jari Edited November 29, 2015 by Finn 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman2 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Su-24 # 83,for modelling interest only. Net Photo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hothersall Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Some interesting pictures already, especially the Syrian MiG-23MLD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Don't know when the above pic was taken but it could be recent as the copyright notice is Sputnik/ Dmitry Vinogradov. edit: close up pics of the a/c can be seen here: https://twitter.com/MuradoRT/media scroll down to Nov 7. Here is a pic of a Rafale, hopefully i'm not violating guidelines, on the Charles de Gaulle off the coast of Syria note that the a/c is in the hangar with a missile still loaded: Jari You can tell he really loves his aircraft can`t you,......big hugs! Not Russian or Syrian so beware of being political,... we don`t want to upset anybody do we!! PS- The Syrian Mig 23 is interesting too.... it would make a great diorama! Cheers Tony Edited November 29, 2015 by tonyot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 I'm OK with other aircraft, all the same fight at the end of the day... LOL @ big hugs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Here is a MiG-23 with air to air load: ​ note open speed brakes. Jari That's a really clear picture of a rarely-seen bird - thank you for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveJL Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 That Mig looks great. Think I'll get myself one and do it in Syrian Markings. 2016 could be busy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Pack the chute: http://cdn2.img.br.sputniknews.com/images/244/03/2440349.jpg note the chaff/flare not lined up. When weathering your Su-24, this one’s left engine leaks more: http://cdn1.img.mundo.sputniknews.com/images/105236/58/1052365862.jpg Jari ​ Edited November 30, 2015 by Finn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman2 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Latakia (Syria), November 30 Russian Su-34 on Monday for the first time flew to perform combat missions in Syria, not only with bombs, and with the addition of air-to-air missiles. Net Photo and Info 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Lovely pic... she looks very purposeful. Do I have to warn people not to bring politics into this? I hope not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman2 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) No Political Detritus more..... Kab-500 Net Photo (RT) Edited November 30, 2015 by magman2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Why are Russian aircraft wheel hubs green 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Glad to see the Russians toting LGBs on these Su-34s now. There is something quite incongruous about that first picture, where you see a very hi-tech aircraft toting 4 x bombs that look like left-overs from a WWII bomb dump !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niki Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) Nicely weathered under the Mediterranean sun (and sand): http://www.bbc.com/russian/international/2015/10/151008_russia_syria_what_do_we_know http://www.tvc.ru/news/show/id/77812 Edited December 1, 2015 by niki 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Are Western aircraft fly to bomb IS armed with AAMs? It's even more general question - are modern fighter-bombers normally perform strike missions with or without air-to-air armament? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman2 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Yes Dennis, Western aircraft have carried AAMs on strike missions, For a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I have to say, this paint scheme is VERY striking (see what I did there?). Hopefully someone's thinking of tooling up a new -34 for us nerds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B (Sc) Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 That's an impressively big aeroplane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 (edited) Russian/Soviet wheel hubs have been painted green since at least the Great Patriotic War (Eastern Front - WWII). I believe it's some sort of anti-corrosive paint for the steel hubs. Regarding the scheme on this Su-34, it looks rather like the fighter two-grey scheme of the GPW, with a darker grey and a lighter grey over blue. Regards, Jason Edited November 30, 2015 by Learstang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 I've been trying to find out why Russian wheel hubs are painted green for years - to no avail. I have been told that it is a traditional old artillery colour. Or maybe the paint zavod never got the memo to stop production following the breakup of the former Soviet Union ......?? I asked an English-speaking crew member of the Tu-95MS that visited Fairford in 1993 - he was puzzled as to why I would want to know ?? His reply (in a heavy Russian accent).......... "Iz not significant!" Ken 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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