Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Your Sunday Morning Jet Noise

Columbian Air Force Kfirs



You'll also see a Boeing 767 that the Israelis converted into an air tanker for the Columbians.
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5 comments:

Old NFO said...

Interesting little birds, and NOISY suckers!!! :-)

9/01/2013 12:32 PM
BadTux said...

Basically Mirage 5's re-engined with F4 Phantom engines and with Israeli avionics / weapons systems. You'll note the drogue chute needed on landing. That's because the delta wing doesn't land well, since it can't have flaps. The Israelis stole the plans for the airframe from the French, of course... though there are some who say that the French Air Force was also complicit in providing the Israelis with the plans and parts needed. Wouldn't be the first time the French military and their civilian overlords had an, erm, "difference of opinion"...

9/01/2013 11:51 PM
bearsense said...

I think I once (long ago) saw a couple of these at MCAS Yuma being used as "aggressors.
Funny that the US hasn't been able to deploy a replacement tanker, eh ?

9/01/2013 11:54 PM
Comrade Misfit said...

bearsense, I imagine that their contracting rules are a bit looser. And, more to the point, they don't have the USAF running their procurement office.

9/02/2013 9:41 AM
BadTux said...

And more to the point, nobody tried to bribe the Israelis into using a specific plane as the air tanker, they just paid the Israelis outright to use a specific plane as the air tanker. It makes a difference :).

The Israelis when it comes to military gear reminds me of myself when it comes to IT gear. Always scrounging up bits and pieces of gear where they can get it and putting it together in ways that work better than it seems like it should work on paper. Or at least that was how it was until... well, I'm not going to go into Likudnik nastiness here.

9/02/2013 1:08 PM

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