tomcats spotted flying outside paya lebar airbase
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we got f14 meh?!
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singapore sure aint got no f14s...Originally posted by nismoS132:we got f14 meh?! -
aerospace show soon leh
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Oh so you noticed. Actually they've been around way back in the late 1990s. I was living near paya lebar airbase back then and yeah saw those you mentioned. They do fly around occasionally, to keep the engines working. I was kinda surprised too at 1st. Coz i remember v well f-16 dun have 2 tails.Originally posted by nismoS132:we got f14 meh?! -
x 2Originally posted by HENG@:aerospace show soon leh
also as mentioned there frequently are US detachments in plab -
They are USAF F-15s. Here for an exercise, I've seen them flying around, and hearing the Eagle's distinctive engine sounds. The USAF frequently sends detachments (up to 6 per year) for Commando Sling exercises with the RSAF. Usually involves F-15s and F-16s but now scope has been extended to include USMC Hornets as well.
Definitely not F-14s.
2004 Commndo Sling press release by the USAF Pacific Air Forces
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The 19th Fighter Squadron! That's the USAF's premier F15C squadron. They operate the first F15Cs with the JHMCS and AIM-9X.
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Hmmm...their AIM-9X and JHMCS vs our DASH and....Originally posted by Laplace:The 19th Fighter Squadron! That's the USAF's premier F15C squadron. They operate the first F15Cs with the JHMCS and AIM-9X.
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I saw it also,at first it looked like F-14 with swept wings from far,but when it flew closer,I realised it was an F-15.Originally posted by nismoS132:we got f14 meh?! -
if they use their helmet mount cue system, will it work with our ACMI pod? if they use their own pod, will it work with our ACMI network?
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I think i saw one rather high up in the sky over the south a week ago.
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The RSAF ACMI network has been integrated with the USAF one. The integration was done by Cubic, there was a press release about the integration on their website about it but it has been removed already.Originally posted by cavsg:if they use their helmet mount cue system, will it work with our ACMI pod? if they use their own pod, will it work with our ACMI network?
No idea if the helmet sights have been into the networks but if JHMCS has been integrated with the USAF ACMI I would suppose it would safe to assume that our ACMI has been integrated to the JHMCS as well. -
F15 lah...nvr see a F14 in there.
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Saw F14 a couple of times way back in 94' coming here for the aerospace show and landed at PLAB. Any of you guys flight sim fans?
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Oi Nismos, trying to bypass the profanity filter issit?
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Seriously, I did see a couple of F14s (definitely not 15s) at PLAB in the early '90's while I was going there for a jump. One of them had a gash along the fuselage that was about 3 metres long, so I'm assuming they had made an emergency landing of some sort. -
Yes, back in the early 90s there was a damaged F-14 which made an emergency landing at PLAB... other then that, F-14s are rarely seen here.Originally posted by Gedanken:Oi Nismos, trying to bypass the profanity filter issit?
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Seriously, I did see a couple of F14s (definitely not 15s) at PLAB in the early '90's while I was going there for a jump. One of them had a gash along the fuselage that was about 3 metres long, so I'm assuming they had made an emergency landing of some sort.
What was observed is likely an USAF F-15.. they are deployed here frequently... (sometime will be F-16s and 18s)
AA is coming soon.. so keep a lookout for nice aircraft coming in at PLAB.. To me, the highlight for AA2002 was a B-1B taking off for home.. awesome!
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"Low flying", "Wings are closed"? I assume the aircraft was landing or taking off.
Only a Tomcat driver with a serious death wish would take off or land with its wings "closed" (swept back). He'll either go into a deep stall and pancake in flames or run out of runway and end up on the TPE
Gedanken and siaokao, I've a photo of a F-14 from the USS Constellation sitting on the tarmac of Tengah, from the mid-1970s. Aircraft diverted here after some mechanical problems . From a TAB anniversary book given to me by a friend. -
hmm... some time back in nov last year... came home at around 11pm liddat... i heard aircraft sounds... look up.. see like 3 -4 vipers shadowing a very dark and sharp shaped aircraft with twin engines. casted a small silouette against the moon... west area...
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I've a pic of an F14 at the 94' Asian Aerospace. I'll post it if i can get it digital
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I believe that was the VF-154 one off the Independence right? I have a pic of that one somewhere in my stash as well. Keep that pic well, the squadron has left Japan and is losing its Tomcats and trading in for the Super Hornets.Originally posted by 12qwaszx:I've a pic of an F14 at the 94' Asian Aerospace. I'll post it if i can get it digital
BTW, how about these 2 F-14Ds from VF-31, taken in 1998 at East Coast Anchorage while on the USS Abraham Lincoln.
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Are there still F-14Bs around today?
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Yup, As, Bs and Ds are still flying. The Jolly Rogers are using the BOriginally posted by Doenitz:Are there still F-14Bs around today? -
back to HMD, awst had an article recently on the development of the F-35 HMD
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Cope India 04 begins
by 1st Lt. Eric Badger
3rd Wing Public Affairs
2/17/2004 - GWALIOR AIR FORCE STATION, India (AFPN -- The first bilateral dissimilar air combat exercise between the U.S. Air Force and the Indian air force in more than 40 years began here Feb. 16. Approximately 150 airmen from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, are here for the exercise.
Dissimilar AIR COMBAT TRAINING, otherwise known as DACT, is simulated combat flying between two different types of aircraft. Indian air force aircraft participating in the exercise include the Mirage 2000, MiG-21, MiG-27 and SU-30. The airmen from Elmendorf are flying F-15 Eagles.
“Cope India 04 will afford each air force the opportunity to enhance and mature operational understanding and set the basis for future cooperation,” said Col. Greg Neubeck, 3rd Operations Group deputy commander and U.S. deployed forces commander. “The exercise is a tremendous training opportunity. The more we understand each other’s methods the better we’ll be prepared to operate in any future joint operation. We are already far along in cultivating common bonds and fostering goodwill between our two air forces. The (Indian air force) is a gracious host and their hospitality has been overwhelming.”
Elmendorf is providing aircrews, maintainers, communications, security and logistical support for the exercise. A tanker/airlift control element team from Travis AFB, Calif., is also here supporting the exercise. As host, the Indian air force is providing facilities, fuel, airspace and security, plus numerous professional exchange opportunities.
Senior Airman Joel Mejia, TALCE aerial port journeyman, says his first trip to India has already been exciting and educational.
“I love the warm weather here and the people are so friendly,” he said. “The food is spicy, but it’s just right for me. I love it.”
According to Senior Airman Mejia, the chance to meet and work with people from a different culture has been the most valuable portion of the deployment.
“While working with the Indian air force, I found that even though we are from different parts of the world, we are all the same,” he said.
The station, located approximately 10 miles from the city of Gwalior in North Central India, is one of the oldest Indian air force bases in South Asia. The air force station is the center hub of operational training, testing and national-level exercises and includes the only Indian air force electronic warfare range, used to aid new pilots in aircraft familiarization.
The exercise continues through Feb. 25.