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Inspired by a book on US Cruise missiles and an excellent model by Brian Williams, I decided that the Martin Mace would be the next addition to my ever growing collection of minifigure missiles.
The TM-76A / MGM-13A Mace was an early cruise missile that entered US service in the late fifties. The system uses the decidedly oddball MM-1 "Teracruzer" transporter-erector-launcher, aka. translauncher.
Inverted pass by the MiG-21. Flown by general de flotilă aeriană Cătălin Băhneanu in the front seat și comandor Dan Moise in the rear seat with his hands on the window sills. Boboc Air Show 2018 held at the Şcoala de Aplicaţie pentru Forţele Aeriene.
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Mikoyan - MiG-21 - Cold War Aircraft - Romanian Air Force - Boboc - BOBAS 2018
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Commander Gheorghe Stancu throwing his MiG-21 around the sky with plenty of burner flames coming out of the jet pipe. The aircraft belongs to the 86th Air Base Fetești (Borcea)..
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Mikoyan - MiG-21 - Cold War Aircraft - Romanian Air Force - BIAS - BIAS 2016
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The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British military aircraft. It was the first of the Harrier series of aircraft and was developed in the 1960s as the first operational ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of that era. The Harrier was developed directly from the Hawker Siddeley Kestrel prototype aircraft, following the cancellation of a more advanced supersonic aircraft, the Hawker Siddeley P.1154. In the late 1960s, the Harrier GR.1 and GR.3 variants were ordered by the British government for the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was exported to the United States as the AV-8A, for use by the US Marine Corps (USMC), in the 1970s.
During the Harrier's service the RAF positioned the bulk of the aircraft in West Germany to defend against a potential invasion of Western Europe by the Warsaw Pact forces; the unique abilities of the Harrier allowed the RAF to disperse their forces away from vulnerable airbases. The USMC used their Harriers primarily for close air support, operating from amphibious assault ships, and, if needed, forward operating bases. Harrier squadrons saw several deployments overseas. The Harrier's ability to operate with minimal ground facilities and very short runways allowed it to be used at locations unavailable to other fixed-wing aircraft. The Harrier received criticism for having a high accident rate and for a time-consuming maintenance process.
In the 1970s the British Aerospace Sea Harrier was developed from the Harrier for use by the Royal Navy (RN) on Invincible-class aircraft carriers. The Sea Harrier and the Harrier fought in the 1982 Falklands War, in which the aircraft proved to be crucial and versatile. The RN Sea Harriers provided fixed-wing air defence while the RAF Harriers focused on ground-attack missions in support of the advancing British land force. The Harrier was also extensively redesigned as the AV-8B Harrier II and British Aerospace Harrier II by the team of McDonnell Douglas and British Aerospace.
Last year's Vietnam Collaboration for BrickFair Virginia was such a success, that we're going to do something similar again this year. The theme is a bit broader: The Cold War.
I have a few models planned for this, mainly focusing on nuclear armament. This is the first: the notorious Soviet RSD-10 "Pioneer"/ SS-20 "Saber" IRBM on its six-axle MAZ-547 Transporter Erector Launcher.
2015 - Michail Serebrjakow's Diagonale Lösung des Problems
Mikhail Serebryakov was born in Volgograd (Soviet Union, now Russia) in 1958. A construction engineer and painter, Serebryakov describes himself as a “real absurdist”. He painted the satirical picture “Diagonale Lösung des Problems” (“Diagonal Solution of the Problem”) on the Berlin Wall. He lives in Moscow.
The painter Mikhail Serebryakov comes from Volgograd, Russia. He studied civil engineering and industrial and urban planning in Volgograd at the same time as learning to paint in a studio for academic painting. He has worked in planning offices and as a cartoonist, caricaturist, and author, as well as a freelance painter. The first exhibition of his artwork in West Berlin was held in 1988. In 1990 the East Side Gallery project organisers asked him to design a picture for the Berlin Wall. His first design showed a man throwing a woman into the air with a hay fork.
In Russian artist Mikhail Serebryakov’s painting “Diagonale Lösung des Problems” (“Diagonal Solution of the Problem”) the positive gesture of a raised thumb is subverted by an element of force: Rather than being voluntarily aloft, the thumb is held in place by a chain. The painting is an ironic comment on life in general and on German unification in particular. Although it was positive, Serebraykov is saying, it had problematic consequences for the lives of the Germans. The painting was almost completely defaced by 2009, when the artist restored it.
One of the places I wanted to visit this year before it snowed. I was fortunate that work brought me to the sites. One of the places I wanted to visit this year before it snowed. I was fortunate that work brought me to the sites.
From what I've read, this site bounced signals off the ionosphere to overcome the curvature of the Earth to detect aircraft, ships and even ocean currents. Built in the 80's, it was put in operation in 1990 by the Air Force. With the fall of Communism in 1991, the site was used for tracking drug-trafficing aircraft and mapping ocean currents until 1997 when it was mothballed. In 2002, it was completely deactivated.
An Inner German Border patrol comprising three Gazelle helicopters of 664 Squadron AAC landed near to the fence separating east from west where we were very closely observed by these two East German NVA border guards. They were stood closer than 10 feet away and yet observed us through their cameras and binoculars! It was a surreal moment. No talking, no smiles - complete silence but for a mutual “Auf Wiedersehen” before our Gazelle departed to the next place of interest along the IGB.
I wonder what happened to these soldiers (Spies)
Pentax ME Super SLR
One of my favourite helicopters, the little Alouette III with its cute bubble cockpit and exposed engine producing a sweet little whine. I just love it! More than 50 years after the Sud Aviation created this bird, it is still flying in the Romanian Air Force and training all pilot cadets in the art of helicopter flying. 1/50 second exposure time to capture the rotor disks.
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IAR - IAR-316 - Alouette - Cold War Aircraft - Romanian Air Force - BIAS - BIAS 2016
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Constructed by the Nazis, this former military area near Berlin is a ghost town today. Back then, this was a restricted zone, and soldiers made sure no civilian came near the place. And today? Still a restricted zone. But at least you will not get shot anymore if you try to enter the area. Planned by the Kaiser, greatly extended by the Nazis and mostly used by the Red Army this military area was home to soldiers from three different empires. When the last units moved out 25 years ago, they left behind deserted buildings everywhere. Although the Soviet army was taking everything with them, there are still traces that remind you of the everyday life behind the Iron Curtain. Join this exploration on YouTube to see what is left of what used to be the biggest military training area in the country: youtu.be/XNqYgaCqzEA
Two F-15Cs from California ANG and Massachusetts ANG break formation during the Open Day at 'Baza 71 Aeriană General Emanoil Ionescu, Câmpia Turzii'. Set during the Dacian Eagle exercise, the celebrations of Aviation Day in Romania included the USAF presence as a show of cooperation and solidarity.
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McDonnell Douglas - F-15 Eagle - USAF - Cold War Aircraft - LRCT 2016
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Just after take-off at RAF Waddington in July. The display was tremendous, and a couple of us wondered whether it was really all that different from contemporary frontline aircraft in terms of its aerobatic qualities. Of course it is, back at real life, but we were people who had been stunned when we had first seen the Viggen years ago.
The Handley-Page Victor K.2 tanker evolved from the original Victor B.2, ‘V’-bomber, which entered service with the Royal Air Force in October 1961. The first K.2 flew at Woodford on 1 March 1972. It had a crew of five, and was powered by four Rolls-Royce Conway turbofans of 20,600 lb thrust each. It had a maximum speed of 640 mph (Mach 0.92) at 40,000 feet, a ceiling of 59,000 feet and a range of 3,500 miles.
Victor K.2s made a substantial contribution in the Falklands War, flying over 3,000 hours and making over 600 air refuelling sorties from Ascension Island, in support of the Vulcans, Nimrods, Hercules and Harriers. They also flew in the Gulf War, refuelling the Tornado and other allied aircraft. The Victor’s outstanding versatility and advanced design enabled it to have the longest service of all the ‘V-bomber’ generation.
XL231 joined 139 Squadron on 1 February 1962, returning to Handley-Page for conversion to a B(S.R) Mk 2 in November 1963 and joining the Wittering Wing in July 1964. It was converted to become the prototype K.2 Tanker on 23 January 1972 and saw service in the Falklands War, in support of the ‘Operation Black Buck’ Vulcan raid on Port Stanley, and later in the Gulf War. It was flown into retirement at Elvington in November 1993. The aircraft is kept in ground operational condition by Andre Tempest and his ground crew.
A very, very rare version of the MiG-21. The SMT was a development of the SM (exported as MF) that incorporated a much larger spine fuel tank. It proved to be difficult to fly, had bad performance and because of CG issues could not take full advantage of the fuel load. Very few SMTs were produced and none were exported.
This example was mounted on a concrete spike as a gate guard by the Soviet Air Force and left when they retired in 1992. It was slowly rotting away, until rescued and restored to the pristine condition it is today.
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Mikoyan - MiG-21 - Cold War Aircraft - VVS - Flugwelt Altenburg-Nobitz
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Constructed by the Nazis, this former military area near Berlin is a ghost town today. Back then, this was a restricted zone, and soldiers made sure no civilian came near the place. And today? Still a restricted zone. But at least you will not get shot anymore if you try to enter the area. Planned by the Kaiser, greatly extended by the Nazis and mostly used by the Red Army this military area was home to soldiers from three different empires. When the last units moved out 25 years ago, they left behind deserted buildings everywhere. Although the Soviet army was taking everything with them, there are still traces that remind you of the everyday life behind the Iron Curtain. Join this exploration on YouTube to see what is left of what used to be the biggest military training area in the country: youtu.be/XNqYgaCqzEA
Just back from a photography day at Drakelow Tunnels www.drakelow-tunnels.co.uk/, a former underground military complex from the second world war and cold war. It was great -- a few rooms have fluorescent lighting, but for the most part this was three or four hours walking in the dark with only my torch for illumination (and spare batteries, and a spare torch).
Fehler bitte melden. Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob alle Angaben richtig sind.
Displaying errors. I am not shure if all given informations are correct.
This is the Soviet Navy Mod Kashin destroyer Slavnyy, taken in the first week of July 1985 off the port of Liepaya in what was then the Soviet Union and today is Latvia.
We had been monitoring a Soviet Navy torpedo-firing exercise that consisted of a couple of Potis firing torpedoes at a Hotel-class SSB (images available elsewhere in the Warsaw Pact album).
The Grisha III that had been reasonably close-in shepherding us away from the exercise presumably felt under pressure and called for assistance. Slavnyy (Glorious in English) raced down from somewhere to the north to provide support, although she never actually came within a mile of us.
Kashin-class units were guided-missile destroyers built for the Soviet Navy in the 1960s and early 1970s. Their Soviet designation was Project 61. The modified variants were either Project 61M or 61MP.
In Soviet parlance they were officially classified as "guard ships" (storozhevoi korabl - SKR), then "large ASW ships" (BPK) or "large missile ships" (BRK), but in the rest of world they are commonly regarded as missile destroyers due to their size and armament. They were the first Soviet purpose-built anti-air warfare ships and the first to carry an ASW helicopter.
The design specification was approved in 1957; the first ship was laid down in 1959 and commissioned in 1962. Much new equipment was developed for these ships, including surface-to-air missiles, radars and gas turbine engines. The gas turbines were arranged in two separate spaces and could be removed via the funnels for servicing. These were also the first Soviet warships designed from the beginning to be closed down for nuclear fall-out and had an operations room deep inside the ship rather than a large bridge.
Six of the class, including Slavnyy, were modernised in the 1970s as Project 61M or 61MP (Mod Kashin), by being fitted with four SS-N-2C Styx anti-ship missiles (two can be seen, pointing aft, abaft the after funnel), new towed-array sonar, a raised helipad and four close-range AK-630 Gatling guns. Two RBU-1000 ASW rocket launchers were initally mounted aft, but later removed, presumably because of topweight problems.
Taken aboard HMS Boxer, using a Canon AE-1 and a Tamron 500mm mirror lense, hand-held. Scanned from a B&W negative, this is a sharper version of an image posted a number of years ago...
Willfire exercise during Internationale Luft-und Raumfahrtausstellung (ILA) Berlin 2014.
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Transall - Luftwaffe - Bundeswehr - Cold War Aircraft - ILA 2014
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A poster from the 1950s seen in National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque, New Mexico
I remember practicing this when I was in grade school. I doubt my wooden desk and brick school would have afforded me real protection.
The RSD-10 "Pioneer", SS-20 "Saber" was a Soviet ballistic missile system that entered service the in the late seventies, specifically aimed at targets in Western Europe. Its introduction threatened to kick off a new nuclear arms race, which was ultimately ended when US President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev signing the INF treaty in 1987. I built the model for a Cold War collaboration for Brickfair Virginia. In order to make a nicer display, I added a base to it, depicting a snow-covered dispersed launch site.
Constructed by the Nazis, this former military area near Berlin is a ghost town today. Back then, this was a restricted zone, and soldiers made sure no civilian came near the place. And today? Still a restricted zone. But at least you will not get shot anymore if you try to enter the area. Planned by the Kaiser, greatly extended by the Nazis and mostly used by the Red Army this military area was home to soldiers from three different empires. When the last units moved out 25 years ago, they left behind deserted buildings everywhere. Although the Soviet army was taking everything with them, there are still traces that remind you of the everyday life behind the Iron Curtain. Join this exploration on YouTube to see what is left of what used to be the biggest military training area in the country: youtu.be/XNqYgaCqzEA
Fehler bitte melden. Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob alle Angaben richtig sind.
Displaying errors. I am not shure if all given informations are correct.
One of my favourite helicopters, the little Alouette III with its cute bubble cockpit and exposed engine producing a sweet little whine. I just love it! More than 50 years after the Sud Aviation created this bird, it is still flying in the Romanian Air Force and training all pilot cadets in the art of helicopter flying. Note the guy in the right hand seat holding on to the window frame during the steeply banked turn.
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The SS-20 was a two-stage solid propellant missile, wit a range of up to 5500 km, that, depending on the particular version, carried three up to three 150 kt nuclear warheads.
The missile was encased in a launch cannister, which was erected before launch. When the missile was launched, it was first blown out of the cannister, using high pressure gas from a gas generator, after which its engine was lit.