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Good Morning Ivan

From Strategy Page: " An F-15 Eagle from the 12th Fighter Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, flies next to a Russian Tu-95 Bear Bomber Sept. 28 during a Russian exercise near the west coast of Alaska. (U.S. Air Force photo)"

What I find most interesting is the rear gunner position has the guns level. During the cold war, the protocol was to aim the guns straight up, lest there be a "misunderstanding" between the two aircraft.

I once had an F-4 Pilot tell me that the Bear was the only aircraft that could be found in the air by sound alone, that they only had to turn off the radar and stick their helmets against the canopy and listen for the sound of those huge turboprops. The noise from the Bears engines is supposed to be enough to stun a small animal into a coma at 50 yards.

Posted @ October 12, 2006 12:35 AM | Current Affairs