₦airaland Forum

Odunayaw:
aptly put
Shakara be damned fa!
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All those traveling about really strains the purse

Odunayaw:
incase Poseidon goes rogue

nemesis4u:
but darn me that smile and love sign aint exclusive to me

any fella who comes tumbling along here will get the same

a Bentley will innumerable claims on it aint much use to anybody


u really trying to drive a hard bargain here sir

jakeporeshenko:
When CAS confirmed hundreds of Naf pilots and technicians were training abroad at any given time, e pain me, they must be breaking the banks to pay their allowances alone.

If not for the love affair between the CAS and president Buhari.

Odunayaw:
accept my sacrifice

jakeporeshenko:
I thought it was photoshop

nemesis4u:
the gods r not pleased

chinese8107:
i was just doing my own things,unlike nemesis2u,posting new stuff is his job but not my job

Odunayaw:
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Vikkie14:
Nem. Why do some jets sport parachutes why others don't? What's the essence of the chutes? To aid the quick halt of the plane of what?

jakeporeshenko:
Venezuelan su-30

If NAF does not fly air superiority fighters in the next 5-10 years.... well I’ll leave the rest to the oracle of Arochukwu


South America is hardly discussed on this thread.
On the other thread the south Africans sometimes mention Cuba, Namibians mention Brazil....etc
Nem isn't there any link or strategic partnership between India and South American countries?

jakeporeshenko:
Venezuelan su-30

If NAF does not fly air superiority fighters in the next 5-10 years.... well I’ll leave the rest to the oracle of Arochukwu

Odunayaw:
Venezuela has Brazil,Columbia and the whole North america on its 12,5 and 9 0'clock would be a shame if they didn't have the Sukhois

We can only hope we get the best of and for Jf-17s

nemesis4u:
usage of drag chutes depends on many factors

like do the fighters have air-brakes

like do the fighters have heavy duty landing brakes (design compromise with respect to avoid weight and complexity)

like do the fighter have to operate in bad weather

like do the fighter have to use different types of runways

like do the fighter experience heavy wing loading while landing

based on one or more of these factors , drag chutes r employed to provide aerodynamic resistance ie braking effect/decelerating effect.

if a fighter has air brakes and good enough landing brakes and the runway is not too short then it is good to land safely without deploying chutes.

if the runway is icy and wet , drag chutes provides additional safety and controlability while landing.

if the runway is short then chutes along with air brakes and landing gear brakes will allow it to land safely without over shooting the runway.

with high wing loads u land heavy and with high speeds therefor drag chutes can help u decelerate safely on the runway especially not too long runways

drag chutes also helps to preserve ur aircrafts brakes and extend their lives plus it helps to eliminate brake burnout/ runaway overheating which might cause accidents.

basically chutes r deployed because of design limitations of brakes (inorder to avoid weight and complexity) , runway length , runway condition (wet/slippery/snowy) , weather conditions (high cross winds) etc which i already mentioned at the beginning.

they r also used in emergency conditions like if the landing gear fails to deploy completely.

pic 1 lca air brake control surfaces opened at the rear but drag chute not deployed

pic 2 lca drag chute deployed but air brakes not opened

pic 3 su30mki both air-brake and drag chutes deployed .

in SU30 air brake also helps during combat maneuvers ie reduce speed

nemesis4u:
whats the story behind oracle of Arochukwu

both u and jake seem to invoke it on regular basis

nemesis2uagain:
with love from Ecuador

well about the last pic , unfortunately her uniform is not in the laundry

darn she lost it , that is why police arrest her

Odunayaw:
Arochukwu means Spear of God. Its an ancient town in Abia State largely Christian and little Traditional worshipers

The reason for its fame is largely
-The mysterious Ibini Ukpabi shrine( even the Brits named it Long Juju ) where defaulters used to go and never return
- The slave routes of old