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Deino · Feb 1, 2022

siegecrossbow said:
Wish they did this real life as well. Planes do it in Tiger Meet.

Indeed, especially this one!

Frederik_Chopin · Feb 1, 2022

Strangelove said:
AVIC wishes everyone Happy New Year and a successful Year of the Tiger.

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Aw man, not even a tease of H-20?

Atomicfrog · Feb 1, 2022

Frederik_Chopin said:
Aw man, not even a tease of H-20?

Sad to say it, but was thinking the same, slopped my mood a bit, lol !

by78 · Feb 22, 2022

New camouflage flight suits for J-16 pilots, or at least I've never seen them photographed before.

zszczhyx · Feb 22, 2022

by78 said:
New camouflage flight suits for J-16 pilots, or at least I've never seen them photographed before.

very old Russian suit

stannislas · Feb 22, 2022

zszczhyx said:
very old Russian suit

why pilot suit need camouflage? increase potential rescure difficulties?

lcloo · Feb 22, 2022

stannislas said:
why pilot suit need camouflage? increase potential rescure difficulties?

To avoid capture by enemy after ejecting from downed aircraft in enemy territoty..

stannislas · Feb 22, 2022

lcloo said:
To avoid capture by enemy after ejecting from downed aircraft in enemy territoty..

so... increase potential rescure difficulties then... ok, why not...

Broccoli · Feb 22, 2022

I never understood why pilots or sailors need camouflage patterns.

lcloo · Feb 22, 2022

stannislas said:
so... increase potential rescure difficulties then... ok, why not...

A pilot can have emergency beacon radio and colour smoke sticks in his survivor kit to guide a rescue helicopter homing onto him.