Thanks to reader Airboyd, The DEW Line carried footage of three Yak-130 take-off runs at Farnborough. These "show beautifully how the inlets open as the aircraft gets up to speed on the ground", wrote Craig Hoyle. "Certainly an odd sight if not seen before."
Elsewhere, Hoyle addressed controversy over use of unmanned air vehicles in combat. "The RAF Reapers which are dropping weapons in Afghanistan (and not as often as they might like to think) follow exactly the same rules of engagement as strike aircraft with pilots sitting in the cockpit," he wrote. "Arguably, they are even used in a more conservative manner, as the crews controlling their actions might spend hours tracking a potential target before any decision is taken..."
A shot of two Australian Boeing F/A-18As flanking four Indonesian Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 fighters (above) ran on Image of the Day.
Elsewhere, Hoyle addressed controversy over use of unmanned air vehicles in combat. "The RAF Reapers which are dropping weapons in Afghanistan (and not as often as they might like to think) follow exactly the same rules of engagement as strike aircraft with pilots sitting in the cockpit," he wrote. "Arguably, they are even used in a more conservative manner, as the crews controlling their actions might spend hours tracking a potential target before any decision is taken..."
A shot of two Australian Boeing F/A-18As flanking four Indonesian Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 fighters (above) ran on Image of the Day.
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