rockinthesuburbs
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A400M
AC-130
BRRRRRRRTTT (A-10)
F-15
F-18
C-17
F-16
C-5
NotaMormonbutlookslikeone
When you have the runs at a party
vahlas
I think the C-5 is constipated, I expected more popopopopopopop!
Mitchz95
WHOOSH
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shellytotheb
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare :- mission 3 : Blackout. 3rd Person view
Owlberightback
Very few of these are actual flare patterns though. Depending on the type of threat, there is a specific pattern that best beats them.
EhwazTiwaz
Omg they made little shiny aircrafts
Cptmike
Who wore it better?
nachomanrandysandwich
Ah yes flares, the source of all the USAF's MoH and crosses
Mikeupvotes
HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE
synclinal
LAAAAANNNAAAAAAAAA
KuuroiYuki
#1 For a second, I thought my computer was lagging from the amount of flares.
Djalabajoe
#1 There must be a damn good reason why you can make them Red, White and Blue or someone would have done it.
slightlybored
A400M is the only plane here of a non-american origin :P (no idea who is using most of these though)
bluisna
All of them except the A400M are American
slightlybored
I know most of the below have been exported, so I don't know/can't see enough insignia to identify their owners. TY :D
HandoB4Javert
Texan firework displays.
SwaglortSeal
What exactly do these flares do? I'm curious.
FallenButNotForgotten
They confuse the tracking systems of heat-seeker missiles
gotchasucka
Aircraft shitting flaring bricks.
MindlessMoosey
Something something, Tacobell
MarquisDeLard
Pew pew pew!
Muchbeefsodinner
Did anyone else say "gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy" as they fired off sparkles?
Ragnarok9756
Plane and simple gifs here.
AnonymousPerson
Tis the gift to be simple, tis the gift to be free Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be
chunkylova53
I hate you
Ragnarok9756
Guess I flew too close to the sun.
SneakZ
I'm guessing its to stop heat seekers from hitting them?
The72ndRaven
You are corect, good friend.
egonspenglersepididymis
Y u no B2?
ballzdeep
The B2 doesn't have and chaff and flare
Bulmynjo
Its there, you just cant see it. With the stealth and all.
robertsonofpaul
Bravo
rockinthesuburbs
couldn't find a video of a B-2 poppin flares- if you have one let me know! I love B-2's!
egonspenglersepididymis
Yeah I don't think they do, but just one of them flying is cool enough!
Fairdinkums
B52's?
thekillerrabbitofcaerbannogg
Would a B-2 need flares? It being a stealth bomber and all...
HellHawXOmega
Stealth bomber from radar mostly, its engines still pump out heat, just not as hot as fighter aircraft
VegetableLasagna
And it doesn't fly during the day
egonspenglersepididymis
It does where I live!
ProfChaos23
Almost identical engines to the f16. Very very different low observable exhaust system.
IjustWannaParty
I've build j-10, j-7, m206, j56, rr188, rr170. All flare and chaff used on those planes.. Lot cool seeing them go off than building it
IsAPigsPussyPork
Hi Lyons
IjustWannaParty
Hello random stranger who knows me
IsAPigsPussyPork
Lmao it's Bisang
PoliticalLava
The f-16 is giving birth.
Sahelanthropus
You can run but you can't hide https://media2.giphy.com/media/11Chi6vdAskrOo/200w.gif
PersonenschadenImGleisbett
aint war hell
GTimgur
He just tripped. He's fine.
radioactiveteddybear
dude got sauced
SteveBuscemiSayingHowDoYouDoFellowKids
Did I just watch a guy die
Sahelanthropus
Most likely..
KimJongPhill
But probably not...
HoodsBalls
You did.
Kopar
Yes, but know that he may or may not have been a bastard that deserved it. Maybe.
WskOsc
#8 what's with the weird opaque doodad under the plane? Look just behind the wing.
drdavessardogs
APU is an Auxiliary Power Unit. A small turbine generator to provide ground(air) electricity and Air Conditioning.
WskOsc
Thanks.
drdavessardogs
Noisy as all get out, especially when bleed air is ON for air conditioning. (Santa Monica Annoyance Machine)
rockinthesuburbs
I'm not a C-5 mechanic but I've seen enough on the flightline and I believe it's an exhaust port...perhaps an APU??
WskOsc
Thanks for the info. I learned a thing. I meant the gap in the flare's smoke trails though. XD Couldn't articulate that into words yesterday
WskOsc
And no, I don't mean "the earth" or "the ocean" or "the clouds" I know your shenanigans well Imgur.
Toastergeist
POP-POP!
ConfusedAfrican
They actually make more of a "Thump, Thump" noise
bergmama
The mere fact that you call it that tells me that you're not ready.
Toastergeist
ivegotbeer
All I see is a lot of work, I build the flare.
amigad2k
IYAAYAS
rockinthesuburbs
if you ain't ammo you ain't shit!
VaemarRiit
I helped on the computer that launches them.
ivegotbeer
As in designed it, or avionics?
VaemarRiit
Design! #engineering
ivegotbeer
Hell yeah!
ConfusedAfrican
As the guy who has to install the flares, and inspect the system after a jettison like this. i see nothing but work also haha.
ivegotbeer
Damn pilots making our lives harder.
IsAPigsPussyPork
Ammo sucks!
ivegotbeer
Tits, clits, and beer cans. And sometimes army wives, if they're skinny!
IsAPigsPussyPork
You know it!
ICanChangeMyNameLater
I don't like to see BRRRRRRT next to an A-10 gif when it's not firing its gun.
Emaref
OP derped da brrp?
rockinthesuburbs
I see your point...I took it as more of a nickname than a process. I will keep that in mind for future posts.
ICanChangeMyNameLater
It's the sound the gun makes when firing.
SteveMND
I know people like the A-10 'cause of the BRRRT and all, but honestly, it's just a dangerous looking aircraft, regardless of weaponry.
bergmama
Came here to write this same thing. For shame!
Chrishopkinsvball
I don't if I remember anybody asking what you liked, hmmmm
Bauwzer
Those flares are a huge disappointment compared to the plane that gun is carrying
Koshunae
The brrrt does not need the flares, they are only a formality.
justanothergoofball
I see what you did there.... is truth fo sho. Nifty what happens when you let gunsmiths design an airplane :)
kultovbela
Not super knowledgeable on this stuff, is this an "evasive" maneuver?
Owlberightback
Popping flares and/or chaff is not only a reactive evasive maneuver but also a preemptive maneuver as well.
Skittleballs
Me neither, but I think this is to deter heat seeker missiles.
jademorgan68
You are correct, a couple of the fighters are doing evasive maneuvers as they deploy the flares.
kultovbela
That's what I was assuming.
Skittleballs
Yeah. And I guess it's much more effective if you do the evasive maneuver simultaneously instead of just releasing the flares.
kultovbela
Makes sense, especially if aircraft moves away from original trajectory while projectiles move in that original trajectory.
TheToastyCat101
It generates heat (as you said), this causes the enemy pilots lock on to be harder and heat seeking missiles go for those targets.
3YearsaLurker
As you can see, Steel birds always excrete molten poop.
tetsouomaiwamo
That destroy asses
FedericoAstica
Actually these don't destroy anything, they are chaff flares.
tetsouomaiwamo
Ok:(
GilderoyPopDropNLockart
It's plane awful when it hits your windshield.
albanette
Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird don't need this
3YearsaLurker
Why evade missiles when you can just out-run them?
albanette
exact
SwarmLord
The Codex Astartes names this maneuver "steel rain".
thewhifflingtit
I see nothing but jizzim.
Robroyoldboy
I regret that I can only upvote this comment once.
pineapplearchitect
The ambulances will have to wait their turn
BadGrammirNazi
Sea*
IHeartBouncyThings
The leading theory behind this behavior is that it distracts and deters predatory birds in the area.
tornbetweenscyllaandcovfefe
No, it deters jet fuel. You can't melt what's already molten.
tactleneckwantsants
Well played.
Schmidtaki
I remember riding in the back of a C-130 sitting on mesh seats at night over Iraq listening to it drop flares due to an incoming threat.
MisterMeSeeksDeath
Well that's terrifying.
deathspyder
I flew in a C-130 from Kuwait to Baghdad, they never warned us that they would perform a combat landing. That was pretty crazy.
AtlasUnbound
I'm guessing the pilot just landed, looked back, and said "your welcome."
splof
Story time? Please?
RickyTickyB
Scared the shit out of me the first time.
MagicMattOMatic
Did you drop your own flare at that point? I might have.
opcrystal
If by flare you mean poop, and by drop you mean explode violently all over everyone present, I probably would have too
DoubleNubbin
That's why the seats are mesh.
EatTacos
C-130s flying out of Baghdad International Airport dropped flares every time as a safety precaution against stinger missiles
homerbot
Yeah, 99% of the time flares are used as show of force and precautionary measures.
idog4927
And that loop-dee-loop on landing...
Davidkavetsky
Does it distract the heat sinking or am I way off..
DarthBane713
Flares match the heat signatures of the engines, and inconjunction with maneuvers, will throw off heat seeking missles.
Davidkavetsky
OK awesome man..Thx for the clarify
haroldsax
At the most simple level, yes, it confuses the weapons because I locks onto "hot" shit and it creates more hot thingies.
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NotMyScienceAccount
Account created today, already down voted to hell. Shoo troll. Go back to 4 Chan or whatever corner of the internet you crawled from.
Tacticalassaultbacon
Did your gender fluid grass kin bicycle humping friends put you up to this?
Zachakx
To be fair, its still an incoming threat. Their lives are in danger. But, yes. The invasion was mostly for profit and resource gain.
UserrMaatIenpw
Everyone goes on and on about resource gain, what natural resources did America in any way take from either of those wars?
Zachakx
Well, they currently have a foothold in the middle east with permanent military installations and placing their own people in power. Not to
UserrMaatIenpw
I'm not denying that there was a lot of money changed hands in the rebuilding. But you specifically said resource gain. Nor am I saying
Zachakx
mention the MASSIVE profits the corporations fueling the military industrial complex and the contractors that work overseas. We spend more
UserrMaatIenpw
anything about the size of defense budget or our system of government. Simply asking you to explain a very specific claim you made.
HoboOnFire
I was napping in a CH-46 (flying on a route roughly over Fallujah) and was woken up by the .50 firing, and saw flares outside. 1/2
HoboOnFire
2/2 Then I realized it was midnight on new years eve. Fun way to ring in 2006.
VaguestIdea
Holy fuck man.
mukbun
Fallujah, its raining men!
Sleepyjake
This deserves more recognition
Sirrussel5
Lol "raining men" probably isn't the best thing to say to someone talking about flying in an aircraft.
blacksteve
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