General Cool pics

[bojan]

Mi-26 low altitude fly-by:

[bojan]

Su-24 over highway:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y_XKKBWAV0"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Y_XKKBWAV0

Edited September 6, 2012 by bojan

[shep854]

.45 JHP being fired underwater; from The Firearm Blog--

http://www.thefirear...-1911/#comments

Edited September 26, 2012 by shep854

[rmgill]

that can't be good for the barrel!

[shep854]

that can't be good for the barrel!

Belated thought; was the barrel full of water, or was the muzzle taped off?

I just posted that question on the blog.

[shep854]

Here's the answer Al T posted in the comment section:

"Pete, the way the old Soldier of Fortune guys did it back in the ’80′s was to load the handgun under water. With water in all areas, the pressures were evened out. With the water pressure being equal, you didn’t have issues with the bullet smacking into a non-compressible substance like water."

 

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Just for fun, here's a video of a GLOCK firing underwater (not the case being ejected):

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2012/10/01/glock-22-underwater-high-speed-video/

[bojan]

Edited October 13, 2012 by bojan

[shep854]

Bragging on my Smith & Wesson 49 snub-nose revolver--I am an absolutely average shooter. I was able to dust and even hit this steel plate at 100yd with most shots. There WERE some wide misses. The clink of hits sure sounded good, though!

The photo is from the firing line; plate size can be estimated from the paper targets.

Edited October 24, 2012 by shep854

[rmgill]

Friend of mine who's down range took this one.

 

[Doug Kibbey]

Here's the answer Al T posted in the comment section:

"Pete, the way the old Soldier of Fortune guys did it back in the ’80′s was to load the handgun under water. With water in all areas, the pressures were evened out. With the water pressure being equal, you didn’t have issues with the bullet smacking into a non-compressible substance like water."

 

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Just for fun, here's a video of a GLOCK firing underwater (not the case being ejected):

http://www.thefirear...gh-speed-video/

 

That answer doesn't even make sense. The pressure in the barrel will rise astronomically as soon as the bullet leaves the case, compressing the "inconpressable" water in the barrel beyond the rate that it can evacuate the barrel, producing a likely failure in the barrel or case. What makes more sense is that the barrel is filled with air, and the bullet only encounters the denser medium upon leaving the (presumably sealed) barrel. Then the pressure can increase with no implications to the barrel because the bullet has left the muzzle. The bullet is being acted upon by increasing gas pressure no matter how you try to equalize the pressure fore and aft of the round.

 

I'll put my hand where my mouth is by saying I'd fire a submerged .45 if the barrel was sealed (that is to say, filled with air only), but would not fire a .45 with a water filled barrel. Equilibration is nice if you're talking about your eardrums, but the described system will be de-equilibrated as soon as the round discharges, filling the space behind the bullet with expanding gases and pushing it into an enclosed space filled with a minimally compressable gas. Something is going to fail, there. I was a military trained diver and have some idea of the dynamics of gases vs. liquids in a pressurized environment.

Edited October 25, 2012 by Doug Kibbey

[shep854]

Doug, your explanation was how I understood it, but I lack personal experience or education to counter a 'BTDT' reply. Thanks for commenting.

[Mr King]

Absolutely beautiful shot of a Eurofighter coming in low and fast.

 

[rmgill]

Bah, nothing a Spitfire hasn't done hundreds of times.

 

[bojan]

That ain't low, this was low (after encounter with power cables):

[rmgill]

 

[Mr King]

NORFOLK (Nov. 26, 2012) U.S. Navy Sailors assist with the onload of the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). The air vehicle arrived by barge from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. Truman is the first aircraft carrier to host test operations for an unmanned aircraft. The Navy plans to conduct X-47B carrier deck handling tests aboard the ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lorenzo J. Burleson)

 

[rmgill]

Hmm, is that deck coated with anti-skid material? Looks pretty rough.

[Mr King]

The Russians do know how to make them pretty.

 

[Mr King]

[shep854]

Kitsap County Militia Battle Cry:

 

From 'I Like Tanks' Facebook page.

Edited December 11, 2012 by shep854

[Ivanhoe]

Hmm, is that deck coated with anti-skid material? Looks pretty rough.

 

Yep, IIRC its a pretty high-performance material.

 

The round things embedded in the deck with the triangular inserts are the deck wash nozzles. Now used for both NBC decontamination and fire suppression.

[shep854]

Hmm, is that deck coated with anti-skid material? Looks pretty rough.

 

Yep, IIRC its a pretty high-performance material.

 

The round things embedded in the deck with the triangular inserts are the deck wash nozzles. Now used for both NBC decontamination and fire suppression.

I'm willing to be corrected, but I'm pretty sure those are tiedown anchors.

Edited December 11, 2012 by shep854

[Mr King]

[Archie Pellagio]

Wow, the BBC are really getting serious!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(yes, yes I know it's VVS for the one appointed member of the TN Fun Police)

[Max H]

Flying licence fee detector vans!