The Great Growler Gallery

[DanMa1156]

Back on track with the Growler "kill" - I sent it to my leadership prof (O-5, E/A-6B type...) and he had some interesting things to say:

Do you recognize the tail symbol..."SD" is VX-23 at Pax River...my friend is
the VX-23 EA-18G Project Office Coordinator...this has created some real
hate and discontent. Although this is just in fun, making fun of a program
that is under extreme budget scrutiny is not funny in their eyes. I like it
though.

Interesting perspective and I never thought about that, how Raptor type guys might actually be pissed about this.

 

[Uncle Fester]

Interesting perspective and I never thought about that, how Raptor type guys might actually be pissed about this.

A wiser man than myself once said, Fuck 'em if they can't take a joke.

 

[eddie]

Probably because the alternative word for Cockpit didn't go over so well, such as defining the situation below. I prefer 'Carpet Bombers' too far?:icon_ooh:

First one to post it gets a blowup doll :tongue2_1

The one on the lower right looks about 15...

What kind of plane is that anyways?

 

[Clux4]

I wonder what the climate is like in the AF Fighter Squadron Flight room these days. I can just imagine people walking around with fingers crossed saying "Raptor, Raptor".

I think they are looking at 183 with a bid to get an additional 60. With this bad economy, 183 might drop to 150 but not totally chop the program. Anyone seen a military project get the chop without having any fielding problem(budge restraints)?

 

[Morgan81]

The one on the lower right looks about 15...

What kind of plane is that anyways?

Who cares, KC-135.

 

[armada1651]

Interesting perspective and I never thought about that, how Raptor type guys might actually be pissed about this.

If I were a VAQ pilot/NFO with an F-22 kill, I wouldn't be too concerned with how it made the poor Raptor guys feel.

 

[HAL Pilot]

Hmmm...I think that would take a few more White Russians than I've had tonight.

I take it you kept drinking more?

 

[armada1651]

I take it you kept drinking more?

Hahaha...no, that was the mod squad's doing. I had an Engines test to study for...

 

[Flash]

I think they are looking at 183 with a bid to get an additional 60. With this bad economy, 183 might drop to 150 but not totally chop the program. Anyone seen a military project get the chop without having any fielding problem(budge restraints)?

I am pretty certain that the 183 have already been bought so I doubt there will be less. One of the arguments to keep buying F-22's is actually the economy, it is a lot of jobs and would keep them employed until the F-35 production ramps up. At least that is what its supporters are saying.

What kind of plane is that anyways?

Who cares, KC-135.

As Morgan correctly pointed out, it is a KC-135.

KC-135 cockpit

It took a grand total of 2 minutes on Google to figure that one out......

 

[armada1651]

Bump...

I hear VT-86 studs winging this week had a Shocker slot available to them...and none of them wanted it. Crazy, IMHO. They must not have heard about the F-22 kill

I have to say, I'm pretty damn excited to be getting into Naval Aviation at this time, with the G being part of the reason.

 

[a_m]

They must not have heard about the F-22 kill

Facepalm...

 

[armada1651]

Facepalm...

Oh come on, sir...I was joking. Mostly.

 

[Casual]

Yeah, last week the first VT-86 wingee got selected for Growlers. Don't think he wanted it, but still. I'd love to take it from him

 

[HuggyU2]

Yeah, whatever.... the Raptor died,... the Navy guys cheated... but a kill's a kill... if you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'....
As much as I hate saying it:
Growler 1 Raptor 0

 

[HackerF15E]

Among all the other things that are retarded about putting a Raptor 'kill' on a Hornet, these are the two that are the most asinine:

1) A US kill mark on a US fighter? Choke yourself. You must be so proud of your frat.

2) A kill mark painted on the jet for something that occurred in training? Again, choke yourself.

Maybe it's different in the USAF, but we're only proud enough to paint it on the side of the jet when we kill bad guys in real life.