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@Aviation_Intel
Dec 29, 2021 • 12 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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Some great behind the scenes images from the production of Airwolf were sent to me by the son of A. Mac Queen who was one of the stunt pilots on the show. Here Mac Queen and another on the crew are troubleshooting something on celeb chopper while in hover.
These guys were having a ball supporting Airwolf and a number of shows like A-Team and movies like Blue Thunder that had modified helicopter stunt flying in huge demand.
Blue Thunder on deck!
Bell 222 door gun mod!
They did some crazy destructive set pieces too:
The crew absolutely loved The Lady according to Mac Queen’s son, they all wore their custom Airwolf flight jackets around LA.
I put this in the wrong thread, so I will put it here too. Yes that’s The Lady sling loading!
Dressed up Little Birds and Jet Rangers were almost always the villains
Blue Thunder’s cockpit
The great Ernest Borgnine on set!

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A year ago we published this very deep dive about the development of Anduril's Fury CCA. At the time I got a LOT of hate mail & comments saying this was vaporware and 'they have zero shot.' Lot's of folks from the big primes told me the same...

twz.com/the-rise-of-fu…
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It was subsequently selected alongside General Atomics in competition for phase 1 CCA contract.
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May 27
Seeing this widely reported. Satellite imagery doesn't confirm a successful strike on another strategic Russian early warning radar site & low res imagery appears to be misinterpreted by some. Below is an image we obtained from Planet Labs taken at 0500 UTC this morning... 1/x
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It shows no outright signs on an attack or major damage to the array or the facility. We must highlight that commercial satellite imagery is limited as to what it can show. Small shrapnel damage could exist that is not apparent, but nothing really looks out of place....
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Apr 19
This may have been a one and done. Hopefully calm going forward, BUT stimulating Iran's most critical air defenses and getting their up-to-date electronic order of battle prior to something larger is a very real tactic, especially using vulnerable decoys. I think the likelihood is that this is not the case, but it still must be considered.
Israel is the absolute king of this exact tactic set and wrote the book on it using drones. They have systems specifically designed for this.
The date on this is wrong, i believe I wrote this in 2016 or 2017, before the suicide drone craze, but here's the background: twz.com/4760/meet-isra…
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Apr 14
Iran has set Netanyahu up for what he has been wanting for decades. Will he take the opening and go big against Iran’s nuclear program (capacity dependent) or go for a limited operation aimed at hurting iran in other ways, especially economically. If the latter, oil infrastructure could be top target. Hitting standoff weapons production and installations (much tougher than oil) is another possibility. No way to know but this is new territory. Next 48 hours will be absolutely pivotal. Ball is now in Israel’s court.
The Iran’s display/demonstration of potential delivery systems, and willingness to employ them on Israel directly, even if largely unsuccessful, has also given him better backing to go after their nuclear program.
Lowest risk response and well within IDF’s organic capabilities is going after IRGC and proxy targets all over the neighborhood, but that may be the least likely option at this point. Still possible.
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Jan 28
Wonder how long Iran’s support/sea base ship that has been sitting in the Red Sea for a long time and now i believe may be in the Gulf of Aden, very likely a conduit of intel for Houthi anti-ship attacks, will be above the water? We are rapidly heading toward a direct confrontation with Iran. In the end, that’s who is behind all this. Avoiding such a confrontation is logical on many levels, but the time may come when that’s no longer politically acceptable.
Israel took a swing at the one that this one replaced: thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4…
And please remember an outright war with Iran would be extremely dangerous/deadly, potentially VERY expensive, and economically highly disruptive. And what’s the endgame? It would come at a time when the US military is drowning in priorities elsewhere.
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