New Army Aircraft Recognition Manual

[kham]

Army's new visual aircraft recognition manual.. in PDF for download if you like


Kindly direct your attention to plate A-12 ....

Um
They DO actually have someone who's not an imbecile proofreading these things, eh??

Great Scott...

[Mynock]

Wishful thinking maybe? "Guys this is what it would look like if we hadn't taped cardboard wings to a turd."

[kham]

More like , "Hey, isn't this new Chinese fighter they got from hackin' into Northrop's database reeally kewl? Let me print out a copy!.."
Jesus H Christ on snowshoes..... I dont know what's worse, the intelligence fuckupery these last 8 years, or the sheer magnitude of stupid required to botch a simple publication. It's not like the F-35 is some uber-secret design, or some 40-year old obscure shitbox flown by Biafra. Jesus!

[schlamm]

And saddest part of all that should have been glaringly obvious?
engines: 2
Not unless there are two F-35's flying in a damn tight formation
.....
It isn't just limited to the military, according to a breathless news report this afternoon, THIS was an F-35 performing some high speed low passes......
Well, at least they got the maneuver correctly identified.....