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"Rescue and Towing" Ship :D

Not really :) "conceptual design phase" is complete. There are 3 competing designs as mentioned in this thread. One of these designs will be chosen which will mark the start of "detail design phase". This alone may take longer than 3 years all by itself. First flight planned to be in 2023 as...

Thanks for the mention guys. I really can't believe they actually refused to name a Turkish mod :angry: This site not being troll infested was the reason I signed up here in the first place and it's sad to see our section turning into a mini waff :cry: I still think there is hope though. As far...

I will post to the intro forum. Better late than never I guess :)

Man, slapping trolls feels good. Maybe I should hang out here more often :butcher:

Well there are different schools of thought on that issue: wiki Also I never said they get the credit. I said they get the win. Pretty much all the governments replaced with western friendly counterparts. Why do you think Russia was death set against the operation in Libya for example?

Empty threats ... Starting war with NATO is suicide and Putin very well knows this. He is just pushing his luck to see with how much he can get away with. You know, with the "arab spring" and everything west has been making great "wins" last few years. Russia has to prove its not irrelevant yet...

Textbook flaming. Good job bro. Show us how it's done :tup::cheers:

I am not sure if you are really worried about Turkey ... It is clear our strategic interests lie with the west in this issue. You are yet to provide a single argument on why Turkey shouldn't get involved. It is not a matter of being a puppet but doing what is good for the nation in long run. If...

IMHO quite a few things force us to be involved: There is considerable Tatar and Turkic population Showing that expansionism is no longer tolerated in this day of age. Who says they will not go for caucasus next? This would also energize Armenians about the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. See Crimean...

We are in 21th century. Ottoman Empire does not exist and neither does Soviet Union. And about the rest of your rant I don't really understand most of it. NATO cannot ditch Turkey, period! Not only there is no mechanism in NATO to sack a country, it would be strategical suicide. As I have stated...

When you talk about "total and utter annihilation" it tends to imply the big guns and not the tactical weapons. I am not arguing Russia can't bleed Turkey to death. It definitely can. No question whatsoever. However, in return it would get such a brutal spanking Putin would wish it's 1991 all...

Of course US will care about their interest first. It would be stupid of me thinking otherwise. What I am arguing above is it is in US's interest to back Turkey up. Also you may have noticed US always prefers to fight their wars away from their homeland (smart strategy). IMHO it is unreasonable...

First of all I will just get this out of my system :) Also I really don't see your point. If EU wants to invade a sovereign country (Turkey) they are welcome to try. It's not like they haven't tried before. If they want war they shall have it. Similarly here in this case, we have Russia...

Very well said. We are not a self-sufficient nation and I am not even talking about military here. It is just a sad fact that we have to follow the lead of a superpower. I know hating on US is cool and everything but they are actually a much more reasonable ally than Russians can ever be for...

Several points I would like to make: Turkey risked it's existence several times for US during cold war, most obvious of which is the cuban missile crises. It is only logical to expect the same. If for some reason Russians take the upper hand and get unsolicited access to mediterranean it would...

A closer picture. If I had to guess I would say main rotor lost power and fall down vertically. Looks like landing gear absorbed some of the shock.

Another company we can look up to is Bombardier of Canada. I wouldn't be surprised if we decide to go for something like bombardier's Q400, a ~50 seat prop regional aircraft with very low operational costs. I have flown in older Dash 8 a number of times and they are really great for short...

If I remember correctly Boeing said it causes clutter with the MESA radar so it was omitted. I can't seem to find the source though. Another reason that comes to mind is the fact that unlike regular 737s, the wingtip houses countermeasures as seen in the picture.

True. I don't agree that US is an unreliable partner either. We already have a very well working supply chain with them. I have never heard of maintenance problems of our American supplied major hardware. Once they deliver something, they stand behind their product. That being said, US's...