http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 en-US 60 <p>Looking at the photos, the Black Knights have put up a commendable effort for a part-time team. Unfortunately for us spectators, they don’t fly as tight as the Thunderbirds.</p> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:09:44 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7747546 huaichien http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>Way of the dragon looks like something I saw in top gun. Half-assed rolling scissors that gets back into formation.</p> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:44:54 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7742030 Shotgun http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>Check out the Black Knights' manoeuvres for this year's Singapore Airshow 2008! The Flaming Heart's my favourite!<br /> <br /> &gt;&gt; <a href= "http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/mindef_websites/atozlistings/air_force/assets/black_knights/mano.html" rel="nofollow">Black Knights Manoeuvres</a><br /> <br /></p> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:21:01 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7741920 psycheme http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>they use white smoke which i find is better also <img title= "Very Happy" src="/images/emoticons/classic/icon_biggrin.gif" alt= "Very Happy" /></p> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:12:42 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7739956 duotiga83 http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by huaichien:</div> <div class="quote_body">No, not any more dangerous than the other formations. The mirror pass is an optical illusion. They are not over each other. If you were to look at them head-on, they are diagonally to each other.</div> </blockquote> <p>The dangers of this formation is still high. While in this formation, the pilots have very limited visual on each other. Separation distance is barely a few feet.<br /> <br /></p> Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:45:36 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7739201 Shotgun http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <blockquote> <p>Originally posted by lionnoisy:<br /> <strong>today strait times page H 22,show Mirror Pass.<br /> is it too dangerous??<br /> <br /> [b]<a href="http://flickr.com/photos/81309720@N00/291531801/" rel= "nofollow"><br /> sg one is different....<br /></a></strong>[/b]</p> </blockquote> <p>No, not any more dangerous than the other formations. The mirror pass is an optical illusion. They are not over each other. If you were to look at them head-on, they are diagonally to each other.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 23:50:32 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7738508 huaichien http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>today strait times page H 22,show Mirror Pass.<br /> is it too dangerous??<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/81309720@N00/291531801/" rel="nofollow"><br /> sg one is different....<br /></a></strong></p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 08:16:53 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7735728 lionnoisy http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>Just now news got show…</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:07:07 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7735276 wonderamazement http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by specialOps:</div> <div class="quote_body">yeah, see them in Diamond almost every other day...from as early as 745am over the skies....<br /> <br /> they are training real hard.</div> </blockquote> <p><span style="color: darkred;">They are...coz the Air Show is just over a month away...</span></p> Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:53:41 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7731808 Gun http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>yeah, see them in Diamond almost every other day...from as early as 745am over the skies....<br /> <br /> they are training real hard.</p> Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:47:53 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7663581 specialOps http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>saw them in the diamond formation today.</p> Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:02:20 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7615006 Pitot http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by tankee1981:</div> <div class="quote_body">Then you have to be destroyed by AVA! Just like the red dyed vegetables in LCK... <img title="Laughing" src= "/images/emoticons/classic/icon_lol.gif" alt="Laughing" /></div> </blockquote> <p>ROFL! Then you'll be correct colour for Chinese New Year oso... <img title="Laughing" src="/images/emoticons/classic/icon_lol.gif" alt="Laughing" /></p> Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:47:36 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7614068 ViDAc3 http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by wonderamazement:</div> <div class="quote_body">Bring umbrellas along, just in case red dye falls from the sky.</div> </blockquote> <p>Then you have to be destroyed by AVA! Just like the red dyed vegetables in LCK... <img title="Laughing" src= "/images/emoticons/classic/icon_lol.gif" alt="Laughing" /></p> Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:40:28 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7601018 tankee1981 http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>Bring umbrellas along, just in case red dye falls from the sky.</p> Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:49:14 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7600719 wonderamazement http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>latest <span class="">AFM</span> shows that RoKAF gonna replace their Black Eagles’s A-37Bs with T-50 Golden Eagle. I am hoping for that IF we get T-50 for TA-4SU replacement</p> Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:36:49 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7596445 duotiga83 http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by duotiga83:</div> <div class="quote_body">plus is too big for aerobatics.....Flight demo is ok.....unless we want to be like russian &amp; be the 1st Air Force in the world uses F-15 as an Aerobatics force<br /> <br /> F-5 as aerobatics...i suggest you see Turkish Star n Swis Patrouille Suisse, both uses F-5.</div> </blockquote> <p>Phantoms were used at one point by the Thunderbirds before they switched to T-38s because of the energy crisis.<br /> <br /> I believe that the tragic accident was the one where the leader flew into the ground. And so did the entire formation because everybody was waiting for the leader's cue. <img title="Sad" src= "/images/emoticons/classic/icon_sad.gif" alt="Sad" /></p> Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:56:38 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7594620 SBS3625D http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>We should get at least 1 of our F-15 to join the Black Knights! <img title="Mr. Green" src= "/images/emoticons/classic/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt="Mr. Green" /></p> Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:46:22 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7594548 SBS3625D http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>emm.... saw a couple of (gray) f16s practicing (loops in formation?) in the morning abt like southwest from PSA building.. can see from my school. tt was like 3 months ago...first post. <img title="Very Happy" src= "/images/emoticons/classic/icon_biggrin.gif" alt= "Very Happy" /></p> Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:51:22 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7592998 arball http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p><br /> that is all too much pomp and fluff if you ask me ....<br /> <br /> I'd rather the resources be used for something more useful, more combat training hours perhaps ... than useless shows of hubris like this one ....<br /> <br /> if I want to watch something like this, I can stick to the thunderbirds videos, let others paint their flag on the planes, we keep the money ...</p> Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:45:14 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7585808 Fatum http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p><img src= "http://www.usafthunderbirds.com/elements/images/T-38A.jpg" alt= "image" /><br /> <br /> FYI guyz. Even the Thunderbirds were flying T-38s (the plane which the F-5s were derived from) due to the energy crisis of the mid-70s.<br /> <br /> They were used until 1982 when 4 of the planes were destroyed (killing all 4 pilots as well) in a tragic practice accident. Following which the Thunderbirds moved on to the F-16s which they have been using till today...</p> Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:37:51 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7585761 ViDAc3 http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by specialOps:</div> <div class="quote_body">The F-15SG not delivered yet....after delivery, getting them through combat readiness will be priority.....they won't have time to waste practising acrobatics....<br /> <br /> They been practising like everyday, I was at Kallang at 8am a few days ago, and they were already flying.....<br /> <br /> F-5 without fuel tanks....will run outta fuel very quickly on afterburner. With fuel tanks, it can't make high-G turns....so they're not so suitable for a good show.<br /> <br /></div> </blockquote> <p>plus is too big for aerobatics.....Flight demo is ok.....unless we want to be like russian &amp; be the 1st Air Force in the world uses F-15 as an Aerobatics force<br /> <br /> F-5 as aerobatics...i suggest you see Turkish Star n Swis Patrouille Suisse, both uses F-5.</p> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:52:30 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7339736 duotiga83 http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>The F-15SG not delivered yet....after delivery, getting them through combat readiness will be priority.....they won't have time to waste practising acrobatics....<br /> <br /> They been practising like everyday, I was at Kallang at 8am a few days ago, and they were already flying.....<br /> <br /> F-5 without fuel tanks....will run outta fuel very quickly on afterburner. With fuel tanks, it can't make high-G turns....so they're not so suitable for a good show.<br /> <br /></p> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:21:56 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7339200 specialOps http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by duotiga83:</div> <div class="quote_body">too new n few....i rather have the trainers instead</div> </blockquote> <p>haha instead of retiring the S211s turn them into full time black knights aircraft <img title="Mr. Green" src= "/images/emoticons/classic/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt="Mr. Green" /></p> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:48:07 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7338432 sgFish http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by goodluck:</div> <div class="quote_body">Why not use the F-15SG instead?</div> </blockquote> <p>too new n few....i rather have the trainers instead</p> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:27:37 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7337563 duotiga83 http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033 <p>they have been practicing lately</p> Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:25:40 +0800 www.sgforums.com:1164:279033:7335574 Mospeada http://www.sgforums.com/forums/1164/topics/279033