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Airplane flares sort of blow my mind (14 Photos)

March 17, 2010 | In: Auto, Awesome

yeahsure

I knew some twat would have to point that out,the “first” twat and all! You’re a fucking trombloid!

yeahsure

You are correct sir! You’re a trombloid also…there is no second o in trombloid…

yeahsure

Wadda you know,im a trombloid too,there is a second o….just not a third one
JK

Are you trying to be ironic? If not, look at the word again and count the o’s

JK

Uh, can you delete these posts? I seem to be a trombloid as well.
Joey

WTF is a trombloid?? If theres one thing I hate about the internet, no not interwebs dumb asses, its when prepubescent punks make up stupid ass words to feel cool. You’re arguing on how to spell a word that doesnt even exist! Heres a word for you – pathetic
yeahsure

Joey is a very big trombloid,he should have a trombloid tattoo on his forehead…trombloid
Robi5150

Lloyd plays a trombone?

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Slimey

I was on the C-17 leading the ones in pics 2 and 10 … shot over Eglin AFB in florida in 1993/1994 … bad ass plane … miss working on it …
Frearthandox

So….what’s the purpose of the flares?

Brandon

I believe they’re used to throw off incoming heat seeking missiles. But i am basing this on Modern Warfare 2.

“ENEMY AC130 IN THE AIR!”

JK

Yeah, that’s exactly right. I don’t know if they’re used for anything else now. It’s been a long time.

epyon

the purpose is the same for the various flares…to confuse incoming missiles whether they are SAMs’ or AAs’…if they are heat seeking missiles then the flares are usually slow burning but with high temp to dwarf the infrared signature of the plane…others are usually small tin or aluminium fragments sometimes in honeycomb shape to confuse laser guided ones….again what this does is generate a larger overall surface area that the missile picks ups and considers the plane insignificant

JK

Uh, sure. We used to refer to those pieces of tin foil as ‘chaff’ instead of ‘flares’. But like i said, it’s been a long time. Maybe they don’t differentiate anymore.

Lunchbox

The flares are counter measures for AA fire. Often thought of as “Angels of Death” the AC-130′s got the name from the smoke trails from their flares looking like angels wings.
rcjaos

that’s wicked awesome.
garp

…the AF is totally missing the opportunity to add some red and blue smoke in the mix, how facking cool would that be?!
Weezy

America……Fuck Yeah!
Ken

Said in your best Sean Connery voice, “Releash the counter-meashures, pleash.”
:))

they destroy ozone layer for amusement of some people who enjoys this kind of show for 10 minutes and air is destroyed for ever

Underhill

BTW, trombloid appears to be a real word meaning total waste of space, idiot, useful only
for providing CO2 to the plants.