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Ace combat 3 aircraft5/28/2023 ![]() ![]() It was obvious that a combination of circumstances facilitated this event: good weather that was rare in the north, clear air and unusual atmospheric conditions, when the contrail was clearly visible at an altitude of 23,000m. “…This was the only occasion in my 14 intercepts when I saw the SR-71 with my own eyes. Our speed remained in the order of Mach 1.6… Failure to do so might result in cracking or catastrophic failure during subsequent altitude reduction. During flight at speeds in excess of Mach 2, the skin, including the canopy, heated up to 800☌. This was the so-called ‘area for canopy cooling’. We dropped down to 15,000m, transitioned to horizontal flight, and engaged a stopwatch. Therefore the vectoring station gave the command to turn onto a course for our airfield. “The Blackbird was flying its normal route, over neutral waters, and it made no sense to follow it. I passed under the spyplane: it was 3,000-4,000m above us, and even managed to make out its black silhouette… I reported the heading to my WSO over the SPU, ‘I have visual!’ A contrail at 22,000-23,000m is very rare, but on this day the weather was excellent and the air was transparent, and the contrail was clearly visible. After closing to 60km I spotted the contrail of the SR-71 on an intersecting course. “As usual, we executed an ‘aiming run’ from 16,000m, gaining altitude to 18,900m. The SR-71 was proceeding on the ‘return loop’, from east to west, so we began the intercept immediately. A feminine voice in the earphones announced, Attack’, and a symbol was illuminated on the SEI. The WSO lowered and turned on the OMB and within five seconds had captured the target. At 16,000m we were flying at Mach 2.3 and made a left turn to a combat course of 360°. “…We went for altitude again, up to 16,000m. Everyone began to talk in frenzied voices, to scurry about, and react to the situation with excessive emotion… After the take-off order from the command post we lit the afterburners and took off… The appearance of an SR-71 was always accompanied by nervousness. To this day I have been averse even to ordinary school bells, because a bell was the first signal for a burst of adrenaline. They sounded the alarm with a shrill bell and then confirmed it with a loudspeaker. They alerted us for an SR-71 intercept at approximately 11:00. I drew my personal weapon in the morning and then headed for the on-duty crew hut. “I went on combat alert on 31 January 1986 as normal. In that case, you will not be able to obtain the skins and emblems of the set purchase privilege, so please be careful when purchasing the product.Military 1st Class Pilot Mikhail Myagkiy, Guards Major (ret.), who flew the Foxhound between 19 as a commander with the 174th Gvardeiskaya Istrebeitel’nyi Aviatsionnyi Polk (GvIAP, Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment), tells his story: *To avoid duplicate purchases of products, 25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-edge Aircraft Series - If you purchase even one of the three aircraft included in the set, you will not be able to purchase the set product later. *Skins and emblems included in the 25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-edge Aircraft Series - are not sold separately. 2 types of Design emblems from series titles 4 types of emblem of the "AIR COMBAT 22 4 types of Nuggets emblems to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the series F-16C Fighting Falcon General Resource Skin F/A-18F Super Hornet General Resource Skin In addition, new skins and emblems of enemy pilots and rival units are joining the airspace: MiG-35D Super Fulcrum (Joint-Stock Company Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG")Īll three aircrafts are customizable with 7 special skins each. F-2A -Super Kai- (Lockheed Martin Corporation) F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III (The Boeing Company) This latest DLC package features three cutting-edge combat aircrafts: ![]()
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