SCL_Blackbird Report post Posted December 9, 2011 The 5 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Soviet Versions of Good Ideas. The Yak38 Forger Where do we start with this one? We'll start by saying it was the frontline fighter for the Soviet Navy from the 1970s until the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s. Oh, and every single Soviet sailor hated it. Soviet equipment tended to fall into one of two categories: it barely worked, or it was total shit. The Yak-38 fell into the latter category. They only threw that one in the air to make it look like it was flying. The main problem was that the aircraft really couldn't do anything useful. Sure, it could hover, and do the vertical takeoff/landing thing like the Harrier. But it also had almost no capability to carry weapons, and statistics show that 100 percent of the time, the side with weapons will win the battle. This is like designing a rifle that has a sight, a trigger and a magazine, but can only fire sound effects. The stubby wings and weak engine allowed only four weapons pylons for about 2,200 pounds of weapons. If that sounds like a lot, keep in mind that an F-15 fighter can carry 10 times that weight. Also it liked to suck in its own exhaust, which killed its own engine, causing the aircraft to veer violently out of control, plunging itself into its own doom . And, of course, the engine couldn't start if it was a hot and humid day. Good thing these weren't designed to be stationed on aircraft carriers in the ocean off the coast of Africa, eh comrades? Also, you had to replace the engine once every 22 hours of flight time. For perspective, the NATO requirement for pilots is 180 flight hours a year, so you're chewing up about eight engines a year at that rate. Oh, and it would be far outclassed in any dogfight, since it lacked any kind of a radar at all. Not that it would make it to a dogfight in the first place -- in all, a third of all Yak-38s were destroyed ... in accidents. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerplop Report post Posted December 9, 2011 Lmfao ^^ that was pretty funny. I'm not an aircraft kind of guy but I can appreciate the humor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assman Report post Posted December 9, 2011 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumcy Report post Posted December 9, 2011 HAHhahahahaha! oh god that made me laugh hard. Scrolling down, I was thinking "this is the biggest picture ever!" Then WHAM! there's a halarious dog! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagata Report post Posted December 9, 2011 HAHhahahahaha! oh god that made me laugh hard. Scrolling down, I was thinking "this is the biggest picture ever!" Then WHAM! there's a halarious dog! I liked that, good one. Jack Russel right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayFong Report post Posted December 10, 2011 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Placid Report post Posted December 10, 2011 Not all his, but some great ones there! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeeshan66 Report post Posted December 10, 2011 tooo funny~! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modo Report post Posted December 10, 2011 I found the need to quote this long post I used to follow til I found out it's a spoof account. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
capitalista Report post Posted December 11, 2011 Sorry if this is a repost but it's funny as hell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerplop Report post Posted December 11, 2011 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackhorner Report post Posted December 11, 2011 Wanted to thank you guys for taking the time to post...I'm laughing my ass off. Needed that today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimay52 Report post Posted December 11, 2011 Sorry if this is a repost but it's funny as hell. Hahaha! It is funny as hell. That Chuck sure has some good moves. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcabron Report post Posted December 11, 2011 Sorry if this is a repost but it's funny as hell. I peed in my parents Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit360 Report post Posted December 12, 2011 . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TestShoot Report post Posted December 14, 2011 he'd better wash his hands in acid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiemc2 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 Best mug shots of 2011 http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/mugshots-of-2011 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TestShoot Report post Posted December 15, 2011 Ladyfingers, manwhiches, angelhair... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pumcy Report post Posted December 15, 2011 bahahahahahaha!! that chick really doesn't get it at all. I love when she tries to run and then dives face first into the bubble. priceless! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porter Report post Posted December 16, 2011 LOL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Craws Report post Posted December 16, 2011 :lol2: Proof that laughter is contagious. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saleenfan Report post Posted December 16, 2011 :lol2: Proof that laughter is contagious. I was laughing along too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerplop Report post Posted December 17, 2011 Only because the graphics make me LOL after all these years. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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