P-8A troubles, the latest news...

[Verbal]

Bald eagle photographed perched on tail of Boeing P-8A parked at Boeing Field.



Enjoy, sickie....

[Sickbag]

IT IS A SIGN FROM GOD.

[Not_Karl]

Did he died?

[Marc 1]

Fitted as standard or an option?

[PurduePilot]

IT IS A SIGN FROM GOD.

Definitely God's chosen airplane company for America.

[tds]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/bald-e ... supp,2902/

[Verbal]

P-8A aids in rescue of three men stranded on remote island

Search and rescue operations among duties of modified 737-800

A U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft, a military derivative of the Next-Generation 737-800, was instrumental in the rescue of three sailors who were stranded for three days on a remote and uninhabited island in the South Pacific earlier this month.

According to media reports, the sailors went missing April 5 after their 19-foot (5.8-meter) skiff was capsized by a large wave. They swam for two hours before finding the tiny island of Fanadik, about 2,600 miles (4,200 kilometers) southwest of Hawaii.

Three days later, a Navy P-8A crew operating out of Misawa Air Base in Japan spotted the sailors’ "help" sign — made of palm fronds on the beach — and directed rescuers to their location.

[Not_Karl]

Imagine the terror on those poor guys, knowing the plane that had just seen them would surely crash after the first pull-up....

[flyboy2548m]

I like how ATC calls these out as P-8s rather than 737s as in "XXX, traffic at 2 o'clock, southwest bound, a Navy P-8 at FL360". Why not just say "a grey 737"?

[3WE]

I like how ATC calls these out as P-8s rather than 737s as in "XXX, traffic at 2 o'clock, southwest bound, a Navy P-8 at FL360". Why not just say "a grey 737"?

Cuz its all about procedures... sometimes to the detriment of fundamental concepts (including that smaller 2 engine Boeing jetliner might be kind of similar between civilian and military versions).

[Mr. Snappy]

Superior Russian fighter jet is make intimidate Norway Boeing low cost holiday airplane

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Russian MiG-31 intercepts Norway's P-8A Poseidon over Barents Sea
26.10.2023 16:30
Pravda

A Russian MiG-31 fighter intercepted a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft of the Norwegian Air Force over the Barents Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

"To identify the air target and prevent violation of the State Border of the Russian Federation, a MiG-31 aircraft was scrambled. The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air target as a basic patrol aircraft R-8A Poseidon of the Norwegian Air Force,” the defence department said in a statement.

The Ministry said that the foreign aircraft made a U-turn and did not violate the Russian border. The Russian fighter carried out its mission in strict accordance with international rules.

The MiG-31 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed by the Mikoyan design bureau. The MiG-31 is one of the fastest combat jets in the world. The Russian Defence Ministry expects the MiG-31 to remain in service until at least 2030.

https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/15 ... rents_sea/

[Gabriel]

Superior Russian fighter jet is make intimidate Norway Boeing low cost holiday airplane

Pravda is free and unbias news source

You are read this now

Or you fall out of window

Russian MiG-31 intercepts Norway's P-8A Poseidon over Barents Sea
26.10.2023 16:30
Pravda

A Russian MiG-31 fighter intercepted a P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft of the Norwegian Air Force over the Barents Sea, the Russian Defence Ministry said.

"To identify the air target and prevent violation of the State Border of the Russian Federation, a MiG-31 aircraft was scrambled. The crew of the Russian fighter identified the air target as a basic patrol aircraft R-8A Poseidon of the Norwegian Air Force,” the defence department said in a statement.

The Ministry said that the foreign aircraft made a U-turn and did not violate the Russian border. The Russian fighter carried out its mission in strict accordance with international rules.

The MiG-31 is a supersonic interceptor aircraft developed by the Mikoyan design bureau. The MiG-31 is one of the fastest combat jets in the world. The Russian Defence Ministry expects the MiG-31 to remain in service until at least 2030.

https://english.pravda.ru/news/world/15 ... rents_sea/

Short version:

MIG-31 went plane spotting.

[Verbal]

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/20/12143206 ... ots-runway

[elaw]

To be fair, does the PFOHCOM specifically state that the aircraft is not amphibious?

[Not_Karl]

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/20/12143206 ... ots-runway

Your new profile picture?

[Gabriel]

The plane clearly says "NAVY". So all is good.