TydeusKero
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Aug 29, 2025 7:57 AM
TydeusKero
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Rabidbacon
I did an airshow in the Navy. We had an OPSEC briefing: don’t reveal the aircraft or its mission. Then they told us we’d be doing a static display—with sandwich boards explaining exactly that. We just stared at each other like, “Didn’t we just get trained not to do this?” Still, it was a good time.
JamesTDG
I thought this was going to be about a War thunder leak for a moment
Level21Magikarp
I assumed war thunder leaked more documents.
killernat
same now im sad
ArchaeoEejit
Nah some dude at an airshow tried to plough a runway using an f16
Kats8652
Never understood the appeal for airshows, using weapons of war that are needed by countries like Ukraine or Poland itself to stem Russian agression as a prop to blow some colored smoke in the air and do some twirlies.
JoshuaHarazin
Counterpoint: They're badass.
W0lfsbl00d
Metal bird loud, go fast, do dance.
schrodingerscatfood
Airshow (aerobatics) planes are usually a past generation, that would have been sold off or dumped otherwise. These planes are neither modern nor combat ready. E.g. US Thunderbirds are flying F16, UK Red Arrows fly Hawk T1. (The pilots are top tier though.)
killernat
air shows are 80% about showing off the skill of the pilot(s) 10% recruiting/ outreach 10% showing off the equiptment