F-22 pilot to Iranian F-4 pilot: "You really ought to go home."

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Posted: 9/19/2013 10:07:33 AM EDT

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/sep/19/us-pilot-scares-iranians-top-gun-worthy-stunt-you-/

The Aviationist reports that in March a U.S. MQ-1 drone came close to being intercepted by an Iranian F-4 Phantom combat plane, but the Iranian aircraft stopped short after a warning by an American pilot.

“He [the Raptor pilot] flew under their aircraft [the F-4s] to check out their weapons load without them knowing that he was there, and then pulled up on their left wing and then called them and said ‘you really ought to go home,’” Gen. Welsh said.

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The episode happened in March 2013, few months after a two Sukhoi Su-25 attack planes operated by the Pasdaran (informal name of the IRGC – the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution) attempted to shoot down an American MQ-1 flying a routine surveillance flight in international airspace some 16 miles off Iran, the interception of the unmanned aircraft failed. After this attempted interception the Pentagon decided to escort the drones involved in ISR (intelligence surveillance reconnaissance) missions with fighter jets (either F-18 Hornets with the CVW 9 embarked on the USS John C. Stennis whose Carrier Strike Group is currently in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility or F-22 Raptors like those deployed to Al Dhafra in the UAE.

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Posted: 9/19/2013 10:09:11 AM EDT

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LIKE A BOSS!

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:09:12 AM EDT

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Fkn love it

LOL

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:09:38 AM EDT

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Posted: 9/19/2013 10:09:53 AM EDT

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At least the Iranian was smart enough to listen to good advice.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:10:45 AM EDT

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He should have kept up foreign relations then posted pics.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:11:05 AM EDT

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Posted: 9/19/2013 10:11:11 AM EDT

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Can you really fly up behind another plane without them knowing?

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:11:28 AM EDT

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Iranian pilot: "You know, I think I left the garage door up"

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:11:29 AM EDT

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1st post!

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:12:03 AM EDT

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Can you really fly up behind another plane without them knowing?

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Sure, why not?

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:12:08 AM EDT

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Reminds me of the South Park episode..."OK, I'm all done playing. I want to go home now!"

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:12:13 AM EDT

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An F-22 against an F-4. Without question.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:12:46 AM EDT

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Can you really fly up behind another plane without them knowing?

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You can if it's a fucking ninja plane!

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:13:10 AM EDT

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Apparently so...........the Iranian F-4's sensors didnt tip him off

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Posted: 9/19/2013 10:13:29 AM EDT

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I bet the Iranian pilot pissed himself when he looked over and saw the F22 next to him.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:13:30 AM EDT

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he probably shat himself when the f22 pulled up right outside is window.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:13:46 AM EDT

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Do their pilots speak English? I know English is the standard language for commercial pilots, just wondering if its the same for military pilots from other countries.

Then again maybe their was a universal language being spoken when a plane just pulls up next to you and you had no idea it was there.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:14:16 AM EDT

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An F-22 against an F-4. Without question.

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An F-22 against an F-4. Without question.

Yep, F4's are LOUD- very much so compared to the '22.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:14:20 AM EDT

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Sweet... lmao

Aviator

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:14:25 AM EDT

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I'll bet the Phantom could sneak up on a plane designed 55 years before it pretty well, too:

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:14:39 AM EDT

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Good thing they stopped F-22 production, we don't really need those and they give our guys an unfair advantage.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:14:52 AM EDT

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Do their pilots speak English? I know English is the standard language for commercial pilots, just wondering if its the same for military pilots from other countries.

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Probably. I wouldn't doubt it. Fighter pilots tend to be highly intelligent and well educated.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:15:50 AM EDT

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lol

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:16:28 AM EDT

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I know English is the international language of aviation, but does that hold true for nutty banana republic air forces and other places? Did / Do the Russian Military flights speak English when they fly?

I guess what I'm roundabout asking is did Bin Flyeen Hisplane understand the US Raptor pilot or was the fact that the Raptor more or less "surprise cockfag" sidled him scare him off?

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:16:54 AM EDT

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Probably. I wouldn't doubt it. Fighter pilots tend to be highly intelligent and well educated.

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Do their pilots speak English? I know English is the standard language for commercial pilots, just wondering if its the same for military pilots from other countries.

Probably. I wouldn't doubt it. Fighter pilots tend to be highly intelligent and well educated.

The international language for air traffic control is English.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:18:13 AM EDT

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Polaroid or GTFO.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:19:21 AM EDT

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Posted: 9/19/2013 10:20:33 AM EDT

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Thats Hilarious!

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:20:59 AM EDT

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Exactly what I was thinking. Probably how it went down

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:21:57 AM EDT

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I would think it was more like this.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:22:05 AM EDT

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So how would an American pilot know what frequency to dial up the Iranian pilot?

Is none of that stuff encrypted?

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:22:21 AM EDT

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I'll bet the Phantom could sneak up on a plane designed 55 years before it pretty well, too:

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Pilot: "Uhhhh... Bogey too slow. Recommend we get out and walk."

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:22:34 AM EDT

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So how would an American pilot know what frequency to dial up the Iranian pilot?

Is none of that stuff encrypted?

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International Air Distress

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:22:40 AM EDT

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LOLZ. America, FUCK YEAH!

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:23:44 AM EDT

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I guess 6 oclock low. No radar on F4? Wheres Mach????

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:23:57 AM EDT

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we have manned planes escorting drones?

is that like dividing by zero?

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:24:10 AM EDT

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I'm throwing the BS flag.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:24:30 AM EDT

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Do their pilots speak English? I know English is the standard language for commercial pilots, just wondering if its the same for military pilots from other countries.

Then again maybe their was a universal language being spoken when a plane just pulls up next to you and you had no idea it was there.

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Yes they speak (or spoke!) English. The US was training them at Kessler AFB when I was there in the 1970s. They might be Muslims but they are the biggest bozzers and whoremongers you ever saw when outside of their own country!

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:24:46 AM EDT

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I know English is the international language of aviation, but does that hold true for nutty banana republic air forces and other places? Did / Do the Russian Military flights speak English when they fly?

I guess what I'm roundabout asking is did Bin Flyeen Hisplane understand the US Raptor pilot or was the fact that the Raptor more or less "surprise cockfag" sidled him scare him off?

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The Aim-120 says go home in every language.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:24:58 AM EDT

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I know English is the international language of aviation, but does that hold true for nutty banana republic air forces and other places? Did / Do the Russian Military flights speak English when they fly?

I guess what I'm roundabout asking is did Bin Flyeen Hisplane understand the US Raptor pilot or was the fact that the Raptor more or less "surprise cockfag" sidled him scare him off?

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Yes, all Russian export aircraft sent to foreign customers have controls marked in English, and the contracted Russian pilots teach the foreign pilots how to fly them in English. I worked with several former MiG pilots in Iraq who confirmed this to me and even showed me the cockpit of a MiG-21 and MiG-25 in western Iraq... everything was in fact in English.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:25:27 AM EDT

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we have manned planes escorting drones?

is that like dividing by zero?

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Beat me.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:25:46 AM EDT

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Pucker factor x 1,000,000

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:25:56 AM EDT

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In other news, a Lamborghini Aventador dusted a 1982 Mazda Rx-7 leaving a red light in Hays County yesterday.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:25:57 AM EDT

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Posted: 9/19/2013 10:26:43 AM EDT

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So how would an American pilot know what frequency to dial up the Iranian pilot?

Is none of that stuff encrypted?

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Obviously, 'merica would be listening in. So, it's not too difficult to believe the F-22 pilot would be given the frequency.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:27:45 AM EDT

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Coffee pot on. gotta go.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:28:06 AM EDT

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Probably. I wouldn't doubt it. Fighter pilots tend to be highly intelligent and well educated.

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Do their pilots speak English? I know English is the standard language for commercial pilots, just wondering if its the same for military pilots from other countries.

Probably. I wouldn't doubt it. Fighter pilots tend to be highly intelligent and well educated.

lmao! Having gone to school with a number of aviators, I'll assume by well educated you mean well-versed in seedy strip clubs and by intelligent you mean highly capable of evading DUI and arrest.

Posted: 9/19/2013 10:28:10 AM EDT

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I guess 6 oclock low. No radar on F4? Wheres Mach????

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I guess 6 oclock low. No radar on F4? Wheres Mach????

Radar points forward. I don't know exactly but I'm guessing it's a 30-45 degree cone in front of the jet. Not that it would matter. It's stealth. If an AWACS directed the Raptor in he wouldn't need to use his own radar. The F-4 wouldn't pick up any radar emissions from the Raptor and the Raptor could just slide in from behind. The Iranian probably wasn't looking around like he should've been. If done right you could pull it off with any of the current fighters in our inventory.