Correct. The Mig 38 russian name is "айсберг" which means iceberg

that "boat" is just a little nodule that is raised by the motherplane much like a submarine raises a periscope.

The 7 engined warplane glides through the water undetected whilst the radar signature of a piddly little speedboat is sighted by its foes.

Posted By: MIKEWALKER on February 15th 2017 at 12:25:45

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personally i think this nostalgia for the early eighties is a bad thing (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 15, 11:05:09
- My job prevents me from commenting further (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Feb 15, 13:03:18
- Too many TOTP lyric quizzes? (n/m) (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Feb 15, 12:26:23
  - :-) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Feb 15, 12:29:55
- I got to sit in a Typhoon at RAF Coningsby once whilst on overtime. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Feb 15, 11:52:30
  - Not fit to lace the Mig 38 imho (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Feb 15, 11:56:01
    - typhoon was as battered as fuck, looked like it had been 12 rounds with Klitschko. (n/m) (General Chat) - Men without hats, Feb 15, 12:08:28
      - haha, Apparently the Russian GC patched up the first gen '38s canopies (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Feb 15, 12:12:37
    - Don't think one can lace a plane Mikhail. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 15, 12:01:37
      - Lace is fighter pilot terminology, pal (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Feb 15, 12:10:42
        
        I doubt there even is a "MIG 38". You are #FakeNews. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Feb 15, 12:18:00
        
        Had a little google have we? Try searching NATO codename Fandango (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Feb 15, 12:22:41
        
        cough (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 15, 12:24:27
        
        Ha. Love this. (n/m) (General Chat) - megson, Feb 15, 13:57:13
        
        T0ni BRaxtoN (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Feb 15, 12:26:23
        
        there definitely is (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 15, 12:22:12
        
        Correct. The Mig 38 russian name is "айсберг" which means iceberg (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Feb 15, 12:25:45
        
        MIKEWALKER spins it, bay backs off (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 15, 12:12:38
        
        i love you pal (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Feb 15, 12:12:27
      - rudimentary soviet aviation technology, laced up wingskis. (General Chat) - Tombs, Feb 15, 12:05:22
- they just scrambled a coupke of typhoons over pe32, probably to go and escort some russian (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Feb 15, 11:21:08

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