In a Perturbator fan video using extended DPRK footage from the live feed of the big parade of all things, 3:06:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NjkcjueR4k

Really? No one is interested in a combat aircraft about to see a century of continuous service?

>>63807232
Oh well FAZOO! THE SHITHOLE HAS A PLANE! YEEHAW!

Happy?

Go appropriate a shittier genre of music.

>>63808059
It is more along the lines of 'hey look the first aircraft to see 100 years of military service', it doesn't matter who is flying it you moron. The damn thing took to the air the year the Spirit of St. Louis was retired.

>>63808105
I didn't chose it, i just had someone point out that for few seconds the footage they used to make it had the biplanes illuminated by flares and i didn't want to sit through 3 hours of parade footage.

Chronologically it would be identical to the RAF using Sopwith Camels in Afghanistan.

>>63807232
Is it a combat aircraft though

Sleep disturbance missions could be carried out by drones

Non techno rave original footage found, the star and the '75' starting at 1:25:59. If you go through past demonstrations it looks like all of the Stars/numbers are Po-2s. So at least a squadron confirmed.

Makes sense using them that way, jets are a bit too fast for it though.

>>63808278
It is being flown by the KPAAF, it can drop bombs, it has a machine gun and they have enough to use them that way so yes?

Consider the following: It is entirely possible that one of those is the one with the jet kill, possibly being flown by the crews grandkids.

>>63808288
Even if they had those Chinese light up drones they would use these just because.

Its kinda cool, i was expecting a few trainers not the Red Angels.

>>63808295
Forgive me i have the dumb, link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbhJalwmGq4&t=3549s

>>63808295
>Consider the following: It is entirely possible that one of those is the one with the jet kill
Or the one that was the last aircraft to kill a US serviceman on the ground

>>63806822 (OP)
Are you sure those aren't An-2s?

If those really are Po-2s, then holy kek. (Then again, Mexico was seen with at least three active Stearmans in 2016 as part of the Air Force College).

>>63806822 (OP)
Why are they yelling BANZAI as Norks though?

>>63806822 (OP)
The great thing about these is that they have a rear-facing gunner, so you can put two starving norks out of their misery when their bosses send them to try the old bed-check charlie routine again but 100 years too late.

>>63810243
I thought about that but the profile (what little we can see) doesn't fit and An-2s aren't fit for the role.

An-2s are chunky and unsuited for acrobatics, i am going to look though all the old parade footage i can find to make sure. All i really need is a backlit upper wing, An-2s have the upper wing attached to the fuselage so that is a give away.

>>63810509
Based identifier.

There was an An-2 that flew aerobatics in Russia, but the pilot ate shit

>>63810715
The other thing i need to figure out is if the footage is edited for time, at least for the full length versions that were shown live i don't think they were. Since each demonstration showcases a flying star and the year number shortly after each other it would be very unlikely that they were the same flight. If they aren't that means there are two squadrons with at least an additional one for training and spares. If that is the case then they have a entire wing of them.

Maintenance wouldn't be a issue, they could easily make the entire aircraft from scratch and undoubtedly have ones that have no or almost no original parts. They would probably have a updated copy of the engines, some form of alternator and a few modern bits not to mention replacing the old style machine gun.

>Po-2M-A obj. 2025 is probably a real thing.

Needs Z paintscheme and immediately sent to lugansk eto pobeda blyad

>>63810932
>Fall 2025
>Ukrainian F-16 pilot spots Po-2 at tree top level
>Thinks it is a drone
>Enters power dive to get a easy kill
>Decides to use guns, gets close
>Hey, that isn't a drone!
>DP-28 opens fire
>Pilot ignores altitude gauge for a few seconds too long from sheer shock
>CRASH!
>It was the same fucking biplane piloted by the grand kids of the guys from 1953

>>63807232
Why should we? There's legit aircraft from the same time period that are still in production let alone in service.
Just because its old doesn't mean it isn't still useful especially for training people to fly.

>>63811060
What military aircraft from 1928 are still in production and/or service?

>>63811101
I think he is talking about planes build in ww2 that are still active today and just is really bad with years.

>>63811101
Technically the Cub if you stretch it first flew in 1930 and is still being made today. In WW2 would have been known as the Grasshopper but it did see military use before that kicked off.

>>63811101
The only thing I can think of that comes close is the Piper Cub series, which is a decade newer. Modern ones don't have that much in common with the originals except the general silhouette either.

>>63811126
Ah, ok. I was confused as he didn't sound like he was retarded or trolling just weirdly wrong.

Obviously there are WW2 aircraft still flying but i can't think of anything in actual service from WW2 let alone the interwar years.

>>63811160
>>63811166
Aren't those successive models of cub though?

I highly doubt any of the original models are still in service. It is entirely possible that some of the Biplanes of Theseus were actually first made in the 1920s, especially as Stalin would have offloaded older ones first.

>>63811184
I think canada still has has a plane from ww2 that has been heavily refitted over the years and does wheather survielance for the navy&airforce.
The one involved in the incident with the PLA jet flying to close.

>>63811184
There is some Cub from the 30's still in service with one of the drug cartel countries but no idea the state it is in.

>>63806822 (OP)
That's not really active service. Let me know when one is spotted over Kursk, then we can talk.

>>63811184
The Bolivian Air Force still flies P-80s. Officially they've been retired for a few years now but they still pop on flight trackers occasionally

>>63811382

Brings up the question, how? What is the operational use of Po-2s in Ukraine for the DPRK?

My initial thought would be to use them as night time Lancet range extenders. Outfit them with a radio, a GPS, 4-6 Lancets, female pilots, loud speakers and a MP4 player loaded with a Korean language cover of Night Witches by Sabaton sung by the North Korean news lady.

The Lancets can serve as decoys while the biplane delivers the main payload.

>>63806822 (OP)
>>63811410
Are we sure it isn't just a historic demonstration flight? Russia did the same thing with tanks for years, dolled up T-34s that only existed for parades.

Mauzer's videos are just AMVs for the global south

>>63811410
Unironically it would be pretty decent as a drone hunter as its just the right speed to catch but not overshoot. Considering that Ukranians have been doing flybys with shotguns it might not be a bad idea.
Then again with Russians they'll probably use them as frontline aircraft.

>>63811482
No. It is around three dozen being used to drag flares at night, although the planes had light strips the aircraft themselves were not the focus the huge flying red star was. They were being used for their utility not to showcase them.

>>63811483
Absolutely. He does do a decent job of showing how night time Nork Parades are slowly turning into Stalinist raves though.

>>63811500
Possibly but it wouldn't be bad a a drone range extender, go 50-75k off to the flank of a active area at night then release half a dozen Lancets to hit from a unexpected angle/range. If you just wanted to harass a large urban area a basic GPS equipped laptop and a pair of grad rockets would let them hit a big town or city from 65-75 km away depending on the rocket. You could time it so they flew in formation with a attack drone swarm they fired the rockets and turned away before they entered AA range.


>Come at me bro mode: give them MANPADs and have them fly in formation with drones to shoot down planes trying to shoot down the drones.

>Bezerker mode: Equip them with a pair of automatic grenades launchers then fly the entire acrobatics team INSIDE a city at night and blast away at everything that moves while flying 30 feet above the streets between the buildings. Yeah you are all going to die but based AF

>>63811410
Anti-drone warfare. Drones are dogshit in A2A.

>>63811701
With MANPADS they would be useful, the observer faces backwards but that could be changed. The machinegun would probably work just fine though however... A major issue with drones is many fly faster than it so it really needs forwards firing weapons.

I could easily see the observer having a swivel seat with four MANPADS forwards and two backwards.

They can be outfitted with S-5 launch rails, maybe a pair of forwards LMGs on those, three forwards MANPADS and one facing backwards for emergency use? It can carry 6 50k bombs so the payload and structural strength should be there.

>>63806822 (OP)
ITS IN ACTIVE SERVICE GUYS
>it's in a parade that's 50% korean war larp
Really anon?

>>63811910
Two or three squadrons is a significant number, especially when they were not being showcased.

Exactly what do you consider as an active service aircraft and how many must there be? They have at least 50-60 of them KPAAF service, that isn't enough for you? What is the issue exactly?

Are you doubting that they would use them in war? Are you doubting that anyone but the KPAAF is flying them?

Please explain your objections to them being service aircraft despite the self evident fact that the KPAAF is flying several squadrons of them.

>>63811910
>Eight minutes after a shift change at the troll factory

Ah, i understand. Time to shit up a few thread saar!

Most of the Po-2 pilots ended up like pic related, burn to a crisp. They were still cost effective.

>>63813291
Fuck me , huge miss on my part: I've been looking for a image of the air ambulance version of the Po-2 for years.

That is it.

since norks are making not-lancet
they'd be good lancet carriers flying under radar coverage

>>63813648
Don't patronize me.

>>63806822 (OP)
my grandfather shot at one of those in the Korean War.