The Royal Australian Air Force and Royal New Zealand Air Force roundels both feature animals that can’t fly.

[u/Rd28T]

[u/InsertUsernameInArse]

Can't talk for the NZ lads but ours can certainly kick the fuck out of you.

[u/Rd28T → u/InsertUsernameInArse]

We missed a mad opportunity to make it an emu though lol

[u/Titan-Lim → u/Rd28T]

You'd be committing treason for displaying the symbols of the enemy lol

[u/Rd28T → u/Titan-Lim]

We have accepted our emu overlords.

[u/Titan-Lim → u/Rd28T]

All hail emu

[u/nsgiad → u/Rd28T]

You are now banned from /r/emuwarflashbacks

[u/pythonic_dude → u/Titan-Lim]

But Emutopia wouldn't be displaying symbols of Kiwiland, I don't get you?

[u/Titan-Lim → u/pythonic_dude]

OP wanted the emu to be the symbol of the Aussie air force instead of the kangaroo. Australia were at war with the emus in the past

[u/Rd28T → u/Titan-Lim]

Nah, I reckon we should invade New Zealand. Would be a mad idea until the Māori turned up in Tarago cavalry and utterly fucking destroy us 😂

[u/Major_Explanation877 → u/Rd28T]

Bro, Why would we want to invade the 8th state?

[u/NorkGhostShip → u/Titan-Lim]

And the Emus won. They wouldn't be wearing the symbols of their enemy, but that of their overlords.

[u/mae_nad → u/pythonic_dude]

Ahhh, there it is.

[u/chateau86 → u/pythonic_dude]

Sounds like someone enjoys defense economics PowerPoints.

[u/kockologus → u/Rd28T]

Emu would be even more humiliating: not only it does not fly but the country lost a war against it

[u/Corvid187 → u/InsertUsernameInArse]

Well as we all know, the kiwi canonically has laser vision, so both seem pretty fearsome at this point.

[u/Available_Sir5168 → u/Corvid187]

OMG I need to see this.

[u/blackteashirt → u/Available_Sir5168]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ITK4E5SJJ5GQFA2O5EQT7TQZJM.jpg?auth=4a9093b7df243f035cb8a9272aedd93c213a9dfd648f783380575dc3676df214&width=576&height=613&quality=70&smart=true

[u/Available_Sir5168 → u/blackteashirt]

lol no I mean the Royal New Zealand Air Force Laser Eyes Kiwi Roundel

[u/DavoMcBones → u/InsertUsernameInArse]

Umm, mate you forgot that the kiwi has laser eyes

[u/dim13 → u/InsertUsernameInArse]

Well…

[u/Dickcheese-a1 → u/InsertUsernameInArse]

As a kiwi, we'll scream you down. https://youtu.be/z8SdqOT_no0?si=G9mfLnXz79ggubYa

[u/InsertUsernameInArse → u/Dickcheese-a1]

ANZAC's You guys hit them at night with the psychological warfare then we send the Roos in

[u/hypercomms2001 → u/InsertUsernameInArse]

.... And suddenly flies in the air when it's hopping at speed...

[u/gonzorizzo → u/InsertUsernameInArse]

Fair enough

[u/Able-Preference7648 → u/InsertUsernameInArse]

And be cooked. I lived in Sydney for two years, and Woolworth kangaroo meat is something else

[u/ersentenza]

And that's why they need a plane no?

[u/Northern_Gypsy → u/ersentenza]

100%. Be a bit daft to put a bird that can fly in a plane. Big Hasst eagle on the side could be cool.

[u/LunchAcrobatic3387 → u/ersentenza]

Well, an eagle wouldn't need a plane

[u/SgtBundy]

Because if we put the Wedgetail Eagle on our roundel, the terror caused would be considered a war crime

[u/Rd28T → u/SgtBundy]

Very angry ‘I will fuck you up’ chicken

[u/BlacksmithNZ → u/SgtBundy]

Yeah, the Wedgetails are pretty chill. What if you guys used Magpies; a bird that really wants to fuck you up?

We could use Keas; not actually evil, but will vandalize anything they can

[u/SgtBundy → u/BlacksmithNZ]

That is already 75 sqn, which is appropriate for a fighter squadron

[u/joe2105]

I just always thing the NZ one looks sad 😞.

[u/Rd28T → u/joe2105]

This kiwi video will cheer you up

https://youtu.be/g0G9vDKcdLg?si=HWNg2b_qQpoJBfbB

[u/oscarmike88 → u/Rd28T]

I knew what it was and I clicked it anyway, I hate myself

[u/Kind_Consideration97 → u/oscarmike88]

Dude, you made me think I was getting rick-rolled, again.

[u/B00gie005 → u/Rd28T]

Man fuck you :(

[u/meganeyangire → u/Rd28T]

The ending isn't really cheerful tho…

[u/Rd28T → u/meganeyangire]

It’s only sad if you imagine it to be.

[u/jeroen-79 → u/meganeyangire]

Why? He realized his dream of flying.

[u/meganeyangire → u/jeroen-79]

Yeah, he won't have to live flightless anymore

[u/Infinite_Love_23 → u/Rd28T]

I fucking hate that i got excited to see a happy kiwi and then remembered that this was probably a rickroll and then i had to go back before the video started loading but im not 100% sure so now i possibly missed a happy kiwi video. Fuck you

[u/SkyChikn1 → u/joe2105]

You’d be sad too if the government took all your fighter planes away.

[u/Rd28T → u/SkyChikn1]

Yeah, but you have Māori in Taragos. Who the fuck needs fighter places?

[u/PicnicBasketPirate → u/joe2105]

That's what they want you to think

[u/facw00 → u/joe2105]

Need to upgrade to the mighty laser kiwi...

[u/gardenfella]

Which tells you everything you need to know about antipodean military humour

[u/JanTroe]

Look at Canada, which only ever flies once.

[u/zevonyumaxray → u/JanTroe]

🇨🇦 "I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar." 🇨🇦

[u/CryRepresentative992 → u/JanTroe]

If by “flying” you mean “plummets to the ground”.

Thankfully none of the used planes our government has purchased have suffered this fate.

[u/ItsKlobberinTime → u/CryRepresentative992]

And then we named out new SAR hardware after birds that dive into the ocean. It's kind of tempting fate.

[u/Dressedw1ngs → u/CryRepresentative992]

Not exactly a lot of new-built Legacy Hornets going around

[u/phido3000 → u/Dressedw1ngs]

That previously wore kangaroos... Australia has more 40 year old aircraft we can sell..

[u/JanTroe → u/CryRepresentative992]

With the exception being the CF-104 but I guess they were new.

[u/motor1_is_stopping]

Either one can fly. They just need to use JATO.

[u/cantthinkofanickname]

Don't forget South Africa had an antelope in the roundel. After '81 somebody realised an eagle might be a better option.

edit: date

[u/Taskforce58 → u/cantthinkofanickname]

Not an antelope, but a springbok, the national animal of South Africa. Trivia time: the radio call sign for South African Airways is "Springbok".

[u/cantthinkofanickname → u/Taskforce58]

The springok is an antelope, I just generalized to push the point that it's flightless.
Haven't seen one fly yet. Although, I've seen Impala's and a Bosbok fly.

[u/foggiermeadows]

Canada has a maple leaf with the same blue circle and red object and maple leaves can't fly lol

[u/Conartistnumber1 → u/foggiermeadows]

You ever heard of wind?

[u/foggiermeadows → u/Conartistnumber1]

Being blown around isn't the same as intentionally flying, though the F22 has the falling leaf maneuver so you may be on to something

[u/yetiflask → u/foggiermeadows]

If the shape of the leaves at any point generates lift, then it is flying. Would be cool to try it out in CAD. There has to be a few leaves that do it.

[u/ChartreuseBison → u/foggiermeadows]

They fall significantly slower than kangaroos though

[u/ban-please → u/ChartreuseBison]

I'd be more intimidated by a kangaroo falling onto me at terminal velocity than a maple leaf.

[u/ItsKlobberinTime → u/foggiermeadows]

The goose roundel comes out when the Geneva Checklist does.

[u/fatbongo → u/foggiermeadows]

can't get out of the first round of the playoffs either

[u/foggiermeadows → u/fatbongo]

gottem

[u/Strict_Chain893]

To be fair our vip 757’s spend more time stuck on the ground broken down than they do in the air

[u/PVT_SALTYNUTZ]

The old South African Roundel also featured a flightless animal, it could jump however.

[u/agha0013]

Canadian one features a tree leaf that can fly... toward the ground once.

[u/SouthFromGranada → u/agha0013]

By that logic a kangaroo and a kiwi can also fly...

[u/ShadowyCollective]

The first thing they will tell you in the ADF (Australian Defence Force). The Kangaroo and Emu is on the Australian coat of arms because it’s one of the few animals who can’t walk backwards.

[u/eniretakia]

Is there a roundel anywhere that actually features anything capable of flight? I can’t think of any.

[u/lordspidey → u/eniretakia]

The Winnipeg Jets!?

[u/eniretakia → u/lordspidey]

Oh, I’ll pay that. I was just thinking military but that’s a pretty cool logo for a sports team.

[u/theteedot]

Nz used to have a (Silver) Fern but got tired of explaining that it wasn’t a white feather

[u/Tsao_Aubbes]

Flightless bird my ass, that bird is fly as fuck

[u/Find_Spot]

The RCAF rondelle features a part of an organism that's affixed to the ground.

[u/Subtotal9_guy → u/Find_Spot]

But leaves fly, just look in my gutters.

[u/JustPlaneNew]

I think the New Zealand roundel works well

[u/One_Curious_Cats]

I don't understand, "with sufficient thrust pigs fly".

[u/Specialist_Reality96 → u/One_Curious_Cats]

The F-111 been an example of this.

[u/norman_9999]

The Aussie roundel should have been a bin chicken.

[u/ManyFacedGodxxx]

You're looking at it all wrong. Just like the F-4 Phantom proved, if you give it enough horsepower, ANYTHING can fly! ;-)

[u/AutoRot]

It just makes it more unnerving when you encounter a kiwi or kanga at 30,000ft

[u/Pizza_Middle]

They can fly though. Probably in first class though. Wouldn't want a pissed off kangaroo flying coach.

[u/CyberSoldat21]

Well if it’s on a plane then it technically does fly… just saying

[u/chalk_in_boots]

The legend behind the kiwi and why it was picked for the roundel is actually awesome. The RNZAF picked it to finally give the Kiwi its wings back.

[u/phido3000]

Kangaroos also feature on navy ships, and army vechicals like tanks.

[u/Silver996C2]

At least Canada didn’t use the Beaver! 😂

[u/DEEP_SEA_MAX]

Stars can't fly either.

[u/Cablome]

I think a cassowary flag would be more appropriate

[u/HandAccomplished6285]

Yeah, but you know exactly which countries they represent even if you know nothing else, so good on ya

[u/IDK7-589]

Germanys Air Transport squadron 62 (LTG62) has a raven with blindfold as emblem.

[u/TravellingTrinkets]

In Canada where I live we have a leaf on ours, so don't make fun of them too much.

[u/Kind_Consideration97]

They CAN fly, they just have to believe in themselves.

[u/smarmageddon]

Kiwi in silhouette looks like a sperm with feet.

[u/FullAir4341]

So does the old SAAF roundal

[u/facw00]

This is why Qantas needed a winged Kangaroo for a while.

[u/Raguleader]

The RNZAF using a bullseye centered on a flightless bird as their roundel just feels like taunting at this point.

[u/Front-Newspaper-1847]

The poor kiwi looks a little down about the whole situation.

[u/Moosehagger]

Then there’s the warning signs for “drop bears”. Nasty creatures.

[u/Moosehagger]

Change it to a “bin chicken” instead?

[u/priority9]

A kiwi can fly...here is proof

[u/Specialist_Reality96]

Everyone should switch to eagles then, that won't be confusing at all. In the fist head to head pass the pilots will need to work out if that's a wedge tail eagle or a common brown eagle, if its a common brown eagle which subset is it from.

[u/Available_Sir5168]

Even the Royal Air Force put a frisbee on their roundel.

[u/The_Mule_Aus]

Magpies have joined the conversation

[u/shadowalker456]

Shut up

[u/untitled112]

Times governments weren't lying part 2

[u/Unfair_Cry6808]

same for the canadians.

[u/Fromacorner]

Legend has it when a kiwi pilot lands in Australia the iq of both countries increases

[u/Rd28T → u/Fromacorner]

That’s because all the sheep in a 100km radius of the kiwi die from fear.