Guys, does anybody know roughly what a long range primary radar costs? https://www.leonardocompany.com/documen ... 958%29.pdf for instance?
Jump to postThat's part of the thing. Why did that RAF get rid of them and keep the Pumas they were supposed to replace?
Jump to postI notice that the AW101 (formerly EHI-01) is not really used as a TTH, even though passenger comfort is stressed as being very good. Does anybody know why? I have heard the downwash mentioned.
Jump to postI am having a conversation at the moment about whether the Irish Air Corps needs hangars for all its a/c. I have heard the argument that modern a/c live on the apron, I have also heard the argument that our G4 fundamentally got ruined by being parked outside in Irish weather. Help please?
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Thanks Ozair, that was enlightening. What I was saying was that I didn't buy your claim that the operating cost for the tanker would push the hourly operating cost past that of the F-35. And it still doesan't. But this explains a lot.
Jump to postI think the main reason we dont have smaller tankers is because a small air force that operates small short range fighters would simply buy fighters with a longer range. This would give improved capability. Once they have large fighters they can afford to go straight to a large tanker. Assume you o...
Jump to postEveryone seems to forget my favourite underdog, the P-1. Loaded with all the disadvantages that have been discussed threadbare here and in other threads, but it's just so damn cool. The P-1 performed a flying display at the last ILA Air Show in Berlin, two years ago. It´s quite a nice compact machi...
Jump to posttexl1649 wrote:I just can’t fathom Germany ever acquiring a Boeing 7-series anything.
I think the main reason we dont have smaller tankers is because a small air force that operates small short range fighters would simply buy fighters with a longer range. This would give improved capability. Once they have large fighters they can afford to go straight to a large tanker. Assume you o...
Jump to postThe A321XLR can only just make a transatlantic crossing with fuel for itself. It doesn't really make sense to use it as a tanker. You would get less than half the capability of the A330 for probably more than half the price. A321 XLR range is 4700 nm or Rome to NYC. https://specials-images.forbesim...
Jump to postI have been thinking. Would this be an option for smaller, air forces?
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Guys, what do we think of the Avanti MPA? I am thinking that for a small air force a mixed acquisition of MPA and EVO would make a nice combination for MPA / ground surveillance / ELINT etc and air ambulances / VIP transport
Jump to postJust saw this thread again. I still like the idea, but fuel cost is too low at the moment for this to be feasible, I think.
Jump to postIt strikes me that Europe could use a bigger airlifter eventually. Would a 6 engine Atlas work? Basically an Atlas + 50% ? Surely a jet makes sense when you start getting into that size range? Then you have to find a customer, I don't think France or Germany are interested in a larger transport, wh...
Jump to postIt strikes me that Europe could use a bigger airlifter eventually. Would a 6 engine Atlas work? Basically an Atlas + 50% ?
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I remember that a few years ago there was a company offering reengining KA 90s with TPE 331s, increasing range and airspeed significantly. I can't find them anymore though. Anybody know what happened?
Now that the Ukraine has taken the first step towards the EU, I was wondering about the <acronym title="Antonov">AN</acronym>-148 and 158. Would they be a feasible competition to the Bombardier C-Jets and the Embraer E-Jets? The C-jets have the geared turbofans, which to me are a major advantage. OT...
Jump to postHi all I have been thinking about this bird a lot recently, since it is such a nice cheap fighter/bomber. One question that has me puzzled is aerial refueling, which probably would be easiest done US<acronym title="Air France">AF</acronym> style with a boom? I can't really see a pull prop and a prob...
Jump to postI'll admit the DA-42 especially in the recent V1 which does >200kts is a nice bird, just for that kind of range I'd like a potty and pressurisation ... And I'll accept that 1M€ is clearly too low.
Jump to postAre people happy enough to fly those over water? in the US I can completely see that. Other parts of the world have more water ...
Jump to postGuys, i have been wondering about an affordable and fastish travel aircraft with good fuel economy. My background is that Diesel engines are becoming available and slowly also in higher powers. We are currently seeing nice new piston twins like the newer developments of the P68C and even the P2006, ...
Jump to postWell, my point is that according to Piaggio this config gives another 25% increase in efficiency due to lower drag.
Jump to postwell, that is why I am thinking successor. The Centurion 4.0 will hopefully eventually be usable for reengining the 421, but the 421 is a bit on the slow side. And for the kind of run I am envisioning like EIWT to <acronym title="Stockholm - Bromma (BMA / ESSB), Sweden">BMA</acronym> or ideally to E...
Jump to postCenturion 4.0 fuel burn is 11.6 gph so for 2 engines we are talking about 23.2 gph compared to the <acronym title="Air Fiji and Continental Airways (Russian Federation)">PC</acronym>-12's 64 gph ... The <acronym title="Air Fiji and Continental Airways (Russian Federation)">PC</acronym>-12 is not exa...
Jump to postMy problem is a) fuel consumption of a turboprop and b) the single-enginedness of the <acronym title="Air Fiji and Continental Airways (Russian Federation)">PC</acronym>-12, as in Europe you are a bit more likely to fly over water. Climb rate after engine failure for the <acronym title="Air Fiji and...
Jump to postVLJs have tiny cabins and are a fair bit more expensive (especially fuelwise!) than what I am envisioning.
I am simply thinking that we will live to see 300$/barrel oil prices and that one probably won't want to fly jets when that has happened. Also the bird itself would be cheaper.
could you elaboarte on the stresses/demands? If you look at the details of the P.180 she is quite light for her size (compared to a B.200 for instance) and she is made from aluminium, not composites.
Jump to postHiya I have been thinking about a potential successor to the Cessna 421 using the aerodynamics of the Piaggio Avanti P.180 and the 4l Centurion Diesel engines. I figure that one should be able to get up to something like 260 to 300 kts with 2 + 5 seats and potty, as well as something like 1500 nm ra...
Jump to postHiya I have been wondering about more progessive aerodynamic shapes like that of the P.180? Piaggio claim a 25% efficiency advantage over traditional turboprop layouts, not least because a higher percentage of the wing surface actually generates lift. OTOH you get a higher wing load and hence longer...
Jump to postI have read these threads with interest and rather like the whole concept, but: I hate 6-abreast BAe 146 with a vengeance, I once sat in a row with two other tall guys and we had to tile our shoulders! either make the hull wider, so one has at least 737-like comfort for 6 abreast or so narrow that o...
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