@ Revelation "It makes me wonder if there's much hope for A400M ( brochure capacity: 37t ) being used to transport a vehicle that can be used in an IED rich environment." There is no way an occupying force can sustain an MBT weight category APC force. Tank transporters just to position APC...
Jump to postThe C-160 fleet is getting long in the tooth. The Germans need something smaller than the A400M. No other A400M customer was or is planning a single-type tactical transporter fleet. I'm going to be so bold as to suggest that the C130J got the nod because of the AdlA order. I had been hoping that the...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/seahawk" class="quote" target="_blank">seahawk</a> (<a href="#19" class="quote">Reply 19</a>):<br/><i> I bet non would be signed off as fully op...
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Jump to postThanks for the link. Quoting from the article: "Although “the last time we looked, this was more expensive than buying F-35s in bulk,” the senior leader says, the issue is being re-examined." I don't think any contract will come to pass. The F-35 has transitioned from pre-production to series produc...
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Spanish sources are reporting a sale of an undisclosed number of A400Ms to Egypt. I'm suprised that they still have two coins left to rub together.
[Edited 2015-10-12 10:52:15]
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/GRIVely" class="quote" target="_blank">GRIVely</a> (<a href="#143" class="quote">Reply 143</a>):<br/><i>How about flying in to do a re supply or...
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Jump to postBy 2000 the Rafale had tested about every guided Munition that the AdlA has- and the unguided ones too. 2000 litre tanks as well. Getting those configurations carrier certified took a bit longer. By 2001 the conformal fuel tanks had been tested and the Rafale had deployed to <acronym title="DAS Air ...
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Jump to postThe pilots came out of it alive. One of the two planes made it back. Could have been worse.
Do you think that the AF will elect to repair the plane? It would be a pity if it were to be scrapped.
<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/mariner" class="quote" target="_blank">mariner</a> (<a href="#80" class="quote">Reply 80</a>):<br/><i>But - why did Greece get billions of Euros...
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Jump to post@ BarfBag Your country's aspiration to design an advanced fighter is admirable, and given your neighbours, necessary. I put it to you that over the lifetime of a fighter, the engine is the subsystem that will require the most attention. India has yet to master advanced engine design. By manufacturin...
Jump to post@ angad84 Over the last few days I've been trawling the web for information regarding the latest developments re. On one forum it was stated that Dassault had actually offered to sell your country the Mirage 2000 assembly line. Is there any truth in that? It would have been an excellent opportunity ...
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Jump to postIt'll will interesting to see the contract volume and total costs. Maybe we'll get an idea of unit costs
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Jump to post@ mffoda Let's wait and see. It's quite possible that Blackhawk/NH90 sized helicopters will have a problem with the propwash, but perhaps it 'll possible to manage that by reducing the engine/propeller settings. Or perhaps limiting smaller helicopters to using the fuselage mounted hose unit. I would...
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Jump to post@ lightsaber, many thanks for your excellent post. I could read this kinda stuff all day long! I'm reminded of a guided tour of a 900EX given to me by a Dassault test pilot at the ILA in Berlin some years ago. Most informative. There are bizjets that fly further and faster than the Falcons but when ...
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