April 12, 2001 at 2:29 pm
Hi Friends ….
Does anybody have a picture … or some more informations about the proposed South African Cheetah-replacement named Cava ??
The only thing I know is (from FAS):”South Africa has canceled the indigenous development of the CAVA fighter; a twin-engine, two-seat, canard delta, similar in size and appearance to the Dassault 2000. Instead, Pretoria will purchase something off-the-shelf to replace its Mirage F.1s and Atlas Cheetahs. The South African government could not justify the cost of developing its own fighter in light of the changed political situation and diminished threat from Angola)” … and a short letter in Air Forces Monthly where somebody (?) reminded a model presented in Pretoria !!!