What historic a/c could be massed produced for the modern RAF?

The combined airline/military service could be expanded to include C130’s flying cattle class direct to Australia with inflight re-fuelling shown live on the TV screens. All widebodies could perhaps be modded to include sidewinders for in-flight security and a tail ramp which would allow rowdy passengers or terrorists to be ejected from the plane enroute. Bring back the Belfasts.

So as not to allow a monopoly perhaps the airlines could operate a joint service.

Easy Virgin or perhaps Virgin Baby.

Shocking. I now have images of the cast of Come Fly with me.

I think they would look sexier and better in Virgin Atlantic adverts

I’m not so sure !

Ian you have far too much time on your hands.

You could be right !!!

Do you mind if I sit while I wait? 😀

Ah, that’s not nice. I may be an Aussie now but the UK has designed and built many GREAT aircraft. Or is it that you believe there’s no one left in the UK that could make a decent decision?

BRING BACK THE TSR-2 and prove to the world that England can still design and build better aircraft than the yanks..

Do you mind if I sit while I wait? 😀

There’s quite a bit of ‘tongue in cheek’ suggestions here so I’ll add my 2 cents worth.

BRING BACK THE TSR-2 and prove to the world that England can still design and build better aircraft than the yanks. Christ, even Concorde would have been better without French involvement.

Love the thought of squadrons of Lightnings flying again but they’d need some serious updating, perhaps the swing wing version.

Budget Battle Bus

ME 262 and a fleet of Victor Tankers.

262’s would be polished natural finish with very discrete markings so as not to spoil the lines.

In case of conflict the opposing forces would just stand there “mouth agog” and realise that further action would be futile.

If we needed more Tankers then we would build a “twice size” Super 262 to match the rest.

Job done, sack the crats and BAE can get on making white goods.
Actually i think we will have a rain check on the white goods but they could be started on OXO tins !!!

XB 70 Valkyrie?
No…?

There’s a fair bit on the Enforcer in the Osprey book “Mighty Mustang” if you fancy some more drooling.

Piper Enforcer, info here and here

Imagine that one looning around the pylons at Reno….:cool:

I guess the greatest benefit will be that instead of getting a cab back from the airport, you can simply bale out over your hometown.

You’d have supply your own parachute, you will be charged excess baggage for bringing one on board, or take a chance on surviving the drop without.

😮 Compulsory purchase order on everything in preservation?? :diablo:

The Government should sell the RAF to private enterprise and lease it back. I think Typhoons would look splendid in EasyJet Orange.

EASYRAF would be a superb new title and think of the advertising slogans to encourage recruitment !

I think they would look sexier and better in Virgin Atlantic adverts

I’d have thought the expensive bit of modern aeroplanes would be all the boxes that go in them, rather than the airframe itself.

Therefore resurrecting old designs, surely wouldn’t save any significant costs if the avionics etc… still have to be developed and millions of lines of dodgy coding debugged???

Ok then, I’d love to see a few old British designs fly again and an obligatory wing of TSR-2s…:)

…But where to get some bombers from, hmm Russia or China perhaps…?! 😉

No need to mas produce them

Theres a Sqn of Spitfires all ready to go in a mine in Australia. Furthermore you get a valentines weekend away at the ‘Stork Hotel’ thrown in when you collect them

The low viz markings work well:rolleyes: Ian you have far too much time on your hands.

I guess the greatest benefit will be that instead of getting a cab back from the airport, you can simply bale out over your hometown.

Now don’t put ideas in Stelios’ head…………..;)

Too late ! 😮

Apparently this is the low vis livery !

The Government should sell the RAF to private enterprise and lease it back. I think Typhoons would look splendid in EasyJet Orange.

EASYRAF would be a superb new title and think of the advertising slogans to encourage recruitment !

Now don’t put ideas in Stelios’ head…………..;)

Piper Enforcer, info here and here

Would the troops need to book seats on the internet? :diablo:

Of course, it will be ticketless and there will be a certain amount of over booking to ensure full capacity on each flight.

There is a complete FW190 production line up for sale.

Or how about bringing back the Boeing Skyfox?

Brilliant! You could start a bidding war for sponsorship. Those media corporations have lots of money!

Richard

Mind you, do I want Fox or Sky to have their own airforce 😮