So you guys are saying the R-27ER and R-27ET never had ranges beyond 100km?

The so called Long Burn AA-10s have ranges in excess of 100km, and the standard AA-12 has a range that I have seen from 50km~75/80km, depending on the source and the time that source was published.

First of all, great to have seperate sub-forums!

And on the Big E, has she come home, or is she heading out?

The relative accuracy of IRBMs that were available when the Aussies made their decision would have made nuclear warheads mandatory.

Which is probably the real reason why we opted for F-111s instead. I think we may have mulled over going nuclear, but chose not to.

Canpark, I didn’t know about that. Would like to know more.

Thought I’d be the first to reply on here as no-one else seems to be replying. Interesting report, I really want to get myself on a 777! I’m sure you’ve probably passed through Changi many times before, but how do you rate it? I visited twice in May, and thought it was an ecellent airport. Had 4 hours to kill, and even then I only just had enough time to go on the sky strain and look at both terminals, it’s so huge!

I really like Changi. Very Big! And loads of duty free shopping too. Free internet terminals, and a couple of comfortable BIG TV viewing areas and even a cinema upstairs! Can sympathise on the gates there, they are numerous, and when I first went there last year I couldn’t believe how long it took to get mine even with the escalator walk ways. Felt like more than half a kilometre!

I got to see a very different side of the airport last November. On my departure to Tokyo in the morning with SQ12, the check-in system went down and was down for hours! We pretty much all had to be checked in manually, and most flights were delayed as a result. I got to the check-in counter lineup at about 7:30am, and only left there at 9:15am! Our flight had to be moved to another part of the tarmac and away from the gate to make way for incoming flights. So, the whole lot of us, group by group, ended up on an airport bus and were driven to 747-400. We then boarded the old fashioned way! Classic! Didn’t have my camera with me then – BUMMER!

In Tokyo we got an apology letter and a really nice pen as their way of saying sorry which I thought was nice, but by then I just wanted to get to the Hotel and sleep!

Any takers on my 23mm vs. 30mm Canon question?

jeez glen you seem to harbour alot of hate for this kopp character…..

nevertheless i do think its a wise decision to keep in check what your neighbours have and do not have. friendly or not. precaution is better than cure.
learning to defend against flankers isnt a bad idea at all. besides it makes RAAF pilots much more versatile. and makes them much more survivable during times when USA drags Australia to war.

First of all its not hate, as in I want to kill the guy! And second of all I am not the only one that feels this way. And monitoring the region is wise, and keeping your defence force updated is also wise, but one has to keep a level-headed pragmatic approach about what we (1).need and what is (2).realistically needed, and can be afforded! On top of that one also has to realise that the WHOLE defence force will play a part in defending the nation if war comes, and a good balanced force is better than one strong and two weaker arms. Where Kopp goes wrong, is that he believes that (1) does not seem to relate to (2), as his solutions are often over-the-top air power-based panacea that would require manning and funding that are not justified by any threat, now, or in the near future.