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  • in reply to: CVF #2041160
    hawkdriver05
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    Would having no organic tanking capability be considered a liability for CVF?

    in reply to: F-35B #2531169
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    Marine Corps Harriers and Hornets don’t currently use the buddy pack so I don’t see why the F-35B would. They rely on KC-130 tankers and USAF KC-135/KC-10 tankers for refuelling support.

    Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets can also provide refuelling for USMC aircraft if needed.

    I was thinking more along the lines of RN use………no organic tanking for the RN carriers will put something of a “crimp” in their operations.

    in reply to: F-35B #2531655
    hawkdriver05
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    Will the F-35B be able to carry the buddypack refueling pod?

    in reply to: CVF #2041326
    hawkdriver05
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    Will F-35Bs be able to carry “buddypack” refueling pods?

    in reply to: CVF #2041433
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    I understand the French version of CVF will have “cats” and arrestor gear…….sooo……..what will her propulsion machinery be? More to the point……how will she get steam for her cats?

    hawkdriver05
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    Why couldnt a STOVL F-35 operate from a US CV?

    in reply to: CVF #2042571
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    As long as the RN is going for the “convertible carrier” concept…..they should take a page from the RAF’s wildly succesful “MRTT” program, and make the CVs “convertible” to carry containers. That way, when they arent off on some irresponsible navy mission, they can be farmed out for more useful work moving cargo. Or they may even be made so as to be easily convertible as passenger liners (whats a few port holes in the hull anyways, and imagine how many cabins could be fitted in the hanger deck!) and leased to Cunard when they arent required for UN peace keeping duties.:D

    in reply to: DC-8 (?) Operating out of RAF Lyneham?? #2540320
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    I see big yellow (DHL?) DC-8-72s going in and out of NAS Norfolk all the time. Its still a very good cargo machine.

    in reply to: RAF C-17 #2540326
    hawkdriver05
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    Will the RAF keep calling them “C-17s”…or the more proper “Globemaster C.1”?

    in reply to: Recent fighter developments-the wrong way ? #2543155
    hawkdriver05
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    If the US and NATO ever go up against someone with a real air force, this whole thread will seem silly.

    in reply to: US Army Helicopter Plan #2543947
    hawkdriver05
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    I’m 1/3 scottish, 4/3 moron.

    in reply to: Heavy Jet Transports #2546291
    hawkdriver05
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    Everyone does realize the IL-76 and C-17 are two completely different classes of air lifter? Comparing them is like comparing A400 and C-130….or C-130 and C-27………….or 130 and 160.

    in reply to: F35 or su35BM #2548135
    hawkdriver05
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    pointless thread.

    in reply to: Tornado ADV and IDS, success or bust? #2548495
    hawkdriver05
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    ADV with AMRAAM is a smashing combination! Throw in AWAACS and………..

    in reply to: Cuban Navy #2043784
    hawkdriver05
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    Cuba has a navy?

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