Poor old USAF. They are getting the third best choice foisted on them.

The Chinook is a great heavylift helicopter, but if you want to insert/extract SF and recover downed aircrew, the Chinook is a poor option. Too big, too noisy, and too slow.

Which is, reportedly, exactly what the USAF thought.

Well done Singapore!

It must have been very hard to resist the pressure to order the T-6 and to select the best aircraft.

The MiG-33 and -35 designations have both been used several times. The last MiG-33 was an export version of the MiG-29ME. It was also applied to the single-seat design that gave birth to the FC-1.

Hey knowledgeable Gripen dudes….

Does anyone have GOOD drawings of the Saab Gripen’s forerunners?
I know they’re in the Aerofax book, but my copy is 50 miles away!

Can anyone scan and post pics of the 2108 and the 2111-4 (pages 10-11)….?

If only someone had been as helpful with my Gripen request……

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=64298

and

http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/3vues/rafale_2_3v.jpg

Doesn’t look anything like Rafale.

Try:

http://www.combataircraft.com/aircraft/frafa_vl.jpg