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July 7, 2009 at 10:04 pm in reply to: UK Defence Review Part I #2436694

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A proper Strategic Defense Review is exactly what we need, followed by a substantial increase in funding, but it won’t happen.

British governments are prepared to talk about defense, but never to pay for it.

July 5, 2009 at 3:04 pm in reply to: Another 80 C-17s #2437420

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Weirdly enough no one has sugested here a stretched and reengined C-17 derivative. Something like the C-141A to B model “heavy surgery” in the 80´s…

Can it be done? Does it make any (operational/economic) sense?

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Hammer

A stretch might be feasible, but just from this picture it would look to me (an untrained eye I admit) that the extra section added behind the main landing gear would prevent the aircraft from taking off or landing. If you wanted to stretch the fuselage it would have to keep the main gear at the back, just in front of the rear ramp/door.

Boeing could buy rights to An-124, or license production of an Americanised version. It’s either that or upgrade the C-5As, keeping ancient aircraft in the air, re-designing the C-17 for a role to which it is entirely unsuitable or a totally new design.

July 2, 2009 at 8:59 pm in reply to: General Discussion #326762

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Certainly in the USA I believe Police dogs have (in some regards) equal legal status to people; or at least harming them is regarded as ‘assaulting an officer’.

July 2, 2009 at 8:59 pm in reply to: Dogs die in hot cars #1905536

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Certainly in the USA I believe Police dogs have (in some regards) equal legal status to people; or at least harming them is regarded as ‘assaulting an officer’.

July 2, 2009 at 8:53 pm in reply to: General Discussion #326764

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Ok, here I am, in full fancy-dress regalia. (No, I don’t normally dress like that :D)

July 2, 2009 at 8:53 pm in reply to: the what you look like thread #1905538

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Ok, here I am, in full fancy-dress regalia. (No, I don’t normally dress like that :D)

July 2, 2009 at 2:47 pm in reply to: Another 80 C-17s #2438307

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Would the Antonov be acceptable to the US in political terms though? What about modified civlian Freighters with opening nose/tail doors?

I realise the kind of expense this would entail, but it would be cheaper than a whole new aircraft from stratch? Or perhaps Lockheed could be convinced to Re-open a C-5 line, update the designs?

The C-17 is undoubtedly good at what it does, but for most basic loads its capabilities just aren’t required.

July 2, 2009 at 2:19 pm in reply to: General Discussion #327036

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Let me be the first to welcome you to the forum! 🙂

July 2, 2009 at 2:19 pm in reply to: Newbie at this forum #1905670

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Let me be the first to welcome you to the forum! 🙂

July 2, 2009 at 10:31 am in reply to: Another 80 C-17s #2438362

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Still, even if C-17s could make up for the capacity lost there would still be a shortfall in outsize airlift capacity, NATO is having to charter An-124s regularly as it is. Isn’t there a requirement for something akin to the An-124, militarised A-380?

June 30, 2009 at 12:37 pm in reply to: General Discussion #327726

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Pat Condell on the issue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlkxlzTZc48&feature=topvideos

June 30, 2009 at 12:37 pm in reply to: Can't decide which #1906094

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Pat Condell on the issue:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlkxlzTZc48&feature=topvideos

June 29, 2009 at 5:04 pm in reply to: Airships potential???? #2439140

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Very high altitude recon platforms might be a useful role for airships, they could be virtually untouchable to all but ASAT weapons.

Fit with a few modified SDBs, could be quite effective…

June 26, 2009 at 12:44 pm in reply to: General Discussion #328930

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It’s odd to think of a world without him, even if I never was a fan in particular. This must be how people felt when Elvis passed, such a huge personality who produced so much of the soundtracks we (or I at least) grew up with.

I always got the feeling he wasn’t very happy with his life, which I hope wasn’t true. He’ll be missed, most certainly.

Goodbye MJ, gone but not forgotten.

June 26, 2009 at 12:44 pm in reply to: Michael Jackson dies from a heart attack #1906630

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It’s odd to think of a world without him, even if I never was a fan in particular. This must be how people felt when Elvis passed, such a huge personality who produced so much of the soundtracks we (or I at least) grew up with.

I always got the feeling he wasn’t very happy with his life, which I hope wasn’t true. He’ll be missed, most certainly.

Goodbye MJ, gone but not forgotten.
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