Tornado, replace giant fin with a fabric sail, silent!
if thats what you decide that you need. At the moment the navy aren’t planning hawkeye, and when they are flush with cash from the savings they make from not going CATOBAR;) then they can fund an Osprey variant for the job.
And on subject of whether you need to have CATOBAR to operate UCAVS, have a look at lockheeds latest offering:
I’ve watched the Lockheed offering and thought it seemed to good to be true, it may be stealthy but on a battlefield there are plenty of soldiers with guns who could (would?) shoot it down.
And an ex-Italian one.
Oh yes, I forgot about that one! 😮
No, that would have been Boscombe Down. Larkhill airfield closed down in 1914 when hutted garrisons were built over the airstrip although the original hangers still survive in situ.
No, that would have been Boscombe Down. Larkhill airfield closed down in 1914 when hutted garrisons were built over the airstrip although the original hangers still survive in situ.
Sell the Tornados to Iraq!? The ultimate irony…
Why would they need them, they already have about half dozen (ex) RAF ones in the desert.
That is the ultimate irony! 😮
:rolleyes:
Nice! It’s a pity the RSAAF has chosen to paint the aircraft blue/grey instead of the old 3 colour sand scheme but I guess that’s progress 🙁
How can people be let out of prison ‘on good behaviour’?
The whole reason they are in prison in the first place is because of bad behaviour and once they are in prison it is quite difficult to do much wrong as they are locked up and surrounded by guards!
How can people be let out of prison ‘on good behaviour’?
The whole reason they are in prison in the first place is because of bad behaviour and once they are in prison it is quite difficult to do much wrong as they are locked up and surrounded by guards!
BTW, AFM recently carried a pic of the first 2 seat Typhoon for the RSAF..a truly stunning look bird with the best camo scheme of all Typhoons to date.
I tried looking on th AFM website but without luck, can anybody post a picture or two of this beast?
Is the airframe and particularly the engine life of Saudi aircraft (Eagles and Tornados) much less than the US and British equivalents with the additional wearing caused by the sand?
Whenever I have looked on line at what the Saudi Air Force is getting up to with aircraft procurement I have always been impressed by how, as the OP says, ‘No tenders, no long trials, no grand statements. They seem to just be getting on with it.’!
I have always been a particular fan of their Tornado IDS scheme;
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?search_active=1&search=&sheadline=&domains=Airliners.net&sitesearch=Airliners.net&client=pub-8297169501225184&forid=1&channel=1924797129&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%23E6E8FA%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23000000%3BVLC%3AE6E8FA%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3A45678C%3BLBGC%3A45678C%3BALC%3AE6E8FA%3BLC%3AE6E8FA%3BT%3AC4C8CC%3BGFNT%3AC4C8CC%3BGIMP%3AC4C8CC%3BLH%3A36%3BLW%3A639%3BL%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fcdn-www.airliners.net%2Fgraphics%2Fopen_file_header_image.jpg%3BS%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.airliners.net%3BFORID%3A1%3B&hl=en&search_field=datedesc&q=saudi+tornado 😎
What utter cr@p, the pilot shouldn’t give up his day job for hopes of film work…! 😡
I was going to use poetry to show what I think of this pair but no doubt would get into trouble from the mods.
Being waved at by this pretty young maid as she departed UK soil!
She looked alot better in the tower with her leather handbag and flying kit off… actually should I rephrase that!
No don’t, it might subdue what I’m currently imagining! :p
Being waved at by this pretty young maid as she departed UK soil!
She looked alot better in the tower with her leather handbag and flying kit off… actually should I rephrase that!
No don’t, it might subdue what I’m currently imagining! :p