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  • December 25, 2008 at 1:10 pm in reply to: Missile Defense Part 2 #1783701
    Mpacha
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    On that cheery note, thread closed!

    December 7, 2008 at 10:53 am in reply to: Brazil Reveals Russian Helicopter Purchases #2472462
    Mpacha
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    Please keep this on topic and save the petty arguments for your PM’s

    M’Pacha

    November 23, 2008 at 7:31 pm in reply to: Unusual Sidewinder mountings… #2482711
    Mpacha
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    Unfortunately I have no pic’s but the document is the analysis of the Missile Combat Evaluation Trials. This document is still classified but for those in the know it is HQ/TS/7080/16/WEP. If you read the source from which tempestII got the pictures (ORAF’S) you can read more about it. There was no Omani connection other than perhaps a transfer of Rhodesian technology when a number of RhoAF personal joined the Omani AF.

    November 23, 2008 at 5:15 pm in reply to: Unusual Sidewinder mountings… #2482764
    Mpacha
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    Cant say I’ve ever seen a sidewinder mount outboard of the wing drop-tank.
    Normally mounted inside position of the drop tank. Does this mean it would be possible to fit 4 winders?….

    😀

    No, they could only carry two missiles.

    November 23, 2008 at 5:14 pm in reply to: Unusual Sidewinder mountings… #2482785
    Mpacha
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    Not sure why you chose to doubt me but the missiles are as I’ve stated. South Africa purchased 200 AIM-9B missiles from the USA, some of these were sold to Rhodesia. Taken from official documentation.

    November 23, 2008 at 5:13 am in reply to: Unusual Sidewinder mountings… #2483059
    Mpacha
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    They were Sidewinder 9B’s and also South African V3’s ( Called Sidewinder 9J by the Rhodesians)together with South African HMS. All supplied by South Africa and fitted by TFDC.

    November 22, 2008 at 4:56 am in reply to: Unusual Sidewinder mountings… #2483715
    Mpacha
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    Thats actually Rhodesian, it was fitted out in South Africa.;) South Africa never had Hunters. Out of interest, it also had a HMS.

    October 24, 2008 at 3:35 pm in reply to: Swartkop Museum, South African Air Force Museum. #1165268
    Mpacha
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    Paul,

    Not sure now, but it was either at Snake Valley or under one of the car ports at the north side of the museum. It certainly wasn’t on public display.

    Mpacha.

    October 24, 2008 at 3:06 pm in reply to: Swartkop Museum, South African Air Force Museum. #1165296
    Mpacha
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    Paul

    If you had a good look round Swartkop, was there any sign of a Percival Prentice T.1, formerly G-AOPL?

    I had my first flight in that in 1966 at Sywell and I understand it went to SA for the museum, but can’t find any record of it.

    When I was last there it was stored at the museum in a pretty poor state. (I could only see the fuselage) This was in the 1990’s. Registration ZS-EUS. It had crashed on a freeway near Pretoria before ending up at the Museum.

    October 24, 2008 at 11:43 am in reply to: Swartkop Museum, South African Air Force Museum. #1165549
    Mpacha
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    Paul, behind the Alpha XH1 combat helicopter testbed(10th photo from top), there appear to be a set of disassembled wings from the Cheetah. I suspect those are the Advanced Combat Wing as tested on the Cheetah back in the early/mid 1990’s.

    Did you perhaps take a closer picture of those? Nice photo’s by the way…

    http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/8011/acw6bb6.jpg

    Several more images can be seen at http://www.ipmssa.za.org, you would need to register for the image gallery but it is free.

    Sorry Paul, I omitted to add great pictures by the way:o 🙂

    October 24, 2008 at 11:37 am in reply to: Swartkop Museum, South African Air Force Museum. #1165550
    Mpacha
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    That poor Bucc looks a bit sad doesn’t it?

    Sadly when the Puma was withdrawn from service the SAAF in their wisdom decided to shelter them under the cover which use to protect the Shackleton, in order to do so they had to loosen a few cables. The wind came and away went the cover which damaged several aircraft. The Buccaneer being the most damaged.

    October 23, 2008 at 11:05 pm in reply to: Swartkop Museum, South African Air Force Museum. #1165967
    Mpacha
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    Fifth from bottom , what is it ?

    Marks Marksman/A26C registration ZS-CVD.

    October 23, 2008 at 11:04 pm in reply to: Swartkop Museum, South African Air Force Museum. #1165973
    Mpacha
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    That would be the Swartkop Museum, South African Air Force Museum.

    Thank you 😉

    October 17, 2008 at 3:27 pm in reply to: BBMF DACOTA FLYING ABOUT IN HATFIELD #494983
    Mpacha
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    Since black arrow won’t, I will. Here is one from the RLIRA website.

    http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/4541/rafparadakjf9.jpg

    October 10, 2008 at 10:29 am in reply to: Falklands "What if…?" #1180975
    Mpacha
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    I wonder if the extreme wing tanks can be ripped off due to G forces in a very closed turn. Specially considering the possibility of remaining fuel in it. That is consistent with the lack of explosions

    Just to add a spanner in the works, do we actually know that these wing tanks were fitted at the time?

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