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  • January 27, 2007 at 1:49 pm in reply to: Plilipenes to get A-10's #2526821
    Nils
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    personally, i think a stripped down version is good to, but i think A-10 can come cheap. i remember seeing a documentry on discovery channel, and they say the USAF actually paid only $30.000 per aircraft, but today that would be about $10.000.000. the low cost is due to the fact that it had no radar, no advanced flight controls, no GPS,….

    the only thing the A-10 had was its robust airframe, heavy payload, the ability to opperate from short unpaved landingstrips and a long endurance.

    so i say that about 8 of these aircraft would come quite in handy for the PhAF. 😎

    January 11, 2007 at 9:17 pm in reply to: USAF has a new UAV (Reaper) with the firepower of an F 16! #2534834
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    in the words of Lt. Ben Gannon (stealth)

    “Just send in the EDI’s”

    looks like a similar aircraft, although can i get mine as a manned version cause i h8 UCAV’s 😎

    January 6, 2007 at 1:44 pm in reply to: Code Name for the J-10 Any Takers? #2537812
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    lets see, good names for the J-10 :rolleyes:

    -Finder
    -Hardback
    -Demon
    -Flashback
    -Sander
    -Stormer
    -Styler

    ok, i know there not to good, but russians and chinese planes all have names like that, like: J-8 Finback, J-6 Farmer, Q-5 Fantan,….:rolleyes:

    December 24, 2006 at 7:20 pm in reply to: Merry Xmas and Happy New Year #2541427
    Nils
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    Merry Chistmas everyone 🙂
    best wishes to all 😉

    December 15, 2006 at 10:26 am in reply to: Saudi Eurofighters under threat? #2547159
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    this morning on BBC news it was announced that there was no corruption involved in the deal and that the Saudi’s will recieve the typhoon, i guess all the problems are now solved 😎

    November 22, 2006 at 4:45 pm in reply to: The "But that aircraft never flew with that airforce"-picture thread #2516133
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    trust me, its authentic, no cgi or photoshop 😎

    November 21, 2006 at 6:17 pm in reply to: The "But that aircraft never flew with that airforce"-picture thread #2516852
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    Back on topic:

    on my DVD of the movie Godzilla (not the old ones), there was a nice looking russian H21 flying banana.

    EDIT: here it is, sorry, the chopper doesnt appear in a good view during the scene 😎

    November 20, 2006 at 5:19 pm in reply to: Possible new aircraft sighted at Groom Lake…? #2517556
    Nils
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    maybe the B-2B “Super Spirit” 😀

    November 10, 2006 at 2:04 pm in reply to: first Australian C-17A flies #2525741
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    i you read the bottom line of the article, it said early december, so its less then a month from now 🙂

    October 14, 2006 at 8:33 pm in reply to: Windkracht 10 (Galeforce 10) #2547767
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    What happened with the TV series? Is it still being made? It used to be broadcast in NL (with subtitles, LOL), but have not seen it in a long while.

    the series ended after the second season in 1998, although both seasons are available on DVD, during the shooting of the movie, rumors were that there were 3 new episodes in the making that would show the transition from the show to the movie, but i guess that never got of the ground 🙁

    October 12, 2006 at 1:58 pm in reply to: Update: Belgian NH90 order #2549401
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    another update:

    http://www.mil.be/def/subject/index.asp?LAN=nl&ID=825

    apparently it has been confirmed that the versions to be bought are:

    – 6 NFH versions (2 for M-frigates and 4 for SAR)
    -4 TTH versions (for paracommando operations and CSAR.

    October 1, 2006 at 11:02 am in reply to: New US bomber by 2018? #2556474
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    i hope they go for the F/B-23, its a good concept and in some cases better then the proposed F/B-22, besides, the concept has already been build, all they have to do is get one of there YF-23’s back, upgrade it and use it as a development platform.

    its hell of alot cheaper then building a whole new plane.

    September 28, 2006 at 5:09 pm in reply to: South African mulls AEW aircraft #2557253
    Nils
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    error 404, interesting aircraft, must be stealth cause i never seen it 😀

    September 21, 2006 at 8:36 am in reply to: Latest dumb move in the JSF program. #2561655
    Nils
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    thank got Belgium dropped out of the program in 2001, with the price of the F-35 now, you can buy an F-15E. as for Norway, i would recommend the Typhoon or FA-50 (or a mixed fleet of both)

    if i compare prices, for the price of 2 F-35 you can get 1 F-22.
    how much is the unit cost of the lightning II now anyway?

    August 31, 2006 at 5:12 pm in reply to: The "But that aircraft never flew with that airforce"-picture thread #2577328
    Nils
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    What the? Where did you find that?

    i think i also saw that helicopter in the movie “Behind Enemy Lines” :rolleyes:

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