Hey Arthur u really did broke off my dream sequence :diablo:

Ok here u can find more pic
http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/naval/saar5/saar5_se2.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapons/naval/saar5/Saar5.html

F3 Hadlow I liked the 3rd Last photo very much! 🙂
Thanx for the photos!

Something with two engines, anything else is crazy.

Hey then how about this :p

And since its Arthur’s prediction that its the most probable Replacement for F/A-18E :diablo:

Hi
Sorry For interruption!
A little point I would like to make out. In Kargil war India used Mi-17 armed with unguided rockets for straffing operations. The helicopters were proving to be quite effective untill one Mi-17 was lost to MANPADS. Although Mi-17 were withdrawn from the war at that time(simply coz MI-17’s at that time werent having any chaff/flare dispensers and they didnt want to lose another one!) But were choppers effective!?
I think yes coz army went ahead with acquiring armed version of MI-17V(this time offcourse with self protection suite)!
The advantages offered by chopper were clear Easy identification of Targets.(Simply because u had more time to look around & confirm) and since they were using only Unguided Rockets hence choppers had again that time adv that allowed them to make sure that they were on target. So much impressed was the ARMY with MI17’s in Kargil
they named them as “Heroes of Battle for Tololing”
Here’s Quote from the article

But in the narrow confines of the mountains, the IAF jets have proved to be of limited utility. It is the Mi-17 helicopter that has emerged as the hero.

The Mi-17, which is of Russian make and not very sophisticated, is capable of carrying great loads and has performed amazingly well in the difficult conditions.

“The fact is that despite a huge numbers of sorties carried out with the Mi-17, so far we have only lost one and that too due to unfortunate circumstances,” said the sources. “But the amount of destruction the helicopters have carried out among the enemy is fantastic. It is the helicopter more than the sophisticated MiG-21 and MiG-27 jets that has demoralised the intruders.”

To give an example, air operations against the intruders began on May 26. By May 28, the Mi-17s had pounded the intruders’ positions in the Tololing area and north of Tololing, in the Batalik sector. It was on May 28 at 1100 IST that one Mi-17 helicopter was shot down. Nevertheless, by the evening of May 28, the army had captured the key posts of Tololing and the areas to the north, all within a span of three daytime operations.

The IAF has now nicknamed the Mi-17 ‘Heroes of Tololing’.

http://www.rediff.com/news/1999/jun/01akd1.htm

The writer goes on to the extent saying that “It is the helicopter more than the sophisticated MiG-21 and MiG-27 jets that has demoralised the intruders”

Of Course phantom is antique :diablo:
but regarding adoring J-10 or FC-1 or LCA u must appreciate the effort being put up by the concerend countries to provide base for their industries. Every country has its own struggle. I know its fun to be born in country where industrial base is already setup… and projects like these are thing of past but believe me its more fun and intresting to be born in a country where a serious struggle is going on to be among the developed ….. things which were once dream of the masses being materialized ! And these very projects become symbol of that struggle & the dream.

Sorry Guys to interfere into ur conversation If i ever did :diablo: I couldnt resist myself to post this picture SU-33 from http://www.aeronautics.ru Sorry guys if u already had this pic
but I couldnt resist myself from postiing it 😮