Hi All,

On the subject of CTBT, both India and Pakastain are going to have know choice soon or later they will have to sign it or they will not get new Arms from Either US(via the UK) or from the Russians.

The US is putting pressure on the Russians to make sure that any Country they sell to that have Nukes be part of the CTBT or they could risk loosing funds from the US.

Now back tot he topic of the thread I think India is looking to upgrade their Transport and the 130J is one of the best out their and getting parts are going to be easy.

Remember Lockheed is looking to build a Civilain Version of this model so there will be parts out their that way also.

And for the record Russia also has in the pat put restrictions on their Arms Sell also, they do this to leep the Money that is come from America to them flowing.

Please keep this civil no Flamewars 🙂

RER

Would’nt miss it…will make it or will die trying to get there…just cancelled other plans with Andy in Beds for a month later to make it to this (luckily his plans changed too) so I think I can swing this as my ‘vacation’….really looking forward to it, might have a couple of my brothers in tow, too….one just back from Iraq (as of today, as a matter of fact..)

Mark

Hey Mark,

Give me a call at home and lets start planning this thing are you going to try to make it up to Maine then also. I think there are three Cutters at Kittery still.

Cheers
RER

One of the Laarbruch machines was vis-modded to look like a MiG-21. That one really looked odd.

Hey Arthur,

Any photos of this out their must really look odd.

RER

XN728 flew to Conningsby on 4th April 1977 in company with XN774 both were then parked out as decoys. XN728 came straight from service with 92 Squadron as ‘V’. The other aircraft were as follows :

A – XN778 – Flown to Wildenrath 05/04/77 – used as decoy
B – XN781 – Flown to Leuchars 05/04/77 – used as decoy
C – XN776 – Flown to Leuchars 05/04/77 – used as decoy then RSMF East Fortune
D – XN791 – Flown to Bruggen 12/01/77 – used as decoy
E – XN773 – Flown to Laarbruch 01/77 – used as decoy
F – XN774 – Flown to Conningsby 04/04/77 – used as decoy then Fire Section
H – XN782 – Flown to Wildenrath 05/04/77 – used as decoy – Preserved Germany
K – XN777 – Flown to Wildenrath 06/04/77 – used as decoy
M – XN792 – Flown to Bruggen 12/01/77 – used as decoy
N – XN726 – Flown to Farnbourgh 04/04/77 – then onto PEE Foulness Island
P – XN788 – Flown to Bruggen 31/03/77 – used as decoy
R – XN732 – Flown to Laarbruch 01/77 – used as decoy
R – XN784 – Flown to Bruggen 31/03/77 – used as decoy – Preserved Germany
S – XN771 – Flown to Farnbourgh 04/04/77 – then onto PEE Foulness Island
U – XN735 – Flown to Wildenrath 04/77 – used as decoy
V – XN728 – As noted above
W – XN727 – Flown to Farnbourgh 04/04/77 – then onto PEE Foulness Island
X – XN793 – Flown to Wildenrath 06/04/77 – used as decoy

The decoy’s and PEE airframes are long since gone and so will XN728 soon I’m sure. I cant see anybody coming forward to try to preserve it even if it’s possible, unfortunatly were about 10 years to late.

DGH,

How many of the above list are saved either as complet airframes or cockpit sections.

RER

Flanker Man,

Yea that was the year I remember my dad telling me that the USAF wasn’t to impressed by the pilot I think he might have been a Civilian Demo Pilot.

Anyway thats was a real long time ago and if I was going this year I think a Tiger Meet would be real cool to see.

Cheers
RER

So why bother dealing with the US if it comes with all sorts of strings attached? Especially if you already operate more capable and useful aircraft (Il-76) which come without all the red tape which is part of contracts with the US.

Although Lockheed’s attempt to shove the Jerkules onto India now the US is going to cancel that pork-project does reveal a shrewd marketeer, somewhere in those Georgian swamps 😀

Arthur,

Could you please point me in the direction that the 130J is being cancel. As a matter of fact the Air force Reserve are slat to recieve over the next few years close to 30 Aircraft to replace all the 130Es I know that the RI Air Guard the first to recieve the Js will have all their aircraft by 2008 and the three other Guard units are slat to be completely converted to Js by 2010.

Also the Acive Air Force are going to be replacing some of the E and H models and the Coast Guard are looking into replacing their ageing Es for Js.

So I don’t understand your statement.

I’m not try to start a Flame here Arthur ok 😀

RER