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  • August 7, 2004 at 12:30 pm in reply to: Helicopters: General News #2651311
    SteveO
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    I heard they might abandon the AH-1Z/UH-1Y remanufacturing program and go for new build airframes instead.

    August 6, 2004 at 7:48 pm in reply to: BLACK BUCK ALTERNATIVE #1807812
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    David Burke

    I wonder, if the Sea Harriers avionics and weapons fit had been equal to the Phantoms, would he have said that?

    August 6, 2004 at 6:38 pm in reply to: Government Cancellations..What Could Have Been? #1807856
    SteveO
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    How about the ‘tin wing’ Harrier GR5.

    This project was dropped when the UK joined the AV8B program. It involved rewinging GR3’s with a metal wing with more area and hardpoints. I think it would also have made a great part of the Sea Harrier FRS2 upgrade.

    August 6, 2004 at 6:17 pm in reply to: BLACK BUCK ALTERNATIVE #1807921
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    adrian gray

    I think the Black Buck missions were a very impressive achievement and political statement, but militarily extravagant and unesscessary. Can’t deny it helped with reducing the air threat though.

    As for torpedos, on a recent TV documentry he said that he used the 40’s torpedo because he hadn’t heard a Tigerfish go BANG yet!

    August 6, 2004 at 5:32 pm in reply to: Invincible for the IN #2074891
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    Sameer

    Buy how many!!….15020!!
    Think you meant 15 or 20, or the British government has got some explaining to do.

    August 6, 2004 at 5:27 pm in reply to: AIM-7 Sparrow & RIM-7 Sea Sparrow #2059687
    SteveO
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    Are ESSM remanufactured Sea Sparrows or are they new build?

    August 6, 2004 at 5:16 pm in reply to: BLACK BUCK ALTERNATIVE #1807990
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    Firebird

    I think Ward said that the weather conditions would have severely limited conventional carrier operations. I would imagine this would be due to low visibility and a pitching flight deck.
    Also the Sea Harrier didn’t have to keep reserve fuel for landing in case of missing the arrestor wires, so it could stay in the fight longer.

    August 6, 2004 at 5:03 pm in reply to: Some thing different for the jet boys.TSR2 #1808012
    SteveO
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    Fantastic looking plane, ugly undercarriage!

    August 6, 2004 at 12:10 pm in reply to: BLACK BUCK ALTERNATIVE #1808483
    SteveO
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    OK, so the Victor tanker conversion was a permanant role change I take it?

    What do you think of ‘Sharkey’ Ward’s comment that Port Stanley airport could have just as effectively been closed to the Argentines by toss bombing it with a single 1000lb bomb from each Sea Harrier at the start of their CAP.

    August 6, 2004 at 11:56 am in reply to: BLACK BUCK ALTERNATIVE #1808540
    SteveO
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    Incidentally is it “nick piccies from Damien’s website” week? :D[/QUOTE]

    Apologies to Damien, Great website!
    http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/contents.html

    August 5, 2004 at 9:19 pm in reply to: BLACK BUCK ALTERNATIVE #1809077
    SteveO
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    How big a job would it have been to get them back to bombers?

    August 5, 2004 at 8:18 pm in reply to: Flying Bout Fighter SR.A/1, Just because it was another one of a kind. #1809113
    SteveO
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    I think I heard the SRA/1 had the best performance of any jet when it first flew.

    August 5, 2004 at 8:05 pm in reply to: Flying Bout Fighter SR.A/1, Just because it was another one of a kind. #1809153
    SteveO
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    One of a kind?
    What about Convair’s delta wing Sea Dart.

    August 4, 2004 at 10:01 pm in reply to: AIM-7 Sparrow & RIM-7 Sea Sparrow #2059772
    SteveO
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    Evolved Sea Sparrow can quadruple the missile loadout of a ship, each vertical launch cell can fit 4 ESSM.

    August 4, 2004 at 4:56 pm in reply to: MULTI-ROLE METEOR #2059785
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    JonS

    I was suggesting that a IR seeker could be combined with the active radar seeker of a Meteor like missile.
    Anyway, if a defending ship turned off its radar to defeat a Armiger it would have to rely on decoys, EW and passive guided weapons to defeat other types of threat further reducing its survival chances.

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