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Robert Briggs wrote in message ...
B2431 wrote: ArVa wrote: The strategic airlift has been accomplished by French Air Force Transalls Transalls are strategic airlift? Tactical perhaps? Are you saying that a C-160 can't handle a supply of bleached linen? GD&R Yes, always use as pale as possible fabrics for tents to ensure a good protection from the sun of the African deserts. But maybe you were thinking about something else?... Well, nevermind... ArVa |
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Robert Briggs writes:
Tomas By wrote: Several EU countries have tankers, I believe. (But I guess those are all US made aircraft. We'll have to wait for that new super Airbus.) Er, since when has the VC10 been a Yankish aeroplane? (Or the Victor which we used to use?) OK, sorry! /Tomas |
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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:22:11 +0100, Robert Briggs wrote:
Tomas By wrote: Several EU countries have tankers, I believe. (But I guess those are all US made aircraft. We'll have to wait for that new super Airbus.) Er, since when has the VC10 been a Yankish aeroplane? (Or the Victor which we used to use?) Is there a system in place where by they can refuel JAS 39s? I don't recall ever seeing a probe on a SAAB and I thought probe and drogue was the "Brit method". Al Minyard |
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In message , Alan Minyard
writes On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:22:11 +0100, Robert Briggs wrote: Er, since when has the VC10 been a Yankish aeroplane? (Or the Victor which we used to use?) Is there a system in place where by they can refuel JAS 39s? I don't recall ever seeing a probe on a SAAB and I thought probe and drogue was the "Brit method". The Gripen has a retractable probe above the port engine inlet. -- He thinks too much: such men are dangerous. Julius Caesar I:2 Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk |
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"Paul J. Adam" wrote:
Sure, but then the Tornado was designed to fight from Day One when control of the air was disputed, and it can do so. (The F-15E has a great many many strengths, but with that large wing it's not really a low-level penetrator except in emergencies: not if you want the crews to keep their eyeballs in their heads) When carrying a typical warload for deep interdiction, doesn't the increased wing loading cure the rough ride ? Not that the ride home wouldn't be pretty bumpy... I have to wonder why designers haven't adopted the SMCS compensating canards from the B-1 program. Perhaps it is because "down in the weeds" doctrine changed so much during Desert Storm. I get goosebumps thinking about the Tornado crews with that Hunting runway denial weapon - what a nasty job. ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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"James Hart" wrote:
we'll shortly be announcing carrier subs as the new EU peacekeeping fleet, to be manned by the Austrian navy. Excellent. They can be armed with Darkness Guided Bombs. ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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In message , John S. Shinal
writes "Paul J. Adam" wrote: Sure, but then the Tornado was designed to fight from Day One when control of the air was disputed, and it can do so. (The F-15E has a great many many strengths, but with that large wing it's not really a low-level penetrator except in emergencies: not if you want the crews to keep their eyeballs in their heads) When carrying a typical warload for deep interdiction, doesn't the increased wing loading cure the rough ride ? Still a rougher ride than a F-111 or Tornado or other airframe designed for the job. (The F-15 is a superb airframe for both air superiority and mid-level strike, but designed as a low-level penetrator it is not) I have to wonder why designers haven't adopted the SMCS compensating canards from the B-1 program. Perhaps it is because "down in the weeds" doctrine changed so much during Desert Storm. We became more confident in our ability to suppress radar-guided SAMs and fighters, and realised how intractable the small-arms, light AAA and MANPAD threat was. I get goosebumps thinking about the Tornado crews with that Hunting runway denial weapon - what a nasty job. Only one loss in more than fifty sorties (most of the Tornado losses were throwing iron bombs rather than JP233) but it's still a job for brave men. Teamwork all around, though. I had an argument with a F-117 pilot some years ago when I said Iraqi AAA was ineffective: he took exception to that, because he was inside its lethal range and those tracers looked awfully bright zipping by, and one hit could have ruined the rest of his life. But I consider I was right, because scared or not he pressed on, hit his targets, and all that ammunition fired into the sky availed the Iraqis nothing. The point of the air defences is to prevent the enemy hitting your valuable targets: if they succeed, you fail, even if the pilot needed help to get the seat cushion out from between his buttocks after the mission. Scaring him enough that he misses or aborts, is a win: scaring him while he hits, is a loss. Indeed, one reason I give high marks indeed to F-117 pilots on Day One of Desert Storm is the sheer uncertainty of "does this Stealth crap actually work?" Seeing streams of tracer and clouds of barrage fire burst around them, is bad enough: but the gut-wrenching anticipation of wondering at what point those streams of fire will begin to converge on your aircraft because you're less invisible than the contractors hoped, must have been hard to bear indeed. There were many brave deeds done in that conflict: some we know about, some we don't. -- He thinks too much: such men are dangerous. Julius Caesar I:2 Paul J. Adam MainBoxatjrwlynch[dot]demon{dot}co(.)uk |
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Paul J. Adam wrote:
In message , Alan Minyard writes Is there a system in place where by they can refuel JAS 39s? I don't recall ever seeing a probe on a SAAB and I thought probe and drogue was the "Brit method". The Gripen has a retractable probe above the port engine inlet. Some Gripens do, most don't. The probe was introduced in Block 3 and export models. Right now, Batch 1 and 2 covers the majority of Gripens built. -- Tom Schoene Replace "invalid" with "net" to e-mail "Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right, when wrong to be put right." - Senator Carl Schurz, 1872 |
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