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Offline Gripen

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Re: F-111
« Reply #36 on: April 03, 2007, 08:05:16 AM »
no, the american had radar, the british ones didnt. its in my red book!
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Re: F-111
« Reply #37 on: April 03, 2007, 08:46:19 AM »
Oh, yes. The little Magic Red Book.

I think i go with Joopey here...
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Re: F-111
« Reply #38 on: April 04, 2007, 12:06:56 AM »
Design origins are from outside the USA though, I don't think it matters too much, as long as the bulk of the production is done in the US and some percentage of offset is achieved.

Some more recent examples:
US101 "Marine One" (US version of the Merlin EH101 for the president)
Eurocopter UH-145
Airbus KC-330 (well maybe)

And an old example:
B-57 Canberra

Then there are the Mi-17 and C-212 of the CIA, hehe, but I guess the law wouldn't apply to those anyway.
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Re: F-111
« Reply #39 on: April 04, 2007, 12:27:27 AM »
Quote from: Webmaster on April 04, 2007, 12:06:56 AM
Airbus KC-330

You're referring to the Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT)? That's the KC-30B (A330 airframe)
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Re: F-111
« Reply #40 on: April 04, 2007, 02:39:58 AM »
Yep, hehe, KC-330 is easier to remember  :P, just like KC-767. I'll call it KC-30B when it is in USAF service.
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Re: F-111
« Reply #41 on: April 04, 2007, 07:58:03 AM »
Marine one? i thought that was based on a blackhawk or super stallion?
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Re: F-111
« Reply #42 on: April 11, 2007, 05:52:45 PM »
Quote from: Gripen on April 03, 2007, 08:05:16 AM
no, the american had radar, the british ones didnt. its in my red book!

You're confusing it with the AV-8B, which initialy carried a laserdesignator in its nose and a radar in later versions (the AV-8B Harrier II Plus with an APG-65). Sorry buddy!
« Last Edit: April 11, 2007, 05:56:47 PM by Joopey »
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Re: F-111
« Reply #43 on: April 12, 2007, 02:53:53 PM »
The Us should have kept the F-111 Electronic Fox for anti-radar duties.  They need one that can travel fast and carry a sufficient load for this kind of assignment.  But once again, politics just kills everything of value.
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Re: F-111
« Reply #44 on: April 15, 2007, 02:44:09 PM »
The Us should have kept the F-111 Electronic Fox for anti-radar duties.  They need one that can travel fast and carry a sufficient load for this kind of assignment.  But once again, politics just kills everything of value.

I agree politics do kill a lot of good projects and ideas.   The F-111 is one of my favorite aircraft overall and it's shame the right upgrades didn't happen to keep this useful aircraft flying.   I think part of what did it in is the overall maintenance and maybe the sweep wing too.  I always wished they made a new design off of the F-111, kind of like a large F-15E with modern engines and no sweep wings but still keep the payload and range.   I always felt the air force needed an aircraft larger then a F-15E but smaller then a full size bomber.   
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Re: F-111
« Reply #45 on: April 15, 2007, 06:35:21 PM »
I found a pic of a F-111. Looks intimidating, hen?
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Re: F-111
« Reply #46 on: April 16, 2007, 10:18:04 AM »
It looks like a duck with an over-sized bill...
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Re: F-111
« Reply #47 on: April 17, 2007, 08:32:56 AM »
Looks can be deceptive

"call me a duck and i blow you up"
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