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Post by Calum on Aug 16, 2022 17:43:25 GMT 12
Thats interesting. As NZ has an obligation to be able to provide and maintain a JTAC capability, wouldn't it be a good idea to have a joint NZ/AUS JTAC squadron?. Considering they want a contracted service, depending on the model they choose, there may be no actual "squadron" assigned. They also seem to want quite a bit capability wise - hope they have a budget to match their wants. Now US SOCOM has chosen their light attack type platform there may be a few Supper Tucano's, AT-6's or OV-10's available for a contractor to use.
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Post by Calum on Aug 9, 2022 14:56:36 GMT 12
C17 would be the best bet for strategic airlift, but MRTT would make more sense in that it can refuel the P8. This is the most sensible reply in this entire thread. Most of the others are silly (I'm being polite)
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Post by Calum on Jul 25, 2022 19:14:02 GMT 12
Big if there.
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Post by Calum on Jul 25, 2022 19:08:12 GMT 12
Had it. The wife did it. Gave it away
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Post by Calum on May 18, 2022 17:03:28 GMT 12
It's not like this hasn't been happening for decades
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Post by Calum on Apr 19, 2021 19:14:57 GMT 12
That's good to hear. I wonder what Permit they will get noting Albion park is surrounded by housing. I certainly would love to see one flying again I believe they have Nowra in mind. Now that would be perfect (for me)
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Post by Calum on Apr 19, 2021 15:03:07 GMT 12
Picture of the current RAAF fleet and some ground support vehicles taken at RAAF Amberley in March. Whats missing? Don't see any drones. MC-55A Peregrine probably not yet delivered? ADF official Looks like all the current inventory. MC-55A is running late, Triton and MQ-9B Sky Guardian not yet delivered
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Post by Calum on Apr 19, 2021 14:56:35 GMT 12
Don't worry about Future or like for a gloss coat. I found it difficult to use and a bit fragile.
There are plenty of good gloss coats out there made for modelling. I like acyclic Lacquers like Mr Color or SMS myself. But Tamiya does a nice one as well
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Post by Calum on Apr 19, 2021 14:53:54 GMT 12
I'll be interested to see how CASA approach this They won't have to much to do with it, Australian warbirds oversee it. By all accounts it's well sorted already in regards to operating permissions. That's good to hear. I wonder what Permit they will get noting Albion park is surrounded by housing. I certainly would love to see one flying again
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Post by Calum on Apr 14, 2021 15:03:33 GMT 12
Wonder if they will end up at Coulson Aviation for fire bomber conversions
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Post by Calum on Apr 14, 2021 15:01:50 GMT 12
I'll be interested to see how CASA approach this
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Post by Calum on Apr 14, 2021 14:58:41 GMT 12
I like the bottom one
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Post by Calum on Jan 18, 2021 14:20:44 GMT 12
About bloody time. We should have purchased them in the first place. And why 29.....that is a 'bean counters' figure if I have ever heard one. I could just see France rushing to our support in the Pacific to support the Tigers during a conflict situation.....NOT ! Same applies to the MRH-90. What a stupid idea that was as well. Now we are buying diesel/electric retrofitted French nuclear subs. Will we ever learn about buying junk from the French. That too shall end in compromise disaster. Guessing the only 'real' reason Australia did not purchase the best proven conventional subs in the world from others was " We couldn't buy submarines from Germany or hell forbid Japan could we...". That submarine programme will end in disaster with only one delivered by 2034 and four by 2040 by which time the world will be a far, far different place. Actually 29 is 12 machines for each of the units and 5 for the training school, that was in the RFT IIRC (hence the issue Airbus had trying to find 5 more machines.. ). 12 machines should give you 6-8 serviceable every day going on my experience with helicopters. So not a decision the "bean counters" would have made unless you include engineers as bean counters .... And Apache was bid initially for Air 87 and didn't meet the requirements for reasons that have not been widely communicated (I've heard Cost, Aussie Industry involvement, and the D was judged developmentally immature whereas Eurocopter convinced defence it's requested changes to the standard Tiger weren't overly complex , this obviously turned out to be incorrect). ADF procurement seems to moved away from actual competitions against requirements to the services seeing a platform they like and then building case to get it . That has plusses and minus's.. I struggle to see what an Apache will offer in a great conflicts the ADF is structuring itself for, it seems more like a platform counterinsurgency ops's like Afghan and iraq which we are supposed to shying away from (of course no one can predict the future but we didn't need ARH or Blackhawk/MRH in either of those conflicts) . I think more unmanned systems and Cyber is where any additional money should go. In a great power conflict Army will be the bit player with the RAAF and RAN taking on major roles. As for French junk, whilst I'm not a fan of the Tiger or MRH, some of their issues are the ADF's own making it seems to me, e.g. specifying non standard (for the the platform) systems, adding things like e Hellfire later etc. Other countries don't seem to have had close to the number issues we have. And that piece of French junk, the Mirage, turned out OK and KC-30 is clearly the best tanker in the world...As for the Subs, well building Submarines is far more complicated than going to space and Australia eventually managed that with Collins. IMHO the way Collins has turned out I think Australia could have done better with evolved Collins rather than a non nuke barracuda. .. I guess time will tell.
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Post by Calum on Jan 18, 2021 14:13:53 GMT 12
About bloody time. We should have purchased them in the first place. And why 29.....that is a 'bean counters' figure if I have ever heard one. I could just see France rushing to our support in the Pacific to support the Tigers during a conflict situation.....NOT ! Same applies to the MRH-90. What a stupid idea that was as well. Now we are buying diesel/electric retrofitted French nuclear subs. Will we ever learn about buying junk from the French. That too shall end in compromise disaster. Guessing the only 'real' reason Australia did not purchase the best proven conventional subs in the world from others was " We couldn't buy submarines from Germany or hell forbid Japan could we...". That submarine programme will end in disaster with only one delivered by 2034 and four by 2040 by which time the world will be a far, far different place. Actually 29 is 12 machines for each of the units and 5 for the training school, that was in the RFT. 12 machines should give you 6-8 serviceable every day going on my experience with helicopters. So not a decision the "bean counters" would have made.... Apache was bid initially and didn't meet the requirements for reasons that have not been widely communicated ADF procurement seems to moved away from actual competitions against requirements to the services seeing a platform they like and then building case to get it . That has plusses and minus's.. I struggle to see what an Apache will offer in a great conflicts the ADF is structuring itself for, it seems more like a platform counterinsurgency ops's like Afghan and iraq which we are supposed to shying away from (of course no one can predict the future but we didn't need ARH or Blackhawk/MRH in either of those conflicts) . I think more unmanned systems and Cyber is where any additional money should go. In a great power conflict Army will be the bit player with the RAAF and RAN taking on major roles. As for French junk, whilst I'm not a fan of the Tiger or MRH, some of their issues are the ADF's own making it seems to me, e.g. specifying non standard (for the the platform) systems, adding things like e Hellfire later etc. Other countries don't seem to have had close to the number issues we have. And that piece of French junk, the Mirage, turned out OK and KC-30 is clearly the best tanker in the world...As for the Subs, well building Submarines is far more complicated than going to space and Australia eventually managed that with Collins. IMHO the way Collins has turned out I think Australia could have done better with evolved Collins rather than a non nuke barracuda. .. I guess time will tell.
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Post by Calum on Nov 24, 2020 13:58:32 GMT 12
Thanks Dave, I shall see what more I can find
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Post by Calum on Nov 23, 2020 14:10:55 GMT 12
How is the Harrier, Tornado and Mirage IIIE? They were looking pretty sad in 2012 when I visited
I agree though it's a great museum in a great setting
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Post by Calum on Nov 23, 2020 14:09:05 GMT 12
Anyone know of any NZ Aircrew that flew Whitley's with coastal command. I assume there were plenty but haven't stumbled across any in my books of googling.
I have Costal Command Whitley to do for a modelling project so thought about adding a NZ connection (has to be coastal command as I like the scheme :-) )
Thanks in advance
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Post by Calum on Oct 28, 2020 13:35:59 GMT 12
Nice light , great shots Colin
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Post by Calum on Oct 21, 2020 13:50:47 GMT 12
I have the RNZAF paint and stencil drawings, once I find them I'll chuck you a PM. Les you don't have the Euro 1 A-4 /TA-4 ones by any chance do you?
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Post by Calum on Sept 22, 2020 15:11:39 GMT 12
Great photos
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