RAF to revert to Prop engine aircraft for ground attack role!

TarJak · 01-24-10, 06:16 AM

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6997720.ece

=FI=Ghost · 01-24-10, 06:22 AM

Maybe they will bring back Tempests and Typhoons

Letum · 01-24-10, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by =FI=Ghost

Maybe they will bring back Tempests and Typhoons

Oh gawd yes!
Let this be so!

TarJak · 01-24-10, 07:08 AM

Nah they are getting a Brazillian!

Next comes the back sack and crack.

Skybird · 01-24-10, 08:48 AM

I am wondering since long why this has not been considered earlier. Propeller ground attack aircraft are used with great success in South America since long. And the advantages are not only financial, but flight-related as well.

And now I'm off to FS9 to do some low altitude stunts with my SF.260 tactical trainer!

01-24-10, 08:52 AM

Its probably the best idea the MOD has come up with in a long time.

Torplexed · 01-24-10, 09:07 AM

Everything old is new again. Might be time to dust off some of those Vietnam vintage Skyraiders.

Oberon · 01-24-10, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by =FI=Ghost

Maybe they will bring back Tempests and Typhoons

Somewhere in deepest darkest Spain, there is a Dutch man who is frantically writing a letter to the MOD...

SteamWake · 01-24-10, 09:55 AM

I know Embraier's ears just perked up.

=FI=Ghost · 01-24-10, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Somewhere in deepest darkest Spain, there is a Dutch man who is frantically writing a letter to the MOD...

I can only imagine the contents of the letter

HunterICX · 01-25-10, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Somewhere in deepest darkest Spain, there is a Dutch man who is frantically writing a letter to the MOD...

Pleeeeeaaaaaasee...bring back the Typhoons and Tempests

HunterICX

gutted · 01-25-10, 01:44 PM

Good luck finding "fighter pilots" willing to fly them.

XabbaRus · 01-25-10, 03:10 PM

The lolwaffles are all current on the Tempest, Typhoon and Spitfire and all its subtypes.

Castout · 01-26-10, 05:35 PM

Umm the govt of my country has ordered the Tucanos too for border patrols

Steel_Tomb · 01-28-10, 03:35 PM

Sad thing is, in the not too distant future we will have UCAV's. The US are developing them now so I should imagine its only a matter of time before the UK gets some. Cheap to run/maintain and can carry a half decent payload.

Big problem with the spending review is all 3 services have been neglected in some fashion for so long they ALL need stuff yet the Gov't in its wisdom will make cuts for sure. The Navy needs more Type 45's is it's to defend the 2 carriers effectively when they launch, the RAF needs far more fast jets we have a pitiful amount of jets now compared to 20 years ago. Choppers too for the RAF/Navy and AAC. The Army too needs newer vehicles and weapons. The list seems endless... but thats what a decade of neglect and constant cut backs does... oh and 9 years of active operations!

01-24-10, 06:16 AM	#1
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	RAF to revert to Prop engine aircraft for ground attack role! http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6997720.ece

01-24-10, 06:22 AM	#2
=FI=Ghost Gunner Join Date: May 2009 Location: Temerin, Serbia/Günzburg, Germany. Posts: 99 Downloads: 93 Uploads: 0	Maybe they will bring back Tempests and Typhoons __________________ Bury me at sea where no murdered ghosts can haunt me, if I rock upon the waves then no corpse can lay upon me.

01-24-10, 08:48 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,609 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I am wondering since long why this has not been considered earlier. Propeller ground attack aircraft are used with great success in South America since long. And the advantages are not only financial, but flight-related as well. And now I'm off to FS9 to do some low altitude stunts with my SF.260 tactical trainer! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

01-24-10, 09:55 AM	#9
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I know Embraier's ears just perked up. __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

01-25-10, 03:10 PM	#13
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The lolwaffles are all current on the Tempest, Typhoon and Spitfire and all its subtypes. __________________

01-24-10, 07:08 AM	#4
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Nah they are getting a Brazillian! Next comes the back sack and crack.

01-24-10, 08:52 AM	#6
Tribesman Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	Its probably the best idea the MOD has come up with in a long time.

01-24-10, 09:07 AM	#7
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Everything old is new again. Might be time to dust off some of those Vietnam vintage Skyraiders.

01-25-10, 01:44 PM	#12
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	Good luck finding "fighter pilots" willing to fly them.

01-26-10, 05:35 PM	#14
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Umm the govt of my country has ordered the Tucanos too for border patrols __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

01-28-10, 03:35 PM	#15
Steel_Tomb Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridgeshire - UK Posts: 1,128 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Sad thing is, in the not too distant future we will have UCAV's. The US are developing them now so I should imagine its only a matter of time before the UK gets some. Cheap to run/maintain and can carry a half decent payload. Big problem with the spending review is all 3 services have been neglected in some fashion for so long they ALL need stuff yet the Gov't in its wisdom will make cuts for sure. The Navy needs more Type 45's is it's to defend the 2 carriers effectively when they launch, the RAF needs far more fast jets we have a pitiful amount of jets now compared to 20 years ago. Choppers too for the RAF/Navy and AAC. The Army too needs newer vehicles and weapons. The list seems endless... but thats what a decade of neglect and constant cut backs does... oh and 9 years of active operations! __________________ _______________________________________________ System Spec: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz \| 4Gb Corsair XMS2 Dominator DDR2 PC-2 6400 RAM \| XFX GeForce 8800GTS 640mb PCI-E \| Creative X-fi sound card \| 250Gb HDD \| *Rest In Peace Dave, you will be missed.*