More lethal???

Looks like Johnny Number 5 to me

X-32 was a Harrier style concept, using 2 mid mounted nozzles (the standard rear exhaust closed for STOVL flight).

Not sure where 24 came from, but this is from the Leonardo thread... If these are successfully concluded, the volumes under discussion would lead to a “double-digit backlog” for the Wildcat, said Clarke, speaking at an event in Yeovil on 22 August A Wildcat sized Naval asset was never going to set t...

I wonder if any of the top brass would have the balls to stand up and say that the plane was lost, (basically) because of the repercussions of the forced "gap"?

Nah, silly me... They'll just wait for retirement first.

If they can do a full evaluation, could be interesting...

They have a lot of interesting videos (including VLOG's), only watched a few so far, but I'm working my way through them

https://www.youtube.com/@HillHelicopters/videos

It's India, if you haven't been accused of corruption, then you're doing something wrong.

Give it a couple of years and Safran's name will be dirt too.

Saw this last night, don't think it's been posted before...

So, LRV (400 and/or 600) for Rapid deployment, with Jackal and Coyote getting to the front line ASAP... Job Jobbed

Right, let's start with the corrections, you do realise that the number of airframes available and operational isn't the same as the numbers in service? Not sure what point you're trying to make here, because that can be said about every Air Force in the world, including the RAAF. Not even 'Murica!...

And let's not forget that this is all just a bit of fun.... I've watched Grim Reapers videos for a while now and they could never be accused of keeping it on the straight and narrow

Full state ownership is never good, but government having a small percentage of a strategically important enterprise (to guarantee in country ability) would be a good idea.

mrclark303 wrote: ↑05 Aug 2023, 18:00 Uncle Sam would I suspect take the opportunity to pull the UK firmly into its orbit once and for all and would offer a deal that couldn't be refused....

Couldn't be refused and highly likely was to the detriment of the UK

The same material that can and would be used on an aw149 or H175m in UK service you mean

Oopsie

Indeed, hence "it will be interesting to see what solutions they derive at"😉 You really think that having sunk millions into FLRAA to replace all Blackhawks (20 years later than its original OoS date), that they then hold their hands up and start a parallel program for a conventional heli...

I guarantee if something needs to fly into the shit and bullets on a hot LZ it will be Chinook, that said, the US Army will certainly be demanding Tonka tough new toys something the Marine Corps V22 certainly isn't, so it will be interesting to what solutions they derive at. By the way, retractable...

The 149 is an adapted civilian helicopter, features like retractable undercarriage just add to complexity. It's not Tonka It's really very simple, the Army and RAF want Blackhawk, ever wondered why? Like Blackhawk, it's tough and capable of receiving small arms fire and keeping going.... We need an...

You realise that everything nowadays (and in the future) is composite? Unless you don't want anyone to buy anything designed after the 1970's ever again :lol: And just out of curiosity, how do you know how fragile the 149 or 175 are? Because they are composite, just ask anyone who had to use Blackh...

You realise that everything nowadays (and in the future) is composite? Unless you don't want anyone to buy anything designed after the 1970's ever again

And just out of curiosity, how do you know how fragile the 149 or 175 are?

Sikorsky is king, Leo and Airbus are a waste of time, money, energy, human resources, etc ;) That fragile civilian derived helicopter would be broke and waiting for repairs within one week in the sandbox, just like Merlin was..... This confused me, since when was the Merlin a "civilian derived ...

A couple of videos that might be of interest...

Now, can we put them on Apaches, Boxers, etc please...