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Iconic though the Hercy bird is, I don't think anyone who has spent 14 hours in the back of one to Asi, and another 14 to the FI followed by another 14 hours back to ASI 'cos the weather was to bad to land, will regret its replacement!![]()
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Its a shame we did not take on the German proposal to Westernise the Antonov An70!!![]()
Taking bets we wont get the F35 either- AUS have ordered more super hornets
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I do love the look of the Herc, always wanted a 1/72nd scale model of the Spectre version
Somehow CoD made if far less interesting to me.![]()
Shame to see the Hercules go. It's been in active service for a very long time now, so i guess it's had it's time. The replacement doesn't look that different tbh, apart from the tail section.
It's a miracle that the MoD actually ordered something fit for purpose and that appears to being delivered on time too.
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This is bunny and friends. He is fed up waiting for everyone to help him out, and decided to help himself instead!
erm its 3 years late.....
and over budget too!
Its actually quiet a sensible upgrade from the Herc, one of the taglines for the A400 is that it can ‘transport what the C130 cannot to places that the C17 can’t'. The problem with the C130 is that modern military vehicles are wider, taller, and heavier than those that they replaced. Hence quiet a bit of new kit will not fit in a C130, or needs to be partly dismantled.
Does it have the short runway capability of the Herc ?
@halloween - Got a link for that ?
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
heres the first from 2009 (delays in A400m)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/...0090109?rpc=44
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv13UuLgH-s
short field is pegged at 980meters , comparable to the C-130J @ 955meters
and heres the second:
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...-to-jsf-02898/
AUS hornet fleet expanding to 48 ; likely much smaller F35 order
also looks like canada following suit.
Phage (09-03-2013)
Cheers - who knew Canberra had any sense ?
Society's to blame,
Or possibly Atari.
We should have invested in the An70 program. The Germans had some sense!!
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