First fa-22 fighters delivered to langley - Page 5

pauldun170 · 02-25-2009, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave

like the f35

def agree though. Hell i think we still ought to have coin aircraft. Some ov10s would have been extremely usefull in iraq compared to the never gonna get it f16 support

BRONCO!!

That thing was cool...payload...carry a couple of folks...
In today's environment, it's survivability may not be the best. Not enough to justify the cost of modernizing it.

However, I think it's cool looking. Makes me want to go to the hobby shop and pick up a few kits.

Dave · 02-25-2009, 12:24 PM

i saw it as a modern day skyraider. And the later models with the chin guns would have been especially handy. Quite a few of them were already modernised for atf use in the nineties and probably could have been fielded with minor updates. Probably get away with putting them under army aviation since they already have fixed wing craft with the shorts and the AF hates coins

Dave · 02-25-2009, 12:38 PM

ever heard of the super tucano?

pauldun170 · 02-25-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

ever heard of the super tucano?

Brazilians. and there cute little wee plane.

Call me an asshole...but I think it looks like deadmeat out side of it natural habitat of jungle and mountain.

Adeptus_Minor · 02-25-2009, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by pauldun170

Brazilians. and there cute little wee plane.

Call me an asshole...but I think it looks like deadmeat out side of it natural habitat of jungle and mountain.

Looks like P-51 envy to me.

pauldun170 · 02-25-2009, 01:04 PM

I keep forgetting that Embraer is Brazilian. That and Brazil has a fucking aircraft carrier stocked with scooters.

smileyman · 02-25-2009, 01:05 PM

Tucano? Isn't that a type of potted meat?

Corey · 02-25-2009, 01:05 PM

Looks like cannon fodder to me.

Dave · 02-25-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by pauldun170

Brazilians. and there cute little wee plane.

Call me an asshole...but I think it looks like deadmeat out side of it natural habitat of jungle and mountain.

prop planes have overcome jets in the past. obviously in ww2 and skyraiders (which have almost no air to air capability) have dropped migs in vietnam. And none of those carried aim9s

Adeptus_Minor · 02-25-2009, 01:27 PM

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prop planes have overcome jets in the past. obviously in ww2 and skyraiders (which have almost no air to air capability) have dropped migs in vietnam. And none of those carried aim9s

Lock two guys in a phone booth, one with a snub .38 and the other with a M249, and see which one gets the kill shot.

02-25-2009, 12:24 PM	#42
Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	i saw it as a modern day skyraider. And the later models with the chin guns would have been especially handy. Quite a few of them were already modernised for atf use in the nineties and probably could have been fielded with minor updates. Probably get away with putting them under army aviation since they already have fixed wing craft with the shorts and the AF hates coins Last edited by Dave; 02-25-2009 at 12:29 PM..

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Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	ever heard of the super tucano?