View Full Version : P8-A is the new MRA4
rcmarple
24th Jan 2014, 23:47
The Aviationist » U.S. Navy?s new surveillance plane is full of flaws and not yet effective (http://theaviationist.com/2014/01/25/p-8-poseidon-flaws/)
Quote - "Flaws in the multi-million program (actually, a 35 billion USD endeavour) are almost everywhere: radar, sensor integration, data transfer"
It's deja vu all over again - let's see how the US govt differs from HM govt in how they deal with it...
diginagain
25th Jan 2014, 00:23
As someone once said;
Never buy the A model of anything.
RandomBlah
25th Jan 2014, 00:41
That's strange, the one I flew earlier today worked just fine.
rjtjrt
25th Jan 2014, 01:29
let's see how the US govt differs from HM govt in how they deal with it...
Yes, let's see.
SASless
25th Jan 2014, 01:50
We make you guys look like amateurs at this kind of thing! Drag up a comfy chair and grab your Popcorn and Soda Pop!
West Coast
25th Jan 2014, 01:56
Yup, the lawyers are in full orgasm mode now.
betty swallox
25th Jan 2014, 02:39
Hey rcmarple!
So how close were you involved in the Nimrod MRA4 programme?? And what do you actually know about the P-8A program. Or are you just jumping on a bandwagon to get some airtime on PPRuNe?!
So you're taking an existing civillian airframe and converting it to an MPA. Now it doesn't do as much as you expected it.
SASLess, are you saying you're better at failing to reach your expectations than the UK?
SASless
25th Jan 2014, 05:16
Pretty much.....but the British MOD is a mighty tough act to beat.
We just do it on a much larger scale probably.
The A-12 Avenger II (http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_A-12_Avenger_II) is pretty hard to beat. But it didn't mean losing an entire role/capability.
Pontius Navigator
25th Jan 2014, 07:12
So you're taking an existing civillian airframe and converting it to an MPA.
Like just about every country - the US, the USSR, Canada, UK
I am sure there are others.
AtomKraft
25th Jan 2014, 07:20
The Indian Navy are introducing the Poseidon at the moment.
It may have have the edge on its predecessor capability-wise, but as an aeroplane it looks gay next to a Bear.....;)
Mind you, most things do..
awblain
25th Jan 2014, 11:39
"Just-in-service aircraft has some issues"
Well, well, well… I'd have bet all my Boeing stock on that being the case.
melmothtw
25th Jan 2014, 14:08
As someone once said;
Never buy the A model of anything
That'll be why the Indians added 'I' to their designation then. Crafty.
rcmarple
25th Jan 2014, 14:44
Betty - not after airtime as you put it. Just a concerned taxpayer who lives close to Woodford who wonders how many years I have to work to pay for the scrap metal which I think still lies over the fence.
betty swallox
25th Jan 2014, 15:30
I'm in your gang...
Willard Whyte
25th Jan 2014, 17:56
That'll be why the Indians added 'I' to their designation then. Crafty.
The Israeli's will be pi55ed, which is never a sensible thing to do.
The Helpful Stacker
25th Jan 2014, 18:55
The Israeli's will be pi55ed, which is never a sensible thing to do.
Keep an eye out for Mossad's head office car park being a little less busy and Indian politicians having unexpected cardiac arrests...;)