Wildcat

[comedyjock]

Has the first aircraft been delivered to the Army yet? I believe they were due to receive it this month and with all the doom and gloom it would surely be a small good news story before Christmas.

[Wensleydale]

Its a bit late... The first aircraft was delivered to the USN in 1940, and the RN shortly after!

[Tracey Island]

RTS1 for Army Wildcat 9 Mar 12; first 3 AH scheduled for delivery Apr '12.

[HEDP]

Surely that a will be Wildcat RH1

[helidriver]

I believe the AH in all Army aircraft stands for Army Helicopter.

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[BS Alert]

Does that mean it will be Wildcat AH2?

[helidriver]

Nope, Wildcat AH1, first version. I think only the Lynx has moved on in Mk numbers for the Army, with the Mk 7, Mk 9 and Mk 9A. Gazelle was AH 1, even after 30 odd years in service and the Apache is still AH 1 even after the MTADS upgrade. I'm not sure what constitutes an upgrade from Mk 1 to Mk 2 and so on. Anyone, Bueller, Bueller.......?

[Charlie Time]

Likely now to Wildcat Mk2 HMA.

[jamesdevice]

shouldn't it be AH10 or 11 carried on from the Lynx? After all, its really just a Super Lynx

[Taff Missed]

Even the historic flight Alouette 2 is known as the Alouette AH1.

[PTT]

After all, its really just a Super Lynx

It's only Super when compared to the Lynx

[ralphmalph]

PTT,

You clearly have had nothing to do with or know about Lynx AH Mk9A!

WILDCAT will have to be very good to keep up (Apart from the cracking tail and **** Oleos!)

The fact that it doesnt come with a .50 or DNVG (the age old....fitted for but not with!) means it will have a catch up game to play as soon as it enters service.

Ralph

[Charlie Time]

Wildcat does come with M3M for HMA and will come with clearance for it for AH.

[PTT]

Nothing like a good bite within one post! It's not like the bait was clearly marked or anything

[SandChopper]

Aren't 847 Sqn, RN, scheduled to be the 1st to get Wildcat?

[BS Alert]

Will 847 Sqn RNAS operate Wildcat AH or Wildcat with some other suffix?

[Art of flight]

Will whatever they call it still require a hand to TQ match the engines when moving the collective?

[wg13_dummy]

Yep, 847 Sqn NAS will be the first squadron to convert to Army Wildcat......Own goal. Not to mention all Wildcat (Navy and Army) will be painted two tone grey. Own goal #2.......and all based at RNAS Yeovilton


At least the AAC will be taken over by the FAA and not the crabs. Cant be all bad then

[Odigron]

Nice, bait laid, let's see who bites.

[Art of flight]

As ex-AAC I can clearly see the benefit of having the Corps run by a better leadership than it's had in the past and seems to have at present!

The stopper might be the very odd notion that only officers can 'fly' the aircraft?