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Forum: Military Aviation

28th Sep 2014, 07:03

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Harrier T12A - specops bus ?

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Posted By orca

My guess back in post 8 was 2500lb, if we really...

My guess back in post 8 was 2500lb, if we really do need the extra bloke then we could say 2300lb.;)

The 340nm figure was for a T4 with 100 gallon tanks which gave it a total load of 6600lb.

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Sep 2014, 20:06

Replies: 42

Harrier T12A - specops bus ?

Views: 11,941

Posted By orca

Mainjafad, I see! If it helps (but in...

Mainjafad,

I see!

If it helps (but in no way trying to detract from the writer's licence!):The 6600 lbs of fuel in the T4 would have given you 5800 until you needed to be in the landing...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Sep 2014, 17:33

Replies: 42

Harrier T12A - specops bus ?

Views: 11,941

Posted By orca

Or maybe we've stumbled across the only use for a...

Or maybe we've stumbled across the only use for a QFI! Getting out and closing the door for the SF. ;)

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Sep 2014, 15:55

Replies: 42

Harrier T12A - specops bus ?

Views: 11,941

Posted By orca

Why have we decided this was a use for the two...

Why have we decided this was a use for the two seater? The T10 and T12 had stacks of CoG corners, which I can't imagine this would help. Also why send two chaps when one would do?

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Sep 2014, 13:58

Replies: 42

Harrier T12A - specops bus ?

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Posted By orca

ShotOne, I'm sure they did, however I...

ShotOne,

I'm sure they did, however I didn't! I think you can see why from the various CONOPs paintings, it would take a CVS's entire force of FA2s to bring back a mixture of rescuers and rescued...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Sep 2014, 07:41

Replies: 42

Harrier T12A - specops bus ?

Views: 11,941

Posted By orca

I had always assumed that this (to me) non...

I had always assumed that this (to me) non starter relied upon you landing at both ends of the mission. I had also assumed it was for extraction in extremis vice the orderly deployment of the...

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Sep 2014, 20:26

Replies: 42

Harrier T12A - specops bus ?

Views: 11,941

Posted By orca

Fonsini, If you assume this would require a...

Fonsini,

If you assume this would require a vertical take off, which it might not:

From memory an average 107, on an average day with tanks and ASW - but nothing else would give you a VTO of...

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