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praenoscere
11th Jul 2005, 15:40
Hopefully soon our esteemed air force will be in possession of the new Gripen and thereby sadly saying goodbye to the trusted workhorse Mirage/ Cheetah .
I have had the fortunate experience of chatting to an American F15 pilot about the Gripen. His words were and I quote : " the Gripen is a nimble little fighter , but I prefer ammo and fuel"
What you say?
Deanw
11th Jul 2005, 16:07
You can't compare the two. Different aircraft of different generations for different roles.
pointer41
11th Jul 2005, 18:05
Sure thing, but you still need ammo and fuel.
SebasW
11th Jul 2005, 20:23
I prefer ammo and fuel
Not to be pessimistic, but the way the airforce if looking now I doubt that they could afford either of the two in any case.:rolleyes:
praenoscere
13th Jul 2005, 08:51
Let's hope the NSAAF will have pilots to fly the Gripens once delivered - otherwise they might have to " outsource" tp get pilots - or will the cream from ZIM come to our aid(s)?
phydeaux
13th Jul 2005, 11:03
Maybe the first landing will look something like this one:O
http://www.crazy****.com/dc.php?type=medias&cid=5151
praenoscere
13th Jul 2005, 11:54
.....WELL FOR A ZIM INSTRUCTOR THAT WAS EXCELLENT!
praenoscere
13th Jul 2005, 14:13
Pity'ol Bob M was not in it!