View Full Version : F3s flown to Falklands inside C17s
I could make some sarcastic remarks, but I won't.
<a href="http://news.mod.uk/news/press/news_headline_story.asp?newsItem_id=1382" target="_blank">http://news.mod.uk/news/press/news_headline_story.asp?newsItem_id=1382</a>
Gainesy
29th Jan 2002, 20:16
...but I bet someone will, ORAC.
Jackonicko
29th Jan 2002, 20:40
They've moved them via Antonov before, haven't they?
Would leasing an An-124 be more or less expensive than using a C-17? Does the Tornado had to be more or less 'broken down' to be fitted in an An-124?
BEagle
29th Jan 2002, 22:38
But would a Tornado fit inside an A400M, I ask myself......
Good point about the A400M......
Anyone else more than a trifle concerned that the future AT plans for the RAF appear to be for no more than 25 J's and 25 A400M's plus about 9 wide bodied passenger carrying tanker conversions?
Quite a reduction compared to the current 25 J, 26 K, 4 C-17 plus those big wide freight door Tristars and 10's.
FSTA does not call for a freight door or reinforced floor and the A400M is larger than a C-130 but not by much.
How does all this fit with an expeditionery Air Force?
Suit.....
Radar Muppet
29th Jan 2002, 23:35
Suit
You wouldn't, per chance, be in the business of supplying (potential) future widebody capability to organisations that are currently short, would you?
Regards
Muff Coupling
30th Jan 2002, 00:28
Obviously a measure to save engine time now that the F3 has been retrofiited with Ardours to increase performance, which sadly, appear to fail about six times per 1000hrs,according to FI! <img src="wink.gif" border="0">
Mike Cusack
31st Jan 2002, 00:07
Tornado F3s re-engined with Adours? I don't think so. The Jag has trouble getting off the ground, I hate to think what putting them into an F3 would do!
Lima Juliet
31st Jan 2002, 01:01
The Antonov solution involved less work for the groundcrew as the F3 needed less things removing. Interestingly, (Only for gingers) the MOD news article didn't mention the man-hours for the strip-down and re-build of the aircraft (Last count about 4 weeks per airframe!!).. .Still with jets in the fleet that were once 4 seperate aircraft, we kind of put "Dodgy Joe's Garage Cut 'N' Shuts" to shame. Surely, all this dismantling can't be good for them; no wonder they limit our "g" in peacetime!
Any Gingers got any comments?
LJ <img src="confused.gif" border="0">