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?