Return of the Tarhe?

[spitfirek5054]

https://www.scramble.nl/military-new...n-of-the-tarhe

[unmanned_droid]

Originally Posted by spitfirek5054

https://www.scramble.nl/military-new...n-of-the-tarhe

Don't see why not. More modern materials and processes could reduce the weight of the pods and make them more robust.

[NutLoose]

Agreed after all they did similar with the Twotter.

[meleagertoo]

Why do Chinooks and Super Stallions need freeing from their heavylift duties under operational conditions"? Isn't that their role?
Wouldn't a better and more modern solution be to simply buy more Chinooks and Stallions?
If the new Tarhe fills a gap that isn't covered now that's clearly a different matter but that doesn't seem to be what they said.

[Arclite01]

I would think this is for real outsize loads rather than the conventionally considered heavy lift of the underslung load..................

Arc

[Mk 1]

Bring it! If for no other reason that they make awesome firefighting helitankers. And as we saw last summer, we need more (and locally based) of these fine assets.

[ExAdvert]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

Agreed after all they did similar with the Twotter.

Except that made it less robust and weigh more!

[unmanned_droid]

Originally Posted by meleagertoo

Why do Chinooks and Super Stallions need freeing from their heavylift duties under operational conditions"? Isn't that their role?
Wouldn't a better and more modern solution be to simply buy more Chinooks and Stallions?
If the new Tarhe fills a gap that isn't covered now that's clearly a different matter but that doesn't seem to be what they said.

The Tarhe would allow the old new again concept of delivering pods to areas - ready kitted out to do their job. You could fit out a Chinook or Stallion with the kit in those pods (med stations or drone or missile/rocket batteries for example) but that would not be a very good use of very expensive and scarce resources. A pod you can drop off and pick up though...today, this could be a genuinely useful utility.

[charliegolf]

Thunderbird 2.

CG

[Martin the Martian]

Originally Posted by charliegolf

Thunderbird 2.

CG

I was thinking more along the lines of the Eagle transporter.

[spitfirek5054]

Originally Posted by Martin the Martian

I was thinking more along the lines of the Eagle transporter.

AAH Space 1999

[NutLoose]

I would imagine it would be ideal for disaster relief lifting in generator pods, pump units and medical units.