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Forum: Military Aviation

6th Apr 2018, 17:59

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USAF Fund B-52 Engine Replacement

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Posted By Heathrow Harry

Ken given the continued apparent usefulness...

Ken

given the continued apparent usefulness of the B-52 do you think they'd ever go for a replacement - a striaght sub-sonic, BIG, bomb truck that can carry just about anything you can think...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Apr 2018, 11:14

Replies: 160

USAF Fund B-52 Engine Replacement

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Posted By Heathrow Harry

The top secret toss bombing manoeuvre?????

The top secret toss bombing manoeuvre?????

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Apr 2018, 18:30

Replies: 160

USAF Fund B-52 Engine Replacement

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Posted By Heathrow Harry

Given the issues reported by the three major...

Given the issues reported by the three major engine providers right now it is a brave man who'd belie any promises TBH....

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Mar 2018, 12:05

Replies: 160

USAF Fund B-52 Engine Replacement

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Posted By Heathrow Harry

"the KC-46 effort will be finished" is that...

"the KC-46 effort will be finished"

is that a promise???

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Mar 2018, 15:38

Replies: 160

USAF Fund B-52 Engine Replacement

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Posted By Heathrow Harry

"at any price"... Not sure about that Ken -...

"at any price"...

Not sure about that Ken - costs them cash, reputation and diversion of men, materials and management I'm sure they'd be better off using elsewhere - such as on the 757/767...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Mar 2018, 18:04

Replies: 160

USAF Fund B-52 Engine Replacement

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Posted By Heathrow Harry

But they were still alive Ken... which is my...

But they were still alive Ken... which is my original point... carpet bombing (or mining) doesn't wipe out all opposition.... I doubt the Wermacht or the Confederacy would have surrendered in...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Feb 2018, 06:39

Replies: 160

USAF Fund B-52 Engine Replacement

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Posted By Heathrow Harry

yes but if they'rre trained and bloody minded...

yes but if they'rre trained and bloody minded they can still stop an advance - rather like the episodes in WW1 and the US Civil War when people exploded bloody great mines under the opposition front...

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Feb 2018, 07:23

Replies: 160

USAF Fund B-52 Engine Replacement

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Posted By Heathrow Harry

Not much you can do - hope they're going to hit...

Not much you can do - hope they're going to hit someone else, hope they miss...

But it always astounds me how many people seem to have survived a carpet bombing attack over the last 80 years

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Feb 2018, 08:06

Replies: 160

USAF Fund B-52 Engine Replacement

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Posted By Heathrow Harry

Funny really.. if you proposed a new v large...

Funny really.. if you proposed a new v large relatively slow, totally unstealthy bomb truck you'd be laughed out of the industry or military

But that's what they need and will need for another 30...

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