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General Modelling Forum => General Modeling topics => Topic started by: B777LR on March 03, 2007, 03:19:26 AM

Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: B777LR on March 03, 2007, 03:19:26 AM
Ok, got the March issue of AFM today, so here are a few news headlines: :)

Indian navy first MiG-29KUB flies

KC-X competition could become a one-horse race

First greek AH-64D delivered

Finnish air force seeks A-330MRTT

First austrian Eurofighter Typhoon rolled out :wub:

MAlta buys UH-72A

French Gendarmerie orders 37 EC-135

First italian C-27J arrives at Pisa

First French Navy E-2C with 8 blade props :wub:

Norway keeps fighter options open

F-117 deploys to korea

More US C-130Js

More US AH-64Ds

C-21 Learjet retires

J-STARS new engines

USN retires Sea Kings

Argentina retires Guarani after 45 years

Chile retires Mirage Elkan

Chile seeks replacement for 737-500 presidential jet

Argentina considers Mirage 2000  :wub:

Israeli air force abandons new colours

UAEAF orders AH-64D

Iraqi air force orders King Air 350ER

Russia Long Range Aviation to get new built Tu-160 :wub:  :wub:  :wub:

Final egyptian AH-64Ds delivered

Russia and india to develop fifth generation fighter together

Russia Air Force take delivery of 6 upgraded Su-25 :wub:

Pakistan takes delivery of first P-3C

JASDF KC-767 flies after conversion

First malaysian Su-30MKMs complete flight testing

Korea revives attack helicopter program

Thai navy AV-8A on show

2 dutch chinooks crash in afganistan


A nice article on german Lynx, South Afircan C-47 still operational, V-22 Osprey, Agapanthe 2006, etc.

Havent read much more on it yet, but might tell some more :rolleyes:

Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: B777LR on March 03, 2007, 05:00:35 AM
More:

Belgium air froce to get a second hand C-130H to replace the one that was lost in a fire in brussels

C-5 that crashed at dover is scrapped

First AH-1Z and UH-1Y delivered

The Boeing P-8 will be named Poseidon

First NH-90 of Norway flew

Retirement of Portugese Pumas

Swiss air force sells its only Learjet
Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: Spey_Phantom on March 03, 2007, 07:27:54 AM
verry nice, i wouls like to point out that the C-130 my country bought is Ex-Evergreen WC-130E serial N130EV, witch will be upgraded to Belgian Standards (H-version) and to be serialed CH-14 (13 was left out deu to supersticious reasons) and is sceduled to enter service in 2008  B)  
Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: B777LR on March 03, 2007, 07:40:12 AM
Quoteverry nice, i wouls like to point out that the C-130 my country bought is Ex-Evergreen WC-130E serial N130EV, witch will be upgraded to Belgian Standards (H-version) and to be serialed CH-14 (13 was left out deu to supersticious reasons) and is sceduled to enter service in 2008  B)
Ah, you are better informed than the magazine then :lol:  it is still undicided when the magazine was printed :lol:  
Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: Shasper on March 03, 2007, 07:51:23 PM
Looks like I'm goin shoppin!

Cant believe the AF is going for more C-130Js after they canceled their order (and paid the boucudles $$$ for the termination fees  <_< )


Shas B)
Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: Jschmus on March 03, 2007, 09:32:06 PM
A lot of that news is repeated in the new Combat Aircraft.  I don't have the mag in front of me to refer to, but I remember reading that the USAF is retiring the last of its UH-1N Huey helicopters, operated in support of the ICBM silos.  They're launching a program to acquire a Common Vertical Lift Support Aircraft later this year.  They're expecting bids from Bell, Agusta, Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin (since when do they build helicopters?).
Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: GTX on March 03, 2007, 09:41:36 PM
QuoteLockheed Martin (since when do they build helicopters?).

Well they are the prime for the VH-71 (i.e. the US EH-101)

Regards,

Greg
Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: DropBear on March 03, 2007, 10:11:00 PM
What were the new Israeli colours that are now not to be adopted?

:huh:  
Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: rallymodeller on March 04, 2007, 12:31:29 AM
QuoteLockheed Martin (since when do they build helicopters?).
AHEM.

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Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: B777LR on March 04, 2007, 12:31:40 AM
QuoteCant believe the AF is going for more C-130Js after they canceled their order (and paid the boucudles $$$ for the termination fees  <_< )


Shas B)
They arent, the marines are :lol:  ;)  
Title: Airplane News - March
Post by: anthonyp on March 04, 2007, 07:34:56 AM
This magazine is definitely behind the times.  The KC-X competition is not a one horse race, rather only rumours of it going that way were in mid January when Northup-Grumman was making noises about not getting their way with the RFP.