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06-27-2005, 03:44 PM
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#16 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | Gripens? Are you talking about the JAS-39 Gripens?
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | 
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06-27-2005, 05:08 PM
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#17 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | Yes. CAF has bought some 1O+ pcs, I think. They're flying over my house sometimes.  | |
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06-28-2005, 10:37 AM
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#18 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Good stuff, I always liked the design of the Grippen.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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06-28-2005, 10:56 AM
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#19 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Yeah, like an arrow! Fantastic design. I tried to catch em with my digital camera, but no chance they're so quick!
Talking about the design, do you know a cancelled project of almost finished jet airplane BAC TSR.2 ? They've done some 5 exemplaries, OI think. IMHO this plane has the nicest shape I've ever seen on a modern fighter!
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06-28-2005, 11:07 AM
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#20 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | The whole project seemed doomed by polotics from the beginning.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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06-28-2005, 12:32 PM
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#21 | | Senior Member
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Country:  | The British government cancelled it a long-long time ago because it was too expensive. It would have been the most advanced design at it's time of entry but it's just another military affair ended by that strict politcal wife... 
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004  To those in that club. | |
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06-28-2005, 01:14 PM
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#22 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Another reason it failed was because some people in the Government thought it was better to buy US built aircraft. Personally I think someone had friends on the other side of the big lake.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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06-28-2005, 01:20 PM
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#23 | | Senior Member
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Country: | I wouldn't have been too bothered if we had bought American instead of building the Panavia 'Piece of Crap' Tornado. 
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
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06-28-2005, 01:42 PM
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#24 | | Master of Ewes
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Country: | yeah we totally should have got the TSR.2, an amazing plane.......
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06-28-2005, 02:03 PM
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#25 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | I believe it would have been pretty good. Probably the best out there.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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06-28-2005, 02:11 PM
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#26 | | Konfused with a 'K'
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Country:  | Definately. I belive that in the 80's the government looked at reinstating the porject but cancelled in again after tests showed that it was much better than the Tornado...
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06-28-2005, 02:59 PM
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#27 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | Ofcourse because the Government had there hands all over the Tornado, it was a joing project between European nations and needed to go on.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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06-28-2005, 05:52 PM
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#28 | | Senior Member
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Country: | Was an amazing plane... I've heard it was almost finished when they decided to stop it. BTW, a RAF WWII ace Neville F. Duke was a testing pilot. | |
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06-28-2005, 06:00 PM
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#29 | | Der Crewchief
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Country: | It was finished the aircraft was flown.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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06-28-2005, 06:39 PM
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Country: | One currently resides in IWM-Duxford...oh, did I mention I'll be there on July 9th!?  
__________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club. | |
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