Originally posted by Captain Morgan: I always thought of bringing back the Skyraider with modern avionics.
That would be EXTREMELY difficult. I am not aware of any radial engines in production anymore.
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February 21, 2017, 07:16 PM
Captain Morgan
I agree about the engines. But it would bring some nice ground support with some crazy payload. It would be cool to see some modern bombs and missiles on them!
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February 21, 2017, 07:49 PM
arabiancowboy
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Originally posted by Captain Morgan: I agree about the engines. But it would bring some nice ground support with some crazy payload. It would be cool to see some modern bombs and missiles on them!
Concur on the cool factor. But with something that size, you need to consider acoustic and visual signature. Most of our air strikes are not CAS, they are SCAR or air interdiction. If you're too loud, the enemy spooks and your strike window closes. The best strikes are when a group of assholes hears the whistle of an incoming AGM about 2 seconds prior to impact.
February 21, 2017, 08:15 PM
corsair
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Originally posted by alreadydead: If I remember correctly one of the things about it that was bad was the cockpit air conditioning or lack of. It was a loved plane in Vietnam, I think that there are some fire units (Cal Fire) still using them as a fire director/fire boss aircraft for directing efforts for wildland fire suppression. The landing gear was very different too that allowed rough strip usage.
I saw this go by, and thought it might be interesting to the guys who followed this thread. This is what a modern successor to the Bronco would look like. Anyone for an armed to the teeth crop duster? Could be really useful in places like the sandbox, and would likely be a fraction of the cost to buy and operate compared to anything else the AF would buy.
I believe IOMAX is the company objecting to L3's recent aircraft contract with Kenya, saying that Kenya is overpaying for their planes....kickbacks anyone?
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Originally posted by BBMW: I saw this go by, and thought it might be interesting to the guys who followed this thread. This is what a modern successor to the Bronco would look like. Anyone for an armed to the teeth crop duster? Could be really useful in places like the sandbox, and would likely be a fraction of the cost to buy and operate compared to anything else the AF would buy.
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March 03, 2017, 12:13 PM
BBMW
Such is foreign military contracting. Everyone has their hand out.
But the point being, they make for good, COIN / light battlefield close support aircraft. If you're not operating in opposed airspace, they're a lot cheaper than big jets.
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Originally posted by lkdr1989: I believe IOMAX is the company objecting to L3's recent aircraft contract with Kenya, saying that Kenya is overpaying for their planes....kickbacks anyone?
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Originally posted by BBMW: I saw this go by, and thought it might be interesting to the guys who followed this thread. This is what a modern successor to the Bronco would look like. Anyone for an armed to the teeth crop duster? Could be really useful in places like the sandbox, and would likely be a fraction of the cost to buy and operate compared to anything else the AF would buy.
Arm it with Hellfires, APKWS, Small Diameter Bomb and a 20mm auto-cannon, you'd have a very slick aircraft, faster than attack helicopters, cheaper to operate than A-10s.
Can Sig Forum crowdfund this?
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March 03, 2017, 04:14 PM
markand
The OV-10 can also take off and land from any of our carriers, including the amphibious assault carriers. An interesting basing option that other aircraft can't address.