CH-146 Griffon

[Kirkhill]

There was an article yesterday about the UK MoD downsizing the A400 fleet due to excessive cost overruns.

Not sure the number 22 holds at this point.

Some rumours of extending the Herc fleet as well?

 

[Kirkhill]

Block 6.0, 7.1 or 8.1 propellers?

Was there some discussion early on about the wash from the early models being so ugly you couldn't jump from them?

 

[Good2Golf]

Was there some discussion early on about the wash from the early models being so ugly you couldn't jump from them?

It wasn’t the propellers, but the ramp configuration as I understand it. My semi-j/k back to Dimsum related to the variety of 130J variants out there and how supportable (or not) they may be.

 

[Kirkhill]

No, I was thinking about a half remembered article from years back about early A400s.

Course my memory plays tricks these days.

 

[KevinB]

Not the original article I read - but

UK scraps additional A400M buy as ‘unaffordable'

The United Kingdom has scrapped plans to acquire additional Airbus A400M Atlas airlifters, saying it is no longer affordable.

www.janes.com

 

[Skysix]

Even better would be to replace the Griffon with UH-1Ys and buy AH-1Z Vipers, which share 84% of components.

And it would remain in kreeping with buying American products made in Canada, contribute NORAD and NATO interoperability (USMC), require far less maintainer and pilot re training, and keep their (currently still operating) production lines open etc etc.

So obviously, it will never happen. It just makes too much sense.

 

[KevinB]

And it would remain in kreeping with buying American products made in Canada, contribute NORAD and NATO interoperability (USMC), require far less maintainer and pilot re training, and keep their (currently still operating) production lines open etc etc.

So obviously, it will never happen. It just makes too much sense.

@Kirkhill put this article elsewhere

Army Vertical Lift Key to Indo-Pacific Strategy

Army Vertical Lift Key to Indo-Pacific Strategy

www.nationaldefensemagazine.org

But it does show why the Viper and Venom aren’t what one should be aspiring towards.

 

[Good2Golf]

And it would remain in kreeping with buying American products made in Canada, contribute NORAD and NATO interoperability (USMC), require far less maintainer and pilot re training, and keep their (currently still operating) production lines open etc etc.

So obviously, it will never happen. It just makes too much sense.

I’m sure that year 70-100 of the venerable Huey basic helicopter design with new *gadgets bolted to it would be fine…

 

[Skysix]

No thanks, it looks like a flying hybrid Slap Chop and VegeMatic

Better than 2 palm trees gangbanging a dumpster.

 

[Good2Golf]

Better than 2 palm trees gangbanging a dumpster.

Haven’t heard that one in a while.