Anyone like to work on a Starfighter?

[Olicat]

Can you put the Buccaneer S2 as TOP of your best bomber list.


to be honest it should be there anyway

[Dan4th]

The Buc-2 is/was a far better aircraft than
anyone could ever have expected.

There! I've SAID it!

Ugly? Yes!

Tough to maintain? You BET!

A landmark aircraft that went far beyond its
original combat mission specs??????????

YUP!

Gotta LUV those BANANAS!!!!!!!!!!

A lot of the performance superlatives occurred
sort of by accident, but you CAN NOT argue with
success, now can you?

I know I'M not going to..........

Best bomber EVER?

I think that might be a bit of a stretch....

Top Five?

Definitely!

(...mostly because it could GET to the TARGET!)

Danf.

[Olicat]

Agreed! mostly

I still think S2Cs/Ds (or other navy S2s) are very nice looking , and i want one.

[Xplumberlives]

Agreed! mostly

I still think S2Cs/Ds (or other navy S2s) are very nice looking , and i want one.

Gentlemen, the other factor you seem to be overlooking was the QUALITY of the AIRCREW and the TRAINING they underwent!

[Dan4th]

Well, that goes without saying...........

Right?

And don't forget the ground crews, either!

D.

[Baz62]

So why can't you import F104 engines? Are they on a NATO banned list or something??

[Xplumberlives]

So why can't you import F104 engines? Are they on a NATO banned list or something??

I think you will find they have a lot of nasty components!

Asbestos is one that comes to mind.

[Gaz]

So why can't you import F104 engines? Are they on a NATO banned list or something??

I think you will find they have a lot of nasty components!

Asbestos is one that comes to mind.

It's just the customs people being cautious.........................Or boring!

[Xplumberlives]

Well it looks like these guys can do it!

http://www.ssturbine.com/military-engines.htm

[Gaz]

Yeah, if you live in Canada

[Xplumberlives]

Yeah, if you live in Canada

You PILLOCK, take the airframe to CANADA and FLY it back!

Can't you leicester types think outside the box?

[Olicat]

Well it looks like these guys can do it!

http://www.ssturbine.com/military-engines.htm

And here's the proof ( I posted it on The Best Of Aviation Youtube)

Starfighter J79 engine being run up

[Gaz]

Yeah, if you live in Canada

You PILLOCK, take the airframe to CANADA and FLY it back!

Can't you leicester types think outside the box?

I bet Mr. CAA would just LOVE that!