Mugatu

Avionics

^^^ And the location in his profile was a give away as well :)

Yep there's a reference to the Aegis HMI in a software development book, not only the training but the track number handling wasn't that great back then.

^^^ No just sillly :P

That's true for the part about identification and the decision to shoot it down, but in the BBC documentary (filmed on board by the navy) if I remember correctly you can clearly see how many times they failed to get an SM2 airborne from much further out than the final launch range. "In fact, when he was finally given the green light to fire upon the incoming aircraft, he pressed the wrong keys 23 times, until a veteran petty officer leaned over and hit the right ones. Nerves were shattered, and the training seemed nonexistent. "

A modern Frigates's gun will have you seeing stars before you get that little Vikhrs off :) Let alone a salvo of Evolved Sea Sparrows and the sub 10m flying shouldn't help you either. Going against war ships in lockon is far too easy! There are very very few ASMs that would trouble a modern ship when they aren't fired in a coordinated fashion to saturate their air defences.

mmm when did the Apache go into production? 1981 and when was it designed a long long time ago :)

cool dl too

That's not quite true, his agenda is to get the best a/c for australia and on unclass data the JSF looks like it struggles, but that's another story. It looks like the new goverment has decided the JSF + AESA+ Aim-120s + AWAC is very capable combo. ps his numbers are backable by unclassified sources, doesn't just pluck em out of the air. Now those sources may be dodgy :)

you got it, two antennas forward facing they sit just below the tgting radar. I'm not sure I'd trust it at mach 1.2 at 200ft!

^^ I'm with them :)

getting closer

pretty cold :)

^^^^ No sorry. Here's a clue it's fitted to an F-111 ...

Ok name this bit of kit

Rockwell XFV-12A, looks like she'd outperform the JSF :)

Didn't see Maverick wearing Orange in Top Gun! Wooses :)

^^^ And why orange jump suits?

Yes and their data links are 2nd to none! Not only A/C http://www.kockums.se/SurfaceVessels/visby.html

Now add an engine failure to the mix and a go around at minima and a few screaming pax in the back and ATC telling you to hurry up due to the Heavy fast approaching on your six! :badmood: Nice tutorial though as always!

Looks like he hit the pelicans nest!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSuawMl4lOo&feature=related

http://www.3sqn.com/forum/showthread.php?t=730 more photo's here.

^^^ That's no helicopter. Mi-26: MTOW 56000 kg CH-53: MTOW 33369 Kg CH-47: MTOW 22680KG and to put it into persepctive ...

Nice, that's what the RAAF should have bought!