RAAF retiring the C130-H

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Originally Posted by Celtoid

Not always true ...

If the D has already been made and is official, well it's all above board.

Even if it's still being competed, companies often show their hand to get political and public points.

Take AIR9000 for instance...many companies announced their intentions and partnerships quite early in the piece. The final D still hasn't been made.

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Why are you arguing with me about this? I just made a guess as to why someone would buy an A400m. Up until three posts ago I'd never heard of one. But reading the stats they are bigger than the C130, of any designation, and therefore maybe that would be why "Australia would do that".

I now realise that you were asking a rhetorical question.

I dont have any more. :wallbash:

My sister is an engineer at Lockheed in Marietta. The C27J and C130J had overlapping development. The C27J was also developed with Aliena in Italy. Somehow, Boeing got ahold of it.
Both J models do what it says on the tin. The Ohio Air Guard Group have four C27J's here in Mansfield. They had C130H's here before. Now they want to take the C27J's away. This is a top notch, award winning unit.
It seems that politics wins over sense again.
Lot of good info on the net for both aircraft.

Les

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Originally Posted by Sleepy

Why are you arguing with me about this? I just made a guess as to why someone would buy an A400m. Up until three posts ago I'd never heard of one. But reading the stats they are bigger than the C130, of any designation, and therefore maybe that would be why "Australia would do that".

I now realise that you were asking a rhetorical question.

I dont have any more. :wallbash:

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LOL....I wasn't argueing....I was looking for a conspiracy theory....:)

Nah, it was serious question that I asked Juddy originally. As in had he heard something official or was it just supposition.

It might make lots of practical sense but a wish list is different to a real outcome.....otherwise we'd probably have F22s....LOL!!! (@$320M a pop!)

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Originally Posted by Sleepy

That's an awesome looking aircraft Juddy!:o

A400 M: the versatile airlifter, strategic and tactical capabilities, operational flexibility | Airbus*| Airbus, a leading aircraft manufacturer

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And I expect that like most Airbus aircraft it will mostly be made of promises.

US Scraps Afghan Cargo Plane Fleet | Military.com

Maybe we will get these, what a waste..

Some C27J photos. The ones where engines are running were taken by me at the Mansfield/Lahm Airport, home of the 179 Airlift Squadron/Ohio Air National Guard. They have four at the moment. They routinely fly to Afghanistan.

Les

Forgot photos. Oldtimers disease.

Have you seen the Blue Angels "Fat Albert" take off with RATO? My understanding is that the C130J can do that without the rockets. It also has higher weight capacity, higher ceiling, longer range, and better fuel economy.
Your milage may vary.

Les