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radar Super Member
Joined: Oct 01, 2008 Posts: 1109 Location: North Island New Zealand
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Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:46 pm Post subject: Anyone want a new toy? |
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The New Zealand Govt has finally deceided to sell its mothballed A4 Shyhawks which were put into storage in 1990s by a left wind Govt. Theyre up for tender: 8 air frames plus about 20 engines etc.
I wish they were still flying, they were / are a great bit of air to ground kit but now really for those who are enthusiests or wannabe throttle jockies?
I wasn't sure weather to put this into the jokes dept.
Radar
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Vince Site Admin
Joined: May 25, 2005 Posts: 15704 Location: Brisbane AUSTRALIA
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Pumpkinslinger Super Member
Joined: Sep 22, 2007 Posts: 5001 Location: NC foothills
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:01 am Post subject: Re: Anyone want a new toy? |
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If I remember correctly a US company was looking to buy those and restore them for use in air combat training on a contract basis with the US military.
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radar Super Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:19 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone want a new toy? |
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Yeah they did but our Govt at the time was too greedy and wouldn't budge on price, costs NZ 34 Million a year to store them WTF.
I remember as a teenager hiking in the Ruahines seeing Skyhawks chasing each other down in the valleys below the ridgelines we were using, awesome stuff.
Sometimes being small has its advantages
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slimjim Super Member
Joined: May 16, 2009 Posts: 8314 Location: Fort Worth TX
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone want a new toy? |
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The wings of an A4 are the same size as the tails on an F14. It will be interesting to see where these end up. These were fun to fly. A jet you basically strapped on your back. It roll is not matched by modern fighters. Later ones had 1:1 thrust without afterburner. Keep us posted if you can.
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Vince Site Admin
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slimjim Super Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Anyone want a new toy? |
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Vince wrote: |
ya can't strap a deer to a wing or the undercarriage. |
You would be surprised at what you can bring back in the travel pods! They are basically 300 gal wing tanks (2000 pounds) that we would fabricate access doors onto. Every time we would fly from the Phillipines to Korea, we would fill up on hundreds of shoes and bags for the squadron mates. Once, we flew from CA to Alaska and brought back hundreds of pounds of fresh whole salmon. Ate like kings for a week (no pune intended). When you have to get flight hours for proficency, you might as well go someplace worth while.
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stovepipe Super Member
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Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Anyone want a new toy? |
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Somehow I don't see the word "can't" keepin' slim from gettin' his buck home.
I can just see it now....nice rack strapped on the nose. Big ol' grin behind the mask, afterburner kicked in.
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English Mike Super Member
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