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Offline Guinness

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« Reply #15 on: February 10, 2005, 07:33:06 pm »
Bejaysus FF , !!!!!!!!!

where did that come from ??
I have to tell you that I fully agree with you on this one.

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« Reply #16 on: February 10, 2005, 08:03:48 pm »
Firstly there's no guarantee the AB-139's will be armed, the tender merely stated they had to be capable of mounting weapons.

Secondly, how much money would the AC have saved if they had ordered the PC-9's unarmed? I doubt it would be a huge amount, certainly not enough to buy an extra AB-139.
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« Reply #17 on: February 12, 2005, 10:00:25 pm »
Well guys how do you think I feel - Turkey agrees with me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Well hopefully this will be a first of many....both ways at that!
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« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2005, 06:45:36 pm »
Turkey your comment earlier that the pc-9s cannot be armed with aim9s or aim120s in saying that you are both right and wrong!they cannot be armed with the aim120 but they can be armed with the aim9 if fitted with a infrared guidance pod such as the brazilians and their tucanos and piranha missles.
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« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2005, 11:42:16 pm »
I will have to take your word on that , my understanding was that the length of the AIM-9 and the fact that it launches off the rail[and therefore must be outboard of the propeller arc] made it incompatable with the relatively narrow wing width of the PC-9.
Whats this infra-red guidence pod,the AIM-9 has it's own seperate sensors? I have to admit to being a bit lost here.
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« Reply #20 on: February 24, 2005, 11:13:02 pm »
im not fully up2date with the infra red /sidewinder combo but the pod detects heat produced by an aircraft engine and guides the infra red guided sidewinder or what ever missle you want to marry to it excluding bvr missles.heres a pic of a simulation pod to simulate a sidewinder in mock dog fights and training.this pod is actually fitted to a pc-9!
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« Reply #21 on: February 25, 2005, 07:55:34 pm »
Hi pilatus,

What air force operates the PC-9 pictured above with the IFR pod ? RAAF ?

Any full size pics of the PC-9 ?
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« Reply #22 on: February 27, 2005, 09:38:35 pm »
the above aircraft is owned by the pilatus company itself.the aircraft was used for offering the system to airforces.im not sure have any been sold on but the system is there if ireland wanted it!im trying to find out more about it and hopefully come across some more pics.if i find any relative info on if the system has been sold to anybody il let u know! '<img'>
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