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Operations => Aviation & Flying Activities => Topic started by: Major Lord on September 28, 2011, 03:27:56 PM

Title: Dear Santa,
Post by: Major Lord on September 28, 2011, 03:27:56 PM
Dear Santa Claus,

Please give CAP some of these awesome South African aircraft for Christmas. We promise to be good.

http://online.wsj.com/video/south-africa-new-combat-plane/2E6A925E-537B-47B7-93D4-570AF2BAF82B.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_mpvidcar_1

Major Lord
Title: Re: Dear Santa,
Post by: Flying Pig on September 28, 2011, 03:42:12 PM
Will that complete your order sir?

-Yes, that will do it.

OK Sir, please pull up to the window

-You know, on second thought, can I get that in camo with a side of rocket pods too?


It like a cute little OV10 Bronco!
Title: Re: Dear Santa,
Post by: SarDragon on September 28, 2011, 10:00:26 PM
Bronco on steroids, with just one engine.
Title: Re: Dear Santa,
Post by: Robborsari on September 28, 2011, 10:47:01 PM
from the WSJ: Aerosud and Paramount executives decline to reveal the Ahrlac's price but say it will be one-third to one-half the cost of Boeing Co.'s Apache attack helicopter. The Apache sells for about $20 million, according to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office.

Outch.  Maybe not ;)
Title: Re: Dear Santa,
Post by: peter rabbit on September 29, 2011, 12:31:23 AM
Kinda looks like an Apache cockpit with the Skymaster wing, rear engine, and tail boom.
Title: Re: Dear Santa,
Post by: Huey Driver on September 29, 2011, 12:34:38 AM
Looks similar to a Cessna 337 Mixmaster. Also know as the AF's O-2 from the late '60s to '80s, which worked along with the Bronco.

Well, looks like peter rabbit beat me to me by 3 min.
Title: Re: Dear Santa,
Post by: Flying Pig on September 29, 2011, 01:18:44 AM
Funny, before I looked at the specs, I thought it was a light sport!
Title: Re: Dear Santa,
Post by: AirDX on September 29, 2011, 09:26:14 AM
CAP'll get a turboprop right after I see this go by out my window:
(http://tammybruce.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/FlyingPig.gif)

But it's nice to think about.
Title: Re: Dear Santa,
Post by: DakRadz on September 29, 2011, 01:23:51 PM
Quote from: AirDX on September 29, 2011, 09:26:14 AM
CAP'll get a turboprop right after I see this go by out my window:
(http://tammybruce.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/FlyingPig.gif)

But it's nice to think about.

Got a couple hundred of those in the picture. I'll make it happen. You just have to follow through on the whole turboprop promise.
Title: Re: Dear Santa,
Post by: a2capt on September 29, 2011, 07:05:41 PM
Dear Santa ...

I'll be happy with ... a stick. To burn for heat. ;)