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17th May 2013, 20:04

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

Just found a picture from almost 10 years ago. Clearly the inner pylons could always carry the TC-2 BVRAAM. Thus, the only thing I can...

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17th May 2013, 20:00

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

I see it is mentioned that the upgraded Ching Kuo C/D now has the ability to carry 4 TC-2 (Sky Sword 2) BVRAAMs instead of the two carried by the...

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17th May 2013, 15:02

wilhelm replied to a thread JF-17 vs Gripen vs MiG-21 Thread 2 in Modern Military Aviation

Why, Deino my good friend... It has a sharp chine on the front fuselage. Add the DSI, and it's a stealth aeroplane...;)

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17th May 2013, 14:56

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

To drag this once again closer to the topic. The Ching Kuo A/B models are or have been upgraded to C/D configuration. This includes a host of...

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16th May 2013, 15:55

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

Ching Kuo with two conformal tanks.

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16th May 2013, 09:49

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

An interesting news report from last month. No idea how much of it is accurate. http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201303130039.aspx

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16th May 2013, 09:19

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

Back to the Ching Kuo. I've quoted my post above in the hope somebody has some information on the developed TFE1042 variant. Additionally, does...

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15th May 2013, 18:10

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

Quickly then, before the Ching Kuo... I was an infantryman, not a submariner. A very good friend of mine was in subs for almost 30 years. We...

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15th May 2013, 17:25

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

"You're it!" "No! You're it!" Sweet Lord. I can't believe I'm seeing replies like this on an adult based website... It beggars belief.

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15th May 2013, 16:13

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

Good grief... Actually, it's making you a bit of a laughing stock. The thread is here in all it's glory for others to read. Your last post...

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15th May 2013, 15:51

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

Does anyone know what the work done to the TFE1088-12 or TFE1042-70A was to increase its thrust? Was it a physically bigger engine, or just...

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15th May 2013, 14:48

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

You simply can't help yourself, can you? The debating skills of a young child.:rolleyes: Here's what I said earlier: You have been proven...

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15th May 2013, 13:47

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

So now that it has been firmly established that Taiwan does in fact have access to some companies across the world willing to provide certain weapons...

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15th May 2013, 13:01

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

Again short of substance, opinion only, and no links to your opinions. You started this off with the debatable tactic of saying: I have...

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15th May 2013, 11:56

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

Again, high on rhetoric, short on fact or substance. I've just shown you that there are companies willing to trade with Taiwan in complete weapons...

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15th May 2013, 11:25

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

:rolleyes: What a strange debating tactic, when you completely ignore the point made that you simply cannot legislate where individuals choose to...

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15th May 2013, 09:26

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

This quote? They may not sell them the complete article, but there is absolutely no way on this earth you could prevent the free movement of...

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15th May 2013, 00:01

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

Thanks thobbes, nice links. Just illustrates that Taiwan had a bright period in the 80's and 90's, but haven't really kicked on from there. I...

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14th May 2013, 22:57

wilhelm replied to a thread Serbian Air Force has started lookig in to new fighters in Modern Military Aviation

Kaliningrad.

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14th May 2013, 22:49

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

The original plan was for a developed F-CK-1 to follow on from the initial production batch, as far as I remember. There was a more powerful...

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14th May 2013, 22:23

wilhelm replied to a thread The F-CK-1 IDF in Modern Military Aviation

The last US built diesel sub design was laid down almost 60 years ago, in the same decade as the Korean War. Taiwan would be far better served...

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1st May 2013, 21:49

wilhelm replied to a thread J-8F/H Finback in Modern Military Aviation

:D Nothing you've done Phantom. It's just that a certain poster, not just on this forum, has a, shall we say, bizarre outlook or analysis on...

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1st May 2013, 19:33

wilhelm replied to a thread J-8F/H Finback in Modern Military Aviation

Slowman. This stop this errant nonsense about regional fiefdoms. You are now intimating that a region would order a jet fighter not operated by...

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29th April 2013, 23:04

wilhelm replied to a thread Snap shot of European fighter fleets in Modern Military Aviation

It is interesting to see how massively reduced combat fleets of airforces have become over the last 20 years.

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29th April 2013, 09:49

wilhelm replied to a thread The Atlas Cava in Modern Military Aviation

The Project was actually "Carver". The "Cava" apparently came from an interview/leak, and was due to differing accents between the 2 people having...

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28th April 2013, 20:56

wilhelm replied to a thread The Atlas Cava in Modern Military Aviation

It had a delta wing with LERX. An interesting tidbit I've gleaned is that it would apparently have had a wing sweep angle of 55 degrees. For...

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28th April 2013, 20:49

wilhelm replied to a thread The Atlas Cava in Modern Military Aviation

It is obviously conjecture and guesswork. The programme was designed to replace a lot of combat types, some sooner, some later. Buccaneers,...

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28th April 2013, 20:23

wilhelm replied to a thread J-8F/H Finback in Modern Military Aviation

PhantomII ...I was just this afternoon considering making a thread about the J-8!! You've saved me the trouble. Top man! i've always thought...

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26th April 2013, 14:59

wilhelm replied to a thread Grumman Trackers and Traders in Modern Military Aviation

You are using the original piston engined Trackers 130 knot operational patrol speed as it's cruise speed. It's actual cruising speed was 180...

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26th April 2013, 14:56

wilhelm replied to a thread Grumman Trackers and Traders in Modern Military Aviation

The Turbo Tracker shows a speed increase of 6 percent over the piston tracker. I suspect it may be airframe related.

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