fudgester SG Hey, I was also sad when the sleek and sexy Typhoon was dropped. That sad, just accept Mindef's decision and have faith that they've made the right decision. On our part, let's welcome the Eagles to Hotel Singapura.
duotiga83 SG 1 of my fave a/c but too bad for rsaf as they did not meet their expected date for delivery......
Obersturmfuhrer SG Actually was only pointing out that Hotel Singapura is found all over the world so fudgester's "welcome" is not entirely appropriate. For all we know he might be welcoming our planes to South Africa instead. No insults intended, just poking fun.
tankee1981 SG In today's Zaobao, there is this article where the Typhoon's sale is Saudi Arabia is getting unnecessary trouble. Maybe the F-15T is indeed a better choice for us.
Fatum SG you mean as opposed to a sidestick like vipers ? .... well .... it all depends on the design philosophy i guess ..... some 9g fighters like the viper have a side stick because it's supposed to help pilots cope with G-forces better however, the israelis don't like this because they claim that having a centre stick will add another redundancy to the whole system cos the pilot supposedly can still fly home on his other hand if his main throttle hand is injured .... hence the Lavi still have a centre stick
Shotgun SG Wah... imagine if the pilot really injure his right hand doing god knows what in a viper.... Can eject liao. "Tower, Viper 11, request permission to bail out... I hurt my right hand wanking...." Long Pause
Ponders SG when the 3 are in the race.. i always thought the Rafale would be out first. when they announced typhoon was out... that was kinda surprising to me. after typhoon is out... i kinda sure that RSAF gonna choose F15. Well... F-15 is a good plane too. The age of the air craft in its existence since 1970 does not matter actually.
tankee1981 SG I am wondering what will eventually replace the F-16C/D and the F-5S after the A-4SU are being replaced by the F-15T. The most possible candidate should be the F-35 but it seems that it won't be ready in the next 10 years. Can our relatively newly upgraded F-5S last that long?
sgFish SG well actually i was wishing for the F-16E/F Block 60 to be ordered as an interim fighter while waiting for the F-35 an RSAF filled with single engined fighters...woot
sgFish SG ahahaha..true. well its just my fantasy... there's something about those single engined jets that is so...wow
