PLAB Open House

last SG · 2003-07-23T22:56:56+00:00

lol, someone's planning a 'Military Nuts' outing to PLAB open hse?

foxtrout8 SG

The Apache wont be back , because of the longbow , the american will not release it before 2006 that unless there is tension in the region.

The whole open house today is jus very typical lah. Nth realli special , but surely it is gain the hoo and the arh from the public. Interesting to know that the turret of the V-200 had change and the creative answers those personnel gave when i ask sensitive questions.

duotiga83 SG

I did get the poster and ask the officials and blk 60 is F-16E/F confirm.

IAF SG

heh! Those selected to attend to crowds are coached beforehand..to throw smoke Smile

clarencebk SG

We can have the non-longbow, we have them already, dun we?
How abt sharing with us, what qns u asked and what was answered, just to let us see how interesting and how "smoky" they are.

warspite SG

Couldn't make it, but was hoping to see some photos here...
Anyone care to share some images for the rest of nuts here????

cavsg SG

disappointing show, A-4 doing touch and go(2nd skyhawk only one main wheel touch and the pilot lifted off already). F-5 landing. F-16 doing a (if i did not hear wrongly) a 7g turn. The helo display was disappointing too. I remember back a few years back the pumas carried 105mm guns and the boys were able to deploy and fire off relative short time. that was something, it really show off the speed and reaction of our artillary.

kopiosatu SG

SAF too many accidents recently, higher ups all scared liao. dun wanna take risks... Laughing

Viper52 SG

Just attached a couple of pics of the flying display to a thread on the Air Forces Monthly, not my best, but it'll do for now. The thread is here.

The afternoon display was much better in terms of photo taking opportunities, at least the sun is in the right place.

kopiosatu SG

wrong post

wd1 SG

whats that hanging from the f16 no. 608 in viper's forum? sparrow? shrike? HARM?? too small to be amraam

duotiga83 SG

the small 1 is AIM-9 sidewinder, the other big 1 is Sparrow

Viper52 SG

Err...thats not my forum... Razz Razz Razz

Also, AMRAAM is smaller than the Sparrow, Shrike or HARM. In missile body diameter as well as size of the fin.

Duotiga's spot on with the missile identification

wd1 SG

oh sorrie i meant too big to be amraam…

foxtrout8 SG

The best way to differentiate a Amraam to a Sparrow is that the Amraam have front and back fins of about the same size while the Sparrow have large fins in front and small fins behind.

To be precise , the Amraam front fins is onli slightly smaller than the back fins.

Shotgun SG

was at the open house on friday, yeah, with all the school GIRLS!! WOO..
anyways...
I found the open house to be most informative... the ppl there are willing to answer any question. Almost.

I climbed into the Viper C's cockpit, and found it to be identical to the cockpit of Falcon 4.0. No sweat finding all the switches for ramp start.. hehe.

Then i visited the simulators and caught a ride on both the Viper E/F and Hornet simulator. Got 2 kills with Amraams and came in for a nice landing. Couldn kill anything for the hornet simulator though... it was just an outright carrier landing. Great fun. =D

The aerial display was not so fantastic though, except by the solo by Maj. Joseph, i think... That one was pretty cool, he looped over the runway, then pulled a 6g turn around. Not fancy, but better than the usual boring stuff.

Oh yeah, and according to one of the technicians there, the RSAF has already chosen the F-16E/F... well...

duotiga83 SG

this is the 1st i hear frm this Confused
well, my case is i ask Boeing, the F-15T is dual seat not both single n dual seat. Plus they show RSAF test the F-15E in alaska, the video

Both Dassualt and BAe i try to ask them but unveil...... only gimmie spec which i know it very well Rolling Eyes

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