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    Aermacchi MB.339 for U.S. Navy VTXTS competition

    Well, at least the Frecce, will be in LA this July 4th. Here is your unique chance to see some flying over California: https://apnews.com/article/italian-air-force-vegas-flyover-los-angeles-63d5782352946086e29f124aec808c7e...
  2. aim9xray

    NASA Space Launch System (SLS)

    ...Group) 787 operations in South Carolina as they were critical to the program and no one else would buy it. Boeing also had to buy Alenia Aermacchi's stake in Global Aeronautica (787 manufacturing) when that JV was floundering (and no one else would buy it). Today, the integrated South...
  3. T

    Alternative fighter for Argentine AF & Navy during Falklands war.

    What is the math behind the 50% chance of being shot down for the Aermacchi? Ditto for 50% hit chance achievable for other plausible Argentinian A/C? As above - what is the math for the expected deeds of Etandards? Especially for 5+ SHars shot down by Etandards?
  4. H

    Alternative fighter for Argentine AF & Navy during Falklands war.

    ...role. Much too slow… about 350 knots at sea level loaded with 4x 500lb bombs. (See flight manual here: https://www.docdroid.com/hPy9TpV/aermacchi-mb326gb-flight-manual-pdf#page=265) By comparison an A-4C Skyhawk could fly 520-540 knots loaded at sea level. An Etendard IVM would be even...
  5. H

    Falklands and Carriers

    Port Stanley was limited in its facilities and available space so I wouldn’t expect fighters based there to do more than fly CAP. They would be hard pressed to keep more than 5-6 flyable… basically just enough to fly 1 or 2 pairs at any given time. But my assumption is that would be enough to...
  6. archipeppe

    Any WW2 italian gas turbine?

    ...industry (generally speaking) obtained outstanding results in automotive (e.g. Ferrari) it remanined confined in aerospace to turboprop, never developing a true national jet engine (like France or Sweden). All the 50's and 60's projects (both Aermacchi and FIAT) relyed on British engines.
  7. K

    Leonardo M-346 Thread

    ...the Yak, bar span and rear horizontal tailplane...because it is the Yak 130 airframe and aerodynamic layout as designed by Yak and TSAGI. Aermacchi (at the time) did assist in wind tunnel testing as well as rig testing of the fbw system. This is well documented, on threads on this site no...
  8. TinWing

    Aermacchi Projects

    Re: Aermacchi Supersonic Trainer? PTS 2000? Before the M-346 and Mako? Thanks for your amazing response. I have read a little about various proposals that preceded the MB-339, and I have the impression that the final Viper engined configuration was chose over an Adour engined alternative...
  9. C

    Alternative fighter for Argentine AF & Navy during Falklands war.

    ...is that those who used it, used it very well with South Africans and Brazilians and not just these. Although some time after the Malvinas, Aermacchi believed enough to launch an MB-339K Veltro version capable of launching anti-ship missiles Marte MK II. Why is this information relevant? It is...
  10. A

    Falklands and Carriers

    ...a terrific idea... -non afterburning Atar (similar to Mirages and... S.E) -swept wing, STOL -can lob iron bombs like a Skyhawk -can carry sidewinders -DEFA 30 mm guns -rocket pods - LWF DNA It brings together, somewhat the best of Skyhawk, Mirage, S.E and Aermacchis... on Port Stanley airfield.
  11. D

    South African Radar & EW and Communications Projects

    This is amazing, thanks so much for sharing it. I had no idea South Africa had MAW systems during that war. If you don't mind me asking, do you have any more information on these early systems and what aircraft they were fitted to?
  12. Arjen

    Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)

    From Aviation Week: Italian final assembly and checkout facility starts operations, opening ceremony canceled. More at the link
  13. cluttonfred

    Nice collection of flight test reports

    ...the link: http://richard.ferriere.free.fr/archives/archives_vrac.html and here's a list below. Cheers, Matthew Aero Commander 680 Aermacchi MB-339 Antonov An-2 Auster Aiglet Trainer Aviamilano F-14 Nibbio Beechcraft B-33 Debonair Beechcraft B-55 Baron Beechcraft E-90 Kingair...
  14. Foo Fighter

    Continuing relevance of the A-10 Warthog today and tomorrow?

    There are also quite a lot of A-7's about and they would seem to be perfect for the job. As long as an integrated mission is used there is no reason why those airframes should not be able to preform the role extremely well supporting the fifth and sixth gen units.
  15. cluttonfred

    Continuing relevance of the A-10 Warthog today and tomorrow?

    It is very strange to me that they chose two such similar options. You would think that a relatively low-cost, single-engine turbofan design like the M345 or a BAE Hawk would have been included to really explore the advantages/disadvantages of the single-turboprop designs.
  16. Skybolt

    Savoia-Marchetti wanted

    ...fuselage. Sm-98. No data/not assigned Sm-99. This designation is found in the mid-war private notes of Ing. Ermanno Bazzocchi (of later Aermacchi fame) as a potential competitor of the design he was studying at that time of a two-three engines light-to-mid transport. Could have been a...
  17. A

    Alternative fighter for Argentine AF & Navy during Falklands war.

    ...ONE Cuppa but a few more of them. And then are the MB-326s, but that would really be a last ditch move. Plus, as said repeatedly, even for Aermacchis Port Stanley rudimentary infrastructure remain a big bottleneck. Maybe - maybe - screw the Pucaras and go all out on Aermacchis, 326 and 339...
  18. A

    Continuing relevance of the A-10 Warthog today and tomorrow?

    Hey, the Greeks retired their A-7s in 2014. How used were the airframes, that's another matter.
  19. dan_inbox

    Leonardo M-346 Thread

    I don't think there is an issue, really. It started with a statement (or rather question, I imagine) on the commonality of airframe between M-346 and AMX. To which I answered that it is minimal because the 346 started life as a pure Yakovlev product. This triggered a series of statements about...
  20. fightingirish

    Dassault/SAAB/Alenia nEUROn UCAV

    Dassault Aviation - Neuron Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) First Flight [1080p] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT0yymT6v_w http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT0yymT6v_w
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