south african air force

  1. F.L.

    Rhodesian Hawker Hunter FGA.9

    This photo of a Rhodesian Hunter FGA.9 with SAAF markings leaves me perplexed ! In what year is that ? Did the South Africans produce AIM-9s ? Did they sell any to the Rhodesians ? I read that the V3 Kukris had also been tested on the Hunter FGA.9. Is this true ...
    • F.L.
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    • aim-9b fga.9 hunter rhodesia saaf south african air force
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  2. Grey Havoc

    Avro Shackleton

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Shackleton
    • Grey Havoc
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    • airborne early warning cold war maritime patrol aircraft raf coastal command royal air force south african air force type 696 type 716
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: Military
  3. Graugrun

    Various South African Space projects,concepts and associated equipment

    Part and parcel of our then nuclear weapons program, many items of which were dual use and dependent on each other. Starting with GreenSat (a spy satellite now thinly veiled as an earth observation satellite), there is no point in having nuclear tipped MRBM/ICBM's without the necessary...
    • Graugrun
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    • cold war post-cold war republic of south africa south african air force space race
    • Replies: 70
    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  4. M

    Hawker Siddeley « Buccaneer »

    Just wondered why this amazing aircraft doesn't enjoy such a reputation as compared to TSR2? Thinking back to the sixties would it not have made sense to take up the Yorkshire suggestion rather than one from a neighbouring county? After all a supersonic Bucc would have saved developmental...
    • MrT
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    • blackburn cold war fleet air arm hawker siddeley aviation ltd royal air force royal navy south african air force united kingdom
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  5. overscan (PaulMM)

    Denel A-Darter AAM

    Some brochure stuff for A-Darter plus a nice pic of an actual round (http://www.saairforce.co.za/the-airforce/weapons/31/v3e-a-darter)
  6. hs1216

    Atlas FCA-1 Carver fighter project

    Hello I’m looking for information, dimensions, and pics on 1980’s South African light weight fighter project called the ATLAS CAVA. From what I could find, the ATLAS CAVA was designed to replace the Mirage F1, used Atar 9K-50 engines (conflicting whether 1 or 2, or both a single and twin engine...
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