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betti
20th March 2005, 16:57
ahh thats not fair!!! :niceone:
James Deuce
20th March 2005, 17:02
I looked at that picture an thought; "Wouldn't it be nice if we had roads like that in NZ", and THEN I saw the Helicopter.
jimbo600
20th March 2005, 17:03
It's all cool. I have counter measures in the form of chaff and flares on the gixxer. Anyway if the RNZAF have to put up with 1950's vintage aircraft I don't rate the chances of HP getting hold of apachie gunships and if they do I'm going to phone 0800 new cops and ask to join.

Also the US have a history of blue on blue hits so I'm guessing they'll just brass up their own anyway.
StoneChucker
20th March 2005, 17:49
sayyyyyy, whats the TOP speed of those Apache's? :2thumbsup
sAsLEX
20th March 2005, 17:54
sayyyyyy, whats the TOP speed of those Apache's? :2thumbsup

Top Speed: 309 km/h
Range: 610 km -- Max: 1804 Km


NZ got Seasprites which are alright bits of kit, Speed: 141 knots (261 kmh) (max),
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/sea_sprite/images/sprite6.jpg
StoneChucker
20th March 2005, 18:00
Top Speed: 309 km/h
Range: 610 km -- Max: 1804 Km


NZ got Seasprites which are alright bits of kit, Speed: 141 knots (261 kmh) (max),
http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/sea_sprite/images/sprite6.jpg

Yeah, but in all honesty I think the best the NZ air force could muster is 1 rusty Iroquis chopper, with the 2nd man (of the two man crew) dropping bags of flour out the door...
Hooks
20th March 2005, 18:26
Yeah right !!! ... :ar15: Like they could afford the flour !!! :shake:
inlinefour
20th March 2005, 18:29
Might be time to take a spare pair of undies and use a stronger type of insect repellany. :confused:
bugjuice
20th March 2005, 18:43
nah, I could out run that.. whatcha on about? :p
Coyote
20th March 2005, 18:44
Bah, they turned down F-16s, so theres no way of getting apaches

Allthough, they'll probebly pay for themselves with all the tickets they dish out
Blakamin
20th March 2005, 18:51
Yeah right !!! ... :ar15: Like they could afford the flour !!! :shake:
:killingme :killingme :killingme :killingme :killingme
sAsLEX
20th March 2005, 19:30
Yeah, but in all honesty I think the best the NZ air force could muster is 1 rusty Iroquis chopper, with the 2nd man (of the two man crew) dropping bags of flour out the door...

Thats why the Navy have these Choppers!!!!!!!!!!!
Big Dave
20th March 2005, 19:32
I looked at that picture an thought; "Wouldn't it be nice if we had roads like that in NZ"

you're kidding, right? That is about the worst type of road you can ride a motorcycle on. zzzzzzzzzzzzz
bd
James Deuce
20th March 2005, 19:35
you're kidding, right? That is about the worst type of road you can ride a motorcycle on. zzzzzzzzzzzzz
bd

Nope.

Put the cars and trucks on these and leave the back roads for us.
James Deuce
20th March 2005, 19:35
Yeah, but in all honesty I think the best the NZ air force could muster is 1 rusty Iroquis chopper, with the 2nd man (of the two man crew) dropping bags of flour out the door...

Thats why the Navy have these Choppers!!!!!!!!!!!

He's Sth African.
betti
21st March 2005, 07:50
or did they turn down the f-16's? :cool:
James Deuce
21st March 2005, 08:04
or did they turn down the f-16's? :cool:
Hah! That's a Eurofighter. A much more capable platform than an old-tech F16.
scumdog
21st March 2005, 08:44
As mentioned before, I saw plenty of those signs in the US even back in the 80's, most had the words "strictly enforced" at the bottom of the sign. :confused:
FlyingDutchMan
21st March 2005, 11:55
Thats why the Navy have these Choppers!!!!!!!!!!!

If its NZ, defence force and flys, the airforce owns, maintains and operates it!
sAsLEX
21st March 2005, 12:07
If its NZ, defence force and flys, the airforce owns, maintains and operates it!

you reckon!! want to tell my navy oppos, sub lt etc ie not air force who fly them, and they are navy owned just looked after by the force
FlyingDutchMan
21st March 2005, 13:35
you reckon!! want to tell my navy oppos, sub lt etc ie not air force who fly them, and they are navy owned just looked after by the force

Strange that they RNZAF written on them then!
James Deuce
21st March 2005, 13:40
Strange that they RNZAF written on them then!
How hard can it be to understand that Kaman SEAsprites are deployed on Navy vessels and flown by Naval aviators?

They are serviced onboard by Navy techs, and major maintenance and overhauls are done by RNZAF staff.
sAsLEX
21st March 2005, 16:50
first to admit my eyes aint the best but can anyone else see whats written on the side of this chopper??

http://www.navy.mil.nz/images/Maritime%20Aircraft%20and%20Helicopters/Naval%20Helicopters/Seasprite(Jun99).jpg
k14
21st March 2005, 16:53
It says RNZAF doesn't it??
sAsLEX
21st March 2005, 16:54
How hard can it be to understand that Kaman SEAsprites are deployed on Navy vessels and flown by Naval aviators?

They are serviced onboard by Navy techs, and major maintenance and overhauls are done by RNZAF staff.

Serviced by air force all the time, they embark on the ships and follow the chopper around.

http://www.navy.mil.nz/images/Maritime%20Aircraft%20and%20Helicopters/Naval%20Helicopters/Sloping%20Takeoff.jpg

You need a few more balls than you average pilot to be a Naval Pilot!!
jimbo600
21st March 2005, 17:29
first to admit my eyes aint the best but can anyone else see whats written on the side of this chopper??

http://www.navy.mil.nz/images/Maritime%20Aircraft%20and%20Helicopters/Naval%20Helicopters/Seasprite(Jun99).jpg

Good to see my photographs still being put to good use. I remember taking that photo a few years back.

True RNZN pilots are navy, but trained by RNZAF. Maintenance is also performed by crabfats too. Bloody good kit the Seasprite. I see the RAN are experiencing a few issues with theirs.
sAsLEX
21st March 2005, 17:37
True RNZN pilots are navy, but trained by RNZAF. Maintenance is also performed by crabfats too. Bloody good kit the Seasprite. I see the RAN are experiencing a few issues with theirs.

Yeah not enough through put to warrent Navy training up the instructors to train Navy pilots when the force had all the experience from nam era etc, shit they still have the helos that were in nam lol
Coyote
21st March 2005, 17:42
This might force me to slow down

http://www.codeonemagazine.com/photos/gallery/f22_gallery/images/large_photos/02.jpg
sAsLEX
21st March 2005, 20:17
I see the Air Force is using a good Navy pilot for advertising on tonights show! Good on ya Ben
FlyingDutchMan
22nd March 2005, 11:25
Weird... I was sure that the one I saw last year had RNZAF on it (unless I was hullcinating again).

Anyway these two articles should clear who operates/maintains them. And it seems that the RNZN does own them. Oh well 2/3 ain't bad.
http://www.navy.mil.nz/rnzn/article.cfm?article_id=854&article_type=news
http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about/squadrons/3sqn.htm
Lou Girardin
22nd March 2005, 16:00
The Iraqi's took out a Herc at 15000 feet with a Stinger or similar, so a pillion with one of these would be all good. And there's the bonus of frying tailgaters with the back blast.
sAsLEX
22nd March 2005, 16:56
Weird... I was sure that the one I saw last year had RNZAF on it (unless I was hullcinating again).

Anyway these two articles should clear who operates/maintains them. And it seems that the RNZN does own them. Oh well 2/3 ain't bad.


"Naval Support Flight of No.3 Sqn RNZAF". ie Navy pilots and crew operate them for the commanding officers of RNZN frigates.

proving once more that they dont belong to the force (http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about/aircraft/main.htm)

So that leaves you one out of three!!

If its NZ, defence force and flys, the airforce owns, maintains and operates it!