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» AT-6 -new one not the old one- and small war work
Posted: Mar 05, 2007 - 12:38 AM
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Just some questions that would be interesting to think about. This project might certainly be labeled, yet another project we have no money for... but it is intesting. Easy for me to think of it because I won't be the one being shot at by trashfire and worse.
Info on the ground attack version of our current trainer....
http://www.raytheonaircraft.com/governm ... spec.shtml
*Could this be useful in Iraq for loitering around known trouble spots?
*It would obviously be cheap to operate but would also be close to the same vulernerability as a helicopter
*Could deploy more of these per dollar than big combat jets where this would be "good enough" for some duties. Has a smaller logistics footprint.
*Would be netcentric to work hand in hand with bigger shooter aircraft, AC-130, Apache, A-10, etc etc and of course UCAVs and JTACs.
*Would need to be night op-NVG compatable.
*Would still need crusty older pilots sprinkled within the Squadron just like any other weapon system so it is lead in the right way.
Oh yeah and give some of our older maintainers lighter duty out in the hot sun.
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Elp, your Raytheon-link gives Error 404, here is another link with photos and info about the new generation AT-6 Texan II.
http://www.fuerzasmildom.com/articles_c ... iculoID=54
The 3rd photo shows an AT-6 with hardpoints and weaponry, is the AT-6 allready developed?
1.*Could this be useful Overthere for loitering around trouble spots?
Yes, the AT-6 has an estimated endurance of 6.5 hours, for comparison: the AH-64 has an endurance of 2.5 - 2.75 hours. The AT-6 will also spend less maintenance time on the ground. Thus, the AT-6 could act as an Light Attack & Recon Aircraft like the OV-10 Bronco in Nam. There are over 1.000 UAVs in Iraq, there IR/EO sensors are providing a 'view thru a soda straw'. A 2-seat LARA, equipped with for example an AAQ-22 Safir or the AH-64s Arrowhead-IR/EO turret, 4 Mk1 Eyeballs and binoculars linked with the ground troops via VHF/UHF and a RemotelyOperatedVideoEnhancedReceiver or Tadiran V-RAMBO video-datalink and armed with :Hellfires, Hydra 70s, (mini)gun-pods, SmallDiameterBombs etc. could be an organic direct fire support weapon at batallion level. And the ROVER and V-RAMBO will provide real-time imagery to ground troops respectively at a laptop or 'wrist'-top.
2.* Vulnerability: the AT-6 will normally cruise with the same speed as the AH-64 & Cobra, if needed it can cruise faster than those helicopters, thus decreasing vulnerabilty. The AT-6 has one 1.100 hp or preferably an 1.600 hp turboprop, the Apache has two 1.890 hp engines with BlackHole exhausts. Because of this I think that the Apache has a bigger IR signature than the AT-6. Rotary-wings generally are more vulnerable than fixed-wing aircraft. Helicopters have a vulnerable rotorhub, which cannot be armored, they also have a vulnerable tailrotor with associated shaft, running through the tailboom
The AT-6 will operate in 2 altitude bands: at 100ft / 30m. or lower, or in case there are MANPADS around: above 10.000 ft/ 3.050 m. Above 10.000 ft, the AT-6 has better performance than the AH-64.
And do not forget armor and a rugged airframe like the Stuka, Shturmovik Il-2 and P-47 Thunderbolt had.
3.* the AT-6 will cost approx USD 5-6 million a copy, much cheaper than vulnerable teenfighters which are too fast to accurately aim their weapons. At present, the slow Hog - LITENING combo is the ground forces' CAS favorit, they dislike fast teenfighters and Harriers because of their inaccurate ordnance delivery, see
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/200 ... /index.php
Operating cost per hour will also be much cheaper than teenfighters.
4.* Network Centric Warfare, The ROVER and V-RAMBO video datalink can fuse data into a 3-D image of the battlefield. But...do not get over-excited, Syria and Iran succeeded in intercepting NCW data transmissions of the IDF during the second Lebanon war and they provided Hezbollah with critical tactical information, so it can also be used against you.
It takes several weeks to set up a NCW network, NCW is not a plug-and-play affair. In a symmetric war, NCW is very useful, but how about an a-symmetric war?: at best a blurred frontline or no frontline at all, with different and very mobile groups of insurgents.
5.* night vision, see above no. 1
6.* crusty older pilots. a fine mix of experienced 'Grannies' and young 'Snappers'. I prefer that the AT-6 crews get some training with the US Army and/or USMC, so they can anticipate better at ground force manoeuvers.
In The Dominican Republic, the EMB-314 Super Tucano replaced the AT-37 Dragonfly. In Columbia, 25 SuperTucanos are replacing the Bronco, so the AT-6 could be a suitable replacement for the good ole Dragonfly.
More info about the Super Tucano, which is similar to the AT-6:
http://www.airforce-technology.com/proj ... er_tucano/
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Posted: Apr 03, 2007 - 07:59 PM
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Good looking aircraft..I like it
More than likely have "been there and done that at some point", it sure keeps you young if done correctly
Posted: Apr 03, 2007 - 10:19 PM
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locum wrote:
3.* the AT-6 will cost approx USD 5-6 million a copy, much cheaper than vulnerable teenfighters which are too fast to accurately aim their weapons. At present, the slow Hog - LITENING combo is the ground forces' CAS favorit, they dislike fast teenfighters and Harriers because of their inaccurate ordnance delivery, see
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/200 ... /index.php
Operating cost per hour will also be much cheaper than teenfighters.
Off topic... Have to be careful with that. A "teen" fighter can lase with the newer pods from 30, 35 and 40k feet.
Which contempt of engages most ground threats anyway. Accuracy is based on not only the weapon but who is using it. So Sgt whatshisname probably had a bad run of support. If it is a 911 call just about everything else gets there faster than an A-10. There has been much more "accurate" support than inaccurate from a conventional fast mover/fighter. USAF and USMC ground forward air controllers (JTACs) are about the best there is. I would be real curious given the Army today, how many of them can call in a grid. which... also calling in CAS isn't just calling in a grid. that is why we have skilled JTAC's. JDAM is used as much as GBU-12 for example so "accuracy" is whatever was called in. A-10 is great if it is part of a preplanned op and available, however I would hate to wait on one. The Precision Engagement ( P.E. ) package is just now starting to reach the field vice some of the ad hoc LITENING ad ons put on the A-10. One downer of putting a LITENING on the jet is that like the jammer pod, it takes up a weapon station. Be nice to put LITENING on the centerline except the gun gas would ruin it. Of course in hot/high A-10s can't go all that high and add mountains like Afghanistan or similar and a MANPAD could be real mean. Good jet though, just us it with in it's limits.
I really like the idea of an AT-6II used for extra ground support duties but new MANPADS and the fact there are still some Soviet era 23mm hanging around
might take the fun out of the adventure. I would like to see more Apaches available. Yes there are those threats I mentioned but still a good system.
Army needs to have more low tech artillery available. For a 911 call you can't beat having rounds coming down on the bad guy in a lot shorter time than any air support. Not as a replacement of anything, but more mobile artillery would be useful. Where terrain permits... going on a bug hunt in a town? Bring a long a mobile 105 to stay within support range. I'm not interested in collateral, only saving G.I.s lives.
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-- 'A teenfighter can lase with the new pods from 30 - 40k ft': True, but a lot of targets Overthere are strafed with aircraft guns and unguided rockets like the Hydra 70 and CRV-7 are used a lot too. Elp, during the Kosovo-campaign in 1999, fighterpilots experienced that not all targets can be attacked from safe distance/ altitude. Sometimes they had to go in low and dirty and don not forget that a 500lbs bomb released from 40,000 ft / 12.240 m has a different kinetic impact upon target then a bomb released from say 5,000 ft / 1.500 m. For comparison: a 1,000lbs / 454 kg bomb released at 500ft /150 m. may bounce and at best cause a crater; 12ft / 3,6 m. wide and 3ft / 0,9 m. deep. The same bomb released from above 2,000 ft / 610 m. would have time to reach terminal velocity and could cause a 65ft / 20m wide and 20ft / 6,1 m deep crater (with a delayed action fuse)
-- True, ground troops (under fire) can give wrong target coordinates, as they work in chaotic and (very) stressfull circumstances.
-- Heee Hooo, Heee Hooo, Oooh 'Air Force Uppercreature' please give us lots of "HighTech" and "HighSpeed", yeah a fetish can be exciting, but these fetishes are not useful in CAS ops.
As you can read in the defenseindustrydaily.com link, planes like the Harrier, F-15/ 16/ 18 are TOO awesome, TOO fast. That ugly and slow Warthog is regarded by American and British CAS customers as the most ideal weapon, not the ideal!. The A-10 plays an important role in the high end of the CAS mission, lighter planes like the Brazilian Super Tucano and AT/ OT-6 II can play an important role in the lower end of the CAS mission. Although these aircraft are not as fast as teenfighters for a '911 call', they compensate this with their longer loitering time.
Not only soldiers Overthere, but also Vietnam-veterans liked slow-and-low mudmovers like the A-1 Skyraider.
Please, take a look at these links:
Charles "Chuck" Myers tells about his combat experiences.
Second link:
Elp wrote 'I'm not interested in collateral damage, only saving GIs lives.' Uuuuuuhhh, Uuuuhhhh (J.D. Hog from the Dukes of Hazzard- reaction). Collateral damage will provide your opponent with Precision Guided Propaganda, assisted by the Al-Jazeera and CNN news circus. It will also provide the insurgent with new recrutes. Example: 2003, Fallujah; Fallujah was during the Saddam-era not a Ba'ath-party stronghold. In 2003 (June/ July/ August?) riots broke out, 15 civilians got killed by US troops. After this tragedy, Fallujah turned into a stronghold of the Sunni resistence.
The 4 main principles of Counter-Insurgery (COIN) warfare are:
1. Understand your adversary
2. Build State Capacity and presence
3. Control the population
4. Keep the Use of Force to a Minimum
In a symmetric war like Gulf War I in 1991, things are 'quite simple', the enemy wear uniforms etc., if you detect and ID your adversary, aim and shoot.
In a small war, things are not that simple, the adversary does not wear a uniform, mostly they are not organised like a regular army. So if you want to use violence, you have to use your IQ/ training/ experience/ discipline much more than in a symmetric war, or maybe you shoot yourself in your own foot.
If you want some deep insight into COIN, go to
Elp wrote 'army needs to have more low tech artillery available': Arti 'flies' 24h/ 7 days, they can send in rounds 20 seconds after your request. When you are fighting Taliban in the country side at 1,500 m / 5,000 ft - 2.000 m / 6,560ft away from you, Yes, send those unguided 155 mm grenades or 81mm / 120mm mortarbombs in asap. But when you are at close quarters and/ or in built-up area, then we have a different story. Arti is not accurate enough; result: collateral damage, fracticide ('friendly fire') = counter-productive.
This can be solved by giving them precision guidance with GPS and/ or laser like the Excalibur 155 mm round or the IAI Fireball 120 mm mortar round, this is not a be it all end all solution: they can go astray by electronic and human malfunction.
Elp wrote 'bring along a mobile 105 to stay within support range'. Mwa, Mwa, Mwa, many 'Miss Piggy kisses to you Elp. 1989, Ops Just Cause, Panama: A fool proposed to sent in the Airborne fellas with just Jeeps armed with 50 cal. (12,7 mm) or M-60 machineguns. Sack that B@st*rd! Luckily they went in with M551 Sheridan light tanks armed with a 152 mm gun. HE-rounds made man-sized holes in reinforced concrete walls. Are you ambushed?: fire a canister, a 'shotgun'round containing over 1,000 tungsten pellets will clean up. Dismounted groups of insurgents/ infantry, fire a beehive-round, this round contains thousands of tungsten flechettes (darts), if it explodes it make a sound like a Bzzzzzee hive.
But the Sheridan does not excist anymore and no money for the XM-8 Bedford light tank. AAI Corp. has signed a license agreement with Hagglunds and Patria Oy from Sweden and Finland for the breech loaded twin-barrel 120mm Advanced Mortar System (AMOS).
AMOS is housed in an armored turret which can be put on a Bradley/ LAV or M-113, max. fire rate is 26 rounds per minute, maximum range = 10 km/ 6.2 statute miles, some precision guided rounds can reach 16 km / 10 st. miles. The AMOS can be used in direct- as well as indirect fire support.
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Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 07:14 PM
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Hey super-genius, I never said traditional arty was a total solution. Flush out your headgear.
The difference between Kosovo and today is like the stone age in air warfare. NCW was more theory than fact where UAVs were not very helpful at finding stuff ("Roof with the red tiles? Every damn house in this down has roofs with red tiles"
Like trying to do ISR by looking through a straw )
You also need to look at what the top sellers are in CAS currently. GBU-38 (JDAM) and GBU-12 (LGB) and then go down for strafing if you are empty of PGMs and they still need support. The theory that the fast movers are somehow less accurate isn't quite true.
The problem with CAS over there is the dipicable act of telling troops over the net: "There are other troops in contact, you are number 3 on the request list.". There is NO excuse for that seeing as we have a ton of pilots and planes back in the U.S. THAT if anything is where CAS is coming up short by some PowerPoint warrior trying to save GD money. I can save money in about 2 seconds taking every 3rd person in an HQ and send them to the theater or have them retrain intos something else that brings something to the fight. Eliminating the position of Secretary of the Air Force would would be a big help too. That is a function that eats up cash and doesn't bring anything to the fight. We need more air power in the "forgotten" war which is Afghanistan. We have tons of airframes yet we had to scrape the bottom of the barrel and ask an Allie who would rather not be going to Afcrapistan ( Germany ) to cough up a package of Tornado strikers and send them.
Re: collateral damage. I believe in limiting it. However if it is you being shot to pieces, all bets are off. A position will be reduced ( read destroyed ) if that brings an end to the fight. Fire support saves lives.... ours.
CAS can't fill the gap of fast 911 calls quick enough. Not every soldier can call in a 8 line grid, maybe 6, and when there is lead and RPGs flying everywhere that means something has to be done NOW. PGM arty can't solve every problem. However, telling a high school dropout that might be 19 or so to put some fire on that house or tree line now with his mortar still works and works well. DOD needs to look at funding more small traditional non-PGM arty solutions. These items save lives until CAS arrives.
Posted: Apr 04, 2007 - 07:23 PM
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locum wrote:
The 4 main principles of Counter-Insurgery (COIN) warfare are:
1. Understand your adversary
2. Build State Capacity and presence
3. Control the population
4. Keep the Use of Force to a Minimum
. .
This means absolutely nothing in Operation: Useless Dirt. Our DOD/Military has no concept of how to work 4th generation warfare. None. Our military talks a good game at the joke institutions called "war colleges", by pretending to like 3rd generation warfare leadership concepts, and then almost always resorts to a micromanaged 2nd generation warfare playbook. Don't expect this to change in the current culture.
I am not offering a strategic solution for Operation Useless Dirt. The only thing I am interested in is saving lives... the troops in the field. Anything else can go fish. Anyone thinking we are going to "win" in Afcrapistan or Iraq needs to step away from the crack pipe. The whole war is being run on borrowed money, we are breaking our military to perform an operation which gives NO national security benefit to the U.S. The "we are fighting an away game..." crap is good for a laugh on it's best day. 911 was caused by:
-Poor visa control of foreigners on our soil
-Poor domestic security in general ( name it )
-Having troops all over the M.E.
-Having a M.E. foreign policy that has to be signed off and approved by AIPAC.
Thats the short list. Using a second generation warfare solution for a 4th generation warfare problem is asking for trouble. Don't expect the PowerPoint warriors in the Pentagram to figure that one out. Or the bought and paid for congress. Or a clueless administration.
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In Greece we have used our T6 Texan2 for CAP against low altitude low speed targets at the Olympic games of 2004. It is said that their performance was exceptional for this Kind of missions.
It will be very interesting what real pilots believe for the use of such systems against these kind of targets:
-Attack helicopter
-Antitank missions/ attack helis combined ops
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Elp wrote "He super-genius, I never said that traditional arty was a total solution. Flush out your head gear"
I am certainly not a super-genius, OK I have some patents on my name, but in real life I am a clutz. Just by looking at something, that thing will break down. No offense, but my gut feeling says that Elp-man is a clutz too. Thats were the similarity ends, in this thread we both broadcast at a totally different frequency. Elp, you never said that traditional arty was a total solution, it is just one of the tools in the bag.
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Hello Nomad, in 1989, The US Border Police tested The Ayres V-1A Vigilante (*) in the noctural border-surveillance roll. The experiment was highly successful, but there was no money available to buy it.
The AT-6 II against helicopters: helos can perform manoeuvers, which fixed-wing aircraft can't. 2 A-10s intercepted 2 British Lynx-helicopters in 1991 over Northern-Iraq. The Lynx pilots feared that the A-10s tried to shoot them down, so the Lynxes started evasive manoeuvers and so they outturned the Warthogs.
AT-6 vs. UAV: UAV operators look around with their belly IR/EO/radar turret, some UAVs like the Predator have an additional fixed camera in the nose. Cameras are limited in their field of view and they provide a 2-D image. UAV-producers haven't yet put microphones on these planes, so they don't hear ya coming. Serbian Gazelle helicopters armed with infantry weapons have shot down Predators, although Predators can fire the Stinger, which didn't help against an Iraqi Mig-25.
Combined attack helo/ fixed wing (anti tank) mission: The AH-64 has successfully cooperated with the A-10, acting as the anvil and the hammer. Examples of fixed-wing anti-tank aircraft: STUKA, Hawker Hurricane with 2x 40mm guns, P-47 Thunderbolt, Il-2 Shturmovik etc. The P-47 destroyed 9,000 locomotives and about 6,000 tanks and armoured vehicles, between March 1943 and August 1945. Only 0.7 % of the fighters of this type dispatched against the enemy were lost in combat.
(note; I am not a real pilot, in the past I only flew sail planes and a Socata Tobago, at my first flight I put my flatfeet on the wheelbrakes before touchdown, iiiiiieeeee)
(*) Dusting the insurgents with a cropduster.
The Ayers V-1A Vigilante is based on the Ayres TurboThrush, a cropdusting agricultural aircraft.
Cropdusters are: easy to fly/ maintain/ repair, cheap, simple, rugged, reliable and agile.
From the outset they are designed: to fly from rough short airstrips, to fly and manoeuver at very low altitudes --> 100-80ft / 30-24 m and if they crash, the airframe is rugged enough to keep it's crew alive.
US State Department operated the OV-10 Bronco as a drug eradicator, without success: the OV-10 was too vulnerable.
So they approached Ayres Corp. to make something better, they came up with the armored but unarmed TurboTrush Narcotics Eradication Delivery System.
State Dept. wanted an organic NEDS close support aircraft, so Ayres designed the Vigilante, essentially the NEDS plane but equipped for attack duties. Development was supported by the US Army Electro Optical Survivability Program and the State Department, so we don't have R&D costs and risks anymore because the damn beast allready flies.
The Vigilante is equipped with 1 PT6-65AG turbo-prop with 1,367 hp, driving a 5-bladed 9ft 3in / 2,82 m propeller.
The engine, 20 US gal/ 76 l fuselage tank and the 2-seat dual control cockpit are armored. If hits empty the wingtanks, the V-1A can still fly home on it's armored tank.
Navigation devices: King VLF Omega 660, ADF, VOR, GPS. We want to talk/ listen to other creatures via:UHF (air force), VHF FM/AM (ground troops), HF (long range).
Sensors: 4 eyeballs, binoculars; a wide range of electronic sensors have allready been tested like IR/LLLTV, IRlinescanner etc. along with videorecorders and datalinks.
Weapons: 11 hardpoints carrying a total of 4,200lbs / 1.905 kg like 250lb/ 500lb bombs, missiles, rockets and guns.
Size: length= 33 ft / 10,07 m, span= 44ft 5in / 13,55 m, wing area= 336 sq.ft / 31,26 sq.m.
Weights: empty= 4,900lbs / 2.223 kg, MTOW= 10,500lbs / 4.763 kg
STOL-performance: at low weights, TO run= 395ft / 120m; at MTOW, TO run=1,250ft / 381 m
landing run with reversed-propeller= 500ft / 153m.
How far do you go?: with full internal gas, range= 1,036 st. miles / 1.667 km.
How much time do we have to land some lethal headbutts on the Talibanditos?: 7 hours
OOeps, how about speed?: max. speed= 217 kts / 402 km/h / 250 mph
cruise speed= 148 kts / 274 km/h / 170 mph
(for comparison: the A-1 Skyraider cruised around over Vietnam at 120 kts / 222 km/h)
The Vigilante has a fixed landinggear, simple; less maintenance and no hydraulics, that also means: no highly inflammable hydraulic oil.
(De)Mobilisation overseas: the Vigilante can be easily knocked down in parts and can be shipped in a standard ISO sea container, mudmover-out-of-tha-box!
Yes, it has a small logistics/ maintenance footprint, plus the TurboTrush is exported to 65 countries, so it's easy to pick up locally available parts and service.
"Cropduster shot down", it is just a pimped up agricultural aircraft, so it has a small 'Political and Propaganda footprint' aswell.
Afraid of US/ NATO/ Coalition KIAs, MIAs or POWs, no worries: teach the locals to fly this simple aircraft, who bothers? This is done before: during the Vietnam-era, Laotian Hhmong illitarate tribal people were thaught to fight with T-28 Trojans, piston engined trainers converted into armed COIN planes, with success.
How much Duck-it / Loot do we need to buy that ugly thing?: USD 1.6 million , the AT-6 costs USD 4.6 million.
Uu Whao Whao Larissa, what kind of dinner have you made? Tonight we will eat fried goat-chram, Locum (Uzbeki delicatesse). You will need that Al, soon you will go to that Shaldag 2nd rate reserve unit (shaldag=Uzbeki for kingfisher, how silly). Yo Eric (Elp), have a nice vacation.
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Thanks locum for the reply
How the hell did I forget my military service in Greece...
All the terrible nights waiting in the cold for border surveillance (narcotics- illegal refuges etc) I would really like one of these things staying stand by for the worst case scenario.
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locum wrote:
The AT-6 II against helicopters: helos can perform manoeuvers, which fixed-wing aircraft can't. 2 A-10s intercepted 2 British Lynx-helicopters in 1991 over Northern-Iraq. The Lynx pilots feared that the A-10s tried to shoot them down, so the Lynxes started evasive manoeuvers and so they outturned the Warthogs.
I'm thinking they might have outturned the Warthogs one time. Then the Lynxes would have had all the speed of a strafe rag after the turn. At that point, the Warthogs would extend, turn around, and come back with guns-a-blazing, had they wanted to kill anything. Did it play out differently in real life (not counting an actual shootdown)?
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Hey Nomad, Your Yugoslavian neighbours have operated 30 SOKO J-20/ P-2 Kraguj's (Vulture). They flew over a 1,000 combat missions, mainly against the 28th Division of the Bosna Muslim armed forces.
The J-20 Kraguj is a single-seat, Textron-Lycoming 340 HP piston-engine, specially designed COIN aircraft, weighing 3,572 lbs / 1.624 kg max. and with a maximum speed of 211 mph/ 340 km/h.
http://www.yumodel.co.yu/yugoslav_airfo ... kraguj.htm
The Kraguj has two 7,7mm / .303 guns in the wings and 4 hardpoints, which can take approx 880lbs / 400 kg of (220lbs) bombs and rockets.
The concept; which was similar to John Thorp's Fletcher Defender of 1953, was good, but the Yugoslavians concluded that an aircraft with better performance was needed.
The Fletcher Defender was never used as a ground attacker, the design was converted into the FU-24 cropduster, which in turn saw a new life as the Pacific Aerospace Corp. Cresco 750 cropduster and skydiver plane.
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The USAF's Aeronautical Systems Center has issued a Request for Proposals for a COIN/ trainer aircraft on behalf of the Iraqi Air Force. They want 8 planes delivered between November 2008 and April 2009 and a further option for annual lots of 6 aircraft.
The candidates are: 1. Korea Aerospace KO-1 Woong Bee, an armed version of the KT-1.
2. Pilatus PC-9M, the father of the T-6.
3. Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano, it has a reputation for being 'a bit heavy' for the training role. The EMB-314 is designed from the beginning as an effective short runway light attack/ patrol/ counter-insurgery aircraft that can operate with little ground support.
4. AT-6B Texan II, Hawker Beechcraft unveiled at Farnborough 2006 the AT-6B, equipped with hardpoints, armour etc. For example, the Greek T-6Bs are allready be capable of being armed.
Hopefully this RFP will trigger interest in NATO/Coalition countries, the Canadians allready use T-6s, so maybe we will see AT-6Bs or Super Tucanos over Iraq, Afghanistan etc. instead of supersonic fighters and bombers.
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Munster have been handed a boost after a scan on Donncha O'Callaghan's hamstring indicated he should be fit to face Racing-Metro on Saturday.
O'Callaghan, who was forced to leave the field against Leinster, is expected to be named in the squad for their opening Heineken Cup game.
"Marcus Horan is also expected to be in contention while a decision on Niall Ronan will be delayed until it is seen how he comes through training this week," read a Munster statement.
"Mike Sherry left the stadium on Saturday on crutches but merely as a precaution after he twisted an ankle but the positive news from the weekend was the return to action of Luke O'Dea who played with his club Shannon while Johne Murphy has returned to full fitness as has Felix Jones who will be back in action ahead of schedule in the coming weeks."

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A former Kirtland resident was federally charged Thursday on charges of defrauding relatives and family members out of $366,500.
According to a U.S. Department of Justice news release:
John C. Hartman, 60, allegedly told friends and family that he needed money to pay for outstanding tax obligations, a bad stock investment and medical expenses for his sick wife in 2005 and 2006. He told the victims they would be repaid at a future date.
Officials said the delinquent taxes and bad investment were lies and his wife did not have a serious medical condition. Hartman allegedly spent the money on personal expenses.
Additionally, the suspect did not file the additional income on his tax returns, thereby creating a $83,760 tax loss.
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Building Support for Adolescent Health Education and Services in Nigeria: Reflections from the ExperWritten By International Women's Health CoalitionWednesday, 08 May 2002
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Tanzania Food and Drugs Authority (TFDA) has accused passenger buses of allegedly ferrying fake drugs harmful to the health of the people.
Hiiti Sillo, Authority's Executive Director TFDA, said yesterday that a haul of fake erythromycin, an antibiotic, was recently busted and impounded. The counterfeit prescription drugs were in transit on a passenger bus along the Tunduma—Mwanza road.
TFDA, a regulatory body responsible for the quality and safety of food, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices has been carrying out special operations to seize sham drugs with recent concentration in the Kagera, Geita and Mwanza regions.
In what is increasingly beginning to look like a racket, the Director exposed a disturbing case where a single bus operator (name withheld) was allegedly linked to 13 separate incidences of trafficking fake pharmaceutical drugs between Tunduma and Dar es Salaam in the span of only six months, that is on average, two trips a month, from January to June this year. The quantity involved was not revealed.
TFDA has seized 117 tins of bogus Praziquantel and Amodiaquine Hydrochloride whose labels claimed they were manufactured by the Tanzania Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TPI) in Arusha. After analysis, test results proved them to be fake, substandard and potentially dangerous. No manufacturing companies were identified nor linked.
Amodiaquine is a compound related to chloroquine, used as an anti-malarial and anti-inflammatory agent while Praziquantel is used to treat diseases caused by infection from several types of internal/ gastrointestinal parasites.
Following several raid and search operations conducted by the TFDA in collaboration with local police resulted in the retrieval of a host of contraband from both commercial as well as residential sites.
Forged labels for fake Ephedrine and Dioerythro were retrieved from a suspect's house
More than 100 empty tins, plastic bags, and a bottle of what was reportedly a bleaching agent was found in a guest-house in Igoma on the outskirts of Mwanza city.
Ephedrine is commonly used as a stimulant, and is similar in structure to the derivatives amphetamine and methamphetamine. Despite their clinical value, both of these drugs are psychostimulants and posses very high potential for abuse and addiction since they activate the brains reward system by triggering a cascading release of dopamine. They are hence used for recreation and sold widely as street drugs in a white, odorless, crystalline powder form under the aliases speed and crystal-meth respectively.
The executive director Sillo, exp;ained their imperative operation which started in is geared at fighting against fake drugs in the lake region and bringing to justice all parties involved.
Mwanza Regional Police Commander Liberatus Barlow, announced that a total of 13 persons have been arrested in connection with fake drug trafficking.
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The team announced Friday it has hired Steve Albert as the new play-by-play announcer.
Albert will call the action on all Fox Sports Arizona Suns broadcasts.
"We are excited to attract someone with Steve's broadcasting skills, versatility and experience to our organization," said Suns President, Jason Rowley. "Steve's dynamic personality will be a great addition to our broadcast team. His arrival comes at an ideal time, as our team on the court also transitions into a new and exciting era of Suns basketball."
Albert is best known for his work in the boxing arena, as well as for having done play-by-play for the New York Mets, New York Jets, New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils.
Albert is replacing longtime Suns broadcaster Tom Leander, who had been the team's TV voice the last nine seasons.
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I was wondering about that last night when Tay said he hoped to be back in a week. What does he really offer the team at this point? Best case scenario is Tay playing for a couple weeks to show he's healthy, which would allow use to trade him.
The trouble with the Piston personnel is that there are many good players but no great player. So no, Stuckey will not be the savior some had hoped for. And my guy, Gordon, can't carry a team, etc. Everyone's favorite has their flaws. Tay and Rip are very good but never could carry a team either. What the problem will undoubtedly be when the team is at full strength is the mix of players is not complementary. And, no matter how you slice it, the Piston bigs do not produce at a high or consistent level if you combine offense and defense and really compare them to other team's bigs. Boozer is not a franchise player but has anyone watched his numbers lately? You can't do what Boozer does game in and game out in the NBA without being an above par player. The Pistons don't have that. Ben is doing great but he is 35. CV will be a real force but probably more as a 6th man or when the Pistons upgrade the front line. Now many people clamor for Kamen but he has a history of not stepping up to better teams. I remember a lot of folk who wanted Wilcox. The Pistons may actually be two bigs short. Daye will be good but that could take two years. JJ is good but would be better feeding off bigs who could put up some numbers. Back to Stuckey, he might be a force if he can feed off of other players. He cannot carry a team as his shot is not good enough. But if the Piston offense had more weapons, guarding Stuckey might be what breaks a defense. Hard to say right now. Gordon looks good to fair now. But imagine Gordon when there are other serious options. Who is going to stay with him all the time. That is when he can break a defense.
I agree with Bill's assessment of Stuckey's play in this game, buy you really hit the nail on the head with how running the team kills him. Freezing up is exactly what he does. Stuckey had 9 assists and 4 turnovers. I think 3 of those came on offensive fouls within a 2-3 minute stretch of the 2nd half. The last may have been a bad call. He definitely got some other guys shots though. The mental part of the game kills him. If I were Charlie V I would wear that mask everywhere. He had the potential to look Ernie TSA level bad with that thing on, but I actually think it was a major improvement for him.
Upon Tay's return I'd like to see how we do with Starting JJ at the PF upfront with Ben and Tay. Being able to bring ben and CV off the bench with AD and Bynum..........at full strength, we can compete for the 5th maybe even 4th playoff spot. Joe admitted it last season, he(and us) made the assumption that his confusion at the point was a result of last years circus (AI/The Griever/MC/Sheed and all the injuries). This year none of those things are taking place, (except the injuries) and he still looks confused running the offense, and why, BECAUSE HE'S A 2-GUARD!!!! If you're PG is doing that game in and game out, you're going to lose a helluva lot more games than you win because your team has no continuity or rhythm. If your 2Guard does that within the flow of the offense then it really doesn't hurt your team at all.
That doesn't matter what position he technically "played". He created the plays, got layups for his teammates, took open shots... all the things that elite point guards do on a nightly basis.
I don't know, we're not exactly tearing up the league without Prince. There may be things that he does that we don't even realize we are missing right now. We're last in the league in assists with no floor leader and he's a good passer who's like a coach on the floor.
If we trade Tay, and make the J.J. start, who will come from bench at SF this point? I think J.J. is pretty good, but I support we start Tay, and make J.J. comes from bench, with CV, Gordon, Bynum. This will be a very good team to compete in the playoff.
It's great that JJ was able to fill in at SF since we have not had anyone else outside of Day lately to play it. But he was drafted as a 4/5 so I would imagine that he was playing that over in Europe. He has the size and inside presence to play it. I would imagine that he will excel that much more when he goes back to his natural position. I think we still need Prince more than we think, 7-12 is not exactly burning up the league.
There's some truth to this... The "glue" concept is real... yet so is the "passive" My hope is that Daye starts understanding the importance of passing (can you say black hole)... then he will have what Tay offers.
It's hard thinking back 7 years ago when Prince was a rookie. Of course he did not play as much as Day is and only starting coming around during the playoffs. Day seems more talented but Prince was a little more refined. One thing I like about Day is that he is not afraid to make mistakes.
On reviewing the game. One comment. Some don't understand the value of a strong defensive player like Maxiell. Bogut, while primarily Maxiell and Ben Wallace were in the game, (thru most of 3 quarters) managed just one bucket, a tip in when we were short handed due to JJ getting mugged with no call. And that was just Bogut's 2nd rebound of the game, happening with a few minutes left to go in the 3rd quarter. Let me repeat that. Their center just got one bucket thru most of 3 quarters, and no buckets, no rebounds, in the first half of the game. (and just one rebound, no points, in the first 8 minutes of the 3rd quarter. Their starting power forward did not do much either. Don't be so sure Ben Wallace or Jason Maxiell will get replaced in the starting unit. Not with results like this.
JJ played the 3 in Europe. SF is his natural position, remember in Europe there's not alot of 1on1 and iso's ran, so their 3's don't handle the ball in the same fashion over there as over here. JJ a 5? Not a sight I want to see anytime soon, however I'm begging to see him get more minutes at the 4.


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Years owned: 2
Satisfaction Rating:
"I'll Never Buy Another. It's a Cash Cow."
I started out with my Trane Heat Pumps in 1992. An xl 1200 model with a Variable Speed Air Handler. 5 Ton capacity. It came with 15kw heat strips although contractor quoted 20kw. Heat strip had to be replaced to 20's because inside house temperature would drop 5 degrees every time unit went to defrost cycle. Freeze then thaw. I replaced this unit with a XLi14 outside unit in 2007 but not before I spent $ 5,000 on repairs including 3 compressors on the xl1200. One under parts warranty but cost me $ 600 labor. Most all of the circuit boards had been replaced in the old one at one time or the other. Also three blower wheels. Now the motor in the air handler went out. They want $ 2,500 to replace it since it's no longer available. Dealers want almost $ 5,000 for a new variable speed air handler. The XLi14 does not cool nearly as well as the xl1200. I have 2150 sf of heated area and the 5 ton seems to be maxed out. I've had it serviced regularly and all have checked ok. So far I've spent about $ 20,000 on it including the purchase price. My neighbors all have "builder's model" type units of various manufacturers and none have experienced the trouble I've had and most of their unit haven't been replaced yet nor have they spent anywhere close to as much on repairs as I have. Trane parts are much more expensive then any I've ever bought for other units. Their dealers seems to charge more for their labor too. Trane compressors are proprietary and one would cost a fortune to replace. It's almost impossible to get through to Trane and they will not help you out with any problem you have. I've never been able to get any reply from them. Once the Dealer sells you the unit they don't know you around here. Trane's advertisements are just a bunch of Hype. I say look at other manufacturers units before you consider a Trane. I've owned many other units from other manufacturers and all gave better service than my Tranes. Do your research before you buy, very carefully, including who sells and installs it for you. Some of the local dealers here have in house telemarketers who only want to sell but not service.
Years owned: 12
Satisfaction Rating:
"poor reliability"
Installed 3 ton Trane twx036c100a2 heat pump in 1997 with variable speed air handler. First problem was variable speed air handler. Printed circuit card in ge motor end bell failed. Came back from a trip in late winter and house was cold. Next problem was contactor in compressor unit. Present problem is a failed compressor. Very expensive to replace. Am now in decision process of how to proceed. I will be reluctant to go with Trane a second time. Once a mistake, twice a fool.
Years owned: 5
Satisfaction Rating:
"Unsatisfied 1st Time Buyer TRANE customer"
The XLi14 Trane system that was installed in April, 2006 has given nothing but problems ever since. First the a temperature control switch failed (under warrenty), then a diverier valve failed ($650.00), then the compressor fan failed ($350.00), and now the evaporator coil has a leak ($1200.00). I have spent over $2,000 in a five year period for a system which cost only $5700 to install. Seriously considering ripping the thing out and putting in another brand system that is more reliable and cost efficient.
Years owned: 3
Satisfaction Rating:
Our $4500 unit started having problems with bad evaporator coils right after the first year. Both coils ended up being replaced a couple of times. Of course, none of the labor costs were not covered. After 2 years, Trane decided to give us a new unit. The installation cost was over $1600. After 10 months, the coil is leaking again!!! Now, after checking with the Trane sales person, they are finally telling us that it's the sulfur in our water that is causing the coils to corrode and they will make us a new coil that is coated with a substance that will make it last longer. Another $1000 for installation. My question is: why didn't they diagnose the problem when we started having the problem so we could have taken care of it without spending so much money on labor costs? This sulphur information was not included in their literature, nor was the installer aware of it. However, when he called the Trane salesman in Tulsa, he immediately knew what the problem was. We are fuming!!!!
Years owned: 8
Satisfaction Rating:
"Jim Donnelly"
Bought the Trane unit for " the long haul". Every 1.5 years, there was some problem (usually the variable speed fan/ or module for same). Costly repairs. Warranty not worth anything.
Years owned: 7
Satisfaction Rating:
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I had 12 Ground Based heat pumps installed in 2003 . In 2006 and 2007 all 12 heat pumps failed and were replaced at a cost of over $100,000. This year 8 of these units failed and need repair. Trane has insisted that these units on all three occasions are not covered by the extended warranty I have with them.If you are considering Heat Pumps stay away from Trane. They do not stand by their product. If you know of a good Warranty litigation attorney send him my way.
Years owned: 6
Satisfaction Rating:
Was working fine up until 4 days ago now compressor shot house was built in late 2002 not sure there is any warranty on unit.
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You can buy the best heat pump but if not installed right it will not run right and fail premature So make sure the company has a good reputation I install Trane units and they are my pick
Location: Georgia
Years owned: 6
Satisfaction Rating:
"Trane is unreliable"
Purchased an XL13i system in 2003. The first two years it ran great, no problems, then the expansion valve had to be replaced under warranty. Two months ago, outside unit would not go into cooling mode. Had it checked every six months, so they checked it out and told me the printed circuit board was bad. Told me it was not under warranty and it would be $410 for part. Since my wages have been cut, I said no way and have opened up the windows all summer long here in Georgia. Do not know what I am going to do this winter. I called a Trane distribution center in Atlanta, Ga and they said it was $290 for same part. I emailed Trane and of course no reply. This will be my first and last Trane. When you assemble items with low quality parts, then you produce junk and low customer ratings.
Satisfaction Rating:
"Pet owners beware do not buy a Trane"
We were upgrading the ac unit in our home to be more energy efficient. Talked to a Trane agent at Home depot. After several conversations with the agent, about the best systems for air quality in our home, and our concerns about any problem that might arise due to owning 4 pets (3 cats and a small Dog), we purchased a Trane heat pump for $8,000.00. 6 month later it stopped working, no problem I thought it is under warranties parts and labor for 5 years, boy was I wrong! Made a call to Trane Certified service technician Turn's out the coil had a leak and it t was going to cost me $2496.00 to replace it. Why you ask? There was animal hair on the coil and since I did not open the unit and clean the coil each month, it was lack of maintenance on my part. I received no maintenance instructions other then change the filter each month, which I do already. After several emails to their customer service department (big joke no "phone number" to contact anyone) I was given a number to call, they were shocked that I would be charged for a leaky coil still under warranties and would check into it and call me back. I emailed pictures of the unit and the coil. After 2 weeks I called them back, and was told they were still working on my case and would call me later that week. A week later I called the again, I also called then the week after that and was directed to voice mail. The next day I received an email telling me. "I have been in and out and apologize for the delay but in our conversations. Our service rep, they have indicated that the extensive cat hair on the evaporative coil caused the overheating and increased pressure which led to the coil failure. Given their summary of the conditions contributing to the failure and absent a review to the contrary prior to the replacement of the coil, there is nothing that we can do. " I sent another email to them asking what about a review and was told it needed to be done before I had the coil replaced. I have sent several emails since and requested that they be forwarded to the CEO of Trane but have had no response. So Pet Owners beware if you "it is hard to stop a Trane" unless you own a cat! I for will never buy, recommend, or shop where they sell Trane units now or anytime in the future.
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Wikido: Exploiting the Potential of Wikis |
Marieke Guy reports on a one-day workshop, held in Birmingham in November 2006, which took a closer look at the potential of Wikis for educational institutions. |
January 2007, issue50, event report |
JISC CETIS Conference, 2006 |
Paul Walk reports on the third annual CETIS conference held in Salford, Manchester, over 14 -15 November 2006. |
January 2007, issue50, event report |
2nd International DCC Conference 2006: Digital Data Curation in Practice |
Alexander Ball and Manjula Patel provide an overview of the second annual conference of the Digital Curation Centre. |
January 2007, issue50, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
January 2007, issue50, news and events |
Book Review: Digital Libraries - Integrating Content and Systems |
Chris Awre finds a useful toolset to guide librarians and LIS students on the future use of IT to deliver their services. |
e-Books for the Future: Here but Hiding? |
Brian Whalley outlines some developments in e-book technologies and links them to existing ways of presenting textbook information. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Wiki Or Won't He? A Tale of Public Sector Wikis |
Marieke Guy revisits a topic receiving considerable attention these days and reflects on wiki use by public organisations. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
Search Engines: Is Google Building on Shaky Foundations? |
Phil Bradley takes an in-depth look at Google and its competition and wonders if things are looking slightly worrying for the search giant. |
October 2006, issue49, feature article |
DC 2006: Metadata for Knowledge and Learning |
Julie Allinson, Rachel Heery, Pete Johnston and Rosemary Russell report on DC 2006, the sixth international conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications, held 3 - 6 October 2006. |
October 2006, issue49, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
October 2006, issue49, news and events |