a lot of the acoustic amplification is not generated by the hull - which is why subs get put into the chook shed...
its an acoustic array which the sub is driven into and then everything is mapped - engines running, engines off etc...
Great video there.
Interesting, seeing the tiger rotors fold manually. Much easier than the Chinooks. I think the scratches are from getting into and out of the aircraft.
My guess would be surface damage from launches ?
Has there been an issue with Canberra of late?My guess would be surface damage from launches ?
What a pain to fold the rotors !! Bring on the Z's at least they have a semiautomatic folding blade capability designed for operation on LHD's
Cheers
2 days ago in the RAN thread, Assail mentioned the same suspicion, based on rumblings but with a little detail...
Auto folding for any helicopter certainly has benefits, but also a weight penalty. Sometimes there is not a golden answer as to which trade off is best.My guess would be surface damage from launches ?
What a pain to fold the rotors !! Bring on the Z's at least they have a semiautomatic folding blade capability designed for operation on LHD's
Cheers
Chatting some years ago with a uniform in with the Taipan about the auto folding mechanism for the helicopter the weight of the system was over 100 kg. Not an insignificant bit of ballast to fly with when you think of what you could substitute that weight for in lift capacity. In effect you lose a passenger of extra fuel or what ever else you can substitute for that weight. Chatting again at the recent air show at Avalon I had another conversation with one of the Taipan maintainers about the benefits and trade offs of auto folding blades.He mentioned his team of threes best time for a manual fold of all four blades was under 14 minutes. Also discussed was the PAX lift capacity of Taipan and what was interesting was that the numbers were different for maritime operations so as to provide extra redundancy for a single engine loss over water......... even less PAX carried.
Yep I am aware of all of that, you do realise the conversation was with regards to the Tiger ARH and my reference to the AH-1Z Viper as a potential replacement ?
I think the Zulus will be a good option going into the future. Commonality with the Marines is a winner, and being more ship friendly will make sense with the LHD's when they are packed to the gills or possibly on smaller ships.
Maybe I didn't get the gist of your question.
I'm just wishing that the ADF will one day, at least while I'm still alive and the budget is rolling in surpluses, purchase a number of F35Bs and have a dedicated platform to deploy those suckers in our region and make a real strategic statement. Similar to the Signals sent when we sounded our intent to buy the F111 back in the 60s.
yes a CVS or two would be nice in role reminiscent of the potential Invincible buy in, although I would like to see something that could use a combination of a modern S 2 Tracker or using the E2 Hawkeye airframe would be nice. ahh its nice to dream
I am with you on this one. The networking capacity of the F-35 combined with the decision to implement CEC seem to make a compelling argument. The aircraft need not directly engage in all cases as they offer and exponential increase in the engagement window of SM6 (which if we trust the hype... is coming). Beyond that the situational awareness they offer with organic air is remarkable.