Was Wondering...
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Singapore has A4SU Skyhawks in their storage... Are we going to use them in times of war or are we preparing to sell it away ?
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is this Question a Breach of Secrecy or something ? If it is Forget i asked
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we are going to donate them.
one is in a museum in France, one is in Singapore Poly, one is in NTU.
Wonder why we gave the Thais F-16 and not A-4... -
well i guess they figured that the A-4s were too cheapoOriginally posted by chillycraps:we are going to donate them.
one is in a museum in France, one is in Singapore Poly, one is in NTU.
Wonder why we gave the Thais F-16 and not A-4...
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Many of them have already been dismantled and sold as scrap too.Originally posted by chillycraps:we are going to donate them.
one is in a museum in France, one is in Singapore Poly, one is in NTU.
Wonder why we gave the Thais F-16 and not A-4...
I passed by the scrapyard at Jurong last year and counted 14 A-4SU airframes in various stages of disrepair. Some were already cut into half neatly. -
We should have e-bayed the skyhawks... I'm sure there are ppl out there willing to pay good money to collect these classic warbirds. I think a lot of ppl are gonna miss the scooters.
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Such things are under US Export License Control.. u need to seek US State Department's clearance to transfer these planes. Buyer need to apply for export license too.. Its too much trouble for ebay buyers.Originally posted by Shotgun:We should have e-bayed the skyhawks... I'm sure there are ppl out there willing to pay good money to collect these classic warbirds. I think a lot of ppl are gonna miss the scooters.
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i am sure some of them will be kept in storage as reserves. The army practises such form of storage too.
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problem is after they are kept in storage for many years, when its finally needed, no one will know how to fly them.
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wat abt the plane's radar n other electronic stuff? dump it?
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our TA-4SU is the world classic, with its 2 unique canopies.Originally posted by Shotgun:We should have e-bayed the skyhawks... I'm sure there are ppl out there willing to pay good money to collect these classic warbirds. I think a lot of ppl are gonna miss the scooters.
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Not cut into half, the A4 allows access by removing the adt section (tail assembly and part of rear fluseage) cleanly.Originally posted by ^Delta^:Many of them have already been dismantled and sold as scrap too.
I passed by the scrapyard at Jurong last year and counted 14 A-4SU airframes in various stages of disrepair. Some were already cut into half neatly. -
No point in reactivating these planes - if they are kept in storage - because
1. not enough pilots to go around
2. planes are no longer effective when we have F16s and F15 SGs of JSFs later. One of these can do the job of probably half a dozen A4s as A4s are not " wired up " for new generation of weapons.
3. our RSAF A4s do not have a modern multi mode radar, no GPS , no etc etc
4. airframe is just too old - built in 50s and 60s'