A fully bombed-up F-16D+ of 145 Sqn SINGAPORE
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In an air combat role, the F-16's maneuverability and combat radius (distance it can fly to enter air combat, stay, fight and return) exceed that of all potential threat fighter aircraft. It can locate targets in all weather conditions and detect low flying aircraft in radar ground clutter. In an air-to-surface role, the F-16 can fly more than 500 miles (860 kilometers), deliver its weapons with superior accuracy, defend itself against enemy aircraft, and return to its starting point. An all-weather capability allows it to accurately deliver ordnance during non-visual bombing conditions
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The F-16's combat radius is significantly less than the Sukhois which have entered inventories of many asian nations. However, if one takes the view that there are no potential threats ie no enemies, then there is of course no comparison and the statement regarding combat radius is hence correct. I find it odd why rsaf never chose to skip the serial of the aircraft in the pic...
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Thank God for the short legs! Those seats aren't exactly business or first class you know.
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Tell that to those guys who had to transfer the jets from US to SG.
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If fly so long then how to pee?
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http://www.nycib.org/nycib/product.html
The less glamourous side of being a fighter pilot. A common occurance especially when crossing the pond.
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Compare to taiwan air force seems like our fighters are much more newer. If not wrong they are still using old F16 A/B and old Mirage with parts issues.
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Originally posted by Gaosung:
Compare to taiwan air force seems like our fighters are much more newer. If not wrong they are still using old F16 A/B and old Mirage with parts issues.
But ROCAF has a strong indigenous Military Air industry.
They are able to manufacture IDF-1/2 fighter and TC BVRAAM.
While RSAF needs to basically purchase everything regarding aircraft equipment.
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so...why do they try so hard to buy the F16C/D??
manufacture bvraam?? impressive
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Originally posted by Gaosung:
so...why do they try so hard to buy the F16C/D??
manufacture bvraam?? impressive
Same reason why anyone would buy the latest year of a certain model of car. It gives you all the fixes and in the case C/D model conformal tanks.
The tanks will give the ROC fighters either longer legs or more air time. All the more important when you are outnumbered 100 to 1?
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F-16 C/D's of Singapore what about Australia nad New Zealand.
I've found this Black Knights interesting:
http://www.codeonemagazine.com/archives/2000/articles/july_00/black_1.html
Lt. Col. Keong brought the team to its current high standard. He is Black Knight No. 1, the team leader who also choreographed Asian Aerospace 2000. As the oldest team member, he leads the Black Knights team for a second time. He also led the Black Knights during the 1994 Asian Aerospace air show. A twenty-eight year veteran in the RSAF and current commander of the 143rd Squadron, he has flown the A-4, A-4SU, F-5E, and F-16A. To date, he has logged more than 6,000 flying hours—no mean deed for a fighter pilot. Before commanding the 143rd, Keong was one of the RSAF pioneers on the F-16 program. He also performed duties as the deputy commander of the Peace Carvin I detachment in the United States.
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Originally posted by Shotgun:
http://www.nycib.org/nycib/product.html
The less glamourous side of being a fighter pilot. A common occurance especially when crossing the pond.
Reminds me of a joke I heard before....
Once there is this flight of a F15 escorting a transport in a long trans oceanic flight. Along the way, the fighter pilot being cocky, starts showing off and maneuvering his small plane around the big plane, bragging that he can do all these things that the pilot of the larger plane can't. The pilot of the larger plane radio back and say he is going to do something that the fighter pilot can't. So the fighter pilot waited. For 5 minutes, the 2 planes flew alongside each other without anything happening. Then the larger plane's radio back "Done!!". The fighter pilot said nothing was done!! So the larger plane's pilot radio back:" I just went for a stretch, then go to the toilet for a pee and on the way back, made myself a hot cup of coffee, can you do that?"
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If you liked that, You'd love this!
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The Republic of Singapore Air Force emphasizes on
more advance fighter aircrafts i think Singapore government
shall opt to research and build their own aircrafts...
A " fighter aircraft " built by Singaporean aircraft engineers.
