(Formerly) Alpha Sea Venom

[Techy111]

I was there Tomb....

it was quite a surprise to see Buccs turn up with ugly sand/pink colours on...to help the Tonkas do their bombing missions for the GR1/3 fleet....

Laser designators or someting IIRC...?

Tony

[TSR2]

Yep, the Buccs did the target designation... and pretty well IIRC. Great airplane.

[Tomb]

not quite, The (RSAF) tonka's had a laser pod (CLDP) from the outset and could designate, it was somewhat more advanced the ancient bucc pod,

when the RAF eventually got TIAD they were ahead because TIALD was better then CLDP in many respects.

the biggest jump in caperbility had to be ALARM, it made the Tonka the best SEAD aircraft in the world and it still is in my view,

thier was a very large brit force in blue out thier without who's efforts both the RAF/RSAF efforts would have fallen flat on thier faces

they wont be mentioned in any offical history, but those who were thier know who i mean.

the irony was gulf war two had not long finished, and those planes and people who were on "our" side were suddenly the "enemy"

such is middle east oil politics.

[PushinPolys]

Just a little steer in the direction of the original post (although the recent diversion does make interesting and informative reading - but don't take the pi** out the tea bag and it's procurement as it seems to be bringing a lot of smiles on a lot of pilots faces at the mo in a few A/F's and did quite well in the states recently. Perhaps when the F22 costs are truely known then even more will get cancelled as that is also 10 years too late and over budget somewhat)
Now where was I ? Oh yes - did the Sea Venom have a lazer pod? Maybe I should put one on it.

[SkippyBing]

did the Sea Venom have a lazer pod?

Think it might have had a baggage pod

[PushinPolys]

Bloody have to! You seen the room in the pit? When I was invited up to Salisbury Hall while building it (seems like years ago) it was under referb and the cockpit was stripped and all gauges laid out on the work benches but even sitting on the floor I would have a stiff neck after 10 mins if the canopy was closed. Guess 6ft 2in don't make good pilots unless they have a flintstone mod where you can stick your legs through the floor and I would imagine you was very close to your right seater and made dam sure he had no baked beans before flight.

[PushinPolys]

Hey Skippy,
Just noticed you are doing a Sea Hawk. FS9? As I have one on the go for FSX and don't want to tread on toes so to speak as their is a lot of stuff out there that needs doing.
BR
Mark

[SkippyBing]

Mark,

The Sea Hawk is Nazca-Steve's, there's a separate thread around here somewhere, but it is for FS9. I'm doing the Wyvern which is FSX.
Could be worth contacting Steve about collaborating on an FSX Sea Hawk.

Skippy

[PushinPolys]

Anyway what ever comes of them they will need a deck to land on AKA Eagle in 3 profiles ;-)

[RobDob]

That Wyvern is looking rather nice Skippy.