RE: Very Very OT

["Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>]

Not really, it takes time to acquire a fantastic USA aircraft rip out their
engines and fit our own versions and then re-write the flight manual and
get
the Americans to teach our crew's how to fly/play with it and produce
instructors to teach others.

This version is actually made by GKN Westland, hence the WAH- bit, Westland
Attack Helicopter. it has "very advanced surveillance capability
inherent in
the Longbow Fire Control Radar (FCR) and Radar Frequency Interferometer
(RFI).
Bet you can't guess I just read that bit? aint got a clue what it means but
that what it says!

There are a few differences due to requirements and weather conditions in
the UK, oh and I nearly forgot, misinformation to the general public!

Also remember the Gulf war was back in 1991 and used the A-Models.

I still think it is sex on wheels!

B.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Lowe [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 06 September 2001 22:45
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Very Very OT


hmmm,

I thought it was an Apache Longbow that the man with the nice uniform and
short hair shooed me away from at Farnborough a couple of years ago.

I take it this is the even newer shinier version?

Ian.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>
To: "UKHA Group" <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 10:44 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Very Very OT


> NO IT IS NOT!
>
> What I hear you say!
>
> Sorry guys but I have just seen on the TV that the Apache WAH-64
Longbow
> attack helicopter is being displayed to the public FOR THE FIRST TIME
at
> Duxford this weekend .
>
> Utter crap!
>
> It was officially launched to the public at Middle-Wallop last year
8th to
> 10th September 2000 following on from the International Helimeet 2000
> competition.
>
> Sorry for the rant but over the years I have been witness to much
"miss
> information" during the Falklands conflict and the Saudi conflict
I always
> naively believed the British Government told us the truth!
>
> There is not much that really bugs me apart from prat drivers, but two
of
> them are people calling ejection seats ejector seats and the other
> is....well everything else!
>
> B. "thinking it is time to take up drinking"
>
>
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