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Old 29th Jul 2010, 15:13
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Not a Fuji nor a Mongoose (whatever that is?)
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 15:17
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A very long shot - Hawker Beechcraft AT-6B.

I must ask - piston or turboprop?
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 15:24
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Piston...ergo.... Hawker AT-6B? No!
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 15:56
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Super Tincan( aka Tucano)
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 16:22
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isn't the Tucano/Super Tucano a turboprop?
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:04
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One brownie point please for the missiles.

I have passed the 3000 posts mark!!
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:17
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'Nuther question.

French?
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:27
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....and anuther....

Was it used by the CIA? It appears to have a forward-looking sensor.
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:36
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Interesting one RR....a piston COIN aircraft of seemingly modern design...maybe the UTVA Lasta?
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:37
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One brownie point please for the missiles.
Maybe, maybe not!

French
Non!

Was it used by the CIA?
If they did would we know? No, not as far as I know!

And not an IAR Lasta, Ken

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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:40
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Methinks COIN aeroplane not carry air-to-air missile.

Aleksander he no this missile.

If they did would we know? No, not as far as I know!
The CIA do release a lot of information - go Goggle.
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:44
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The other one it reminds me of its the ENAER T-35 Pilan....I see an armed version is available.
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:46
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Methinks COIN aeroplane not carry air-to-air missile
The OV-10 did!

ENAER T-35 Pilan
no seņor......
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:52
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Time for a bit of fishing....did it/has it entered service?
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:52
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OK then.

Could this be a North American machine?
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Yes, sir!!!! ... er... partly! Let me check!

OK, I checked. American built but designed by an international team
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:55
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Well, I so far have narrowed it down to a T-28 (probably not) or an XSN2J, but still in radar search mode.

Sod it - just NB'd your edit.
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 17:58
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Need to go off for a short while and cook dinner while Mrs RR phones home! Any more questions before I head off for 30 mins or so?
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 18:00
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Any more questions before I head off for 30 mins or so?
Yes - please explain a supersonic expansion corner.

No rush mate.
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Old 29th Jul 2010, 18:09
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Oi PPRuNe Pop,

You ought to know this innit!
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