F-111 fleet flies into safety doubts

"David Bromage" wrote in message
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The CO wrote:
I'll be interested to see what is going to replace the P3's. More P3's
or will they look at Nimrod again?

A lot of forces operate the P-3 so the issue is not unique to the RAAF.
Where are you going to get at least equal capbility when it's time to
replace them.

Boeing looked at doing a Nimrod job on the 757 but nobody would pay for
the development. I wonder if there is sufficient development in the
E-10A to make a "P-10" worthwhile?

Lockmart have looked at an ASW version of the C-130J. Could they even
build more Orions?

Perhaps the P-7 could be revived?

If you were starting a project now, you'd probably look at the B767 airframe
as the basis for purely logistic reasons.

L'acrobat wrote:
"David Bromage" wrote in message
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A lot of forces operate the P-3 so the issue is not unique to the RAAF.
Where are you going to get at least equal capbility when it's time to
replace them.

If you were starting a project now, you'd probably look at the B767
airframe
as the basis for purely logistic reasons.

I know the 767 will be the airframe for a lot of tankers, but it seems
overly big for an ASW platform. That's why I suggested the 757. It will
be the basis of the E-10A, on which the big radar is in the right place
for a torpedo bay. But you'd use the same engines and avionics whether
it was a 757 or 767, which is the main logistic advantage. They have a
common type rating anyway.

Cheers
David

"David Bromage" wrote in message
.. .
L'acrobat wrote:
"David Bromage" wrote in message
.. .
A lot of forces operate the P-3 so the issue is not unique to the RAAF.
Where are you going to get at least equal capbility when it's time to
replace them.

If you were starting a project now, you'd probably look at the B767
airframe
as the basis for purely logistic reasons.

I know the 767 will be the airframe for a lot of tankers, but it seems
overly big for an ASW platform. That's why I suggested the 757. It will
be the basis of the E-10A, on which the big radar is in the right place
for a torpedo bay. But you'd use the same engines and avionics whether
it was a 757 or 767, which is the main logistic advantage. They have a
common type rating anyway.

Apparently the Boeing 737 is the proposed MMMA airframe