"The first South African-made military aircraft "AHRLAC"..." Topic
7 Posts
All members in good standing are free to post here. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have not been cleared with nor are they endorsed by The Miniatures Page.
Please be courteous toward your fellow TMP members.
For more information, see the TMP FAQ.
Back to the Modern Aviation Discussion (1946-2011) Message Board
Areas of InterestModern
Featured Hobby News Article
Featured Link
Top-Rated Ruleset
Featured Showcase Article
Featured Profile Article
Current Poll
|
| Tango01 | 14 Aug 2014 10:44 p.m. PST |
… takes to the skies. "Paramount Group, Africa's largest privately-owned defence and aerospace company, reached a momentous occasion today with the first public flight of its Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC), at the Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria. AHRLAC is the first military fixed wing aircraft to be fully designed, tested and developed in Africa…"
Full article here
link Amicalement
Armand |
| Ashokmarine | 15 Aug 2014 7:42 a.m. PST |
wonder why they wanted to use the ACU camo? funny |
| Zargon | 15 Aug 2014 9:37 a.m. PST |
Because it sells products. So not funny. and its just a variant digicam, there are tons of it out there,
Wonder if it will go the same way as the Rooifalk? Ended up as a white elephant. |
| Tango01 | 15 Aug 2014 10:08 a.m. PST |
I like the camo! Amicalement
Armand |
| jeffbird | 15 Aug 2014 10:18 a.m. PST |
Useful for Anti Poaching Operations in Africa. |
| Lion in the Stars | 15 Aug 2014 2:02 p.m. PST |
That honestly looks like a great FAC bird. Hang a couple rockets under the wings and where's the laser target designator? |
| Deadone | 17 Aug 2014 7:25 p.m. PST |
What a hideous little thing. It'll be interesting to see if anyone buys it. First South African fixed wing military aircraft was the Atlas ACE, which was a turboprop trainer. It lost to the Swiss PC-7 so never entered production. 2 prototypes were built:
|
|
is painting some ground targets as he needs them.
