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Hm... that's very strange, in 2007 there was a exercise with Argentine AF KC-130H called "La Plata I" in which three A-37's were used to train FAU pilots with air-to-air refuelling! If 'all' Dragonfly's were grounded I wonder what A-37s were usedErik_7Xi wrote:
Good to see those Uruguayan Air Force Dragonflies back in the air again - when we were there in 2007, they were all grounded due to spares shortage.
During our stay there, one aircraft was finally made airworthy again but immediately broke down during its first test flight. At that stage, the aircraft were having a very bleak future.
(Which makes me wonder if the FAU could maintain the ex-Chilean F-5E Tiger IIIs if they purchase them as they are a lot more complex to maintain and more expensive to operate than the old A-37!).
Nope, at Natal. It came in early morning on Thursday the 7th.I take it the Bandeirante was shot at Recife?
OK... I didn't recognise the buildings in the background. How did you fare at Recife BTW?Arnold ten Pas wrote:Nope, at Natal. It came in early morning on Thursday the 7th.I take it the Bandeirante was shot at Recife?
No idea but in April 2007, 273 was the ONLY flying A-37 they had, after they finally received the parts for it, and it broke down during the test flight - and where did I say that they would not have the skills to maintain their jets? The problem isn't skills, it's the age of the equipment, the availability of the spare parts and funding.PilotoRico wrote: Hm... that's very strange, in 2007 there was a exercise with Argentine AF KC-130H called "La Plata I" in which three A-37's were used to train FAU pilots with air-to-air refuelling! If 'all' Dragonfly's were grounded I wonder what A-37s were used
Besides that, the FAU mechanics are better then you think.... actually they maintain there Pucará fleet much better then the Argentines, who have a much larger fleet but can barelly get eight in the air!!! So why should Uruguay not be able to keep Tigers in the air?
FAU is a small country with a very tight budget, but they maintain a very high level of operational status
If you follow the Uruguay air force future debate, then you know that the Super Tucano is out of the question, simply because the FAU Command want's to have a jet aircraft as A-37 replacement....Hans Rolink wrote:Indeed Erik, much overlooked factors that go along with purchasing and exploiting modern fighters. Perhaps we will see a future buy of Super Tucanos by the Uruguayans, just like Equador did.
Hans.
We catched all tankers coming back from the morning mission (USAF KC-135, Colombian B767, Chilean KC-135, Brazilian Hercs). Further, we looked for (and found) some W&R:OK... I didn't recognise the buildings in the background. How did you fare at Recife BTW?
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