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Spoof RAF News Articles

Started by Mossie, October 03, 2008, 07:33:51 AM

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Mossie

I found this page of spoof news articles on the web when just trawling around.  Quite ammusing, with some whiff fodder too!  SAR Harrier's?  Red Arrow's Grobs?  Indian copy of TSR.2???

http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/news/aprilnews/news.htm
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

Aircav

That'll be Joe selling the blueprints to India  ;D
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Quote from: Mossie on October 03, 2008, 07:33:51 AM
I found this page of spoof news articles on the web when just trawling around.  Quite ammusing, with some whiff fodder too!  SAR Harrier's?  Red Arrow's Grobs?  Indian copy of TSR.2???

http://www.airsceneuk.org.uk/news/aprilnews/news.htm

Making the RAF compete with BA - it's funny because it's almost too good not to be true. Which, if you think about it, is sad.

I would like to see what a Typhoon UCAV would be like 20 year or so from now though.
It's a crappy self-made pic of a Lockheed Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR), BTW
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Mossie

The SAR Harrier T.10 is my favourite, I've got a feeling somebody here modeled it maybe?  A member mentioned that this was actually a real proposal at one time:
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,9531.msg132580/highlight,harrier+rescue.html#msg132580

It's in yellow, although I can only imagine it as a CSAR platform.  Stick a couple of the Avpro Exint pods on it to carry a few more malingering squaddies.
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

lancer

Brilliant, but don't let some idiot from the MoD see it or they might try the ideas out
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