Slater Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 Looks to be new radars, munitions, and radios, etc. I thought Canada bought some clapped-out Australian Hornets for spares also? https://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/mas/canada_20-42.pdf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 23 minutes ago, Slater said: I thought Canada bought some clapped-out Australian Hornets for spares also? Whoa there Hoss, clapped out!!!! here at Oz Planes R Us we sell only quality runners, hardly used except on Sundays and sometimes on holidays. 😉 Our previous big sale to Pakistan of quality used Mirage IIIO's was so good they used them for a further 30 years from purchase, of course speculation is that we never really got paid for them most of the buys for Canada are getting updated to as are their own aircraft, I think all the ones they are acquiring have had the centre barrel refurb done (all done in Canada), and 2 so far have gone into the active Canadian inventory. and if they were so clapped out, why are US buyers getting most of the rest? https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32464/australia-to-sell-retired-f-a-18-hornet-fighters-to-private-aggressor-firm-air-usa 3 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blimpyboy Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 12 minutes ago, Graeme H said: here at Oz Planes R Us we sell only quality runners, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 My mistake. I should have said "gently used" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 3 hours ago, Slater said: My mistake. I should have said "gently used" That technically applies to the pilots only. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kari Lumppio Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 (edited) Hello! If someone is interested the Finnish Air Force F-18s have been through Structural Refurbishment Program. It did not include any central barrel replacement. National (Finland) ICAF reports describing it are available online: (2017) https://www.vttresearch.com/sites/default/files/julkaisut/muut/2017/ICAF_Doc2433_Finland_Review_2017.pdf Especially Chapter 2.3.1 may be of interest. I notice with interest the Figure 17 of the report (FEM results of Bulkhead Y488). I did bond the boron patches on the first test specimens years ago while still working in Helsinki University of Technology. The test specimen design, manufacture etc was by others. Other year reports are somewhat of the same but also informative: 2013: https://www.vttresearch.com/sites/default/files/julkaisut/muut/2013/ICAF_FinlandReview_2013_issue1_3April13.pdf 2019 (does not dowload into browser): https://cris.vtt.fi/files/24743703/ICAF_Finland_Review_2019.pdf They also include information about Hawk (Mk 51, 51A and 66), NH-90 helicopter etc. Cheers, Kari Edited September 4, 2020 by Kari Lumppio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 If the routine by the Finnish F-18 at Fairford last year is anything to go the software upgrade was certainly worth it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 57 minutes ago, Truro Model Builder said: If the routine by the Finnish F-18 at Fairford last year is anything to go the software upgrade was certainly worth it. The Swiss had the same one, and yes, spectacular! They opened up the flight envelooe a bit.... wonder why only after 35 years in service though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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