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    • Such a beautiful plane. I used to walk past one every day on my way to and from school, sat as it was next to a runway on display.detritus
    • I wish we'd make a contemporary version of the Buccaneer. Better than the bloody F-35.detritus
    • The buccaneer was a strike only aircraft. The F-35 is multirole ++. Read up on it, it's awesome!inv
    • I know what it is, inv - i have read up on it, much more than healthy! I'm reminiscing here, and being slightly tongue in cheek.detritus
    • Multirole's kind of the reason the thing's a bit of a dog - it's a jack of all trades, not particularly a master of any.detritus
    • I'm keenly watching Israel and waiting for their verdict in a few years,s eeing as the'y're the only ones who've actualyl used the damn thingdetritus
    • F-35's main tech value isn't so much the stealth - which i think is vastly over-rated for most contemporary uses - but systems integration.detritus
    • ..which, to my mind is more of a philosophy than a platform type, so having a 'mutlirole' frame seems inherently limiting.detritus
    • That's a RAF Vulcan, beautiful planeTurboslacker
    • Yeah, sorry, I know it's a V-Bomber - I didn't mean to conflate the two - I just also really like the Buccaneer and think a re-do would be relevant.detritus
    • The Vulcan, beautiful as it is, is essentially useless in a contemporary context.detritus
    • This is the one I used to go past every day https://c8.alamy.com…detritus
    • Back in GulfWar1 We had a lot of stop-overs from planes in desert camo, sometimes doing low passes...detritus
    • https://www.flying-t…detritus
    • Nothing'll make you shit and cream yourself like a plane flying a few hundred miles an hour, a few feet above the ground, a hundred yards in front of you :)detritus
    • Not a pretty plane the Buccaneer is :D
      But if you are British I understand the affection!      inv
    • If you like flying/jets you should check out the DCS sim. Best VR experience!inv
    • Get the A-10C module and fly som close air support. You will quickly see the importance of good sensors/stealth.inv
    • Oh, I appreciate their value, but once air superiority's been achieved, much less expensive planes can take over.detritus
    • Here in the UK we're looking at having two planes fulfilling all roles - the F35 and the Eurofighter, both of which aren't cheap.detritus
    • True that. They are not cheap.inv
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