Why would Qadaffi need a STOL plane?
He wanted it for military applications.
His air force had lots of planes of various types: http://en.wikipedia....r_force_equipment Looks like he still won't be getting those C-130s he ordered in the 1970s... http://uk.jalopnik.c...otting-in-georgia Cheers, Scott. (Who vaguely remembers that the Shah had some planes that were never delivered, too.) |
Leaked cable: John McCain pushed to arm Qadhafi
- (lincoln)
- (39)
- Aug. 29, 2011, 09:14:11 PM EDT
Call bs
- (beepster)
- (38)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 06:43:01 AM EDT
A C130
- (S1mon_Jester)
- (22)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 01:47:12 PM EDT
continued BS
- (beepster)
- (21)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 02:11:44 PM EDT
The M form of the plane
- (folkert)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 02:41:51 PM EDT
Used by military organizations.
- (Another Scott)
- (16)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 02:46:36 PM EDT
Its not armaments
- (beepster)
- (12)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 02:50:20 PM EDT
Hmmm....
- (Another Scott)
- (7)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 02:57:19 PM EDT
forget it
- (beepster)
- (6)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 03:30:35 PM EDT
Why are you trying to defend him?
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (5)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 03:43:22 PM EDT
Not the point
- (beepster)
- (4)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 04:58:56 PM EDT
Then don't read Politico. Works for me. ;-)
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (3)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 05:08:41 PM EDT
Well..
- (beepster)
- (2)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 05:35:12 PM EDT
I was arguing with you. Doesn't mean I like Politico.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 05:39:13 PM EDT
Ayup. That much I gathered.
-NT
- (beepster)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 05:44:11 PM EDT
So then..
- (Ashton)
- (3)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 03:04:40 PM EDT
I think what Beep is saying...
- (mmoffitt)
- (2)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 03:43:01 PM EDT
I suppose..
- (beepster)
- (1)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 04:01:50 PM EDT
That'd be dual use. ;0)
-NT
- (mmoffitt)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 05:02:56 PM EDT
So I guess Alaska Airlines is an airforce?
- (boxley)
- (2)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 03:22:06 PM EDT
Why would Qadaffi want them?
- (Another Scott)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 03:50:37 PM EDT
Actually those were L-100
- (S1mon_Jester)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 03:56:01 PM EDT
I think you're thinking of the AC-130
- (S1mon_Jester)
- (2)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 06:36:24 PM EDT
Spooky.
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 07:16:26 PM EDT
No, the C-130 is fitted with . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 10:50:42 PM EDT
Re: Call bs
- (pwhysall)
- (14)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 05:17:21 PM EDT
It's used for many things.
- (beepster)
- (11)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 05:43:09 PM EDT
Re: It's used for many things.
- (pwhysall)
- (1)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 05:52:13 PM EDT
I wouldn't.
- (beepster)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 05:59:01 PM EDT
Nothing I've seen prevents a C-130
- (S1mon_Jester)
- (8)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 06:58:47 PM EDT
except not having one to deliver.
-NT
- (beepster)
- (7)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 10:26:14 PM EDT
True - but you have repeated claimed it wasn't a bomber
- (S1mon_Jester)
- (6)
- Aug. 31, 2011, 10:31:27 AM EDT
Re: True - but you have repeated claimed it wasn't a bomber
- (beepster)
- (5)
- Aug. 31, 2011, 02:44:39 PM EDT
Yep, we never delivered them
- (S1mon_Jester)
- Aug. 31, 2011, 03:16:46 PM EDT
Actually - we might have delivered them...
- (S1mon_Jester)
- (3)
- Aug. 31, 2011, 03:19:51 PM EDT
See the linkies in 50198. :-)
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Aug. 31, 2011, 03:45:18 PM EDT
Sorry...should've included the sign on that one.
- (S1mon_Jester)
- (1)
- Aug. 31, 2011, 06:18:16 PM EDT
Whoops! :-)
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Aug. 31, 2011, 07:02:27 PM EDT
they are used to move food and freight to rural alaska
- (boxley)
- (1)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 07:18:48 PM EDT
Why would Qadaffi need a STOL plane?
- (Another Scott)
- Aug. 30, 2011, 07:38:52 PM EDT