spike7451 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Appeared at the Waddo airshow,looks like this could be a serious low cost alternative for new strike aircraft,possibly even the A-10.Six underwing hardpoints,an internal bomb bay & retractable sensor suites... http://www.scorpionjet.com/aircraft-features/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 no inflight refueling? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Emvar Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I see no guns..... A L-39 with 2 engines and twin tails..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echolmberg Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The nose looks off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 (edited) My pics from RIAT Fairford...... Ken PS - Just noticed - no FLIR turret in the landing/taxying phoptos - but fitted in the static park - maybe just mockup - surely not retractable??? Edited July 14, 2014 by Flankerman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spike7451 Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 My pics from RIAT Fairford...... Ken PS - Just noticed :doh:/> - no FLIR turret in the landing/taxying phoptos - but fitted in the static park - maybe just mockup - surely not retractable??? If you read the webpage I posted in the opening post,you'll see that the FLIR turret is retractable into the nose & the's another position in the rear,as well as a bomb bay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dmanton300 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 If you read the webpage I posted in the opening post,you'll see that the FLIR turret is retractable into the nose & the's another position in the rear,as well as a bomb bay It's a sensor/fuel bay, not a weapons bay. It's a bay that accepts a variety of sensor and/or fuel arrangements but has no doors or stores stations internally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 But...where does the GAU-8 go? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diamondback Six Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 "Guns? What guns? Don't you know guns are obsolete and missiles are the future?" LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 If you read the webpage I posted in the opening post,you'll see that the FLIR turret is retractable into the nose & the's another position in the rear,as well as a bomb bay Thanks 'spike7451' But someone who watched the Scorpion being prep'd for its flight to Farnborough, reports that the FLIR turret is currently a mock up and was removed for the flight. Interesting plane though....... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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