Omega One Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Hi guys!! This last Sunday 29th, the honorable Mirages of the Argentinian Air Force where retired from service after 43 years. For the ocassion aircrafts where painted with special schemes... Sadly I couldn´t go :( :( .. Check this thread LINK to see some pics. Cheers!! Andrés Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Don Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Thanks for the link ! Some nice photos there. Regards, Don. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Omega One Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 You are welcome Don!! I love this picture :o/> :o/> !! Pic from SS Aerophotography. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ro-Gar Hobbies Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Do you know with what a/c they are being replaced with? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 An interesting detail note is that the fins on the 1300 litre wing tanks aren't parallel to the ground. The outer fins are pointed slightly upwards due the pylons being angled outwards. I never picked that up before. Nice pics. Cheers, Tom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Omega One Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Do you know with what a/c they are being replaced with? Sadly none at this point, I know there were intentions to buy Mirages F-1C from Spain in the first place, then Kfirs from Israel, but all were canceled. There where a lot of whisperings about the possibilty of buying new FJ-17/FC-1 but nothing more than that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Niels Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Argentina don't have money for new fighter jets at present. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Argentina don't have money for new fighter jets at present. Probably because they spent it all on paint - I see at least 5-6 special paint schemes there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jester292 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Yeah well America doesn't have money for anything, yet here come new fighters.... Can't they deficit spend their way to a military? That works for us. Oh, you mean they don't spend money they don't have? New concept. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Great photos! Maurico Macri will have his hands full that's for sure. Argentina really only has Israel offering refurbished Kfirs with ordnance or the Russia/China option. From what I've read it seems the UK has blocked most of their options. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Omega One Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 Argentina don't have money for new fighter jets at present. I really don´t think it´s about money, it´s more of a political problem in this case. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Omega One Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 ...Argentina really only has Israel offering refurbished Kfirs with ordnance or the Russia/China option. From what I've read it seems the UK has blocked most of their options. Fulcrum1 here you can read more about the problem that FAA is facing... LINK LINK Regards Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted December 3, 2015 Share Posted December 3, 2015 Fulcrum1 here you can read more about the problem that FAA is facing... LINK LINK Regards Thanks, I've read those. They do have a challenge in front of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnopfor Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Sadly none at this point, I know there were intentions to buy Mirages F-1C from Spain in the first place, then Kfirs from Israel, but all were canceled. There where a lot of whisperings about the possibilty of buying new FJ-17/FC-1 but nothing more than that. Argentina defaulted on their overseas loans first in 2001, then again in June of this year, so most nations either won't extend them credit, or they will charge very high interest rates. There were stories that after Brazil choose the Gripen as their new fighter, Argentina wanted to work a out a trade deal with Brazil that would also allowed Argentina a stake in producing the aircraft. However, the UK provides about 30% of the systems that are to be used by the Brazilians, and they have an embargo against Argentina. They UK refuses to allow those systems to be installed in the Argentine aircraft, and finding replacement systems will cost more money and a lot of testing. Also, Brazil has to get approval from the Swedes to sell licensed Gripens to other customers, and the Swedes have already refused to sell Gripens to Argentina. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
El pibe vitina Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Well... actually Argentina during this year get offers from Spain for their F-1, France for Mirage 2000 and USA for a batch of F-16. Not so narrow. The problem is the FAA budget. Bye for now... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Maybe it's because I've had a headache all day, but when I saw the title of this thread I thought it was a spam for a migraine cure! SN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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