Argentine Navy and Army Images:

[Glider]

Excellent pics. Re the strop, on the old Ark Royal we used what looks like the same system but had a method to catch the strop. Originally the Ark used to lose the stop on every lauch, the simple reason for the change was that if you were going on long deployments of some months, you ran out of strops.

 

[Nonskimmer]

Yes, good pics there.

 

[CharlesBronson]

Excellent pics. Re the strop, on the old Ark Royal we used what looks like the same system but had a method to catch the strop. Originally the Ark used to lose the stop on every lauch, the simple reason for the change was that if you were going on long deployments of some months, you ran out of strops.

Very true.... I think that is no longer used in the Rafale Ms launched from the Charles de Gaulle carrier.

 

[evangilder]

That's a cool shot, CB!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shot Charles!

 

[CharlesBronson]

Yea, it does.... is not very usual to see a Us navy aircraft refueling a non-USA fighter. 8)

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Argentine Type 42:

Two of the ships were adquired in the late 70s/early 80s

Some of the components had to be replace and rebuild because the equipment embargo applied post 1982. For example the 114 mm ammo for the main gun had to be manufactured in the Goverment arsenals.

One of the the ARA Hercules was refurbished and converted in a new role, now it is denominated "Fast armed transport vessel" it retain most of the radar and barrel armamente but the rear missiles were deleted and the Hangar was enlarged to acomodate 4 helicopters and facilities for marines and commandos.

Vickers Mk-8 114 mm ( 4.5 inches)

Sea Dart:

In operation deploying some zodiacs.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics Charles.

 

[CharlesBronson]

Video of ground and take off operations in Dassault Super Etendar.

 

[FLYBOYJ]

Nice clip charlie! Notice the lead pilot giving signals to his wingman, pretty cool!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice video Charles. I liked that bit as well, very cool!

 

[Eagle_Giuli]

To add some information, all the aircrafts and helicopters from the Argentine Navy.


Attack aircrafts (19)
*11 Dassault Super Etendard
*8 Embraer Emb-326 Xavante

Cargo aircrafts (9)
*3 Fokker F-28 Fellowship
*2 Lockheed L-188 Electra
*4 Beechcraft B-200 Super King Air

Training aircrafts (10)
*10 Beechcraft T-34C Turbo Mentor

Special missions' aircrafts (14)
*6 Grumman S-2T Turbo Tracker (ASW)
*4 Lockheed P-3B Orion (Sea Patroulling)
*4 Beechcraft E-200 Cormorán (Sea Patroulling and AEW)

Helicopters (24)
*6 Aerospatiale SA- Alouette III (attack and assault)
*4 Eurocopter 555 Fennec (utilitary and firing director)
*6 Sikorsky SH-3D/H Sea King (utilitary and ASW)
*8 Bell UH-1H Huey (utilitary, automous, from the Argentine Marines)

Dassault Super Etendard

Bell UH-1H, Argentinian Marines' unit

P-3B Orion over the Puerto Madryn city, on the south-east of the country

SH-3H Sea King over the logistic ship "Patagonia".



Enjoy them...

 

[CharlesBronson]

Eagle, I post your pics that did not came out.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

say, skimmey, that wouldn't be an anti-sub aircraft would it

 

[Eagle_Giuli]

Thanks my partner...

Saludos che.

 

[Nonskimmer]

say, skimmey, that wouldn't be an anti-sub aircraft would it

Yeah.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Good old Huey's. Wish the Army would let me fly those.

 

[Eagle_Giuli]

Good old Huey's. Wish the Army would let me fly those.

About the OLD... the Navy is planing to modernize them to the standard Huey II.

 

[CharlesBronson]

Yes, probably like the Army´s Huey II with the new T-53-l-703 turbines.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

The US Marines have already gone to the UH-1Y.

Here is a picture of it after they rolled it out for the first time.

 

[Nonskimmer]

That's quite a facelift.