Pictures of Cold War aircraft. (4 Viewers)

[GTX]

Is that a big cat on a boat?

Yes, it is - Jaguar M

 

[Donivanp]

Yes, it is - Jaguar M

Must be a French thing.

 

[GTX]

Must be a French thing.

Well yes...see here:


View: https://youtu.be/Zv-1rCTgHAs

Mind you, I do plan to model a Royal Navy whatif version one day...

 

[GTX]

One last one:

 

[Donivanp]

Well yes...see here:


View: https://youtu.be/Zv-1rCTgHAs

Mind you, I do plan to model a Royal Navy whatif version one day...

I didn't say it was a bad thing, I like the Jag, just didn't know it was nasalized! I think it's pretty cool.

 

[GTX]

I didn't say it was a bad thing, I like the Jag, just didn't know it was nasalized! I think it's pretty cool.

Didn't think you did say it was a bad thing.

 

[Donivanp]

I didn't say it was a bad thing, I like the Jag, just didn't know it was nasalized! I think it's pretty cool.

Well that's interesting and helps explain why I haven't heard of it. Well that's interesting and I'm an American and we only know about ourselves and well you know. I do like the Jaguar's but only knew of the land based variants. Got this think about hanging things on top of wings.

 

[Frog]

Is that a big cat on a boat?

Naval variant test of the Jag on the Clémenceau carrier (R-98, then Q-790). Dassault pulled the strings to have the more expensive Super Etendard adopted in place.

 

[Frog]

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SA 341 Gazelle " Canon " - 1re Escadrille d'Hélicoptères d'Appui et de Protection - 1er Régiment d'Hélicoptères de Combat.

 

[Frog]

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Super Etendard - Flotille 11F.