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How odd.....?

Is this a way of getting a low to medium level fighter after the death in '54 of the Scimitar FAW?

Then again even by 1957 the SeaVixen is hardly a sparkling performer. Knowing this where they already looking to replace it even as it was about to enter service?

The odd thing is the idea of fitting British avionics here, as we know there is no radar/missile combination bar the AI.23/Red Top in this periode. Though there are paper options for the missile.

In theory it has a lot of attractions bar the single engine. It could certainly replace the Scimitar if it can carry the bombload and that high wing could in theory easy the restrictions for carridge of British nuclear weapons (Scimitar essentialy having to land on land rather than the carrier, if returning with Red Beard).

If anything it smacks of the DLI mission, but the Conway suggests they where looking to expand it into the CAP role.

<blockquote data-quote="zen" data-source="post: 76680" data-attributes="member: 717">How odd.....?Is this a way of getting a low to medium level fighter after the death in '54 of the Scimitar FAW?Then again even by 1957 the SeaVixen is hardly a sparkling performer. Knowing this where they already looking to replace it even as it was about to enter service?The odd thing is the idea of fitting British avionics here, as we know there is no radar/missile combination bar the AI.23/Red Top in this periode. Though there are paper options for the missile.In theory it has a lot of attractions bar the single engine. It could certainly replace the Scimitar if it can carry the bombload and that high wing could in theory easy the restrictions for carridge of British nuclear weapons (Scimitar essentialy having to land on land rather than the carrier, if returning with Red Beard).If anything it smacks of the DLI mission, but the Conway suggests they where looking to expand it into the CAP role.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="zen, post: 76680, member: 717"] How odd.....? Is this a way of getting a low to medium level fighter after the death in '54 of the Scimitar FAW? Then again even by 1957 the SeaVixen is hardly a sparkling performer. Knowing this where they already looking to replace it even as it was about to enter service? The odd thing is the idea of fitting British avionics here, as we know there is no radar/missile combination bar the AI.23/Red Top in this periode. Though there are paper options for the missile. In theory it has a lot of attractions bar the single engine. It could certainly replace the Scimitar if it can carry the bombload and that high wing could in theory easy the restrictions for carridge of British nuclear weapons (Scimitar essentialy having to land on land rather than the carrier, if returning with Red Beard). If anything it smacks of the DLI mission, but the Conway suggests they where looking to expand it into the CAP role. [/QUOTE]

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