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Originally Posted by Hans Tucker
Not the first time I have gotten something wrong. 21 years in the RAAF and I never knew the F-111 had a tail hook .. until one had to use it.
There is only one variant in operation with the ADF so clearly the aircraft has a retractable undercarriage. So why didn't the Holsworthy boy retract the undercarriage for his sortie. The MRH-90's I have seen operate close to base never had their undercarriage retracted. Maybe the Riverfire aircraft retracted its undercarriage as part of the display and for the ferry flight from base (Amberley or Townsville) to Brisbane. Operation of the retractable undercarriage in a Helicopter I guess is more flexible compared to a fixed wing aircraft and at the discretion of the Pilot. Anyway the MRH-90 fleet is getting replaced by more Black Hawks. I have given up trying to understand the Army.
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I used to work with the SW Development Teams on the ARH Tiger and MRH-90 at Australian Aerospace/Airbus Group and visited Oakey a couple of times.
Some years during the Riverfire Festival, the gear is down and sometimes it is up, whereas the ARH Tiger is fixed. The crowds scream with delight when the Tiger's 30mm cannon swivelled to aim at them.
I also worked with the SW Dev Teams at Amberley on the F-111 although I only got to photograph the Super Hornets and Growlers (as well as C-17s) during their Riverfire rehearsals.
Cheers
Dennis