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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 13 2006, 07:14 PM (4,786 Views) | |
| jammerjamesky | Aug 14 2006, 10:03 PM Post #11 |
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Have you noticed the picture? same on what posted by our fellow comrade. I-GNAT General Atomics Aeronautical Systems ![]() The GNAT systems offer the combination of long endurance (over 40 hours), large payload capacity, ease of use and low maintenance while providing a very low cost-per-flight-hour. The I-GNAT is an improved version of the original GNAT-750 and is designed to takeoff and land conventionally from any hard surface. GNAT aircraft systems are in operation with U.S. and foreign customers. Capabilities: Proven on numerous combat area deployments Operational with U.S. and foreign governments Operated out of 16 sites worldwide Proven performance to 25,000 ft (7620m) Over 40 hr endurance EO/IR payload with SAR, ECM, ESM, options http://www.uav.com/products/ignat.html |
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| spearhead | Aug 14 2006, 10:29 PM Post #12 |
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DoctorNO, Your Neutral Observer.
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as comrade manokski said, its ours but being operated by the US (in behalf of RP). actually, that photo shows a couple of americans (part of about a dozen american military advisers) were showing us how to use it.
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| flipzi | Aug 15 2006, 08:42 AM Post #13 |
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Combining Manokski's info and your observation ...plus the question why the aircraft remained "unmarked" when the photo was taken,... it might indeed be one of ours. :thumb: |
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| gemini1 | Aug 15 2006, 09:58 AM Post #14 |
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| Manokski | Aug 15 2006, 10:38 AM Post #15 |
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I didnt say that. I said it might be ours. Big difference. The truth is I dont know anything beyond the fact that there are two currently registered. Whether that is even true could even be considered a state secret. Anything else beyond those facts are pure speculation at this point. If it were true, I would certainly tell people. |
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| Wardog | Aug 15 2006, 08:31 PM Post #16 |
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'waggin my tail :-)
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Could be ours. Those Caucasian gentlemen could be technicians here to teach the locals how to operate the UAVs. :thumb: |
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| spearhead | Aug 15 2006, 10:09 PM Post #17 |
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DoctorNO, Your Neutral Observer.
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You know now that Manokski has just corrected me, so to make things safe, it COULD be ours, and i HOPE.
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| Tantalus | Aug 16 2006, 10:33 AM Post #18 |
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are UAVs really effective in our kind of terrain, di ba there was a report before that Predators operated by the americans in Basilan failed to pinpoint the movements and locations of ASG terrorists because of the dense forest cover? |
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| possible | Aug 16 2006, 12:17 PM Post #19 |
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This is just a ‘vanilla’ GNAT. Look at the ER pics here. If you look at the rear end, the ER has an intake on the top of the fuselage, while this bird has one on the side like in jammer’s pic. Also, if you look at the center of the fuselage, the Andrews bird has a prominent ram air intake ahead of an access panel. On both the ER and jammer's pic, you can just make out a teeny-weeny one on the panel itself. These are not birds of the same feather. Besides:
Looking at the reference gemini1 provided, the ER took elements of the Predator’s avionics system, primarily to convert it into a demi-UCAV with missiles. Obviously, it did not adapt the Predator’s airframe. Perhaps the Phil. govt. does own Predator UAVs, but the Andrews UAV is not a Predator UAV. Registering something means listing exact details, registering an I-GNAT as a Predator is like registering a Corolla as a Lexus with the DMV. On the other hand, registering something doesn’t necessarily mean actually owning it. That the Predators are supposed to be listed with the Civil Registry only means these are primarily-operated-within or at least cleared-to-operate in Philippine airspace, so these could easily be American birds ‘flown’ by American technicians. Note that some foreign airlines register planes here, but that hardly means these are owned by Filipino companies. A popular analogy would be ships registered under certain country’s flags, example there are thousands of Nigerian-flag vessels but the vast majority of these aren’t owned by Nigerian companies. Nevertheless, close enough. Good aircraft ID job there, jammerjamesky. ![]() Just passing by…
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| DAR | Aug 18 2006, 11:50 AM Post #20 |
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If they want procure a PREDATOR, they must choose the armed one with missiles on it. In that way when they see the ABU SAYAFF, they can eliminate on it on sight, in that we reduce casuality on our side and kill the terrorist with NO PROBLEM.
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