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The Navy Should Bring The 40-Year-Old S-3 Viking Back From The Dead

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The Navy's choice to retire the S-3 Viking in 2009 was thought of by many as extremely nearsighted and brutally lacking in creativity. Now, a half decade later, Lockheed, the aircraft's original manufacturer, wants to resurrect the Vikings from their collective grave in Arizona, and fly them from America's flattops once again in a crucial role. (foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com) 기타...

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Navy65
Navy65 2
As for fire bombers, what's wrong with the C130?
chalet
chalet 2
A C-130 already with civilian registration snapped both wings when pulling up after dropping fire retardant. It was determined that the wings had fatigue related cracks, check this link out https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=AtMDST2RMGMvhhYC6AcSToybvZx4?p=c-130+firefighter+snapped+both+wings+&toggle=1&cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&fr=yfp-t-901

Understand that high time Herky birds are no longer allowed to operate as civilian firefighters a duty now undertaken by low time USAF aircraft.
yr2012
We used them and C119's for sometime. The problem is fatigue.
retf14rio
Also bring them back as a KS-3A tanker. Each Carrier Air Wing needs four or five dedicated organic tanker aircraft rather than using a F/A-18 with a buddy store.
pthomas745
Nice story of the S-3, though.
Navy65
Navy65 2
Also shortsighted by today's people in control of the Navy is replacing the competent P-3 with the less than competent P-8.
While I'm at it, replacing the KC135 and KC 10 with the 767 is ultimately going to kill some personnel in fuel starved aircraft in the middle of an ocean. Why? Because when a 767 loses an engine, it is going to go abandon the mission and go somewhere to land; too bad for the guys that need fuel.
cdierking44
I see your point but how often do 767s lose engines in today's world... Not very often
yr2012
Only takes one time.
DMenscha
They should convert them into air tankers for firefighting.
zcolescott
Not sure if this will work or not, but one of my favorite "what-ifs" done by J.P. Santiago:

https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash2/t1.0-9/26545_362885264403_3485760_n.jpg
TorstenHoff
I like it. There was also talk at one point about possibly converting A-10s to firefighting duty.
jdriskell
Neither one can carry enough retardant to do the job.
yr2012
It's not how much retardant you can carry, it's where you put it. Accuracy counts.
gumby6
Dave H 1
Good Idea,!
pthomas745
thought of by many= Lockheed.

in a crucial role: Make money for Lockheed.
chalet
chalet 2
Nah, Lockheed is selling their not-to-nimble and not performance-guarantees cgompliant F-35s at twice the original contract price, 110 million vs. 65 million. Nice oing, guys, enjoy the ride on taxpayers money.

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