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By: - 8th April 2001 at 09:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: HU-25 Guardian/Interceptor
I saw one in San Diego, in order to fly it, they have to push across a major street to get to the San Diego International airport..however i did see some tracts that looks like a catapult along the coast guard station and always wonder if such a plane can be catapulted? Maybe Tom knows.
By: - 8th April 2001 at 17:02 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: HU-25 Guardian/Interceptor
I am also looking for any good pictures if anybody had any or knows where I can find some. Just about everytime I have been down to the Alabama Gulf Coast, I have seen them fly over along the water next to the beach. They are really graceful in flight. Thanks for your comments Vortex, maybe some other people will jump in on this discussion.
By: - 8th April 2001 at 19:57 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: HU-25 Guardian/Interceptor
Isnt the U.S. Cost Guard under the control of the Department of Transportation and would only go under military control in a time of war. I hear they did that because the Cost Guard wasn't getting any money under military control because it all went to the Army, Navy, Marines, and Air Force. So they put it under the Department of Transportation so they could get some funding.
J33Nelson
By: - 10th April 2001 at 02:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: HU-25 Guardian/Interceptor
Regardless of that situation, I still consider the Coast Guard one of the military branches of the United States. The work they do is so much and so very important and I feel they don't get the respect they deserve. I am doing this post to raise awareness about the Coast Guard and to get a good discussion about this very useful jet design.
By: - 10th April 2001 at 18:04 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: HU-25 Guardian/Interceptor
Well, since Coast Guard aircraft aren't registred with civilian serials, they are military aircraft. I agree with you that they have an interesting fleet. What i think is most amazing is the fact that they operate quite a few European aircraft. The HU-25 Guardian is a Da-20 Falcon, the HH-65 is actually an SA365 (okay, officially it's SA366 before someone calls me an ignoramus) and recently they leased a few MH-68s, which are simply A109s. I can't help but wonder why this service prefers these European aircraft over American stuff.
The Guardians are nice aircraft, but i think they are getting a bit old in the tooth now considering the environment they operate in. It has to be said that Dassault's bizjets are used quite a lot in a maritime environment. France uses some for MarPat and EezPat (including from some of their colonies) as do a few other countries, Iraq even used them as attackers, and a few civilian contractors operate Falcon 20s (HU-25s are Falcon 20s) in the maritime agressor role.
Regards,
Arthur
By: - 10th April 2001 at 23:23 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: HU-25 Guardian/Interceptor
I say the USCG should buy more twin-engined Falcons of a newer model and just give them the HU-25 designation with a new suffix letter. I don't really think the HU-25's are that old since they were only delivered in the early 80's. Aircraft aren't usually considered that old until they are at least 30 or so.
By: - 13th April 2001 at 05:00 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
RE: HU-25 Guardian/Interceptor
Was this topic just not interesting enough? I figured that something new might get some interesting replies. What is wrong?
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By: PhantomII - 7th April 2001 at 22:48
The Coast Guard, although a branch of the U.S. military is never mentioned much as such and isn't mentioned on this board much if at all. I would like to have a nice discussion on the Coast Guard's fastest asset, the HU-25 (Dassault Falcon). This is a very nice looking aircraft, especially in USCG colors. I was wondering if anyone has current info on the HU-25C. I am looking for G-Limits on the airframe, max climb rate, mission radius, and number of passengers/amount of cargo carried, if any. Also, the titles of the five mission specialists on board would be nice as well.