Comments by "Big Blue" (@bigblue6917) on "The BAe SABA – Havoc for Havocs" video.

I came across this some years ago. The version I saw would have been flown by the Royal Air Force and was aimed at dealing with the huge Soviet helicopter fleets which would have been used to drop thousands of troops behind NATO lines. As jet aircraft are not much use against low flying helicopters the idea was to have these aircraft deal with them. I think they were to have flown behind the NATO front line and dealt with the helicopters once they had crossed over. Interestingly the RAF version would see the return of the Spitfire wing. The end to the Cold War meant there was no longer a need for such an aircraft.
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@psz5515 Sorry no. It was some time ago, I think back in the 90s, so I cannot remember the source. I do remember it partly because of the reuse of the Spitfire wing and partly because I found the concept of an aircraft designed to take on these huge fleets of Soviet helicopters fascinating. The Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy do have this thing about low level flying. I know when the RAF took over the RN's Buccaneers and flew them at Red Flag and they were so low, 15 to 20 feet off the ground, the US Airforce could not touch them. So hurtling around at tree top hight would mean nothing to them.
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@sichere Funnily enough I had the same thoughts. I know that it the chinook had to fly at top speed the Apache helicopters flying in support could not keep up.
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@sailingbrewer You'd think so but as helicopters use chaff and flares as well. So there are times when you just have to use guns. And that means flying low and slow.
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