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Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2016, 23:22
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Oh is that why the MRA4 was cancelled? I had...

Oh is that why the MRA4 was cancelled?

I had wondered...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2015, 10:01
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Ultra was the UK part of the the 971 supply chain...

Ultra was the UK part of the the 971 supply chain - designed by CDC.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2015, 17:01
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Hey Phoney, UK acoustics???? The Nimrod 2...

Hey Phoney, UK acoustics????

The Nimrod 2 had Canadian acoustics from CDC for the last 10 years in service,

The last UK acoustic set was either by Marconi or Ferranti I think, maybe we could...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2015, 10:39
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Taranis - detecting modern Russian subs with 2nd...

Taranis - detecting modern Russian subs with 2nd or 3rd best equipment is unlikely to be feasible. The days are long gone when you could hear them miles away.
Any ASW role is going to demand the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2015, 20:14
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Customs and Immigration, Fisheries and Oil all...

Customs and Immigration, Fisheries and Oil all decided many years ago to do their own thing - because it was cheaper than paying the RAF. Those Govt. departments have already made the savings of...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Aug 2015, 15:21
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

That's good news since Waddington's are full.

That's good news since Waddington's are full.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 18:04
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Well the Nimrod was based on an airliner that...

Well the Nimrod was based on an airliner that proved unsuitable for high altitude flight so it had to be good somewhere ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 16:31
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

...and it's still active. Q. Isn't Dave-B...

...and it's still active.


Q. Isn't Dave-B going to Marham?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2015, 19:57
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

He could have been a little more precise. Crew...

He could have been a little more precise. Crew manning may well be an issue because neither light or dark blue have a surfeit of aviators, particularly rear-crew, to staff either aircraft.

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2015, 18:56
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Apart from the fact that we, the RAF, don't have...

Apart from the fact that we, the RAF, don't have WSO training or Air Eng training of any sort, I think all of your arguments about the extra 3 crew members are completely flawless.

There are a...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2015, 12:04
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

P1 better looking?

Get some new glasses. The P1 looks to me like the bastard offspring of a Convair 880 and a P3.

Mind you the RAF has often favoured brutally functional looking aircraft. Lightning, Buccaneer,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2015, 16:45
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

...and how the nationalist press would howl.:)

...and how the nationalist press would howl.:)
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2015, 16:06
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

re P1 crew requirement

Better re-open Air Eng training as well as Nav training then.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2015, 16:14
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Looking into the crystal ball then, which of the...

Looking into the crystal ball then, which of the choices for the (possible) MMA buy would be likely to be ratified by the MAA ?

And should that be a factor in the choice?
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2015, 15:39
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Was it safe? airworthy? Would it ever have...

Was it safe? airworthy?

Would it ever have got MAA approval?
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2015, 11:38
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

@Genstabler Did the previous MPA capability...

@Genstabler

Did the previous MPA capability not get skipped because the contractor had supplied an unfinished PoS that was never going to work safely?

Please explain how the RN would have...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2015, 17:41
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

There's less need. Modern aircrew don't...

There's less need.

Modern aircrew don't eat their own weight in pies on every sortie, unlike most of the "nostalgia" posters on here (and on the Calling Redundant AEOps thread) did.:)
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2015, 17:39
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

055166k One has developed 15-20cm structural...

055166k

One has developed 15-20cm structural cracks in ground testing, the other is based on an aircraft which has had notorious crashes following structural failures of the vertical tail.

TBH...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2015, 19:49
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Their "Self-Defence" force is quite expeditionary...

Their "Self-Defence" force is quite expeditionary these days. Met members of it in Iraq, and the north west Indian Ocean.

I bet operating their new Aircraft Carrier is against the post-war...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2015, 18:58
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

So on one hand we have the P-8, a proven frame...

So on one hand we have the P-8, a proven frame with alleged "fatigue issues" and on the other hand we have the unproven P-1 with its proven fatigue issues.





I'll not be flying in one of...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Apr 2015, 15:47
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Terrible shame no-one was that alert 76 years...

Terrible shame no-one was that alert 76 years ago.

RIP all on HMS Royal Oak.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2014, 15:05
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

Yes & Yes... but I was perhaps...

Yes & Yes...


but I was perhaps disingenuous...


since I did not specify the customer:)
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2014, 14:37
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

TOFO The RAF currently trains acoustics...

TOFO

The RAF currently trains acoustics operators.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2014, 18:50
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

48 would have been the absolute maximum age for...

48 would have been the absolute maximum age for seedcorn because applicants were ineligible if they had less than 7 years to serve.

The NEM might help here because those approaching 55 may have...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2014, 17:05
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

you can call it 39 + 113 if you like. I know...

you can call it 39 + 113 if you like.

I know 1 who's leaving in January and 1 who wouldn't fly the P-8 if it arrived tomorrow.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2014, 14:26
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

So thats 39 then - 4 crews. Unless anybody...

So thats 39 then - 4 crews.

Unless anybody thinks the other fleets will be happy with a major reduction in manpower to spring the 115 (who probably don't all wish to move anyway)
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2014, 17:57
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

I'm sure a lot of them will be reading this. You...

I'm sure a lot of them will be reading this. You may get some feedback...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2014, 10:00
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

WW, I'm a supplier, the (value-added)...

WW,

I'm a supplier, the (value-added) students are my product, the organisations further down the training pipeline are customers.

I totally agree, modern management speak makes me puke too.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2014, 19:02
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

FW students fly KA200 as part of practical phase....

FW students fly KA200 as part of practical phase. Excellent airmanship/CRM training.
ISTAR students will fly on Avenger.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2014, 15:50
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

We're still here it's true. Whilst Aircrew...

We're still here it's true. Whilst Aircrew training continues to be located at North Sleaford, the ITC is under the auspices of OACTU, and"main school" is part of 45(R)Sqn and therefore 3 FTS. The...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2014, 19:53
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

That is correct. We are undermanned in current...

That is correct. We are undermanned in current ISTAR fleets, and the last WSOp streamed that way in 2010. What with redundancy and PVRs since, it's time to train some more. Planning this new ISTAR...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2014, 08:25
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,796
Posted By camelspyyder

I hadn't really noticed but...

"The UK also operates an airborne maritime surveillance capability."

Source - National Strategy for Maritme Security 2014 - published this month. This is what it has to say about the futue for...
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