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Forum: Military Aviation

12th Apr 2016, 14:39

Replies: 75

Fuel Decision in Military Aviation

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Posted By Tankertrashnav

Was about that time, megaton. I was asking Mrs...

Was about that time, megaton. I was asking Mrs TTN to identify the aircraft but her skill in that field is even worse than mine. I am restricted to "a big one with two/four engines" and I saw quite...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Apr 2016, 10:24

Replies: 75

Fuel Decision in Military Aviation

Views: 19,370

Posted By Tankertrashnav

Beagle - driving West on the M4 yesterday we...

Beagle - driving West on the M4 yesterday we could see the procession of aircraft descending into Heathrow on the less common approach from the West. Mrs TTN (bless her) said "what if it's raining...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Mar 2016, 10:13

Replies: 75

Fuel Decision in Military Aviation

Views: 19,370

Posted By Tankertrashnav

Thanks P-N I remeber it now. One of the very few...

Thanks P-N I remeber it now. One of the very few successful rear crew abandonments from a Victor.

I love the bit about the rear crew getting the landlord to lock the pilots out of the pub!

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Mar 2016, 23:11

Replies: 75

Fuel Decision in Military Aviation

Views: 19,370

Posted By Tankertrashnav

So what happened then? Actually I never...

So what happened then?

Actually I never heard that one, must be after my time.

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Mar 2016, 18:06

Replies: 75

Fuel Decision in Military Aviation

Views: 19,370

Posted By Tankertrashnav

Rossian - one of our blokes took off from Dubai...

Rossian - one of our blokes took off from Dubai once and immediately realised he was struggling. No question of turning of course so all he could do is climb straight ahead with emergency 101.5 %...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Mar 2016, 11:18

Replies: 75

Fuel Decision in Military Aviation

Views: 19,370

Posted By Tankertrashnav

Calculating takeoff fuel was pretty crucial when...

Calculating takeoff fuel was pretty crucial when operating in the tropics in the Victor K1 tanker. Max fuel load was 86k pounds, but this could be down to 55k when taking off from, say, Masirah,...

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