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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2011, 20:38
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

but however you look at it, 14 Chinooks or 28...

but however you look at it, 14 Chinooks or 28 Merlins do not equal the 38 (??) or so surviving SK4, or the 110+ CHF fleet of the early 1980's
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2011, 16:51
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

so who pays to design and engineer the folding...

so who pays to design and engineer the folding rotor blades?
and presumably it would also need full marinisation - just as required by the Merlins.
The Chinook is no more marine capable than the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2011, 16:25
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

you're changing the argument Your implication...

you're changing the argument
Your implication was that the same number of current CHF squadrons as in the past implied the same number of aircraft, and the same capability. Far from it: the actual...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2011, 16:13
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

"but just as many sqns" But thats where the...

"but just as many sqns"
But thats where the statistics get distorted
During the Falklands war the navy was able to send around 55 Wessex 5 south, plus they had enough for at least a 12-strong...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2011, 15:37
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

but as often as not, the CHF is deployed on ships...

but as often as not, the CHF is deployed on ships other than the carriers, ones which simply don't have the deck space for a Chinook
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2011, 22:44
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

TWO squadrons - 845 & 846 848 is a training /...

TWO squadrons - 845 & 846
848 is a training / headquarters squadron and in a more honest time would have been numbered 7xx
847 is the old 3 CBAS and flies armed reconnaissance Lynx. Presumably one...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2011, 22:37
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

"a change of aircraft type should only improve...

"a change of aircraft type should only improve this effectiveness"

Interesting to compare that comment with the views of many of the guys I knew who were on the Commando squadrons back in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2011, 16:26
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

"I can't remember the last time CHF operated from...

"I can't remember the last time CHF operated from a ship."
Elements of 847 are currently flying off Albion's hangarless open deck and have been for the last four or five months , both in the Med and...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2011, 09:03
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

"& because the rear fuselage structure, as...

"& because the rear fuselage structure, as designed, vibrated like hell in the prototypes & needed beafing up (note the prototypes initially flew with scaffolding poles cross bracing the rear...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2011, 18:21
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

Dangermouse what you are overlooking is that...

Dangermouse
what you are overlooking is that before EH101 there was WG34, and that had been pretty much finished as a design as straight replacement for the Sea King. The later need for speciation...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2011, 21:37
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

just remember the only gearboxes actually...

just remember the only gearboxes actually DESIGNED by Westland were for the Lynx / WG30. And thats what killed off the WG30 - when they started crashing

Besides which the Westland Foundry was at...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2011, 21:07
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

"It will rot and get trashed in fairly short...

"It will rot and get trashed in fairly short order"

Well they seem happy to operate Lynx and Apaches off the deck of Albion / Bulwark for prolonged periods without any kind of hangar at all....
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2011, 17:58
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

oooh thats interesting... looks like a plastic...

oooh thats interesting... looks like a plastic WG30. Lets hope the Itialians design the transmission this time AgustaWestland Unveils The AW169 | AgustaWestland...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2011, 16:57
Replies: 450
Views: 104,612
Posted By jamesdevice

theres a god reason for sending the Merlins to...

theres a god reason for sending the Merlins to Yeovilton

Next time the gearboxes (or something else major) break you can trundle the cabs down the A37 to Westlands and say "Right YOU built it. Now...
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