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Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2015, 19:58
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Ultra do a fine line in acoustic systems. ...

Ultra do a fine line in acoustic systems.

Mad may be a good idea.

There are many great UK sensor providers who now are forced to sell overseas due to HMG desire to buy US COTS/GOTS.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2015, 12:46
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

The sooner we get ac here the better. There are...

The sooner we get ac here the better. There are significant issues that need to be de-risked.

What is still not clear is what what version of P8 we are getting. From the DOD documents I have read...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 14:49
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Protection of the approaches to the Clyde needs...

Protection of the approaches to the Clyde needs only to extend by a few 100s of miles off the coast so why have a very small number of shiny jets when a fleet of smaller cheaper ac will do the job....
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2015, 20:39
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Looks to me like Cameron has already decided what...

Looks to me like Cameron has already decided what he wants to happen post SDSR. More Drones and SF.


MOA

I also fail to see how Vmcg is not an ac handling issue.

Vmcg is defined as the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2015, 07:46
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Lets not forget the political arguements. ...

Lets not forget the political arguements.

What UK/ European content is there in the P8/P1/C295/SAAB offerings. Whilst the election is over MPs will still try and do the best for their...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2015, 18:38
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

YG, Whilst your name sake equipment was...

YG,

Whilst your name sake equipment was supported to a degree by the DEWC. A quick look at the Boeing offer shows an extremely poor capability, which appears not to be supported at all. If the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2014, 11:13
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

If ASTOR survives SDSR etc there is still the...

If ASTOR survives SDSR etc there is still the problem of availability to conduct maritime patrol. It has been acquired in numbers to satisfy a degree of concurrence that will probably not change...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2014, 20:50
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Big assumption. I think there would be...

Big assumption.

I think there would be issues with most of the current weapons in the USN inventory.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2014, 13:44
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

I do not think BAE are interested in building big...

I do not think BAE are interested in building big planes any more.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2014, 08:28
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Rumours of an announcement of an intent to fill...

Rumours of an announcement of an intent to fill the MPA gap before christmas are fading fast. If the scots go their own way then then we will have to wait for SDSR 15, 16 ......! The window of...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2014, 16:02
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Is the rwy at STM long enough for a P8 now?

Is the rwy at STM long enough for a P8 now?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2014, 18:17
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Betty, There is a point here, the optimum...

Betty,

There is a point here, the optimum platform may not be a big jet which tries to do everything. A platform which can be re-rolled quickly to be able to do the high impact but infrequent...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2014, 16:52
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Have the Seedcorn folk signed anything ref ROS? ...

Have the Seedcorn folk signed anything ref ROS?

I have often heard of ROS quoted but I have never heard of anyone being held to the detail.


I suspect once a decision is made we will need to...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2014, 07:03
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Training enough crews to man 8 ac (1.5 crews per...

Training enough crews to man 8 ac (1.5 crews per ac is prob about right) in US would be very expensive. Training the RAF RJ crews cost far more than expected. Also is there capacity in the US.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2014, 15:16
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Do,we have Seedcorn mission support personnel,...

Do,we have Seedcorn mission support personnel, engineering support personnel?
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2014, 11:08
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

The other customer who has asked for MAD has also...

The other customer who has asked for MAD has also added another radar as well.

MMA carrying out 2 or more missions simultaneously invariably means compromise in one or all missions in terms of one...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2014, 10:25
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

I thought the MAD capability was removed because...

I thought the MAD capability was removed because of weight. Also the APU is in that area of the ac.

There are no tactical requirements which drive you to high level ASW. In fact it just...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2014, 13:20
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Lots of slats and flaps to complete some very...

Lots of slats and flaps to complete some very shallow turns.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2014, 17:56
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

I asked the P8 crew ....What is the mission for...

I asked the P8 crew ....What is the mission for the P8?

Protection of the carrier was the answer.

What will provide the protection for our carriers?

An accountant and a risk/cost/benefit...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2014, 06:51
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

BL, I assume there are enough dedicated...

BL,

I assume there are enough dedicated workstations, processing grunt and comms to support the AAS role in the P8A or do you need to re-role with the additional capability.


A version to...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2014, 11:24
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Bloke in pub indicated the option was mature. ...

Bloke in pub indicated the option was mature. ABC 14 should be out soon and we shall see.

If I was a betting man I would give it 60% chance. The RAF will need something to show at the 100 year...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2014, 08:09
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

PFMG, Bloke in the pub normally has good...

PFMG,

Bloke in the pub normally has good info. The is a big difference between having an option identified an a something actually happening.

Y-G

The UK needs to understand MOD is no longer...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2014, 11:12
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

A bloke in the pub told me Sentinel is funded to...

A bloke in the pub told me Sentinel is funded to 2018.

I would retire the current platforms on a one to one basis as Boeings become available.

Current ops allowing!
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2014, 06:26
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

A fleet of P8, WedgeTail and LSRS would be an...

A fleet of P8, WedgeTail and LSRS would be an excellent solution to current MOD air ISTAR optimisation work, with many benefits across the Defence Lines Of Development. Although each platform will...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2014, 20:36
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

After training what are the personnel going to...

After training what are the personnel going to do.

As far as I am aware there are no operational Triton Units.

Is this an R&D role?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2014, 14:17
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

HH, So one Typhoon sortie a day in the UK...

HH,

So one Typhoon sortie a day in the UK FIR - AD sorted

One E3D sortie a month - AEW sorted.

One Voyager mission a week - AT sorted

Etc etc.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2014, 07:50
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

HH, why 4 P8s. One in maintenance would leave 3...

HH, why 4 P8s. One in maintenance would leave 3 for ops, trg etc. Hardly worth the effort.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2014, 13:50
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Hardly a low cost P8. At best it will be able to...

Hardly a low cost P8. At best it will be able to conduct Maritime Surveillance.

There are lots of cheaper options that could do that.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2014, 18:33
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

Since the 1950s, trawler crews from Hull had been...

Since the 1950s, trawler crews from Hull had been recruited by British intelligence to observe and photograph the Soviet Northern Fleet while they were fishing in the Barents Sea. It was called...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2014, 15:59
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,879
Posted By Phoney Tony

I think the plan is to ask industry to give, lend...

I think the plan is to ask industry to give, lend or lease capability for a number of years until MoD can put together a properly funded project.

If the MoD can convince industry to do this we may...
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