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Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2016, 16:37
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

TTN, quite right, there are friendly military,...

TTN, quite right, there are friendly military, enemy military, Chinooks, helicopters and civilian, 2 jet, 4 jet, prop and finally puddle jumpers.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2016, 09:11
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

BEagle reminds me that our Nimrod crib sheets had...

BEagle reminds me that our Nimrod crib sheets had distance, track, height to fly and fuel required. I think there was also a headwind component factored in but it was prudent to factor in any...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2016, 06:23
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Both I guess but I think you will find Civair has...

Both I guess but I think you will find Civair has similar rules though as you can never be sure a runway will remain open. Queue BEagle.

Where en route diversions are concerned, they may be...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2016, 11:51
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

LOMCEVAK l, I was trying to keep it simple and...

LOMCEVAK l, I was trying to keep it simple and generic. For procedure o embraced any variation on procedures and not specifically a procedural approach.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2016, 11:12
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Ri S, indeed they do. You have an emergency...

Ri S, indeed they do. You have an emergency diversion in range of your destination and carry sufficient fuel for a procedural recovery at destination and diversion to the alternate.

Depending on...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2016, 20:58
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Tinribs, ah, thats the one. And how iutr...

Tinribs, ah, thats the one. And how iutr happened was the brains trust on the ground was asking the wrong question and cooking up with the wrong answer rather than leaving the crew too do the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2016, 08:47
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Further to CMs F3 case, it had been the norm for...

Further to CMs F3 case, it had been the norm for Vulcans to reduce AUW to below 140k. As there was no fuel jettison system the only option was to burn it off.

After the Vulcan crash at Cottesmore...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2016, 08:41
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

TTN, no, before your time, it crashed! Crew...

TTN, no, before your time, it crashed! Crew survived. I think this is the one:
ASN Aircraft accident 14-JUN-1962 Handley Page Victor B.1A XH613...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2016, 21:12
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

TTN, do you remember the tale of the Victor, lost...

TTN, do you remember the tale of the Victor, lost the feed for half the fuel?
Every so often the brains trust asked fuel remaining, divided the result, recalculated endurance.

Curiously, when the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2016, 21:05
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

Fuel in the wings when the fuselage izs empty?

Fuel in the wings when the fuselage izs empty?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2016, 14:57
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

I recall one Nimrod case, it was in Norway when...

I recall one Nimrod case, it was in Norway when it was decided to recall it to UK. Normally it would be refuelled to full with expensive fuel but to save money it would pick up minimum route fuel. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2016, 14:48
Replies: 75
Views: 19,370
Posted By Pontius Navigator

On the Vulcan the normal fuel uplift was full...

On the Vulcan the normal fuel uplift was full except when the calculated fuel burn on a short sortie would have given a landing weight above normal maximum. Typically air tests or displays would be...
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