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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2023, 12:42
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

There was certainly a requirement post-Falklands...

There was certainly a requirement post-Falklands for what became known as 'Sonics Lynx', but it was ill-defined. There were a lot of ASW requirements being bandied about and endorsed at the time, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2023, 15:00
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

I think it's only fair to point out parallels in...

I think it's only fair to point out parallels in aviation.

Chinook ZA721, 7 killed, 1987. Hole not drilled in actuator during manufacture to receive split pin that would prevent it unwinding,...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2023, 17:15
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

SASLess - Concur. The company took the hit...

SASLess - Concur. The company took the hit despite the Judge listing eight reasons why they were not guilty of the charge. To my knowledge, no action taken against MoD participants.




I agree...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2023, 08:01
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Rattman You misconstrue. Yes, it is...

Rattman

You misconstrue.

Yes, it is right that MoD be annoyed over the bolt being overtightened, the head snapped off, and glued back on.

My point, that you missed, was that MoD directed,...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2023, 13:44
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

"The bolt heads originally came off due to...

"The bolt heads originally came off due to over-tightening."

Not that MoD is in any position to make adverse comment....

RIP Flt Lt Sean Cunningham.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2021, 07:57
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Or it may already have been published in a book,...

Or it may already have been published in a book, but the author is too modest! But yes, I know at least one of those decision makers still works for MoD as a consultant.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2021, 19:03
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Widger Correct. There was the aircraft fit,...

Widger

Correct. There was the aircraft fit, carrier fit, and transportable ground installation.

Phase 2 was the Near Field Integrity Monitoring System, and Microwave Dummy Deck Landing System....
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2021, 06:44
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Lots of issues there Hot'n'High! You'll recall...

Lots of issues there Hot'n'High! You'll recall there were 10 Mk2 airframes, but 2 were attrition airframes, not aircraft, and there was no kit for them. The Radar System Upgrade (a small part of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2021, 17:22
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Interesting that Mk7 actually did SAR. It was a...

Interesting that Mk7 actually did SAR. It was a tertiary role, and there was a school of thought that it would never happen, so don't bother - the theory being it would save money in the design. But...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2020, 12:11
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

For the Crowsnest delay, make that a repeat of...

For the Crowsnest delay, make that a repeat of concerns raised 26 years ago! It's what happens when a Minister hands the job to a company who didn't bid, and they're taken over by a company who...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2020, 14:39
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

SASless Since I posted that reply, I've been...

SASless

Since I posted that reply, I've been shown the Crowsnest timescales, as of March 2019. I'd say they were only attainable if, in March 2019, they were already 90% of the way through trials,...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2020, 03:33
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Auxtank has a point, and not only because a...

Auxtank has a point, and not only because a ‘sensitivity’ issue arose on ASaC Mk7, was solved, implementation cancelled by a non-engineer, and then immediately became an issue during trials. (Limited...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2019, 10:29
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Good grief. I know a lot of Commanders RN who...

Good grief. I know a lot of Commanders RN who used their staff car, and chauffeur, for personal trips. Nobody batted an eyelid. All of them also made both car and driver available to families of ill...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2018, 08:06
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

I recall in the 80s when Merlin numbers were...

I recall in the 80s when Merlin numbers were being debated, the rule of thumb handed down to us was 5 would do the job of 8 Sea King Mk5s. (Mk6 didn't exist then). The beancounters asked how many...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2018, 12:51
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Only 111 Cat 1s? Bloody well done I say. I recall...

Only 111 Cat 1s? Bloody well done I say. I recall 53 on one comms LRU alone in Merlin/Lynx/Sea King in about 1984. (Yes, Merlin comms system design was complete then). Funding turned down and they...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2018, 05:23
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Not a good sign. I was given a requirement once...

Not a good sign. I was given a requirement once by the Army, with a fixed budget. The technical spec was actually rather good. The RS knew what they wanted in wiggly amps terms, and the precise cost...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2018, 19:05
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

NaB Thanks. As you say, requirement/budget is...

NaB
Thanks. As you say, requirement/budget is set elsewhere. From what you say, it looks like DE&S may have just acted as a post office. You either go back to DEC and say sort out your...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2018, 16:08
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Probably misleading to finger DE&S. The alleged...

Probably misleading to finger DE&S. The alleged issues frequently arise from decisions outwith their control. Non-compliancies in bids don't halt the process in the manner described. Last time I was...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2018, 11:58
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

EAP Long time since I was involved. I know...

EAP

Long time since I was involved. I know the SHAR noise dose was similar to Sea King. 115-120dB(A) if I recall, making the reduction to 73 an astonishing achievement by the Farnborough...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2018, 05:57
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

EAP86 EAP, I don't doubt your...

EAP86



EAP, I don't doubt your experience of this, but I'd ask what systems are being used and who did the noise surveys for each application.

I recall that in the mid-90s there was little...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2018, 16:29
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Noise

Engine's recollection about noise and what action the RN took is accurate. In August 1998, having completed flight trials of the first fully integrated ANR in Sea King (that is, the helmet becomes an...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2018, 05:04
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

If you go to YL, don't follow the signs to the...

If you go to YL, don't follow the signs to the museum, go the other way. You'll come across the plinth that a landing aid used to be on, until somebody drove over it. I'm unsure if the museum has...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2017, 11:06
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

The simulator is treated as the first aircraft...

The simulator is treated as the first aircraft after the Proof Installation; both in hardware and software terms. If the sim isn't at the same build standard, then you can't demonstrate you are the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2017, 16:17
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

You might have to think outside the box a little....

You might have to think outside the box a little. What is going on the ship to which Windows XP would be a significant upgrade?
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2016, 05:38
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Managing tolerance build-up is an engineering...

Managing tolerance build-up is an engineering discipline in itself!

On one RN aircraft programme there was a political overrule. The contract was to be handed to a company in the Procurement...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2015, 05:24
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

NAB :ok: In 1985, DGA(N) (the late Rear...

NAB

:ok:

In 1985, DGA(N) (the late Rear Admiral Holley) asked staffs to think up a name for the new Sea Harrier radar trainer (for Blue Vixen). Glass of sherry with Ron for the winner. (His...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2015, 15:30
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

So, having turned down Merlin 21 years ago, the...

So, having turned down Merlin 21 years ago, the RN..........

I wonder if this time they actually invited tenders for a FW solution? Lacking endorsed funding the procurers can only try to...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2013, 14:11
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

I admit to not knowing much about this programme...

I admit to not knowing much about this programme but I do recall, in 2003, finding myself working with a chap who had recently transferred from the IPT. I had the same debate with him over the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2008, 13:49
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

To me, this reads like an opening salvo from the...

To me, this reads like an opening salvo from the "establishment".

PUS (Chief Accounting Officer) from 88-92? Ah, memories. Some of the rulings introduced under his watch, and which still...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2008, 09:19
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

Thanks ORAC. Agreed!!

Thanks ORAC. Agreed!!
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2008, 08:03
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

ORAC “Not sure which is more depressing, the...

ORAC

“Not sure which is more depressing, the original crap design, or the fact that, by 2022 it will be a museum piece...”


What was the crap design?


Sea King
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2007, 18:51
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

wbef I think you ask a perfectly reasonable...

wbef

I think you ask a perfectly reasonable question. The answer is that, probably, the cutting of metal is not a critical path item. I would imagine there are some very long lead items that...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2007, 06:03
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

The headline says “seeks a way out of its...

The headline says “seeks a way out of its contract”, inferring total cancellation of the 88. However, the narrative says “reduce, delay or entirely cancel” which is entirely different.
They tried...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2007, 20:44
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

In the past, what aircraft were required to do,...

In the past, what aircraft were required to do, and hence what underpinned procurement and the design process, was summed up in “primary”, “secondary”, “tertiary” etc role statements. Nowadays the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2007, 11:50
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,067
Posted By tucumseh

ISD

And "Fit for Purpose" - that is, with similarly mature aircraft!
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