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Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2019, 07:26
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

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The 3 admirals remind me so much of a certain sketch from The Frost Report of...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2019, 06:42
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

How much damage would this idiocy have caused to...

How much damage would this idiocy have caused to the aircraft, its stealth finish or engine?

These 'water salutes' really are rather silly.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2019, 19:42
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Some of what I've been informed by careless...

Some of what I've been informed by careless whispers about the F-35B is pretty amazing. No, I will not explain further.

However its 6000kg fuel load isn't exactly generous.

But will the UK buy...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2019, 15:27
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

I'll be that'll have the test pilots queuing up...

I'll be that'll have the test pilots queuing up to do the asymmetric stores jettison trials.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2019, 16:20
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Which rather reminds me of the Aussie comment to...

Which rather reminds me of the Aussie comment to an Airbus suit, who'd proposed that customers should pay for an 'enhanced' Mission Planning System for the A330MRTT:


Still doesn't....so I hear.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2019, 22:26
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

gums, neither the Tornado GR1 nor GR1A carried...

gums, neither the Tornado GR1 nor GR1A carried semi-active AAMs in Desert Storm. Just 9 lima. Whereas the RAF Tornado F3 carried Skyflash and 9L - but their only action was chasing Iraqi Mirage F1s...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2019, 15:53
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Yo gums! About the only useful purpose I can...

Yo gums!

About the only useful purpose I can think of for the Russian jet's manoeuvre would be if it could assist nose-pointing to achieve a rather last ditch firing solution from the defensive....
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2018, 09:11
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

A spoked drogue can cause parts of the probe or...

A spoked drogue can cause parts of the probe or drogue to become detached, causing damage to the receiver. Some receivers are more prone to engine damage than others, by virtue of the relative...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2018, 07:26
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

I gather that the MiG-29 only carries about 100...

I gather that the MiG-29 only carries about 100 rounds. But the advent of highly accurate gun sights, plus the excellent combined IRSTS / laser ranger gives the aircraft the capability of a 'single...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2018, 18:06
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Jackonicko, the answers to most of your queries...

Jackonicko, the answers to most of your queries are probably classified.

By the way, please PM me so that I can give you the address to which I'd like you to return my VC10K3 'secondary role'...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2018, 06:38
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

USMC true to form: Improvise, adapt and...

USMC true to form: Improvise, adapt and overcome! Oorah!

:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2018, 07:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

After the trail up the eastern seaboard and RV...

After the trail up the eastern seaboard and RV south of Newfoundland, presumably it took 2 Voyagers and such a southerly pond hop because the F-35B has such a small fuel capacity that a single hose...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2018, 18:41
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Indeed they are - heck of a long trip! From...

Indeed they are - heck of a long trip!

From what I could see, the first Voyager RRR9101 brought them up the Eastern US seaboard from Charleston, before handing over to a pair of Voyagers from...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th May 2018, 06:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Do I hear that the UK now favours a mix of F-35B...

Do I hear that the UK now favours a mix of F-35B and F-35A? Perhaps with a number of Voyagers modified to include a boom (which would be savagely expensive) in order to be able to refuel not just...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2018, 08:36
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Onceapilot, the reason the RAF was saddled with...

Onceapilot, the reason the RAF was saddled with having to use an external supplier for its core requirements was purely political. Way back when future needs were being discussed (around 1996),...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2017, 19:01
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Beautiful? Andy, have you never heard of...

Beautiful? Andy, have you never heard of Specsavers?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2017, 06:48
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Madness. To require some Babel fish*-equipped...

Madness. To require some Babel fish*-equipped drone to sort out such nonsense is a ridiculous notion.

*For those who don't understand this, it is from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. 'The Babel...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2017, 09:03
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Does anyone who isn't either a sp:8tter or a MS...

Does anyone who isn't either a sp:8tter or a MS Flight Sim geek refer to the Typhoon as a 'Tiffie'?
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2017, 08:39
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

You really think we would have heard about it? ...

You really think we would have heard about it?

Has it been deliberately knocked off a table or dropped during simulated everyday use? Or are such tests on a $400k helmet deemed unnecessary. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2017, 08:11
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

300 indicated at 34650' (M0.86) for routine AAR...

300 indicated at 34650' (M0.86) for routine AAR must be interesting...

But that big, expensive helmet still looks like a significant risk to me. Yes, it's very clever with the distributed vision...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2017, 21:55
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Just This Once wrote: During my (very)...

Just This Once wrote:

During my (very) brief time on the Buccaneer, having got behind the progress line due to weather, our course was ordered to fly one Saturday morning in November, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jun 2017, 21:43
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

That won't impress a certain septuagenarian...

That won't impress a certain septuagenarian ex-801 NAS SHAR pilot very much!
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2017, 06:24
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

:hmm: So that'll be OK then. All the...

:hmm:

So that'll be OK then.

All the aircraft from the JP5 onwards (except the Bulldog) which I flew had either the simple and reliable Mk17 regulator or a mini-reg - with purely manual...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2016, 13:09
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

The original VC10K L16 installation was to have...

The original VC10K L16 installation was to have included a CRPA, but £££ dictated the cheaper omnidirectional solution for the OP ENGADINE cheapo fit, as well as deletion of the HPA.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2016, 12:13
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

So, a bit like JTIDS for the 21st century really?...

So, a bit like JTIDS for the 21st century really?

I recall an excellent article describing how L16 3rd party targeting enabled a few F3 AIM-9 'silent kills' at Red Flag - which really upset the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2016, 14:45
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

It would seem that the Dutch are rather sensitive...

It would seem that the Dutch are rather sensitive to noise...

When we had an air force, the RAFG Harriers at Wildenrath were moved to Gutersloh, with F-4s moving in to take their place.

Some...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2016, 21:54
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Rhino power wrote: Well, don't quote me,...

Rhino power wrote:

Well, don't quote me, but I hear on the grapevine that it's something formerly known as Windows 8......:eek:
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2015, 22:33
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Several years ago, we took our Vickers FunBus to...

Several years ago, we took our Vickers FunBus to Griffiss AFB for a static display. Later in the day, there was a short flying display which included quite an impressive B-52, followed by the brand...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2015, 18:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

I'd guess that the RCAF will decide against the...

I'd guess that the RCAF will decide against the L-M black hole of defence expenditure and will decide either on the Rafale or the SuperBug....

Either of which will meet their needs MUCH less...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2015, 15:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Back when we had such a unit, the School of...

Back when we had such a unit, the School of Refresher Flying used to get very hacked-off with the number of pilots who arrived from North Luffenham with a helmet so tight that flights were often...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2015, 18:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Rubbish, KenV. The JSF needs that absurdly...

Rubbish, KenV.

The JSF needs that absurdly expensive pilot helmet because without it, view from the cockpit behind the 3-9 line would be very, very limited.

:rolleyes:
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2015, 05:46
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

I am deeply suspicious of any aircraft which...

I am deeply suspicious of any aircraft which needs a $400K pilot helmet....

I wonder how much in-life servicing these expensive helmets will require.

As for believing Lockheed-Martin, I recall...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2015, 08:23
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Ah yes - the wonderful F-111B for the USN! What...

Ah yes - the wonderful F-111B for the USN! What an expensive folly that was.

Conflicting RAF / RN requirements also helped to kill the P1154. No loss though - I don't think that aircraft would...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2014, 21:58
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Courtney Mil wrote: Romulans surely? ...

Courtney Mil wrote:

Romulans surely?

From some geek website :8 (which I assure I only found a few minutes ago by Googling...):



And if some foreign power improvises a similar method to...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Oct 2014, 08:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,626
Posted By BEagle

Bastardeux, unfortunately your link is largely...

Bastardeux, unfortunately your link is largely blocked by the Dirty Digger's paywall......:mad:
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