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Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2024, 20:22
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

It’s a Firefly! It looks like a Firefly, it’s...

It’s a Firefly! It looks like a Firefly, it’s Firefly shaped, and it makes sense as there were large numbers of surplus Fireflys around.

It does not look like a Wyvern or a Gannet, it’s not Wyvern...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 13:04
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

Small permanent crew allocated, machinery and...

Small permanent crew allocated, machinery and systems maintained, remaining crew identified and allocated if needed to generate.

Whereas mothballed is exactly that, mothballed!

A huge...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2024, 15:39
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

How embarrassing! This is becoming an alarming...

How embarrassing! This is becoming an alarming trend...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2024, 08:37
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

Small? SMALL?? At over 65,000 tons and the...

Small? SMALL?? At over 65,000 tons and the largest vessels ever to enter RN service you have a very strange idea of size…
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jun 2023, 15:42
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

WEBF, this was 43 years ago! Hardly relevant to...

WEBF, this was 43 years ago! Hardly relevant to 2023, it was a different world.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jun 2023, 20:49
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

Er, the European Air Forces?

Er, the European Air Forces?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2023, 20:41
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

When the cancellation of CVA-01 and the...

When the cancellation of CVA-01 and the disbandment of the fixed wing FAA was announced both the Navy Minister and the First Sea Lord resigned in protest.
Made not a diddly squat of difference.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2023, 00:16
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

This has to be the slowest and most protracted...

This has to be the slowest and most protracted fleet build up in British history!
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2023, 11:04
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

Seems appropriate seeing as we currently have...

Seems appropriate seeing as we currently have less than 2/3 of an air group!
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2023, 18:21
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

Er, maybe because no RN small ships helicopter...

Er, maybe because no RN small ships helicopter has ever had dipping sonar, but maybe you should drop them a line and tell them how wrong they are?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 15:56
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

And just to add some grist to the mill,...

And just to add some grist to the mill, Lockheed-Martin seriously embarrassed the MoD by announcing recently that the UK had moved it's deliveries to the right in order to save money.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 00:36
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

All fine and dandy WEBF, but you omit one major...

All fine and dandy WEBF, but you omit one major flaw. And that is that there are simply not enough aircraft to provide a meaningful capability! You trumpet the Merlin ASW capability, and I am sure...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2022, 01:52
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

But IS it? (MFTS failing) Published...

But IS it? (MFTS failing)

Published figures from MoD around the time of the most recent training pipeline fiasco clearly showed that the key issue, on all fleets, is places on the...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2022, 22:51
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

All very interesting WEBF, but as all of this...

All very interesting WEBF, but as all of this concerns events of 40 (yes FORTY) years ago surely your post should be in "Aviation History and Nostalgia?"
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2022, 23:45
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

A catapult? How quaint...

A catapult? How quaint...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2022, 15:54
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

Lonewolf 50, And, my dear yankee friend, we...

Lonewolf 50,

And, my dear yankee friend, we built TWO!

WEBF,

10, 12 Sea Harriers?

Come on! Prior to the Falklands episode the complement of the FAA's two Sea Harrier Squadrons was 5....
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2022, 19:35
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

The RAF F-35B Lightnings have just deployed to...

The RAF F-35B Lightnings have just deployed to Estonia. That's a long way from Norway...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2022, 17:00
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

[/b] But they're not, are they? They are...

[/b]

But they're not, are they? They are back at their main bases and the carrier is a glorified and very expensive communications hub!
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2021, 09:56
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

WEBF, The current CO is jointly RAF and RN? ...

WEBF,

The current CO is jointly RAF and RN?

What does that mean?
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2021, 18:40
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

The other Type 45 and the other Type 23, along...

The other Type 45 and the other Type 23, along with participating foreign escorts?
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2021, 15:02
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

ORAC, They have 13 Type 23 Frigates, all...

ORAC,

They have 13 Type 23 Frigates, all Type 23. Glasgow and Belfast are chunks of metal being put together in two BAE shipyards in Glasgow with the first of type due in service in 2027...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2021, 14:26
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

And Johnson's wording in the Commons today in...

And Johnson's wording in the Commons today in reply to a question:

"at least after the review we will have 24 frigates as against the 15 we have now"

RN has 13 Frigates...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2020, 09:43
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

Asturias56, Er, it may have escaped your...

Asturias56,

Er, it may have escaped your notice but right now the RN DOES have two fully crewed aircraft carriers in full commision and at sea...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2020, 09:33
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

ORAC, Hardly a USMC Wing, it will be...

ORAC,

Hardly a USMC Wing, it will be carrying one UK squadron and one USMC squadron, at times...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2020, 00:19
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

SASless, They are a bit British too...

SASless,

They are a bit British too...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2020, 15:46
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

Exactly SASless, this is a load of tripe spouted...

Exactly SASless, this is a load of tripe spouted by a rag with a rapidly declining reputation for getting anything in defence right.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2019, 00:48
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

SASless, Seeing as we only have a total of...

SASless,

Seeing as we only have a total of 18 F-35B Lightning FG1's at the moment and the carriers are not even operational, we don't need to, BUT, WHEN both are fully operational, and the F-35B...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2019, 20:59
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

SAASless, Fair enough, can't argue with a...

SAASless,

Fair enough, can't argue with a degree of scepticism surrounding "invisible" protective systems.

But I do disagree with this constant claim that these carriers are just sitting ducks...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2019, 13:27
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

When, in the history of naval warfare, was an...

When, in the history of naval warfare, was an aircraft carrier designed, built or deployed to "go it alone?"
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2019, 10:08
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

weemonkey, Be VERY careful what you wish...

weemonkey,

Be VERY careful what you wish for!

If the review was scoped as you suggest, and merely focuses the UK armed forces on home defence, you would end up with maybe 4 Typhoon AD...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2019, 19:16
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

Easy Street, Ignoring your grammatical...

Easy Street,
Ignoring your grammatical pedantry, I think you'll find that I am a leeeetle bit closer to this than you are...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2019, 14:05
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

Easy Street, Well, if you think that...

Easy Street,

Well, if you think that sacking a day rate contractor for lying is "exercising firm control of the agenda across Whitehall", then you have just proved that you know nothing about how...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2019, 09:43
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

PeterGee, Ignoring your condescending and...

PeterGee,

Ignoring your condescending and patronizing “now get a life” closing remark...

Sure the carriers are all about projecting power, and that is principally fixed wing airpower, but the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2019, 15:40
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

WEBF, You say that a large element of...

WEBF,

You say that a large element of aircraft carrier operations don’t involve fast jets.
Where on earth are these alternative aircraft to come from?
The RN has 30 Merlin HMA2’s, 25 Merlin...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2019, 13:40
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,412,901
Posted By pr00ne

andrewn, Now THAT is a post that tells it as...

andrewn,

Now THAT is a post that tells it as it is and I cannot find fault with. Much as I think that the two carriers are a valuable asset, and the Lightning force will be truly stupendous in...
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