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15th Aug 2002, 13:00
Glad to see someone has a heart. The sorry old comet at LGW has been joined by a Nimrod for a couple of days. parked up together, how sweet. Makes a change from the normal office view though eh!
chippy63
16th Aug 2002, 10:55
No comment,
You'd better keep an eye on it in case they come and chop it up like the poor old Comet and turn it into the aeronautical equivalent of a garden gnome.:rolleyes:
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16th Aug 2002, 12:01
well it stayed intact last night, just made a healthy departure!
papercut
16th Aug 2002, 13:12
For a minute there I thought we were talking Laser Guided Weapons. Swap out the searchlight for TIALD. RAFs' biggest bomber strikes again.
It'd give St Tony something to lend over American cousins when they run short of B52s.......
rivetjoint
16th Aug 2002, 15:12
Is there a reason why no one's had the idea of filling a Nimrod's bay with 1000 pounders? Is it too risky sending it over targets?
Max weight. Couldn't get airborne with bombs AND rations. :D
Gainesy
16th Aug 2002, 15:29
Rivetjoint
Been done. Its dropped 1,000lb retards, CBUs & GP.
Assume to avoid pie jettison.
Were they robbing spares from the Comet then?:rolleyes:
Charlie Luncher
16th Aug 2002, 16:28
Rivet
There are three reasons why it does not take place:
Embarrasment for the fast jet world - better accuracy longer range and larger payload.
No fridge - The rations start to perish, so we fly from the frozen north of Jockland.
Pilots - we have ours well trained, if they started getting all excited they start throwing the beast around and this might wake the old AEO up down the back and they get very grumpy.
No2 is the only reason Nimrods are still at Ice Station Kilo:D
Fay Deck
16th Aug 2002, 18:28
Gainesy,
When you say '1000lb retards' do you mean overweight and intellectually challenged (aren't they all!) AEOs/AEOps?
Also, don't they object to being evicted mid-flight?
Fay
Hoots
21st Aug 2002, 18:33
As one of the guys operating the Nimrod out of Gatwick all i can say was it was an absolute pleasure. We were well looked after. Thanks to all the staff at LGW.:)
Iggy Plop
21st Aug 2002, 18:58
Hoots
Displaycrew@LGW, pour quoi?
Was the Scouseatlanticrescuemerchant with you? ..... Him, the Thirteenth Earl of Forres, at Gatwick, In public, with all those holiday makers ... were they maaaad?
1000lb Retard? you boys are taking the weight restrictions in Mighty Hunter crew seats seriously then!
Yours ... ex of Ice Stn K
:D