Quick Question
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Quick Question
Got a quick question for those military types.
Watching an episode of JAG recently and heard the quote
"Bracket right. Maintain angels 15." relating to two F18's trying to intercept an enemy plane.
Anyone have any idea what this means.
Regards in advance
Lotsa
Watching an episode of JAG recently and heard the quote
"Bracket right. Maintain angels 15." relating to two F18's trying to intercept an enemy plane.
Anyone have any idea what this means.
Regards in advance
Lotsa
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The 'bracket' refers to a type of rhyming slang from 'hinge & bracket' meaning hinge - whinge, and the phrase is reversed to encode it, so bracket right means 'right whingers' - meaning Americans.
'Maintain angels 15' is a reference to the course steered, angels being track with applied drift and 15 being 150 mils (about 050 degrees).
See, easy when you know how!
'Maintain angels 15' is a reference to the course steered, angels being track with applied drift and 15 being 150 mils (about 050 degrees).
See, easy when you know how!
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Originally Posted by lotsahueys
Got a quick question for those military types.
Watching an episode of JAG recently and heard the quote
"Bracket right. Maintain angels 15." relating to two F18's trying to intercept an enemy plane.
Anyone have any idea what this means.
Regards in advance
Lotsa
Watching an episode of JAG recently and heard the quote
"Bracket right. Maintain angels 15." relating to two F18's trying to intercept an enemy plane.
Anyone have any idea what this means.
Regards in advance
Lotsa
And JAG's main character is going to be the standard soon - use of force issues are always second-guessed by the lawyers behind the lines, so soon we all will law school grads!
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Originally Posted by Fg Off Kite
The 'bracket' refers to a type of rhyming slang from 'hinge & bracket' meaning hinge - whinge, and the phrase is reversed to encode it, so bracket right means 'right whingers' - meaning Americans.
'Maintain angels 15' is a reference to the course steered, angels being track with applied drift and 15 being 150 mils (about 050 degrees).
See, easy when you know how!
'Maintain angels 15' is a reference to the course steered, angels being track with applied drift and 15 being 150 mils (about 050 degrees).
See, easy when you know how!
?Que?
So we ALL are right 'whingers.' (I am, but that's not the point). So Ted Kennedy, Hillary, and John Kerry are right wingers? Ok, then. Glad you made it clear for me.
"Angels" equating to any sort of course/heading? Unless this is a wind up, WTFO? If it is a wind up, then sorry.
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Originally Posted by VigilantPilot
I agree with Fg Off Kite. I am an RT expert and he's got it spot on.
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kin' anorak, VigilantPilot!I'm with Brick, 'cos I know his professional credentials.
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Er, um...
For a start the Americans would not be using any kind of version of Cockney rhyming slang. Neither would the Brit FJ force. To bracket means to fly either side; 'Angels' universally refers to altitude in thousands of feet - Angels 15 means 15,000ft.
For a start the Americans would not be using any kind of version of Cockney rhyming slang. Neither would the Brit FJ force. To bracket means to fly either side; 'Angels' universally refers to altitude in thousands of feet - Angels 15 means 15,000ft.
I am a bone-fide RT expert from having watched Top Gun, Iron Eagle I-IV and for helicopter currency "Wings of the Apache" thank-you very much. 
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Originally Posted by sonicstomp
Not sure about 'bracket' - but angles 15, refers to friendly altitude in thousands of feet, i.e 15000....
Got nothing to do with track and drift...
If this is a wind-up then feel free to "WAHHHH" me
Got nothing to do with track and drift...
If this is a wind-up then feel free to "WAHHHH" me
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From: Downeast
KITE is close but does not get the cigar. It is slang but not Cockney for sure.
Bracket suggests "wack it" which in American slang would suggest "Wan.ker" which would make the "enemy aircraft" something wearing Roundrels I think. Since my wings are silver and not gold, I cannot attest to that bit of US Navy lore.
Bracket suggests "wack it" which in American slang would suggest "Wan.ker" which would make the "enemy aircraft" something wearing Roundrels I think. Since my wings are silver and not gold, I cannot attest to that bit of US Navy lore.
