MK3 Merlin accident
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Where the hell do you get off thinking that just because you have a clue what you are talking about that people on this forum should have to listen to your side of things!?
Where would all the threads about airworthiness/A400/JSF etc be if people with facts and knowledge thought that they had a right to an opinion.
Honestly, youth of today..........
Where the hell do you get off thinking that just because you have a clue what you are talking about that people on this forum should have to listen to your side of things!?
Where would all the threads about airworthiness/A400/JSF etc be if people with facts and knowledge thought that they had a right to an opinion.
Honestly, youth of today..........
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I wonder how Chinook crewmen would strap into/onto an oils box - for that is their seat when operating up front. Hmmm, better off on a monkey harness I'd wager.
At risk of complete thread hijack here (sorry), isn't it ridiculous that this oil box situation still prevails...?
At risk of complete thread hijack here (sorry), isn't it ridiculous that this oil box situation still prevails...?
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OK I'll bite on the HIFR
Yes, how the "A" frame gooseneck in the cab made us laugh when we first saw it, now it's how strong your crewy is, and how much they trust his/her harness. (back to that harness again). Not much call for the Naval version of HIFR in the desert (malfunctions apart), and not much call for the probe version at sea (most naval vessels can HIFR a cab if need be). Jolly Jack doesn't use the probe. (ooer!)
Originally Posted by mystic_meg
Excuse my ignorance, but where is the probe?
All the Mk3 aircraft were delivered with probes, but they're (generally?) no longer fitted (as you've noticed
)The Mk3As don't have 'em - presumably because the Danes didn't ask for the capability.
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Probes
ALL Mk3 aircraft have probe provisions (plumbing etc already in), the RAF just havent procured enough for each aircraft. It is role fit.
All the DMRH are also plumbed for AAR hence the Mk3As also have the provision. RDAF have also not procured probes for all their aircraft
Of course as neither the RAF or RDAF have a suitable helo AAR tanker in their fleets the probes arent much use.
AWH finished the proof of concept trial with a Mk3 last year so it all works, just need an RTS now ( I am sure the RAF will jump at the chance to AAR if they ever get it)
DM
All the DMRH are also plumbed for AAR hence the Mk3As also have the provision. RDAF have also not procured probes for all their aircraft
Of course as neither the RAF or RDAF have a suitable helo AAR tanker in their fleets the probes arent much use.
AWH finished the proof of concept trial with a Mk3 last year so it all works, just need an RTS now ( I am sure the RAF will jump at the chance to AAR if they ever get it)
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Well, there's another role for the Js, I think Sargent-Fletcher did/do a RoRo AAR pack specifically for the Herc, course QQ would take forever to ensure it didn't interfere with the Microwave or bog.
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That's going to have to be pretty quick to keep up with a VC10!
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AWH finished the proof of concept trial with a Mk3 last year so it all works, just need an RTS now ( I am sure the RAF will jump at the chance to AAR if they ever get it)
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Strange - didn't see the pictures of the Mk3 lying on its side, looking a bit second hand, on the Def Web page today. RAF PR machine must be slipping up.
Is that where the £40 million cost went...........surely it will polish out?
Is that where the £40 million cost went...........surely it will polish out?