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MQ-9 flies to RIAT 2018

Old 10th Jul 2018, 22:14
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MQ-9 on flightaware

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Old 10th Jul 2018, 22:14
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The Germans flew drones over the UK years ago so nothing new in this>>>
What proportion of them landed safely?
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Old 10th Jul 2018, 23:31
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What proportion of them landed safely?
They met the warfighter's requirements.
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 07:18
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Bone rolls

The B1 display was dull too, but noisier.
This was a slightly more exuberant B1 display, which I was lucky to witness at RIAT Cottesmore in 2001


The main event is at around 7.00 mins.
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 14:16
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FR24 showing it SW of Llanbedr now.
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 14:43
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Being filmed air-to-air by G-PDGT it would seem.
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 15:00
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...maybe find a chase aircraft is a part of the formal approval for the overland bit to Fairford?
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 15:59
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Spent time in a racetrack in the ranges with the helo, coasted-in together then helo disappeared, now holding north of Cirencester.
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 16:47
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That thing has some endurance!
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 21:22
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...maybe find a chase aircraft is a part of the formal approval for the overland bit to Fairford?
No, G-PDGT is a camera ship helo from a company specialising in such things
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 21:24
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Originally Posted by Wycombe
That thing has some endurance!
Don’t forget that she is ‘clean’ so hang some PW-IV and DMBs on her and that will reduce. Better than MQ-9 Reaper though so still very impressive and needs 3-4 crews to man a single mission.
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 21:53
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Don’t forget that she is ‘clean’ so hang some PW-IV and DMBs on her and that will reduce. Better than MQ-9 Reaper though so still very impressive and needs 3-4 crews to man a single mission.
Stays up 40 hours, you're going to need nearer 10 crews for that.
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Old 11th Jul 2018, 22:26
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God, I love Pprune. Almost every post about innovative or exciting updates about modern RAF Air Power, and there are a number of people dripping almost immediately. Be it this one (“I’ll never go to an Airshow again”, (great, don’t) or F-35 (massively unserviceable.....) or whatever, a bunch of crusty old nay sayers immediately chip in, followed shortly thereafter by Beagle regaling us with exciting tales of life on VC-10s or people whose spirit he crushed on the UAS, decrying it all.
Seriously, please, do one. The modern RAF has a bucket load of problems, but people, the people of today’s RAF, are trying to make it work and are doing fantastically well. You should be proud, delighted and envious of today’s RAF, not a sad old b’stard living in the past. Please, stop
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Old 12th Jul 2018, 03:59
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Originally Posted by Roger the cabin boy
God, I love Pprune. Almost every post about innovative or exciting updates about modern RAF Air Power, and there are a number of people dripping almost immediately. Be it this one (“I’ll never go to an Airshow again”, (great, don’t) or F-35 (massively unserviceable.....) or whatever, a bunch of crusty old nay sayers immediately chip in, followed shortly thereafter by Beagle regaling us with exciting tales of life on VC-10s or people whose spirit he crushed on the UAS, decrying it all.
Seriously, please, do one. The modern RAF has a bucket load of problems, but people, the people of today’s RAF, are trying to make it work and are doing fantastically well. You should be proud, delighted and envious of today’s RAF, not a sad old b’stard living in the past. Please, stop
If only I could like this post, well said that man! Some people could get a £20 note for £5 and would complain it was folded in the middle
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Originally Posted by Roger the cabin boy
God, I love Pprune. Almost every post about innovative or exciting updates about modern RAF Air Power, and there are a number of people dripping almost immediately. Be it this one (“I’ll never go to an Airshow again”, (great, don’t) or F-35 (massively unserviceable.....) or whatever, a bunch of crusty old nay sayers immediately chip in, followed shortly thereafter by Beagle regaling us with exciting tales of life on VC-10s or people whose spirit he crushed on the UAS, decrying it all.
Seriously, please, do one. The modern RAF has a bucket load of problems, but people, the people of today’s RAF, are trying to make it work and are doing fantastically well. You should be proud, delighted and envious of today’s RAF, not a sad old b’stard living in the past. Please, stop

Maybe one of these?
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Old 12th Jul 2018, 06:15
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Originally Posted by Lima Juliet


No, G-PDGT is a camera ship helo from a company specialising in such things
They probably weren't allowed to use fixed wing, to avoid the temptation of getting wingtip under wingtip just to see if it would...


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Old 12th Jul 2018, 07:53
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Question is, did it land on the piano keys exactly on the centreline? ''cos if it didn't I'm not interested.

Seriously though, an epic bit of kit and ballsy play by GA. It did disappear off Flightradar for a brief moment, but I think that was more to do with the 4G coverage hereabouts...
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Old 12th Jul 2018, 12:21
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From Fairford's web page describing the Breitling presence at the show:

Brietling's RAF100 Series feature the Navitimer 1 B01 Chronograph 46, Avenger GMT II, Aerospace and Colt Skyracer models. All four pieces include the RAF crust on the dial and engraved case-back exhibiting the commemorative RAF100 logo alongside the unique edition number of each piece.
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Old 12th Jul 2018, 15:13
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Originally Posted by Roger the cabin boy
God, I love Pprune. Almost every post about innovative or exciting updates about modern RAF Air Power, and there are a number of people dripping almost immediately. Be it this one (“I’ll never go to an Airshow again”, (great, don’t) or F-35 (massively unserviceable.....) or whatever, a bunch of crusty old nay sayers immediately chip in, followed shortly thereafter by Beagle regaling us with exciting tales of life on VC-10s or people whose spirit he crushed on the UAS, decrying it all.
Seriously, please, do one. The modern RAF has a bucket load of problems, but people, the people of today’s RAF, are trying to make it work and are doing fantastically well. You should be proud, delighted and envious of today’s RAF, not a sad old b’stard living in the past. Please, stop
It keeps up their post count ! Check the numbers of the main protagonists !
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Old 12th Jul 2018, 20:10
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You replied to LJ
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Stays up 40 hours, you're going to need nearer 10 crews for that.
Or how about 4 crews each doing 2 x 5hr shifts?

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