Poseidon and Typhoon to be based at Kinloss?
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Poseidon and Typhoon to be based at Kinloss?
Report in the ever-reliable P&J says both types will be based at Kinloss - temporarily at least - during upgrade work at Lossie. Bets this might be the first step toward sanity and it ends up being something more tan temporary? https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp...r-it-was-shut/
The Army have a small footprint at Kinloss-some money spent on getting the runway sorted where needed and it's good to go. It seems to be the obvious choice, and if I possessed a hat I would be prepared to eat it.
The runway at Kinloss is neither long enough, nor strong enough for a fully laden P8. The runway was due for a full refurbishment about 10 years ago and it has only been patched ever since - it would take a complete rebuild and lengthening of the runway for it to become a P8 base. I will take your bet that the P8s will never be based there, other than temporarily, mainly because the P8 infra work at Lossie is already in build.
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The runway at Kinloss is neither long enough, nor strong enough for a fully laden P8. The runway was due for a full refurbishment about 10 years ago and it has only been patched ever since - it would take a complete rebuild and lengthening of the runway for it to become a P8 base. I will take your bet that the P8s will never be based there, other than temporarily, mainly because the P8 infra work at Lossie is already in build.
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Regarding the P8 and use of Kinloss, for the purpose of a Bolthole it would be accepted that they would be getting ab with a partial fuel load. This would obviously limit some operations but not training and stats bashing.
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Runway refurbishment at Lossie? Next on the list for closure then! Have they had a new Control Tower and/or a new HAS complex too, or either one planned? If so, closure's a racing certainty.
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I know you will say that the iScAF will use Lossie, but do you really believe that? Much more likely any AF will be too small to have stand-alone bases and much more likely it would share civilian airport real-estate (e.g. Prestwick) .
I can't say I'm not happy about the QRA going to Leuchars, albeit temporarily. However, why is the QRA North going to Leuchars and not Kinloss with all the other Typhoons?
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Do you really think that HM's RAF will maintain a huge base like Lossie (4 Typhoon and 2 Poseidon Sqns) in an independent Scotland?
I know you will say that the iScAF will use Lossie, but do you really believe that? Much more likely any AF will be too small to have stand-alone bases and much more likely it would share civilian airport real-estate (e.g. Prestwick) .
I know you will say that the iScAF will use Lossie, but do you really believe that? Much more likely any AF will be too small to have stand-alone bases and much more likely it would share civilian airport real-estate (e.g. Prestwick) .
Ps, good suggestion of joint use of assets. None like the Scots for thrift. And, there's plenty of previous, Stornoway, for example.
Do you really think a rUK Air Force WOULD NOT want to use a base with such strategic value as Lossie or Kinloss. Access to North Sea & North Atlantic, ranges such as Tain and Garvie plus shed loads of LFA. 10% of the current defence assets of all services will devolve to an Independent Scotland, that's agreed. Therefore, I could see a pragmatic arrangement being made for use of Lossie and/or Kinloss. And, where is rUK going to base it's nukes? Just some thoughts.
Ps, good suggestion of joint use of assets. None like the Scots for thrift. And, there's plenty of previous, Stornoway, for example.
Ps, good suggestion of joint use of assets. None like the Scots for thrift. And, there's plenty of previous, Stornoway, for example.
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