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Gaz ED 12th Jul 2006 15:54

EFA Show
 
There's a madman flying around in an EFA with 6x 1000lb LGB's on.

Is he practising for Farnborough? :eek:

Affirmatron 12th Jul 2006 16:04

No, if he were practising for an airshow he'd be clean and flying a barrel roll to miss the ground by 18 inches :}

Gaz ED 12th Jul 2006 17:04

It's amazing to see how agile it is with a heavy load.

Bit like the missus.....:rolleyes:

pma 32dd 12th Jul 2006 18:56


It's amazing to see how agile it is with a heavy load.
Bit like the missus.....
Just spilt my beer

microlight AV8R 12th Jul 2006 19:00


Originally Posted by pma 32dd
Just spilt my beer

Yup, another keyboard bu:mad: :mad: ed !

L J R 12th Jul 2006 21:46

Most jets can carry that load, the question is: can it actually go somewhere and more to the point actually deliver them as per the manufacturer's instructions.

passpartout 12th Jul 2006 22:00

It's not the manufacturer's instructions that are important.

It's the customer's.

antipodean alligator 12th Jul 2006 23:11

Fine thought PP. However even they are normally flawed as the people drafting them are somewhat out of date with what the frontline actually needs/wants....even if they are pretty current, by the time the kit arrives they're generally spending their pension!

Gaz ED 13th Jul 2006 08:52

Sounds about right, alligator, having viewed it from both sides of the fence....the ministry tend to sit on it!

Ref the EFA, he was chucking it about, never seen anything like it!

Jackonicko 13th Jul 2006 09:36

..... and you'll see a madman chucking another one about from next week with just the one 2,000-lb PW under one wing, with nothing below the other.

L J R 13th Jul 2006 09:52

.....and is that a big deal Jacko?

antipodean alligator 13th Jul 2006 10:42

Unless it is an EPW, I'd say it's a massive deal....Tits on a fish sans targeting pod!

MostlyHarmless 13th Jul 2006 11:55

Think the asymmetry is going to be more of an issue. They got any means of aiming bombs yet, BTW?

L J R 13th Jul 2006 12:14

If today's weapons create an assymetry issue, buy yesterday's aircraft which don't suffer from such a fate!

Twonston Pickle 13th Jul 2006 14:20

Overflown by one today at the premier College of Knowlege in Fenland; it was minus big lumps though.

Jackonicko 13th Jul 2006 15:52

LDP work starts soon. Until then you'd need a Tornado/Harrier/Jaguar to spike for you.

Jackonicko 15th Jul 2006 16:45

Turns out it was a work up for SBAC. Mr B is displaying EFT with six PWII, four AMRAAM, two Winders and a tank at Farnborough on Tuesday (while Mr E has a well-earned lie down) having validated the display today.

Watching him validate, I was sure the weapons were lightweight plastic models, but apparently not.

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