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Forum: Military Aviation

26th Mar 2024, 15:07

Replies: 21

New British Nuclear Warhead

Views: 4,904

Posted By Bengo

Nuclear warheads have a life. Nuclear warhead...

Nuclear warheads have a life.
Nuclear warhead designs have a life. Not all components are available forever. Try buying a 386 chip for example, or some more of those fancy capacitors you last...

Forum: Rotorheads

7th Mar 2024, 08:43

Replies: 1,619

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 444,118

Posted By Bengo

I dont think anyone anyone is saying ...

I dont think anyone anyone is saying technicalities mean it cannot be done so no point in dicussing them. The general discussion says it looks great, but the technicalities have too little ...

Forum: Rotorheads

1st Mar 2024, 16:41

Replies: 1,619

Hill Helicopters HX50

Views: 444,118

Posted By Bengo

It is about IP. Having worked in ths...

It is about IP.

Having worked in ths automotive supply chain it is very much the case that you do not supply or make anything that does not come either with its own set of drawings from the buyers...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Feb 2024, 20:09

Replies: 7,470

Future Carrier (Including Costs)

Views: 2,411,201

Posted By Bengo

Not only are there fishead watchkeeping ( OOD...

Not only are there fishead watchkeeping ( OOD and PWO ) considerations to add to the DC and cleaning task there is also a service wide need to have enough sea-going billets to produce both Senior...

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Jan 2024, 12:25

Replies: 159

Supply Stupidities

Views: 34,414

Posted By Bengo

The Lynx MRGB requires some ridiculous quantity...

The Lynx MRGB requires some ridiculous quantity of oil. Thirty eight pints, from memory. The oil alone is/was dangerous air cargo, but the gearbox, with oil in, was not. Ships allowance of oil was...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Nov 2023, 19:08

Replies: 10,515

Ukraine War Thread Part 2

Views: 4,678,704

Posted By Bengo

CHP is Combined Heat and Power. You get...

CHP is Combined Heat and Power. You get electricity and district heating from the residual heat left in a thermal power plant. Makes the plant more efficient and is common in former Soviet...

Forum: Rotorheads

19th Oct 2023, 07:24

Replies: 16

High TOT in flight EP’s

Views: 1,997

Posted By Bengo

As the collective is lowered, the power required...

As the collective is lowered, the power required out of the engine decreases, so fuel flow reduces and Ng falls, along with back end temperature. The fall in Ng reduces the internal power required...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Aug 2023, 17:57

Replies: 454

UK F-35B Lost

Views: 219,493

Posted By Bengo

I don't think this is an inter service thing. It...

I don't think this is an inter service thing. It is choosing the wrong horse for the course, or the wrong trainer. Marham, with the best efforts of both shades of blue, failed to deliver an effective...

Forum: Rotorheads

8th Aug 2023, 08:06

Replies: 55

Dunkeswell 80

Views: 8,221

Posted By Bengo

IIRC from Mk2 days, you have to have 24v on the...

IIRC from Mk2 days, you have to have 24v on the third pin of the DC external power connector in order to get the socket to accept external power. It works the other way round too, so where you could...

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Jul 2023, 10:50

Replies: 140

MRH-90 crash Australia

Views: 49,185

Posted By Bengo

A wise senior once said to me " Never ground an...

A wise senior once said to me " Never ground an aircraft type until you understand what will have to be done to unground it".

There is no reported evidence of cause, so far, so no reported...

Forum: Rotorheads

5th Jul 2023, 21:16

Replies: 23

New High Speed Racer from Airbus Heli

Views: 12,156

Posted By Bengo

Any news on how they are doing with the door...

Any news on how they are doing with the door handles?

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Jun 2023, 21:01

Replies: 20

Merlin engine issues - take 2?

Views: 7,447

Posted By Bengo

Maybe Miss Shilling's orifice is feeling its age?...

Maybe Miss Shilling's orifice is feeling its age?

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Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Apr 2023, 13:02

Replies: 212

Next CAS

Views: 79,784

Posted By Bengo

The RN system worked quite well provided the...

The RN system worked quite well provided the effort was put in.

The allocation of ratings to an aircrew officer is/was not really command of them though. Their day to day employment was...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Feb 2023, 13:25

Replies: 164

The Warship: Tour of Duty

Views: 65,673

Posted By Bengo

The Head of the Warfare Department was always the...

The Head of the Warfare Department was always the XO when I was at sea.

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Forum: Rotorheads

28th Nov 2022, 14:21

Replies: 59

Sea Kings to Ukraine

Views: 16,117

Posted By Bengo

The Westland product had the pressure refuel...

The Westland product had the pressure refuel point stbd side below the sliding door, making wrestling the connector on for HIFR good fun, and the gravity refuel points were port side. Don't...

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