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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2024, 21:44
Replies: 38
Views: 5,553
Posted By Captain Dart

'Boom' demonstrator has flown, with the military...

'Boom' demonstrator has flown, with the military interested. They must have read Davef68's post!

https://www.twz.com/air/booms-xb-1-supersonic-test-jet-takes-to-the-skies
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2024, 12:11
Replies: 25
Views: 5,539
Posted By SOPS

He might try to flog the aircraft on the...

He might try to flog the aircraft on the internet…under another made up name.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2024, 15:40
Replies: 42
Views: 11,147
Posted By DuckDodgers

Oh please! This Barzan debt to equity sham is...

Oh please! This Barzan debt to equity sham is getting tiresome. 55 mins maintenance per flight hour is comical and plucked out of thin air. If I were to rank the options available to U.K. PLC this...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2024, 12:59
Replies: 20
Views: 4,299
Posted By Mil-26Man

The surge aircraft have been included in the...

The surge aircraft have been included in the fleet over recent years due to their being frequently called upon for military ops (AAR over Eastern Europe, mainly). When/if that requirement dies down,...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2024, 11:36
Replies: 1,431
Views: 473,011
Posted By Not_a_boffin

Bit more explanation in the Oral Evidence session...

Bit more explanation in the Oral Evidence session to the HCDC a week later - albeit polluted by Penfolds grandstanding.

committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/14318/pdf/...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2024, 16:06
Replies: 50
Views: 11,050
Posted By BEagle

Prohibiting practising simulated emergency...

Prohibiting practising simulated emergency procedures whilst carrying passengers should be the first step towards risk reduction.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 19:06
Replies: 167
Views: 22,791
Posted By Video Mixdown

I would argue that there was no 'Cold War' anyway...

I would argue that there was no 'Cold War' anyway really. The term is just shorthand for the geopolitical/military tensions that existed at the time - you won't find Cold War on the Battle Honours of...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 18:20
Replies: 38
Views: 6,481
Posted By Bob Viking

Hawk facts

The Hawk T2 has the same G limits as the T1.

Hawk 165/166/167 are effectively identical to the Hawk T2.

There will never be any new build BAE Hawks ever again. Ever.

Can I dispel any other...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 17:10
Replies: 167
Views: 22,791
Posted By Toadstool

Yep, and Long Service and Operational medals....

Yep, and Long Service and Operational medals. Nothing from during my time towards the end of the Cold War.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 16:39
Replies: 167
Views: 22,791
Posted By downsizer

Yes......plenty of people. Including this c/s...

Yes......plenty of people. Including this c/s though I was out 3 weeks after the coronation, still got the medal.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2024, 10:13
Replies: 22
Views: 5,838
Posted By teeteringhead

OK Davef68 -it's a fair cop. But preceded...

OK Davef68 -it's a fair cop.

But preceded only by a few months, Mk2s in Feb '64, Mk5s in Jun/Jul '64, so I guess pre-production examples were flying at the same time.

And it's a shame to spoil...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2024, 09:29
Replies: 1,144
Views: 616,486
Posted By OvertHawk

That the Bin Lorry driver did't "go down" was a...

That the Bin Lorry driver did't "go down" was a travesty and the result of several systemic cock-ups and incompetencies in various agencies.

(IMHO)
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 11:57
Replies: 25
Views: 5,415
Posted By CAEBr

Quite, simply a 60 series aircraft with 60 series...

Quite, simply a 60 series aircraft with 60 series 'standard' avionics fitted in a 100 series nose structure. The nose cap is a structural nose cap, not a radome, so the incorporation of the nose...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 11:14
Replies: 25
Views: 5,415
Posted By teeonefixer

Its not a radome, its only a nosecap

Its not a radome, its only a nosecap
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 09:45
Replies: 20
Views: 130,883
Posted By Shackman

Not just B-2s or even Vulcans. In the early...

Not just B-2s or even Vulcans. In the early 1970's one of the 'new' AEW Shackletons on 8 Sqn developed a leak from the de-icing fluid tank (used to spread fluid from the leading edge of the wings in...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2023, 15:42
Replies: 1,144
Views: 616,486
Posted By Thoughtful_Flyer

No he couldn't! You cannot be found "guilty" in a...

No he couldn't! You cannot be found "guilty" in a civil court. He might (or might not) be found liable in a civil capacity but as any liability would be met by his insurers it would no doubt be...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Nov 2023, 10:37
Replies: 57
Views: 27,590
Posted By Genghis the Engineer

How to attract the disdain of your peers by...

How to attract the disdain of your peers by ponitificating to the media without any actual evidence in one easy lesson.

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Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2023, 07:53
Replies: 38
Views: 7,468
Posted By Timelord

Multi engine pilot training was also at...

Multi engine pilot training was also at Finningley. The nav school line book describes a ME student pilot walking into the ante room where “Top Gun “ was being shown. “Ah, I like this film, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2023, 09:03
Replies: 287
Views: 161,160
Posted By golder

It has to be right. The crew won't take just any...

It has to be right. The crew won't take just any galley.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2023, 20:24
Replies: 42
Views: 9,403
Posted By alfred_the_great

Read the BoI. engine blanks were simply the...

Read the BoI.

engine blanks were simply the last in a huge and quite concerning error chain.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2023, 08:38
Replies: 13
Views: 3,771
Posted By Herod

There was me, thinking you meant University Air...

There was me, thinking you meant University Air Squadron. "Do keep up, Herod"
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2023, 12:19
Replies: 171
Views: 50,374
Posted By NutLoose

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Adderley ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Adderley

Perhaps there is a case to remove another medal, his Long service and GOOD CONDUCT medal.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2023, 18:40
Replies: 171
Views: 50,374
Posted By NutLoose

GSM and Falklands medals are not his, he is not...

GSM and Falklands medals are not his, he is not entitled to be wearing them full stop.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2023, 14:59
Replies: 171
Views: 50,374
Posted By Ninthace

I thought medals of deceased close relatives were...

I thought medals of deceased close relatives were worn on the right breast. That would exclude poorly and emigrated brothers.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2023, 18:51
Replies: 17
Views: 2,252
Posted By Dan Gerous

Does it glow in the dark.:E

Does it glow in the dark.:E
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2023, 10:40
Replies: 84
Views: 32,575
Posted By Bob Viking

Double standards

Is it because the aircraft in question is Italian that we are allowing more latitude for people to spout absolute horsesh1t?!

Every single engine jet in history has had a ‘dead zone’ on every...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2023, 10:12
Replies: 257
Views: 105,146
Posted By treadigraph

My copy kept jumping out of my hands... ...

My copy kept jumping out of my hands...

Seriously, extremely good and gripping read John, thank you.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2023, 11:01
Replies: 6
Views: 3,245
Posted By rattman

Yes but it has a very high fatigue point compared...

Yes but it has a very high fatigue point compared to other materials. I know people who build boats and they say that point at which you start to fatigue carbon fibre is relatively close to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Aug 2023, 12:01
Replies: 454
Views: 219,501
Posted By sycamore

And all it needed was a length of `Pussers`rope...

And all it needed was a length of `Pussers`rope to link all the `red bits `together,and a `shadow board`....bit of basic engineering....
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2023, 22:24
Replies: 431
Views: 194,742
Posted By rattman

Correct its a test bird for Typhoons not tempest

Correct its a test bird for Typhoons not tempest
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2023, 09:11
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,411,293
Posted By Mogwi

I believe that I was the first person ever to...

I believe that I was the first person ever to carry out a SRVL, on 1st May 1982. It was not because I was too heavy to hover - more that I was too light due to a part of my tail having been blown...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2023, 14:08
Replies: 20
Views: 5,245
Posted By Nil_Drift

It has always stuck in my mind what I was told at...

It has always stuck in my mind what I was told at the start of flying training. "You're an Officer first, and then you are aircrew". Integrity is uppermost and he lied to his CO. Whether his heart...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2023, 23:04
Replies: 20
Views: 5,245
Posted By Two's in

It's was never a health issue. It was always an...

It's was never a health issue. It was always an integrity issue and he failed miserably.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2023, 18:10
Replies: 206
Views: 53,481
Posted By cheekychimp

I'm Lincolnshire born and bred, all my family are...

I'm Lincolnshire born and bred, all my family are farmers in the Scampton/7000 acres area and I'm currently based here, so I can sympathise to an extent. But, most of the complaints about the change...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2023, 15:10
Replies: 206
Views: 53,481
Posted By NutLoose

I blame all this fuss on that damned person that...

I blame all this fuss on that damned person that ran it over, no wonder he didn't stop, if he knew the stink it would cause he was wise not too..



If it is listed, I do wonder how they removed...
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