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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2024, 07:48
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,764,512
Posted By POBJOY

Another nail in the Cadet coffin

Well the Air Cadets certainly did not get anything from the scandal, and the 'carpet sweep' just got bigger. Amazing how one minute they were going to sell these airframes to subsidise a few for...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 21:49
Replies: 29
Views: 4,763
Posted By Video Mixdown

There was no 'incident'. Just a hysterically...

There was no 'incident'. Just a hysterically inaccurate media story about something that has been happening for months.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 11:17
Replies: 17
Views: 3,190
Posted By minigundiplomat

Club, it's almost certainly 'club'.

Club, it's almost certainly 'club'.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2024, 07:54
Replies: 208
Views: 47,353
Posted By snapper41

USAAF ‘precision bombing’ was a myth. The Norden...

USAAF ‘precision bombing’ was a myth. The Norden bomb sight was not all it was cracked up to be, especially in cloudy Northern Europe where, no matter how good the sight, you still needed to see the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2023, 07:53
Replies: 38
Views: 7,459
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
12th Sep 2023, 01:15
Replies: 61
Views: 21,228
Posted By JSF-TC

Thanks for all the comments. Photo of me and...

Thanks for all the comments.

Photo of me and the model for size reference.

...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 18:19
Replies: 61
Views: 21,228
Posted By ORAC

And that’s number 3….. :eek: ...

And that’s number 3….. :eek:



​​​​​​​https://youtu.be/w82CqjaDKmA
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 14:49
Replies: 61
Views: 21,228
Posted By NutLoose

Superb model. It really looks the part, I've...

Superb model. It really looks the part, I've enclosed a couple of pics of some of the runners still in the UK. :O

https://live.staticflickr.com/1860/30776151218_9a1de6874c_c.jpg
...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 06:10
Replies: 61
Views: 21,228
Posted By ORAC

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/71375-fly...

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/71375-flying-buccaneer.html

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/112540-buccaneer-low-level.html
...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2023, 23:16
Replies: 61
Views: 21,228
Posted By JSF-TC

Buccaneer Flying Qualities

I'm interested in pilot comments expanding on the flying qualities of the mighty Buccaneer.

I've just watched the Dave Southwood interview on YouTube about his experiences, and he described the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2023, 09:20
Replies: 75
Views: 18,147
Posted By Diff Tail Shim

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/600x648/magic_13c51f71a68f83275d44ebbb3c10abb4512dff61.png
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2023, 20:33
Replies: 55
Views: 12,988
Posted By chopper2004

Empire Test Pilots School 80 years

ETPS celebrates 80 years this year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k34mByu8sB0&t=4s

And I remember the BBc1 series in the 80s.

cheers
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2023, 09:48
Replies: 431
Views: 194,427
Posted By Easy Street

The French are very welcome to keep the Germans...

The French are very welcome to keep the Germans as their FCAS partner. Intransigence over workshare and export licensing outweigh the undoubted financial heft they could bring.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Aug 2023, 09:12
Replies: 107
Views: 44,773
Posted By dagenham

The 23 and 27 have a lot of BS written about...

The 23 and 27 have a lot of BS written about them. They are pretty straight forward if used as intended - low level strike, so straight line no turning and burning.

The main two issues with them...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2023, 02:19
Replies: 107
Views: 44,773
Posted By Chiefttp

Ahhh, I see what you mean. Then I apologize for...

Ahhh, I see what you mean. Then I apologize for interpreting his comment incorrectly. I do remember reading the book about the Tonopa MIG’s and the US pilots were cautious about the -23.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2023, 08:27
Replies: 84
Views: 18,403
Posted By Less Hair

What will the next NATO boss have to do? Get...

What will the next NATO boss have to do? Get significant more funding from central european nations to beef up defence and enable the US to focus more on China. It will have to be somebody with very...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2023, 11:29
Replies: 84
Views: 18,403
Posted By B Fraser

Knowing the mindset of that area when it comes to...

Knowing the mindset of that area when it comes to defence and security matters, I can think of few better candidates.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2023, 12:18
Replies: 257
Views: 104,961
Posted By John Nichol

Thanks so much for this - it's always very...

Thanks so much for this - it's always very gratifying to have those 'in the know' read the book and offer comment (2 minor facts already need correction - a date and what happened to a glove....!!)...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2023, 19:38
Replies: 10,328
Views: 4,611,615
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

A rather nice message from the Ukrainians to the...

A rather nice message from the Ukrainians to the UK on the eve of the Coronation:
link from reddit...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2023, 01:12
Replies: 10,328
Views: 4,611,615
Posted By Winemaker

Re-posted to make the link visible.

Re-posted to make the link visible.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2023, 15:02
Replies: 8
Views: 2,754
Posted By gums

Salute! Although I resent some of the name...

Salute!

Although I resent some of the name changes for various installations, this one seems overdue. Mike Novosel was one of a kind.

I had the honor to talk with him about twenty years ago at...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2023, 19:29
Replies: 116
Views: 45,782
Posted By ExAscoteer2

That sentence is pathetic and obscene. Indicative...

That sentence is pathetic and obscene. Indicative that attitudes towards women in the RAF have not changed in the last 30 years.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2023, 21:32
Replies: 196
Views: 46,089
Posted By Ant T

This topic has been discussed at length here...

This topic has been discussed at length here before - some of the following is cut and pasted from my previous reply to a similar comment -



The UK does not “own” the Falkland Islands, and is...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2023, 18:54
Replies: 196
Views: 46,089
Posted By ChrisVJ

Probably encouraged by recent reports that the UK...

Probably encouraged by recent reports that the UK forces are deficient in material and manpower and couldn't defend a toy fort in Little Edgington.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2023, 11:53
Replies: 31
Views: 12,326
Posted By Just This Once...

If you are operating the F-16 you have to be...

If you are operating the F-16 you have to be paranoid with FOD. At idle, at very low speed or static the F-16 will pick-up anything on the ground that is close to the intake and not bolted down, due...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2023, 21:51
Replies: 58
Views: 18,361
Posted By Baldeep Inminj

Yes, 412 contract has run it's course. The H135's...

Yes, 412 contract has run it's course. The H135's that are mothballed are (I believe) ones that were 'sold' from MFTS at Shawbury to be replaced by more H145. This is because some complete morons...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2023, 17:21
Replies: 164
Views: 65,576
Posted By pr00ne

The change over the past 50 years is precisely...

The change over the past 50 years is precisely because of ridiculous stiff upper lip attitudes that suppressed emotion and reactions and led to multiple cases of suicide, depression, PTSD, mental...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2023, 08:25
Replies: 103
Views: 21,957
Posted By Ninthace

All to do with the Treasury thinking that the...

All to do with the Treasury thinking that the Peace Dividend after the fall of the Berlin Wall was an annual saving to be taken, rather than a one off.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2023, 19:04
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,871
Posted By Wokkafans

Intense CQC footage. Part of a series of videos....

Intense CQC footage. Part of a series of videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQeyk1BQ7LE&ab_channel=CivDiv
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2022, 18:00
Replies: 335
Views: 86,293
Posted By Mogwi

There seems to be some general misunderstanding...

There seems to be some general misunderstanding of the OSA. There has never been a requirement to “sign” the OSA any more than you are required to “sign” the Road Traffic Act before you drive a car....
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