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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 16:16
Replies: 7,467
Views: 2,403,630
Posted By Not_a_boffin

I think the point is that the various units of...

I think the point is that the various units of the Bde (and their enablers like 29Cdo RA, the RE and the CLR) and are now so disparate in role, that the days of "assault" as a formed Bde are long...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 11:21
Replies: 31
Views: 3,512
Posted By Bob Viking

Boo, hiss.

People complain when the RAF don’t do special paint schemes and then they complain when they do. It seems they can’t win.

I think it looks great.

BV
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 07:54
Replies: 69
Views: 6,291
Posted By Ninthace

In my Defence, I was only 14 when I did my ...

In my Defence, I was only 14 when I did my O-levels and mum had just had a fling with a centurion from the IXth Legion. Well he said it was the IXth. She said he was a proper gent, always took his...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2024, 10:07
Replies: 69
Views: 6,291
Posted By BEagle

I recall that occasionally we had to read out...

I recall that occasionally we had to read out Latin prose passages, which often began with rather meaningless expressions such as His verbis dictis autem (And having said these words). But the one...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2024, 11:08
Replies: 142
Views: 25,925
Posted By langleybaston

Joyce and I and a very young army officer were...

Joyce and I and a very young army officer were ushered into one room, and everyone else into a larger. A smart RAF officer thrust a bag at me, said I was senior officer on board the RAF Britannia, so...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2024, 08:22
Replies: 16
Views: 2,325
Posted By Bob Viking

R and Gs

I mean no offence but maybe you should just be happy for those that do get it (not me) and accept that you served at a different time and did a good job.

BV
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2024, 15:57
Replies: 44
Views: 10,358
Posted By melmothtw

IIRC, on the same day (or thereabouts) the State...

IIRC, on the same day (or thereabouts) the State Department approved the Argentinian sale it also approved an upgrade to Chile's fleet, perhaps to keep all parties happy.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2024, 09:49
Replies: 2
Views: 1,022
Posted By Downwind.Maddl-Land

When I saw the title, I thought "An electronic...

When I saw the title, I thought "An electronic warfare version of the Tweet? My word, miniaturization of electronics HAS come a long way!" What has become of the US designation system???
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 12:35
Replies: 12
Views: 1,998
Posted By Hot 'n' High

Or prosecuted by .........

Or prosecuted by ...... https://www.navylookout.com/killing-submarines-by-drone/ :ok:

Worked with a young guy on traditional aircraft and, at the end of his contract, the only work he could find...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 10:49
Replies: 54
Views: 14,450
Posted By dead_pan

It may come as a shock to some that PPRuNe may...

It may come as a shock to some that PPRuNe may not necessarily be the centre of people's social lives. Just sayin'
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 08:22
Replies: 12
Views: 4,879
Posted By Video Mixdown

Spotters never joke. They take themselves too...

Spotters never joke. They take themselves too seriously for that.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2024, 22:23
Replies: 54
Views: 14,450
Posted By RubiC Cube

Roy was alive and well on 7 Mar 24 when he gave a...

Roy was alive and well on 7 Mar 24 when he gave a presentation at King’s College London (along with Robbie Woolven)
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Mar 2024, 14:45
Replies: 15
Views: 1,840
Posted By Union Jack

Funny looking kiwi....:rolleyes: Jack

Funny looking kiwi....:rolleyes:

Jack
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 11:44
Replies: 30
Views: 8,026
Posted By Mil-26Man

IIRC, the PFI states something along the lines of...

IIRC, the PFI states something along the lines of Airtanker delivering all AAR when/were it is able to, and so using the A400M to refuel the Chinooks wouldn't fall under the PFI. That said, I still...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 16:46
Replies: 12
Views: 2,373
Posted By NRU74

I only asked a simple question

I only asked a simple question
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 16:49
Replies: 224
Views: 45,132
Posted By Toadstool

Next thing you know, they’ll be issuing a...

Next thing you know, they’ll be issuing a veterans pin so that people will know you’re a veteran without having to tell them first. 😬
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 09:58
Replies: 224
Views: 45,132
Posted By Mogwi

Aah, the Bushy-topped Tree! I was talking to a...

Aah, the Bushy-topped Tree! I was talking to a FAC in Germany one sunny afternoon, when he advised me that the reference point was a bushy-topped tree. When I asked if he was “‘avin a larf”, he said...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2024, 07:45
Replies: 1,401
Views: 466,136
Posted By Asturias56

"<Rant> IMO any sensible party would be...

"<Rant> IMO any sensible party would be suggesting raising the personal allowance to c. 20k and introducing a >=30% band at Median Income level, settting the higher threshold at the 90th Income...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 21:37
Replies: 10,235
Views: 4,570,309
Posted By DogTailRed2

The French did quite well at Ouistreham iirc.

The French did quite well at Ouistreham iirc.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 13:04
Replies: 1,401
Views: 466,136
Posted By Davef68

No, although FMS details scream 'MH57G' in all...

No, although FMS details scream 'MH57G' in all but name (IIRC there is a block on exporting the 'G', so with a few modifications Chinook ER might be a way round that). As originally delivered, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2024, 13:43
Replies: 224
Views: 45,132
Posted By NutLoose

I cannot understand the photo request but here...

I cannot understand the photo request but here goes.

...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2024, 21:56
Replies: 280
Views: 97,712
Posted By ORAC

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Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 09:15
Replies: 35
Views: 5,985
Posted By Not_a_boffin

The flip side of that coin is over-expectation...

The flip side of that coin is over-expectation for public services. People talk about the NHS being underfunded. It has had above inflation spending growth every single year, even under the Tories....
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 15:15
Replies: 4,453
Views: 228,274
Posted By PingDit

Apologies to all for my inadvertent re-run of...

Apologies to all for my inadvertent re-run of this pic! I've been absent for some time!
It looks like we'd better get another one on the go so from the entries so far;

Well played 622 with:...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 14:04
Replies: 19
Views: 3,257
Posted By trim it out

Good on him. And good on the system for...

Good on him.

And good on the system for recognising talent and doing something about it.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2024, 19:07
Replies: 54
Views: 16,111
Posted By tdracer

As I posted earlier, messing with the avionics -...

As I posted earlier, messing with the avionics - especially on something as electrically complicated as an AWACS type aircraft - is a minefield. Getting everything to talk to each other - and do it...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 07:58
Replies: 38
Views: 6,450
Posted By Bob Viking

I have two questions.

1. Why has a thread about Hawks in Saudi been completely hijacked by conversation about GCSEs?

2. Why does everyone think that the education system should stay unchanged for 40+ years? Why would...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2024, 11:35
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,227
Posted By Not_a_boffin

You need to understand that "volume in the hull"...

You need to understand that "volume in the hull" is not the same as displacement volume, which what you've quoted (and btw the Hunter will end up displacing a lot more than 8800te....). There's also...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2024, 10:30
Replies: 33
Views: 15,083
Posted By tucumseh

Decades in the making, CROWSNEST has been given a...

Decades in the making, CROWSNEST has been given a 4-year life. The stopgap that was Sea King ASaC Mk7 got 16 years, was a much larger programme, delivered to time and cost, with much of its...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2024, 09:19
Replies: 1,596
Views: 355,227
Posted By Not_a_boffin

I wouldn't bet on that..... For avoidance of...

I wouldn't bet on that.....

For avoidance of doubt, that doesn't mean the Hobart/F100 options would be better either.

Thrashing about because they've found that just modding Hunter to fit CEFAR...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2024, 17:18
Replies: 31
Views: 7,366
Posted By Thud_and_Blunder

I'm with Lonewolf on the subject of Costa Rica -...

I'm with Lonewolf on the subject of Costa Rica - had the privilege of visiting there last year and was impressed by how they spend the money saved by not having armed forces. Yes, there was a police...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 19:07
Replies: 12,908
Views: 4,827,358
Posted By Ian Burgess-Barber

"I actually wept at the time"

"I really thought we had had it, I dived down from 22,000 feet to 3,000 feet to get out, I threw all my experience at it, I actually wept at the time, not for me but for betraying the crew. I was an...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2024, 09:38
Replies: 265
Views: 79,419
Posted By Asturias56

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1862676/Royal-Na...

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1862676/Royal-Navy-scraps-warship-patrols-around-the-Falkland-Islands

Useless article from the people who brought you a picture of a battleship instead on an SSBN...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2024, 00:06
Replies: 167
Views: 22,709
Posted By gums

Salute! May seem funny, but after a few...

Salute!

May seem funny, but after a few years of "not so cold war" in SEA, the U.S. cranked out a ribbon, not a decoration, but a "service ribbon". We who had been over there and got shot at and...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 12:48
Replies: 167
Views: 22,709
Posted By Bob Viking

An alternate view

I actually believe it wouldn’t be a bad thing if all people who served a minimum period in the military got a medal to prove they had served. Nowadays that could just be considered to be the LSGCM...
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