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Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2024, 11:21
Replies: 32
Views: 3,714
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
31st Mar 2024, 16:16
Replies: 7
Views: 2,210
Posted By Mogwi

Personal best with the SHAR from Alert 5, during...

Personal best with the SHAR from Alert 5, during Corporate, was just less than 90 seconds (from fast asleep!). The HUD came to life as I exited the ski-jump. Mind you, there was a certain sense of...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Feb 2024, 08:30
Replies: 2
Views: 1,933
Posted By gopher01

Squadron reform

Today is the tenth anniversary of the reforming of 16 Squadron at Laarbruch on the Tornado, it's going to be a long time before it gets to a significant number since reforming. Clue, check the date!
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2024, 22:12
Replies: 4
Views: 1,713
Posted By topgas

Larry Taylor, Vietnam helicopter pilot

Obituary for Larry Taylor, Cobra pilot who defied orders and landed under fire to rescue four soldiers, who had to cling to the skids and rocket pods. A brave man.

Larry Taylor Obituary, The Times...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 21:53
Replies: 5
Views: 1,549
Posted By Rovertime

Maybe an element of getting away with this today?...

Maybe an element of getting away with this today? Looking at the video, there seems some waggle room for tweaking before the next flight?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 12:00
Replies: 49
Views: 13,527
Posted By Maxibon

Probably not a legend but give the man some...

Probably not a legend but give the man some slack; whilst may be he's had some errors of judgement he's had to put up with being thrust into the limelight through an 'unchooseable' birth line; he had...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2023, 09:57
Replies: 257
Views: 104,802
Posted By SpazSinbad

Thought safety equipment maintainers & aircrew...

Thought safety equipment maintainers & aircrew might enjoy these snippets from a recent Martin-Baker article.
Exit strategy AEROSPACE Jul 2023
"How do you design and manufacture an item that has...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 12:59
Replies: 32
Views: 6,629
Posted By Bob Viking

My eyes are bleeding.

In 2007 (give or take a year or two) the editor of the RAF Coningsby Station magazine (a current FJ Sqn Boss who shall remain nameless) didn’t quite manage complete, due diligence during the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 11:24
Replies: 29
Views: 4,936
Posted By charliegolf

Would you tell my wife?:O CG

Would you tell my wife?:O

CG
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2023, 16:40
Replies: 257
Views: 104,802
Posted By BEagle

I was fortunate enough to win a place visiting...

I was fortunate enough to win a place visiting M-B both at Denham and at Chalgrove on 13 August 2019 thanks to the Honourable Company of Air Pilots. Whilst in the 'chute packing room, we'd been told...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2023, 19:52
Replies: 84
Views: 32,490
Posted By airsound

I guess those 6000 people haven't experienced the...

I guess those 6000 people haven't experienced the almost unbearable emotion of Il Frecce Tricolori painting the sky with the largest Italian flag in the world - while the hearing is almost overcome...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2023, 16:31
Replies: 210
Views: 48,717
Posted By beardy

Isn't this about the Air Cadets and Gliding?

Isn't this about the Air Cadets and Gliding?
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2023, 11:54
Replies: 55
Views: 12,959
Posted By Bob Viking

Stitchbitch

I guess ‘rocket ship’ is a very subjective term. ‘Jet like handling’ is something I hear quite often as well. I wouldn’t use either label with reference to the PC21 personally. Especially in hot...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2023, 08:45
Replies: 280
Views: 97,712
Posted By Chugalug2

​​​​​​​He may have forgotten a B-17 or two.

​​​​​​​He may have forgotten a B-17 or two.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2023, 05:51
Replies: 51
Views: 17,360
Posted By Bob Viking

Topgas

The elongated nose and wingtip missiles on the graphic are what has prompted the T2 suggestion. I notice that 8 and 9 are planning to fly asymmetrically by the same token. That seems unnecessarily...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2023, 21:52
Replies: 2
Views: 1,362
Posted By ThreeType

Memorial

The missing man was over a memorial service on the 25th anniversary of the fatal crash of Bill Vivian and Des Lacey’s F3 into the sea. The families seemed quite touched so good job 👏 to the pilots
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2023, 23:12
Replies: 222
Views: 87,292
Posted By Bob Viking

Solutions

I know of an Air Force that operates exactly the same mark of Hawk as the RAF (actually there are two but I can only vouch for one) that could have provided some spare capacity to train UK pilots....
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2023, 16:38
Replies: 40
Views: 11,731
Posted By [email protected]

Not sure its the sort of thing you have a jolly...

Not sure its the sort of thing you have a jolly in, they wear space suits to operate it, not something their SES section probably has spares for pax for.:)
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2023, 05:55
Replies: 27
Views: 5,858
Posted By vascodegama

Can we expect a remade Xmas message then?

Can we expect a remade Xmas message then?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2023, 21:23
Replies: 65
Views: 18,274
Posted By NutLoose

maybe he was after a winged boot for a home run?

maybe he was after a winged boot for a home run?
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2023, 16:24
Replies: 164
Views: 65,477
Posted By welshwaffu

Ha, it will do.:O

Ha, it will do.:O
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2023, 12:48
Replies: 164
Views: 65,477
Posted By Video Mixdown

My point was that whichever catapult is used the...

My point was that whichever catapult is used the aircraft still goes off the front of the ship (not in the direction of the angled flight deck) and in the event of an ejection the crew would be at a...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2020, 14:23
Replies: 481
Views: 354,385
Posted By Bob Viking

Would yesterday’s dinosaurs cope with today’s...

Would yesterday’s dinosaurs cope with today’s modern technology? Not a chance.

Don’t you just love unsubstantiated and, frankly, prejudicial statements?!

BV
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