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Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2024, 19:21
Replies: 100
Views: 6,963
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

See "you've probably already made a mistake" - by...

See "you've probably already made a mistake" - by crewing into an R22...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2024, 15:13
Replies: 100
Views: 6,963
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Tell you what kills pilots quicker than being...

Tell you what kills pilots quicker than being over-trained... Being under trained. I've seen plenty of people come a cropper because they didn't understand a system. If you're having to act rather...
Forum: Rotorheads
24th Mar 2024, 18:42
Replies: 1,603
Views: 438,612
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Dronedog - the key difference between a drone and...

Dronedog - the key difference between a drone and a helicopter is if the drone gets it wrong, generally no one dies. The barrier to entry in "approved for flight" software outside the experimental...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2024, 08:29
Replies: 15
Views: 2,070
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Nah, word on the internet street is that this is...

Nah, word on the internet street is that this is an attack helicopter version of the Z-20, which is definitely not a copy of the blackhawk.... New one seems to be the same manufacturer, similar rotor...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 18:34
Replies: 12
Views: 2,001
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

I think the point is that having lots of MQ-9s is...

I think the point is that having lots of MQ-9s is not a cheap exercise at nearly 40mil USD eachShepherd estimate...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2024, 07:08
Replies: 198
Views: 46,085
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Yes - they didn't convert the replicas they had...

Yes - they didn't convert the replicas they had because largely time (reportedly) - believe they got stung in the schedule badly by COVID, though there's doubtless some cost elements there as well. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 18:16
Replies: 198
Views: 46,085
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Nutty, I'd say the main issue with following...

Nutty,

I'd say the main issue with following one unit in this case was that one unit was effectively wiped out multiple times. To be fair, "The Pacific" had a similar feeling - even though the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2024, 13:16
Replies: 16
Views: 3,642
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

They're definitely T-38C. Not sure if you'd call...

They're definitely T-38C. Not sure if you'd call it 'fully digital' but it's pretty much on a par with the CT-155 - an early 00's glass cockpit with standby analogue....
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2024, 23:22
Replies: 16
Views: 3,642
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

​​​​​​​Yes, but to the T-38 at ENJJPT in Texas,...

​​​​​​​Yes, but to the T-38 at ENJJPT in Texas, not to the Navy.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2024, 17:59
Replies: 16
Views: 3,642
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Same same. I always said the best job I had in...

Same same. I always said the best job I had in the RAF was in the RCAF!
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 20:30
Replies: 73
Views: 14,535
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

3 hooks iirc, different points to allow for...

3 hooks iirc, different points to allow for different CG combinations and attaching more than one load at a time I guess
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 19:30
Replies: 891
Views: 215,201
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Are you suggesting that we shouldn't investigate...

Are you suggesting that we shouldn't investigate alleged war crimes like, say, the Russians?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 19:26
Replies: 93
Views: 25,099
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

I believe they looked at the concept of...

I believe they looked at the concept of subsidiaries for non-service accn on the trial of new accn model and discarded it. No idea why,
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 19:06
Replies: 93
Views: 25,099
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

I'd argue that's what the pay scale is for....

I'd argue that's what the pay scale is for. Giving a <insert middle management officer> with no kids a bigger house than someone with 3 kids who happens to be junior isn't really cricket in my book...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2024, 17:09
Replies: 93
Views: 25,099
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

What I would say (again) is that while there is...

What I would say (again) is that while there is seemingly a focus on Officers' accommodation in the media (including the letter above) I believe I am correct that the policy is instituting a broadly...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2024, 11:56
Replies: 93
Views: 25,099
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

BV, While I don't necessarily disagree in...

BV,

While I don't necessarily disagree in some aspects, it is worth noting that the main thrust of this I believe was to ensure that the size of your family, not the size of your bar code/pips, is...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2024, 12:07
Replies: 38
Views: 6,452
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

I mean, they're only asking for 2 A-levels at C...

I mean, they're only asking for 2 A-levels at C or above, and it's been like that for around 3 decades I think?

To dive into the numbers a little:

Between 75 and 80% of A-levels taken score C...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2024, 07:57
Replies: 50
Views: 11,037
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Not sure how much of that was down to QFI...

Not sure how much of that was down to QFI availability and how much of that was down to aircraft? The Tutor has had some pretty dreadful availability the last couple of years (prop, control surfaces,...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2024, 15:05
Replies: 198
Views: 46,085
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

You are of course correct.

You are of course correct.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2024, 10:39
Replies: 198
Views: 46,085
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

I think (correct me if I'm wrong) YB-40 pre-dated...

I think (correct me if I'm wrong) YB-40 pre-dated the G, but the G "mainstreamed" several YB-40 innovations including the nose turret?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2024, 21:34
Replies: 198
Views: 46,085
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

I think it's a G model with the nose turret -...

I think it's a G model with the nose turret - slightly odd angle and depressed guns. The YB-40 programme only fitted twin top turrets and the Bendix nose turret, but not twin ball turrets.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 19:16
Replies: 198
Views: 46,085
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Yeah but you would in context, because aside the...

Yeah but you would in context, because aside the bombing thing he was...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 17:40
Replies: 198
Views: 46,085
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Easy to forget the assessment at the end where...

Easy to forget the assessment at the end where they decide the RAF are probably right...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 18:56
Replies: 19
Views: 6,302
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Take your point on wider NATO, the way I read it...

Take your point on wider NATO, the way I read it is the "threshold requirement" is 180, with 220 or higher being the objective (i.e. optional, but bonus points given for) As you state, a non-compound...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 16:49
Replies: 19
Views: 6,302
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

They've had you with the marketing there I think...

They've had you with the marketing there I think - everyone suspects that European industry won't come up with an affordable answer to 220kts so:

Source: flight...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 09:36
Replies: 19
Views: 6,302
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

NGRC (the NATO programme that is the most likely...

NGRC (the NATO programme that is the most likely candidate for Merlin replacement at present - naturally that'll change!) has increased speed/range requirements but in the realms of traditional...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2024, 12:49
Replies: 10,287
Views: 4,585,019
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Even firing it from the ground seems like a not...

Even firing it from the ground seems like a not horrible capability (assuming there's a remote aiming capability - some kind of precision aim after you land). Basically just a highly mobile atgm...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Feb 2024, 05:49
Replies: 76
Views: 34,933
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

I mean, it does say "more than"... (but it also...

I mean, it does say "more than"... (but it also says "vastly comparable to" so....)
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2024, 07:47
Replies: 818
Views: 257,188
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

I think the difference is possibly that a "today"...

I think the difference is possibly that a "today" not yet FOC F-35 (as an example) will knock the spots of basically every other fighter-sized aircraft on the planet for the military tasks it has...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2024, 21:17
Replies: 818
Views: 257,188
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

As opposed to the Turks receiving F-16s how many...

As opposed to the Turks receiving F-16s how many years after first flight? Or the Saudis with Typhoon, the USAF with F-15EX, and so on? I wouldn't call 29 years astonishing at all in the late 20th or...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2024, 21:03
Replies: 198
Views: 46,085
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

The United States Strategic Bombing Study...

The United States Strategic Bombing Study Download here...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 13:11
Replies: 10,287
Views: 4,585,019
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Remember that you're not trying to block heat...

Remember that you're not trying to block heat loss, you're just trying to prevent emission of IR radiation. Heat transfers by conduction, convection and radiation, most of it for a body in air by...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Jan 2024, 03:40
Replies: 42
Views: 7,562
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

It's a pretty thin excuse. If you're disposing of...

It's a pretty thin excuse. If you're disposing of a useful military asset at the moment, the first question you should be asking is "would this be useful to UKR", not "can I sell it for parts to make...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2024, 08:23
Replies: 5
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Views: 1,555
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

I'd say those (all the relevant uses of the word...

I'd say those (all the relevant uses of the word "commercial") are all realistic - nowhere does it claim to be operationally commercial. "pave the way" and "data will help determine if a ban can be...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2024, 07:21
Replies: 57
Views: 15,051
Posted By PPRuNeUser0211

Important to note at this point that personnel...

Important to note at this point that personnel numbers in a FJ squadron are really irrelevant to the question. What the question interminable question should read is 'how many people is a sqn ldr flt...
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