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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Jan 2024, 18:02
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,049,630
Posted By JT Eagle

For what it may be worth, here's a photo from...

For what it may be worth, here's a photo from above and behind of JA722A taken a few years back from the Haneda train.
JT...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Jan 2024, 11:53
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,049,630
Posted By JT Eagle

On the livestream at timestamp 17:59, a figure...

On the livestream at timestamp 17:59, a figure can be seen walking near the Dash-8 wreckage. He appears to have a limp and may possibly be the Coast Guard pilot.
JT
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Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2023, 08:22
Replies: 47
Views: 9,255
Posted By JT Eagle

USN carriers were stuffed with nukes off Vietnam...

USN carriers were stuffed with nukes off Vietnam and conducted loading drills with live weapons between the war zone and Japan. They even lost one overboard in December 1965:...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2022, 14:45
Replies: 101
Views: 23,787
Posted By JT Eagle

As there are a pair of bombed-up Typhoons in at...

As there are a pair of bombed-up Typhoons in at Prestwick at the moment, presumably some of these difficulties can be overcome.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2020, 19:34
Replies: 8
Views: 2,793
Posted By JT Eagle

I can add: Executive Decision (1996) Speed...

I can add:
Executive Decision (1996)
Speed and Angels (2006 documentary)
‘A Few Good Men’ (1992) Static at 'Guantanamo Bay' (really Pt Mugu).
TV series ‘Supercarrier’ (1988)
The Imperial...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2019, 15:56
Replies: 128
Views: 107,162
Posted By JT Eagle

Those timings have changed. It's now a 4-ship...

Those timings have changed. It's now a 4-ship Linton-Belfast-Valley (lunch)-Woodvale-Warton-Blackpool-Linton

https://twitter.com/RAFLintonOnOuse/status/1184119511601090562
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2018, 17:52
Replies: 42
Views: 11,023
Posted By JT Eagle

I hope they do a better job than the U.S. Army:...

I hope they do a better job than the U.S. Army: https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a19731/armys-aircraft-recognition-guide-doesnt-know-planes/
...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2018, 16:11
Replies: 27
Views: 9,819
Posted By JT Eagle

[QUOTE=Thomas coupling;10022492]The formation...

[QUOTE=Thomas coupling;10022492]The formation comment made me laugh. It did look like a row of stragglers to be honest!
But - why did they bother? How much did that cost and how much time was...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2018, 12:10
Replies: 27
Views: 9,819
Posted By JT Eagle

I don't know where you got that idea. The pre...

I don't know where you got that idea. The pre publicity might have said a five-ship, but four were crewed, four started and four flew (all the way around), led by the special scheme...

JT
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2017, 14:19
Replies: 60
Views: 24,076
Posted By JT Eagle

While we are on this MPA subject, I have 9 hours...

While we are on this MPA subject, I have 9 hours endurance for the Kawasaki P-1, but not at what distance. Any better figures out there?

Also, what is the loaded take-off distance required for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2016, 14:48
Replies: 20
Views: 6,366
Posted By JT Eagle

Really? Having studied this subject in some depth...

Really? Having studied this subject in some depth (but more so the US history of "lost nukes") I would be very surprised there were any weapons in UK waters. Were these ones you mention complete...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2015, 15:06
Replies: 15
Views: 4,423
Posted By JT Eagle

And here's a photo of it doing a touch-and-go at...

And here's a photo of it doing a touch-and-go at Hamilton Airport in 1972. I don't know the exact date.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/38857033@N08/24026480125/in/dateposted-public/

JT
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
23rd Sep 2013, 12:01
Replies: 1,150
Views: 732,193
Posted By JT Eagle

But until I do, here it is: Ethiopian 787...

But until I do, here it is:
Ethiopian 787 'Queen of Sheba' | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38857033@N08/9895245333/)
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2013, 10:47
Replies: 37
Views: 5,868
Posted By JT Eagle

Waddo drone jammer

Would that be the MicroWAVE?

I know, tinfoil hat, coat etc

JT
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2012, 10:04
Replies: 21
Views: 6,713
Posted By JT Eagle

Bell-Boeing showed this slide at Farnborough,...

Bell-Boeing showed this slide at Farnborough, giving their lineage for the V-22. There are more of these things than you can shake a cyclic at - but what on Earth was the Baynes Heliplane?

JT
...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2012, 17:53
Replies: 271
Views: 66,827
Posted By JT Eagle

So what's on the programme for the next flypast?...

So what's on the programme for the next flypast? June 5th over Buck House.
a mixed formation of RN helicopters has been seen practising over Dorset since the Windsor shingdig, presumably as part of...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2012, 15:45
Replies: 271
Views: 66,827
Posted By JT Eagle

I am led to believe that a diamond 9 of Typhoons...

I am led to believe that a diamond 9 of Typhoons will kick the whole thing off at 1100L and that the rotary element of the main flypast circa 1226 will include Merlin, Chinook, Puma, Sea King,...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2012, 10:04
Replies: 129
Views: 39,877
Posted By JT Eagle

Damaged before the engagement - no. It was a test...

Damaged before the engagement - no. It was a test of the cable and the emergency response. You can see the jet was going relatively slowly by the time it took the wire. Afterwards? Don't know, but it...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2012, 23:09
Replies: 129
Views: 39,877
Posted By JT Eagle

This is how much runway they need for take off...

This is how much runway they need for take off and landing (with allowances for foreshortening). The RHAG engagement was a planned event.

Northolt Typhoons.m4v - YouTube

JT
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2012, 09:56
Replies: 129
Views: 39,877
Posted By JT Eagle

Post-war fighters at Northolt

Everyone is saying this is the first time fighters (or jets...) have been based or operated out of Northolt since WW2. The latest I can find is September 1944 when No.140 Squadron's Mosquitoes left...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2012, 22:16
Replies: 48
Views: 9,989
Posted By JT Eagle

Saab Lansen - right Viggen - left (clamshell...

Saab Lansen - right
Viggen - left (clamshell canopy but ladder seems always to have been on the left)
Gripen - right

I know the Swedes changed the side of the road they drive on, but they seem a...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2011, 16:07
Replies: 13
Views: 3,915
Posted By JT Eagle

I'm sort of interested as to why the USN chose to...

I'm sort of interested as to why the USN chose to censor the PLAT video captions, given that they normally only show the time, date, carrier number, wind over deck and whether deck clear or fouled....
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2010, 19:06
Replies: 25
Views: 3,895
Posted By JT Eagle

Fincastle?

When and where is Fincastle this year? Will it happen before the RAF no longer have anything to compete in it with? Couldn't be in NZ around Easter time, could it?
(I genuinely don't know)...

JT
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2009, 00:55
Replies: 111
Views: 18,025
Posted By JT Eagle

Where is the military aviation angle? Well for...

Where is the military aviation angle? Well for starters there are the helicopters of myriad types that have been involved again and again in chasing down pirates (in several cases firing guns to halt...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2008, 19:00
Replies: 13
Views: 2,200
Posted By JT Eagle

TE330

Errrm... it wasn't a wreck as such. It spent decades being underappreciated in the USAF Museum in generic RAF markings before going to NZ. It was replaced by a PR.XI in US colours. Quite a lot of...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2008, 12:48
Replies: 14
Views: 2,011
Posted By JT Eagle

I'm glad you've met some Simpress. The RAF's...

I'm glad you've met some Simpress. The RAF's budget for this is less than 1 per cent of that of the Army or Navy, so you (assuming you are RAF) won't often see them and get experience of your...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2008, 12:09
Replies: 4
Views: 2,285
Posted By JT Eagle

Californian Predators

I believe a California Guard unit out of March AFB is or was going to fly Predators. There was one in CA-ANG markings on static at last year's Riverside Air Show, but I never did establish whether it...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2008, 21:23
Replies: 181
Views: 50,581
Posted By JT Eagle

A friend of mine who flew A-4s in the USMC around...

A friend of mine who flew A-4s in the USMC around the time of Corporate says that one of his colleagues was an instructor who had trained many of the Argie pilots. When the unpleasantries kicked off...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2008, 22:29
Replies: 16
Views: 3,585
Posted By JT Eagle

I think the word they meant to use is 'turnkey',...

I think the word they meant to use is 'turnkey', not Turkey. Damn spellcheckers.

Have flown with them a couple of times. A great bunch of lads.

JT
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2008, 23:48
Replies: 25
Views: 3,414
Posted By JT Eagle

And the funny thing is that the current occupants...

And the funny thing is that the current occupants of two of the plinths, Havelock and Napier, are more remembered in New Zealand for the towns named after them (two in the case of the former). I...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2007, 10:32
Replies: 33
Views: 9,631
Posted By JT Eagle

I believe that the very capsule employed at...

I believe that the very capsule employed at Ohakea is the same one that has been a travelling exhibit for the RAAF at airshows etc ever since. Tilted at an angle it gives a very good look in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2007, 23:33
Replies: 354
Views: 72,697
Posted By JT Eagle

Aaaaarrrggggghhh!!!

Why did I mention the dog? NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE DOG WILL BE CALLED IN THE NEW VERSION!!!!!!!
Seriously - mention a new version of the Dambusters and the same tiny-minded people come out of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2007, 17:09
Replies: 354
Views: 72,697
Posted By JT Eagle

No Hollywood in the Dambusters

"Don't let Hollywood loose on the Dam Busters."

LL - read that piece on "The Dambusters" new version again and tell me where the words "Hollywood", "USA" "American" turn up even once (and do try...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2007, 00:52
Replies: 75
Views: 16,240
Posted By JT Eagle

"Apart from the administrative failings this was...

"Apart from the administrative failings this was a non event."

Oh yeah, and if it had crashed somewhere, spilling radiation all over the place, how many fire crews/locals would have been exposed...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2007, 21:23
Replies: 40
Views: 8,135
Posted By JT Eagle

Oh good grief, why does nobody believe anything...

Oh good grief, why does nobody believe anything anymore? Is everything slightly unusual Photoshopped or otherwise faked?

http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php?topic=7642.120
...
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