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Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2015, 13:22
Replies: 6
Views: 3,589
Posted By Rakshasa

Not confirmed yet, Basil, sadly.

Not confirmed yet, Basil, sadly.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2015, 13:19
Replies: 1,757
Views: 986,031
Posted By Rakshasa

Don't unclench just yet, looks like the "pilot...

Don't unclench just yet, looks like the "pilot pulled from wreckage" relates to a light a/c forced landing at Sandown an hour ago.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2015, 15:22
Replies: 28
Views: 5,442
Posted By Rakshasa

I suppose expectation can play a part. Passing my...

I suppose expectation can play a part. Passing my A Levels and having grown up in a town which had it's own army RO and already observed several friends literally walk off the street to chat to a...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2015, 11:45
Replies: 72
Views: 22,388
Posted By Rakshasa

Speaking of the anniversary, does anyone know if...

Speaking of the anniversary, does anyone know if there is a full 75th flypast planned or is the BBMF and four ship this weekend really all we're going to get?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2015, 08:50
Replies: 86
Views: 16,470
Posted By Rakshasa

The Germans did try to develop 4 engine strategic...

The Germans did try to develop 4 engine strategic bombers. Fortunately, military production had become a political football by 1942 and their procurement shenanigans make Wokka Mk3 and FRES look...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2015, 23:47
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,947,956
Posted By Rakshasa

The Star Wars VII X-wing pilot extras assemble...

The Star Wars VII X-wing pilot extras assemble for their first lightsaber practice....

...Government ministers secretly confer to see if this can be counted as an RAF fast jet squadron in FOI...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2015, 22:44
Replies: 16
Views: 4,062
Posted By Rakshasa

Nut, it would go against the grain for a...

Nut, it would go against the grain for a non-Harrier mate to sound pleased. :E
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2015, 06:24
Replies: 16
Views: 4,803
Posted By Rakshasa

As someone who got his knuckles wrapped for...

As someone who got his knuckles wrapped for transposing serials in his log book, I'm not sure I'd be certain I'd have the right a/c! :O
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2015, 16:19
Replies: 100
Views: 27,749
Posted By Rakshasa

Yup, that second pair of engines run so quite and...

Yup, that second pair of engines run so quite and are so stealthy you can't see them! :E
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2015, 16:16
Replies: 100
Views: 27,749
Posted By Rakshasa

I... well.... Please be a comedy sock puppet.

I... well....

Please be a comedy sock puppet.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2015, 19:30
Replies: 416
Views: 138,729
Posted By Rakshasa

Have 12 Squadron and 2 Squadron untangled...

Have 12 Squadron and 2 Squadron untangled themselves then?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2015, 19:15
Replies: 416
Views: 138,729
Posted By Rakshasa

How much of that is ignorance though? I was...

How much of that is ignorance though?

I was speaking to a friend just yesterday who knows almost nothing about the military. He genuinely believed we had 'more than twenty, maybe thirty' front...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2015, 22:00
Replies: 41
Views: 10,281
Posted By Rakshasa

I suspect anything short of Tranch One Typhoons...

I suspect anything short of Tranch One Typhoons getting a coat of Red will probably pass Joe Public by.
Forum: Rumours & News
20th Jul 2014, 17:30
Replies: 1,644
Views: 2,236,109
Posted By Rakshasa

tsenis, the Krasnoarmeysk claim has already been...

tsenis, the Krasnoarmeysk claim has already been disproved on other websites. You can see a low rooftop in the back ground, meaning the terrain slopes and there are trolley bus cables visible behind...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2014, 08:55
Replies: 14
Views: 3,730
Posted By Rakshasa

Apparently yes. I asked a matelot about this when...

Apparently yes. I asked a matelot about this when NERC announced its new Ice Breaker for BAS a few months ago. BAS already has a couple of it's own breakers on charter, so it would otherwise be no...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2014, 21:59
Replies: 24
Views: 4,265
Posted By Rakshasa

Friend of mine is working for a UK video game...

Friend of mine is working for a UK video game company that's making a new Alien game and 20th Century Fox released all the old production archive to them for reference. He was mildly surprised to...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2014, 06:18
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,407,031
Posted By Rakshasa

I wasn't being bullish. :ok:

I wasn't being bullish. :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2014, 05:56
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,407,031
Posted By Rakshasa

500N, Honestly? A better carrier than...

500N, Honestly?

A better carrier than CVS.... In fact I'd add; as good as if not better carrier than CdeG and very likely a better carrier than Vikrant, Kuznetsov, Sao Paolo and Liaoning.

It...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2014, 04:53
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,407,031
Posted By Rakshasa

It'll do absolutely nothing. It's got another two...

It'll do absolutely nothing. It's got another two years of fitting out and systems integration in the basin, followed by another two years of sea trials, followed by 18 months of work up and air wing...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2014, 23:43
Replies: 194
Views: 23,784
Posted By Rakshasa

Not exactly. The Irish Free State was formed in...

Not exactly. The Irish Free State was formed in 1922 as the self governing dominion of Eire (apart from the six counties of Ulster which exercised their opt out clause to remain part of the UK). It...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2014, 11:32
Replies: 927
Views: 424,307
Posted By Rakshasa

Vector (Pinzgauer).

Vector (Pinzgauer).
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2014, 17:26
Replies: 5
Views: 2,502
Posted By Rakshasa

'Raz' was very lucky. 603 were sent down to...

'Raz' was very lucky. 603 were sent down to Hornchurch to relieve 74 Squadron on the 25 of August and went straight into combat. By the 25th of September fifteen of the twenty four original pilots...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2014, 07:19
Replies: 29
Views: 7,591
Posted By Rakshasa

Given it's taken about 30 years to get from ZA...

Given it's taken about 30 years to get from ZA (Tonkas and Chinooks) to ZK (Typhoons and new Chinooks) I wouldn't worry too much.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2014, 19:51
Replies: 55
Views: 13,356
Posted By Rakshasa

No. The original '98 SDSR was pretty clear that a...

No. The original '98 SDSR was pretty clear that a 'hoofing big boat with a small strike wing' was more useful than a small boat with a small strike wing.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2014, 20:52
Replies: 15
Views: 3,169
Posted By Rakshasa

I hear the Polite People are rolling on Belgravia...

I hear the Polite People are rolling on Belgravia as we speak. :ooh:
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2014, 23:15
Replies: 110
Views: 79,633
Posted By Rakshasa

As good as the quality of the Avn Leathercraft...

As good as the quality of the Avn Leathercraft jackets are I always found mine very heavy and tended not to wear it much. I finally gave in a couple of years ago and commissioned a jacket from Wested...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2014, 19:58
Replies: 36
Views: 14,568
Posted By Rakshasa

Didn't D***** B***** have a similar close scrape...

Didn't D***** B***** have a similar close scrape in a Hawk about 15 years ago? I forget the Nav's name but ISTR banged them both out.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2014, 15:47
Replies: 23
Views: 7,172
Posted By Rakshasa

TF, what a great collection! If you're determined...

TF, what a great collection! If you're determined to find a good home for them rather than sell them, my advice is speak to the curators, collectors and historians over on Key: Historic Aviation...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2014, 07:59
Replies: 72
Views: 15,663
Posted By Rakshasa

Better the ignorant ask questions than assume...

Better the ignorant ask questions than assume they are right. 'Specially if said person is a politician!
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2014, 08:13
Replies: 56
Views: 19,471
Posted By Rakshasa

.... till something breaks and you find yourself...

.... till something breaks and you find yourself grounding 50% of your Air Force... :\
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2014, 15:08
Replies: 54
Views: 12,208
Posted By Rakshasa

Are they stalking that panda in the bedroom...

Are they stalking that panda in the bedroom window? Must've heard about the giraffe...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2014, 04:37
Replies: 25
Views: 6,661
Posted By Rakshasa

For those with an allergy to pongo websites, a...

For those with an allergy to pongo websites, a small update:

Rak
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2014, 05:45
Replies: 25
Views: 6,661
Posted By Rakshasa

Funeral Help Wanted - Death of an RAF Veteran with no Family or Friends

As this is perhaps the more appropriate place, I'm cross-posting from ARRSE this inquiry/request from Solihull Council.

Rak :ok:



Link back to James' thread on ARRSE:Click here...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2014, 19:20
Replies: 8
Views: 3,728
Posted By Rakshasa

I must admit, getting paid to beat up the fish...

I must admit, getting paid to beat up the fish heads does have a certain appeal. :E

Does teaching your 10 year old sister how to make a convincing gunshot noise count toward QWI......?

No? Oh...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2014, 22:16
Replies: 18
Views: 4,681
Posted By Rakshasa

Surely Kenley is the most pristine? It's all...

Surely Kenley is the most pristine? It's all still there apart from the hangars... and that was the Luftwaffe's fault! :E
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