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Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2021, 12:41
Replies: 88
Views: 32,417
Posted By XR219

Meanwhile, six years ago, the Indian Air Force...

Meanwhile, six years ago, the Indian Air Force managed to find the funds to buy twenty new Hawk 132s for their aerobatic team...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2019, 11:50
Replies: 5
Views: 1,911
Posted By XR219

Erm.... die Mauer passed the...

Erm.... die Mauer passed the it's-been-down-as-long-as-it-was-up point in February 2018.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/berlin-wall-torn-down/
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2019, 11:35
Replies: 85
Views: 42,410
Posted By XR219

There's another thread on R&N here...

There's another thread on R&N here (https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/626003-b17-crash-bradley.html).
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2019, 12:21
Replies: 125
Views: 74,297
Posted By XR219

Surely a "suicide drone" with a warhead as...

Surely a "suicide drone" with a warhead as payload (e.g. Qasef-1, Quds-1 etc.) IS a cruise missile?
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2019, 12:29
Replies: 17
Views: 5,306
Posted By XR219

The Swedes reckon they can deploy their Gripens...

The Swedes reckon they can deploy their Gripens into the middle of nowhere with minimal ground support:

Gripen - Always combat ready
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2019, 11:43
Replies: 357
Views: 221,165
Posted By XR219

I've never seen any official source refer to the...

I've never seen any official source refer to the F-35B in RAF/FAA service with any "mark number". The RAF website (never a reliable source for official designations anyway) calls it the "F-35B...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2019, 11:25
Replies: 357
Views: 221,165
Posted By XR219

Anybody else notice that for some reason they...

Anybody else notice that for some reason they decided to obscure the serial numbers on all the Hawks?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2019, 11:51
Replies: 24
Views: 9,666
Posted By XR219

Have to say that I was surprised to see that a...

Have to say that I was surprised to see that a grey circle now passes for British national insignia. Is it really impossible to make the F-35's secret stealth paint in any colour apart from grey?
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2019, 12:05
Replies: 44
Views: 16,599
Posted By XR219

Seeing the photos of the Lancaster/Tornado/F-35...

Seeing the photos of the Lancaster/Tornado/F-35 flypast at RIAT last year, it struck me that the first flights of the three types are pretty much equidistant (1941, 1974, 2006).
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2019, 12:36
Replies: 42
Views: 16,783
Posted By XR219

And the radar was AN/APG-66, not Blue Fox.

And the radar was AN/APG-66, not Blue Fox.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2018, 11:41
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,628,987
Posted By XR219

A mystery, as far as I can make out! If the...

A mystery, as far as I can make out!

If the RAF's own website (https://www.raf.mod.uk/aircraft/) is anything to go by, they seem to have given up on any kind of coherent designation system anyway;...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2018, 13:01
Replies: 431
Views: 195,006
Posted By XR219

To be pedantic, the UK subsidiary of Leonardo...

To be pedantic, the UK subsidiary of Leonardo Società per azioni is actually called "Leonardo MW Ltd." (MW for "Marconi-Westland", apparently).
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2018, 12:53
Replies: 431
Views: 195,006
Posted By XR219

Nose profile is a bit different (reverted to a...

Nose profile is a bit different (reverted to a conventional nose-mounted radar configuration, rather than conformal antennae?), but yes, looks like it owes a lot to Replica.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2018, 21:15
Replies: 167
Views: 60,611
Posted By XR219

Well, if the original order for the Chinook...

Well, if the original order for the Chinook hadn't been cancelled, it might have entered service in 1968... :hmm:
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2018, 11:39
Replies: 160
Views: 60,064
Posted By XR219

If they can stretch it out to 2052, then that...

If they can stretch it out to 2052, then that would make a nice round 100 years of B-52s! :eek:
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2018, 11:53
Replies: 242
Views: 91,285
Posted By XR219

Surely a lot of the MRA4's problems arose...

Surely a lot of the MRA4's problems arose because, while most of it was designed by BAE, some bits of it had been designed by DH 50 years previously?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2018, 11:34
Replies: 242
Views: 91,285
Posted By XR219

Actually, the oldest Hawk T1s are over 40 years...

Actually, the oldest Hawk T1s are over 40 years old now :eek:
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2017, 11:46
Replies: 760
Views: 375,581
Posted By XR219

In the case of the Chipmunk, Mk.1 to Mk.9 were...

In the case of the Chipmunk, Mk.1 to Mk.9 were reserved for the RCAF variants, in the days when the RCAF still used British-style mark numbers, and Mk.20 onwards for export/civilian versions.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2017, 11:52
Replies: 17
Views: 3,846
Posted By XR219

But then who would service our F-35s' engines?

But then who would service our F-35s' engines?
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2017, 12:11
Replies: 76
Views: 20,011
Posted By XR219

The Spitfire pictured above the Chipmunk photo is...

The Spitfire pictured above the Chipmunk photo is a later Griffon-powered example too. A rather more subtle error though!
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2017, 12:15
Replies: 10
Views: 6,068
Posted By XR219

Sounds like Gripens might have been a better...

Sounds like Gripens might have been a better choice?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2017, 12:30
Replies: 94
Views: 33,389
Posted By XR219

By 2025 the oldest Pumas will be 54 years old and...

By 2025 the oldest Pumas will be 54 years old and the RAF will be 107, so it will have been flying the same helicopters for more than half of its entire existence by then. :eek:
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2017, 19:12
Replies: 38
Views: 12,609
Posted By XR219

It wasn't actually me who mentioned Tornado, I...

It wasn't actually me who mentioned Tornado, I was just quoting, but of course you're right.

Most FA.2s were FRS.1 conversions, but there was also a batch of 18 new-builds ordered in 1994.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2017, 11:43
Replies: 38
Views: 12,609
Posted By XR219

Not to mention Concorde...

Not to mention Concorde...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2017, 11:40
Replies: 38
Views: 12,609
Posted By XR219

Sea Harrier FA.2. Last one built 1998, retired...

Sea Harrier FA.2. Last one built 1998, retired 2006.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2017, 11:37
Replies: 86
Views: 71,071
Posted By XR219

Odd that they've called it "Future Combat Air...

Odd that they've called it "Future Combat Air System", when there already is another FCAS...
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/new-22-billion-anglo-french-fcas-phase-announced-422866/
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2017, 22:01
Replies: 55
Views: 23,308
Posted By XR219

Not to mention Canberras, Lynxes, HS.125s,...

Not to mention Canberras, Lynxes, HS.125s, Skyvans...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2016, 11:32
Replies: 131
Views: 44,368
Posted By XR219

No sacrifice to him - they weren't due to enter...

No sacrifice to him - they weren't due to enter service until 2024, apparently.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2016, 11:41
Replies: 40
Views: 13,544
Posted By XR219

Absolutely, but it appears whoever is in charge...

Absolutely, but it appears whoever is in charge of these things has decided in their infinite wisdom that all Typhoons from Tranche 1 Block 5 standard up to and including Tranche 3 shall be known as...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2016, 22:54
Replies: 73
Views: 25,756
Posted By XR219

Maybe HAL will offer a good deal on some Hawk...

Maybe HAL will offer a good deal on some Hawk 132s? The IAF did after all buy 20 for its own aerobatic team recently...

Alternatively, how many Alpha Jets do QQ have...?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2016, 11:49
Replies: 29
Views: 15,036
Posted By XR219

I believe 28(AC) is now the Puma/Chinook OCU. ...

I believe 28(AC) is now the Puma/Chinook OCU.

Of course, they could just redesignate 651 Sqn AAC as 651 Sqn RAF. It was an RAF unit to start with, after all...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2016, 13:03
Replies: 108
Views: 27,441
Posted By XR219

But what was an ASTROPHYSICIST doing teaching air...

But what was an ASTROPHYSICIST doing teaching air combat to fighter pilots?
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2016, 12:36
Replies: 416
Views: 139,134
Posted By XR219

Call Me Dave already has. It's to be called...

Call Me Dave already has. It's to be called "Protector" (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/technology/lethal-predator-drones-re-branded-6577871).
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2016, 13:30
Replies: 17
Views: 3,739
Posted By XR219

Page 3 Profile: Billy Connolly, comedian | i |...

Page 3 Profile: Billy Connolly, comedian | i | The Independent (http://www.independent.co.uk/i/page-3-profile-billy-connolly-comedian-8412627.html)



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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2016, 11:53
Replies: 168
Views: 75,942
Posted By XR219

The Percival P.74 helicopter takes some beating -...

The Percival P.74 helicopter takes some beating - as described in Derek Wood's Project Cancelled, it didn't even succeed in leaving the ground!
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