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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Dec 2012, 15:51
Replies: 5
Views: 2,087
Posted By LFittNI

The Flight Director dot was originally designed...

The Flight Director dot was originally designed to facilitate a Mach 0.89 climb, as the most fuel-efficient way of getting the aircraft up to an operating height.

The Attitude Indicator FD took...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Apr 2011, 11:30
Replies: 78
Views: 25,637
Posted By LFittNI

Interesting thread, this. Elsewhere in this...

Interesting thread, this.

Elsewhere in this forum I've described the post-Berlin-Wall-coming-down circumstances which led me to be sitting in the cockpit of a Mig-21, being briefed by a Czech Air...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jan 2011, 14:12
Replies: 362
Views: 139,049
Posted By LFittNI

As a newly-minted sprog in 1964, one of my first...

As a newly-minted sprog in 1964, one of my first liney tasks was to re-charge the crew and pax oxygen systems in a couple of Hastings visiting Lyneham.

IIRC, the pax oxygen points were under the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2010, 19:43
Replies: 268
Views: 137,831
Posted By LFittNI

1971, and the Commonwealth Prime Minister's...

1971, and the Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference is being held in Singapore. Myself and Charlie C are downtown from Tengah for the evening, in the Orchard Road "Pig's Bar" (the Hilton).

We...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Oct 2009, 15:59
Replies: 14
Views: 2,133
Posted By LFittNI

'tis true. Many aircraft had (have) various...

'tis true.

Many aircraft had (have) various odd voids in their structure, particularly those designed in the '50s and 60's before CAD got going.

HM Customs never really latched on to the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th May 2009, 16:52
Replies: 26
Views: 6,500
Posted By LFittNI

If this is what I think it is, the Gearing Pad...

If this is what I think it is, the Gearing Pad was fitted to the Mk.10/SEP2 Main Amplifier, and was accessible under a flap in the side.

Its main purpose was to alter the gearing ratios and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Jan 2009, 15:52
Replies: 2
Views: 782
Posted By LFittNI

AFAIR, 56 had one. On 74 though, we didn't....

AFAIR, 56 had one.

On 74 though, we didn't. Even during Ex. Bersatu Padu the most we ever got to a "readiness" deployment was to position a jet down by the compass swing circuit.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2009, 14:10
Replies: 43
Views: 8,428
Posted By LFittNI

....and the Czechs were the same. In '90...

....and the Czechs were the same.

In '90 and '91, I worked in the Czech and Slovak Republics quite a lot, doing interesting things like privatising their electricity supply and banking...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Oct 2008, 13:25
Replies: 22
Views: 3,621
Posted By LFittNI

.......but rather a pity it was only a flypast....

.......but rather a pity it was only a flypast. Only the Hawk managed even a dipped wing salute. ATC restrictions perhaps?

I was guesting at TAG, so had a nice view, although shades were required...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2008, 10:28
Replies: 7
Views: 1,802
Posted By LFittNI

Let's hope that the "Scottish Group Captain" is...

Let's hope that the "Scottish Group Captain" is one of the first ones shown the door.


The mix of the relatively saintly HP with the toxic EDS......make a good OD case study, that will.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Jul 2008, 09:54
Replies: 36
Views: 9,541
Posted By LFittNI

A really enjoyable retro-read is Private Eye's...

A really enjoyable retro-read is Private Eye's "Battle for Britain", published as an Eye strip in the 80's and subsequently as a book.

Featured all the politicos of the day--Maggie, Kinnochio...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st May 2008, 15:12
Replies: 27
Views: 9,151
Posted By LFittNI

Re. BRITANNIA'S

The only reason to make sure the prop actually turned was to ensure that the prop brake was off prior to starting......otherwise you had a very upset Flight Eng.

Then, when the brake was off, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2007, 16:11
Replies: 10
Views: 2,114
Posted By LFittNI

ANOTHER is perfectly correct--it's nothing to do...

ANOTHER is perfectly correct--it's nothing to do with the US "sub-primes" (a term which is not correctly understood over here).

NR's business plan was something like this---do heavy marketing of...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2007, 14:50
Replies: 21
Views: 5,408
Posted By LFittNI

Engage "Not in my Day" mode.....

I'll back anything to assist the benighted serviceman these days, but I have a jaundiced view of "Work Based Learning", "Prior Experiential Learning" and (dons tin hat) the "Universities" of Derby,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Apr 2007, 12:37
Replies: 26
Views: 6,500
Posted By LFittNI

Analogue, lovely analogue....

Blacksheep,

Yes, it's very sad to recall the demise. Caused, I believe, by two main factors--the prevalence of multi-nation aircraft programmes where political necessity forced a third-party...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Apr 2007, 18:35
Replies: 26
Views: 6,500
Posted By LFittNI

Aaaaaah, analogue

The core of MFS was actually Mk.10 Autopilot, which in civilian clothes was SEP2.

SEP2 was also standard fit on the Britannia and Comet C Mk 4 in RAF trim, where SFS (Smiths Flight System) was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Apr 2007, 18:37
Replies: 50
Views: 15,632
Posted By LFittNI

I still have (or rather my son does) my...

I still have (or rather my son does) my autographed copy of "Neville Duke's Book of Flying" from around 1957. Excellent description of his first Spitfire "op", and naturally of the speed record...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2007, 15:54
Replies: 33
Views: 6,357
Posted By LFittNI

Gingers (occasionally) too

Slight thread drift, i.e. not family and certainly not friends, but the engineers did used to get trips "in the old days".
My one FJ trip was after spending ages coaxing a 74 Sqdn. (Lightnings...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2007, 18:56
Replies: 61
Views: 13,050
Posted By LFittNI

Two continents

Being in Berlin the night the Wall really crumbled. One year later, in Ostrava, being welcomed to sit in a Mig 21 and chat with some throroughly demoralised aircrew (who hadn't flown for months)....
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2007, 12:28
Replies: 91
Views: 36,761
Posted By LFittNI

Winter 1968, at RAF What-a-shame. Dark, loads of...

Winter 1968, at RAF What-a-shame. Dark, loads of snow, very early a.m.
TACEVAL called.
QRA hanger erupts with activity as number 1 Lightning scrambled.
Squadron SEngO (Sqdn.Ldr. "Sh!tface"...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2006, 18:14
Replies: 3
Views: 815
Posted By LFittNI

Bo Nalls Many thanks--a very concise and...

Bo Nalls
Many thanks--a very concise and complete explanation. I should have known to try a Google search!
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2006, 15:43
Replies: 3
Views: 815
Posted By LFittNI

WW2 Fighter Command Attacks

As someone who, as a lad, read the biog's of early WW2 fighter pilots (Bader, Tuck etc.) the existence of the "authorised" fighter attack profiles (I believe there were six) always puzzled me.
The...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2006, 15:53
Replies: 37
Views: 4,156
Posted By LFittNI

The myth of German production figures

Brakes...Beer has it entirely correct.
The Strategic Bombing Survey carried out by the US DoD just after the war is the cause of the oft-repeated myth that German war-economy was hardly affected...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2006, 19:03
Replies: 13
Views: 2,605
Posted By LFittNI

As one of my companies is involved (sub, sub...

As one of my companies is involved (sub, sub etc.) in this business of PFI-ing service training and other bits and pieces, I have had to become familiar with the desperately arcane maths behind the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2006, 18:28
Replies: 51
Views: 8,168
Posted By LFittNI

Unhappy Been there, done that......long time ago, though

On det with 111 in Malta in 1968, we accomplished a very amusing (and slapstick) version of The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations". This was on cranky old Super 8 film as I remember, with a scatchy...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2006, 07:00
Replies: 16
Views: 3,522
Posted By LFittNI

......and even more evidence re. share dealing in...

......and even more evidence re. share dealing in the business press this morning I see (no, not your Current Bun, Beagle)
There again, you should realise that a tort is not some pastry confection,...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2006, 21:51
Replies: 16
Views: 3,522
Posted By LFittNI

Beagle, ...er, yes, actually, I...

Beagle,

...er, yes, actually, I do--especially contract law in this case!


By the sounds of it, you do not, however.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2006, 18:58
Replies: 16
Views: 3,522
Posted By LFittNI

...but the job security.....?

Just be careful everyone--EADS still has a raft of problems (political as well as technical and business) with the A380, which has seen a huge chunk wiped from its share price over the past two days....
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2006, 09:18
Replies: 34
Views: 5,049
Posted By LFittNI

Real operations as well, allegedly......

Slightly off the topic, but is an interesting item--and this is a rumour network-- so, here goes:-
It is alleged that ;) there was a Sqdn.Ldr. B*********s at Seletar in 1968, who went mildly native...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2006, 08:23
Replies: 20
Views: 2,741
Posted By LFittNI

Foormort:- Your sentence:- "If I walk into an...

Foormort:-
Your sentence:-
"If I walk into an interview and I can say yes I had some skills but I found the MBA an excellent way of developing them and introducing plenty of new ones, I feel it...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th May 2006, 19:13
Replies: 20
Views: 2,741
Posted By LFittNI

Go do it.....

.....and enjoy it. I did an MBA immediately on leaving the service, and would thoroughly recommend it. BUT......
.....choose your business school with care. I managed to squeeze into LBS, which,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2006, 18:00
Replies: 112
Views: 26,703
Posted By LFittNI

Like poles sometimes attract

They are indeed entirely suited to one another.
I once had the dubious priviledge of de-briefing this individual about a Lightning auto-pilot fault he had reported. As my questions continued (it was...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2006, 18:01
Replies: 150
Views: 19,917
Posted By LFittNI

Pontius:- I am greatly obliged to you for this...

Pontius:-
I am greatly obliged to you for this excellent information re. the outsourcing of resettlement training---I had absolutely no idea this was going on! Indeed, perhaps that is the reason for...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2006, 16:51
Replies: 150
Views: 19,917
Posted By LFittNI

Clockwork Mouse:- Far from denigrating the use...

Clockwork Mouse:-
Far from denigrating the use of the honorific per se, if you read my starting post, you will see that I only criticise those ex-officers who seem to assume that their service rank...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2006, 18:24
Replies: 150
Views: 19,917
Posted By LFittNI

Not so fast, Controversial Tim! Read my post to...

Not so fast, Controversial Tim! Read my post to PetitFromage re. the "class warrior" comment--that's what the reference infers.
So glad you like the CSE--perhaps you can find a place to keep it...
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