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Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2020, 14:48
Replies: 14
Views: 5,856
Posted By cokecan

domestic SF politics. if SF form the basis of the...

domestic SF politics. if SF form the basis of the next government, i'd not assume that the MOU signed between the RoI and UK to last long either. its about victories over 'Da Brits', even if the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2020, 15:07
Replies: 12
Views: 4,608
Posted By cokecan

i think i've read that the Tranche 1 Typhoons...

i think i've read that the Tranche 1 Typhoons aren't getting Meteor, and that the T1 Typhoons were being herded into a specialist QRA/Air Policing/Aggressor/Falklands fleet-within-a-fleet, with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2020, 11:15
Replies: 32
Views: 13,378
Posted By cokecan

i'm somewhat struggling to imagine what a COD...

i'm somewhat struggling to imagine what a COD aircraft can bring to a carrier that a Chinook and a 40,000 ton RFA thats 2 miles away can't?

F-35B engine?

Chinook gearbox?

two dozen 500lb...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2019, 10:57
Replies: 56
Views: 25,332
Posted By cokecan

Easy Street said it - Typhoon ECR is an also ran...

Easy Street said it - Typhoon ECR is an also ran prize for people who don't buy F-35.

an F-35 with a slack handful of SPEAR 3 and SPEAR 3/EW is going to be a far more capable SEAD/EW aircraft than...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2019, 12:47
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,746
Posted By cokecan

i think the most remarkable thing about that old...

i think the most remarkable thing about that old chesnut is the clear deliniation between the RAF/MOD, where you never hear it from anyone above Leading Cadet in the ATC, and the internet warrior...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2019, 12:17
Replies: 15
Views: 6,838
Posted By cokecan

there was certainly an offer from the US in the...

there was certainly an offer from the US in the 80's(iirc), but the RAF - and government - took the view that F-117 was so devastatingly expensive to operate (in whole force/effect terms) that it...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2019, 12:58
Replies: 7
Views: 5,892
Posted By cokecan

is there any reason the US would be looking to...

is there any reason the US would be looking to avoid using a Ramjet engine on its AIM-260?

if Meteor is up and running, and apparently works, why would the US be looking to making life harder/more...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2019, 10:55
Replies: 30
Views: 10,849
Posted By cokecan

there's long been talk of using a version of...

there's long been talk of using a version of METEOR as a very high speed ARM. how much could be achieved by using OTS componants in the style of SPEAR CAP 2 to 3 is a matter for technical discussion,...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2019, 11:23
Replies: 163
Views: 120,998
Posted By cokecan

yes. i'd also be very interested to read about...

yes. i'd also be very interested to read about the MMR flights, the ELINT/SIGINT flights, and more on the logistics of the whole thing.

my copy is also ordered.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2019, 13:14
Replies: 145
Views: 96,517
Posted By cokecan

the initial one is that the Germans won't pony...

the initial one is that the Germans won't pony up. a 6th gen aircraft that can do all of the things the various parties need it to do is going to be buttock-clenchingly expensive, and these countries...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2018, 12:44
Replies: 2
Views: 2,166
Posted By cokecan

[QUOTE=chopper2004;10314761]Interesting article...

[QUOTE=chopper2004;10314761]Interesting article here examining the emergence of strategic threats from Russia and China. Thus leading to wishful thinking for the US Navy to have the F-14D again to...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2018, 08:57
Replies: 163
Views: 120,998
Posted By cokecan

with regards to the mystery submarine - i've not...

with regards to the mystery submarine - i've not read the book or know about the incident - but theres a bit in several of the diplomatic/political sources around the UN at the time in which the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2018, 15:44
Replies: 164
Views: 64,898
Posted By cokecan

genuine question: for how long can it sit 200...

genuine question: for how long can it sit 200 miles north of the Faeroes without refueling? how many different assets can it talk to at the same time?

is it a replacement for E-3, or just an...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2018, 19:26
Replies: 65
Views: 13,408
Posted By cokecan

they also seem willing to accept burning ships as...

they also seem willing to accept burning ships as the price for exports (that as has been pointed out, no one wants) - whats your view on that Harry, good defence planning, or the actions of an idiot?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2018, 19:22
Replies: 40
Views: 9,483
Posted By cokecan

why would anyone get married in an RAF uniform -...

why would anyone get married in an RAF uniform - you can get something that looks less like a Tesco Security Guards uniform for £50 in Topman...

nice to see the informal tradition of both of them...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2018, 14:02
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,746
Posted By cokecan

if we were ever in the position of finding...

if we were ever in the position of finding ourselves in, or about to be in, a conflict that was considered to be so vital to the national interest that we need to send both carriers - and therefore...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2018, 13:02
Replies: 37
Views: 6,058
Posted By cokecan

i take it you've not had the pleasure of...

i take it you've not had the pleasure of attending Labour Party branch meetings?

being a member, just a member, gets you nowhere. you can vote in leadership elections, but getting your candidate...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2018, 11:20
Replies: 37
Views: 6,058
Posted By cokecan

i'm afraid that a great many people have a great...

i'm afraid that a great many people have a great deal to complain about already - if your salary, despite going to university, working hard, and not buying Audi's on PCP's - buys only 75% of what...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2018, 17:30
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,165
Posted By cokecan

that would have been some achievement, what with...

that would have been some achievement, what with being Army...



i don't know if you know this - and by refering the Army as 'they' i assume not - but a 500lb JDAM/Paveway is a very much larger...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2018, 17:07
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,612,165
Posted By cokecan

F-35, or pretty much anything that will firstly...

F-35, or pretty much anything that will firstly a) arrive within the same century it was called for, and b) when it turns up will try and use the most suitable ordnance it has as quickly as possible...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2017, 07:49
Replies: 31
Views: 16,607
Posted By cokecan

Harry Enfield flew F-18's? blimey...

Harry Enfield flew F-18's? blimey...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2017, 20:15
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,763,085
Posted By cokecan

if you look at the other disasters that have...

if you look at the other disasters that have marred the cadet experience in the last decade - 85% reduction in annual camp places, the effective loss of shooting on many Sqn's due to changes in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2017, 08:50
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,746
Posted By cokecan

oh, the irony...

oh, the irony...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2017, 13:01
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,746
Posted By cokecan

Wokkas were constrained in Afghanistan by the...

Wokkas were constrained in Afghanistan by the speed of the Apaches that were escorting them - interestingly, so were the Ospreys...

firmly on the 'nice to have' pile, not only not critical, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2017, 15:46
Replies: 232
Views: 108,432
Posted By cokecan

the article is utter pump - and very cruel pump....

the article is utter pump - and very cruel pump. if the boat was able to get to periscope depth in order to recharge its air supply, it could also have sent a mayday call, it could also have...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2017, 14:17
Replies: 232
Views: 108,432
Posted By cokecan

no, you're not reading this right - this is the...

no, you're not reading this right - this is the only sub they've lost. (excluding wartime casualties).

i'm rather impressed with the safety culture the Argentine military has actually - each time...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2017, 10:40
Replies: 17
Views: 3,842
Posted By cokecan

Turkey is a nightmare, if its an ally then my...

Turkey is a nightmare, if its an ally then my children are quiet, well behaved and tidy - however the only thing worse than Turkey in NATO is Turkey not in NATO...

you think they are bad now, wait...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2017, 18:16
Replies: 17
Views: 8,594
Posted By cokecan

i was under the impression that the A-4AR's had...

i was under the impression that the A-4AR's had all been removed from service - something like the fleet had gone from 34(?) down to mid-20's, then a spares/certification/airworthiness problem had...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2017, 10:47
Replies: 32
Views: 15,389
Posted By cokecan

F-4 Phantom in UK service

Ppruners...

following on from the Buccs and Black Buck thread, which ended up straying into F-4 territory, i'd be grateful if you could educate me.

in the above thread it was very clear that by...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2017, 13:16
Replies: 116
Views: 43,060
Posted By cokecan

this may be a very silly question, so forgive my...

this may be a very silly question, so forgive my ignorance, but why did anyone think it a good idea to send Buccs down to the FI in March 83?

there were already 4(?) Phantom FGR2 in the FI, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2017, 08:28
Replies: 22
Views: 6,340
Posted By cokecan

two QRA Typhoon to escort a Ryanair flight into...

two QRA Typhoon to escort a Ryanair flight into Stanstead - was from Lithuania to Luton.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2017, 12:03
Replies: 75
Views: 23,395
Posted By cokecan

does anyone know if the external fuel tank...

does anyone know if the external fuel tank project for F-35 has been resurected?

i know that the project for an L/O tank got canned many years ago, but surely basic ferry tanks - particulary given...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2017, 12:00
Replies: 74
Views: 12,340
Posted By cokecan

the RBL clubs suffer the same problems as the...

the RBL clubs suffer the same problems as the RAFA clubs - short version, they are crap.

no 35yo with half-a-dozen Afghan tours under his belt wants to spend a saturday night being talked at by...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2017, 09:26
Replies: 43
Views: 13,170
Posted By cokecan

Nimrod could, the P-8 has a bomb bay, so it can...

Nimrod could, the P-8 has a bomb bay, so it can drop stuff - how big that stuff is, and how expensive to redesign and replace the existing gear dropped by Nimrod and C-130 is a matter for debate.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2017, 15:21
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,763,085
Posted By cokecan

Little Ris is a housing development worth £lots -...

Little Ris is a housing development worth £lots - easy access to Cheltenham, Oxford, M40, M5 and the M4 corridor - Cala could ram it full of four and five beds at £800k a-piece and sell every one...
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