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12th Feb 2024, 15:46
Replies: 33
Views: 14,952
Posted By hoodie

IIRC, he was rightly recognised in a subsequent...

IIRC, he was rightly recognised in a subsequent Honours List for that.
15th Jan 2024, 17:46
Replies: 159
Views: 33,928
Posted By hoodie

There was another one IIRC, which had Storeman...

There was another one IIRC, which had Storeman Norman pointing at the sign above his hatch and asking the hapless erk:

"What does that say, Laddie?"

"'Stores', Norman", says the erk.
...
8th Jan 2024, 13:53
Replies: 6
Views: 1,221
Posted By hoodie

Not the same thing at all, though. Clever as it...

Not the same thing at all, though. Clever as it was for the time, that used air to reenergise flow over otherwise conventional secondary flight control surfaces.and reaction jets.

This tech does...
19th Dec 2023, 12:19
Replies: 29
Views: 4,859
Posted By hoodie

Reportedly? The LRS-B had an RFP issued in 2014...

Reportedly? The LRS-B had an RFP issued in 2014 and the resulting B-21 Raider was publicly rolled out over a year ago.
18th Dec 2023, 16:17
Replies: 13
Views: 3,275
Posted By hoodie

Don't block him until he calls BEADWINDOW in this...

Don't block him until he calls BEADWINDOW in this thread; that's another PPRuNE mil tradition!
17th May 2023, 08:47
Replies: 30
Views: 8,051
Posted By hoodie

Why should in itself make that any difference? ...

Why should in itself make that any difference?

Do those roles get trained up to do a bit of vetting on the side? (Rhetorical!)
23rd Mar 2023, 18:06
Replies: 24
Views: 8,350
Posted By hoodie

Worth it, though. And, to be fair, sfm818...

Worth it, though.

And, to be fair, sfm818 would have struggled in 2013 to post a link to a video only uploaded to YouTube a month ago!
28th Feb 2023, 10:17
Replies: 42
Views: 8,803
Posted By hoodie

Already done. There was an articulated...

Already done.

There was an articulated gyro-stabilised UAV launch and recovery arm at Aero Friedrichshafen last year on the stand for WTD61 Manching.
7th Feb 2023, 13:33
Replies: 245
Views: 133,620
Posted By hoodie

You are misreading my intention, which was to...

You are misreading my intention, which was to express surprised relief that the 737 crew survived.
7th Feb 2023, 12:38
Replies: 245
Views: 133,620
Posted By hoodie

BAC 1-11 G-ASJD, 24 August 1964, Tilshead,...

BAC 1-11 G-ASJD, 24 August 1964, Tilshead, England.

Landed wheels-up following the inability to release a drag parachute during deep stall testing by the manufacturer.

Was recovered and...
26th Jan 2023, 17:59
Replies: 164
Views: 64,919
Posted By hoodie

Agrajag you'll enjoy this one too. He clearly...

Agrajag you'll enjoy this one too. He clearly deserved all those awards.
13th Dec 2022, 08:02
Replies: 43
Views: 11,457
Posted By hoodie

There was at least one female SR-71 crew member...

There was at least one female SR-71 crew member (rather than pax): the highly impressive Marta Bohn-Meyer (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marta_Bohn-Meyer) of NASA, who later died tragically...
14th Nov 2022, 22:55
Replies: 7
Views: 2,795
Posted By hoodie

I thought this too until recently, but it turns...

I thought this too until recently, but it turns out it isn't actually true. (One source, but there are many out there...
22nd Aug 2022, 19:20
Replies: 327
Views: 78,713
Posted By hoodie

The Chinese, however...

The Chinese, however...
27th May 2022, 21:47
Replies: 85
Views: 23,017
Posted By hoodie

Reckon that was Think Like a Bird by Alex...

Reckon that was Think Like a Bird by Alex Kimball.

Absolutely wonderful book. :-)
23rd Apr 2022, 10:37
Replies: 110
Views: 72,481
Posted By hoodie

As always, probably reading way too much into...

As always, probably reading way too much into this, but in this image from the Boeing patent referenced in the linked article:
...
30th Mar 2022, 09:31
Replies: 296
Views: 137,519
Posted By hoodie

There has been no 'Top Gun 3' announced.

There has been no 'Top Gun 3' announced.
6th Dec 2021, 10:19
Replies: 454
Views: 218,131
Posted By hoodie

How do you know this?

How do you know this?
22nd Nov 2021, 18:32
Replies: 31
Views: 7,217
Posted By hoodie

What's wrong with that? Perfectly...

What's wrong with that?

Perfectly reasonable attitude if you ask me, regardless of who he is.
11th Aug 2021, 21:36
Replies: 16
Views: 6,228
Posted By hoodie

I remember an AP amendment where the replacement...

I remember an AP amendment where the replacement page was marked "This page intentionally blank - please remove and destroy".

On both sides.

(Makes sense, really, though - removing and...
20th Jul 2021, 13:42
Replies: 32
Views: 10,481
Posted By hoodie

Credible Sport then. But the post-development...

Credible Sport then. But the post-development version. :}


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSFjhWw4DNo
20th Jul 2021, 12:31
Replies: 32
Views: 10,481
Posted By hoodie

Resurrect the Fulton Recovery System? ...

Resurrect the Fulton Recovery System?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5GJ4cu311o
12th Jul 2021, 14:15
Replies: 82
Views: 15,930
Posted By hoodie

"Stakeholders", yes. Buffy was one of...

"Stakeholders", yes. Buffy was one of them.
10th Jun 2021, 19:00
Replies: 749
Views: 345,026
Posted By hoodie

Does he say whether it was a hot buffet or just...

Does he say whether it was a hot buffet or just cold cuts and salad?
13th May 2021, 18:44
Replies: 30
Views: 7,725
Posted By hoodie

Although... ...

Although...
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8th May 2021, 23:31
Replies: 23
Views: 7,250
Posted By hoodie

Errr, to a degree it did go wrong. That...

Errr, to a degree it did go wrong.

That unusual tail rotor hanging on the wall would have been plastered over the World's media regardless - the US Administration hardly control Pakistani media.
2nd Mar 2021, 09:59
Replies: 18
Views: 5,877
Posted By hoodie

Or RM officers. :) ...

Or RM officers. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ3_o7F7mqY
27th Jan 2021, 17:29
Replies: 9
Views: 4,254
Posted By hoodie

And from his viewpoint, fittingly, I suppose it...

And from his viewpoint, fittingly, I suppose it would have appeared to be flown in distress. :}
21st Jan 2021, 21:32
Replies: 99
Views: 117,989
Posted By hoodie

Accident investigation concluded that the...

Accident investigation concluded that the operating engine was incorrectly shut down after a catastrophic failure on the other engine. No restart of the undamaged engine was achieved.
...
12th Nov 2020, 13:48
Replies: 115
Views: 27,691
Posted By hoodie

muppetofthenorth - fully agree. XR made a...

muppetofthenorth - fully agree. XR made a statement, as is their right. Chris Loder made another, as is his.

It is a shame that one of those rights was exercised in such an obnoxious manner.
11th Nov 2020, 15:43
Replies: 115
Views: 27,691
Posted By hoodie

Four tours in NI, and injured in a bombing in...

Four tours in NI, and injured in a bombing in which 2 colleagues were killed, according to this...
11th Nov 2020, 11:41
Replies: 17
Views: 2,869
Posted By hoodie

'Thirteen Minutes to the Moon' from the BBC World...

'Thirteen Minutes to the Moon' from the BBC World Service - truly excellent podcasts.

Series 1 is Apollo 11.
Series 2 is Apollo 13.
9th Sep 2020, 15:36
Replies: 61
Views: 8,612
Posted By hoodie

<Sigh> "What does that sign say, laddie?" ...

<Sigh> "What does that sign say, laddie?"

"Errr, 'Stores'?"

"That's right. And if we wanted you to have it, it'd say 'Issues', wouldn't it? Now jog on."
14th Aug 2020, 13:43
Replies: 124
Views: 36,353
Posted By hoodie

I've not seen it explained anywhere, so what were...

I've not seen it explained anywhere, so what were the actual orders he disobeyed and how did that mean the war was not lost?
11th Aug 2020, 09:35
Replies: 237
Views: 142,069
Posted By hoodie

There's zero evidence for that, and it would be...

There's zero evidence for that, and it would be an extraordinary - and totally unnecessary - risk during an already high risk operation.

The suggestion really doesn't stand up in any sense at all.
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