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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2023, 20:51
Replies: 132
Views: 49,491
Posted By Phil_R

I am aware of one young person who spent most of...

I am aware of one young person who spent most of her youth hankering after a career flying for the RAF and as far as I am aware had got through the first stage of doing that.

She's neither male...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Dec 2022, 20:55
Replies: 34
Views: 7,569
Posted By Phil_R

I'm coming at this from a UK perspective but I...

I'm coming at this from a UK perspective but I had a conversation with three people around the age of twenty a couple of weeks ago in which one of them said she'd considered joining the military, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2022, 10:25
Replies: 220
Views: 67,751
Posted By Phil_R

Yup, basically that outfit. Only she actually...

Yup, basically that outfit. Only she actually wore the skirt...

My observation is that there is no way for any woman to wear that hat without looking like she's about to give someone a good...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2022, 08:24
Replies: 220
Views: 67,751
Posted By Phil_R

I once worked on a TV pilot (as in test episode,...

I once worked on a TV pilot (as in test episode, not person who operate aircraft) which involved one of our prettier, younger actresses playing an RAF Flight Lieutenant.

She emerged from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2021, 08:22
Replies: 46
Views: 16,844
Posted By Phil_R

I don't know how much it's changed in the last...

I don't know how much it's changed in the last fifteen years, but I remember visiting Coltishall once, some time ago necessarily, and being tremendously late because we couldn't find the entrance.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2021, 09:42
Replies: 14
Views: 5,086
Posted By Phil_R

(I realise this is redundant re a post above, but...

(I realise this is redundant re a post above, but I thought I'd leave it for the sake of the hilarious NAB reference)



What's under there is the uplink antenna, which requires space to move...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2021, 15:07
Replies: 12
Views: 2,836
Posted By Phil_R

When aircrew are discussing which aircraft...

When aircrew are discussing which aircraft specifically they'll be flying today, how do they refer to them?

I appreciate sometimes there might be a discussion about serviceability and which...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2021, 21:11
Replies: 20
Views: 6,435
Posted By Phil_R

Thanks. That's how I understood it; that's how...

Thanks. That's how I understood it; that's how I'd always approached stuff when these aircraft were supposed to be on actual operations.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2021, 17:21
Replies: 20
Views: 6,435
Posted By Phil_R

Many thanks. What I'm getting from this is that...

Many thanks. What I'm getting from this is that everyone has something formal in the format A1B23 where the first three are randomly assigned and the last two indicate an aircraft, and also something...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2021, 15:03
Replies: 20
Views: 6,435
Posted By Phil_R

I doubt it; that act was (actually quite...

I doubt it; that act was (actually quite famously) replaced by RIPA, although I guess similar rules might apply.

Still, as a practical matter, there's hours of it available; just google for "red...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2021, 19:56
Replies: 20
Views: 6,435
Posted By Phil_R

OK, thanks folks! But: How does this relate...

OK, thanks folks! But:

How does this relate to the sort of stuff you hear along the lines of [word] [number] [number]? The famous example is "bravo two zero" and seems to be used by all branches,...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2021, 13:32
Replies: 20
Views: 6,435
Posted By Phil_R

Interception communications

Hi folks

When two Typhoons intercepted a Latvian cargo aircraft in 2014, the Typhoon pilot began a radio transmission with "one six zero five from lima nine tango four seven..."

How does the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2020, 08:17
Replies: 53
Views: 21,596
Posted By Phil_R

Is that a requirement from the legislation, or...

Is that a requirement from the legislation, or some internal RAF rule? I ask because armourers for the film and TV industries quite commonly travel around with section 5 firearms (with special...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2019, 21:25
Replies: 12
Views: 3,383
Posted By Phil_R

It's really nothing but idle curiosity. I don't...

It's really nothing but idle curiosity. I don't need any exceptions to any rules; I've never been prevented from doing anything!
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2019, 16:05
Replies: 12
Views: 3,383
Posted By Phil_R

Thanks, folks. The thing that strikes me...

Thanks, folks.

The thing that strikes me most is the idea that some military aircraft seem, from this discussion, to be incredibly electronically fragile. I'd have thought ordinarily that they'd...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2019, 22:25
Replies: 12
Views: 3,383
Posted By Phil_R

Interesting. What you refer to as "tempest" is...

Interesting. What you refer to as "tempest" is something that the wider world of computer security refers to as "van Eck phreaking," and it's not what's being shown in that video - the technique...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2019, 14:47
Replies: 12
Views: 3,383
Posted By Phil_R

Civilian radio equipment on military airfields

Hi folks

For a long time, and certainly as recently as a few months ago, people taking electronic equipment onto military facilities were sometimes (far from always) asked to provide information...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2019, 14:08
Replies: 42
Views: 16,749
Posted By Phil_R

Since you ask, why not? Places are sometimes...

Since you ask, why not? Places are sometimes invaded during wars.

But in all seriousness, none of this puts the lie to what I originally proposed - that the RAF simply didn't have a useful fighter...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2019, 12:22
Replies: 42
Views: 16,749
Posted By Phil_R

To the uninitiated (me) this seems rather a...

To the uninitiated (me) this seems rather a desperate measure.

It had occurred to me before that between Lightning becoming obsolete and Typhoon becoming available - a multi-decade period at least...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2019, 21:02
Replies: 431
Views: 194,814
Posted By Phil_R

At risk of dragging this further off course into...

At risk of dragging this further off course into a discussion of Type 45...

As far as I knew Harpoon was to retire shortly, though I notice that it's been extended to 2023. In July last year,...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2019, 18:17
Replies: 431
Views: 194,814
Posted By Phil_R

Fair question. The answer is that my post is...

Fair question. The answer is that my post is intended to demonstrate why I don't trust the UK to manage a project of the scale of the newly-announced aircraft. Or, to put it another way, should we...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2019, 15:11
Replies: 431
Views: 194,814
Posted By Phil_R

I could wave a flag and declare everything's...

I could wave a flag and declare everything's fantastic in a display of patriotic fervour, if you like, but I think it's better to confront the problem.

The first two things you mention boil down,...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2019, 16:16
Replies: 431
Views: 194,814
Posted By Phil_R

All of this is really building my confidence in...

All of this is really building my confidence in the UK military-industrial complex.

One is left with the unpleasant feeling that any small-to-medium sized military power could more or less walk up...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2019, 14:44
Replies: 431
Views: 194,814
Posted By Phil_R

The Typhoon-vs-Su-35 quote was someone at RUSI; I...

The Typhoon-vs-Su-35 quote was someone at RUSI; I could look the name up. The analysis was weighed heavily on the idea that the Su-35 has better manoeuvrability, and particularly a radar with high...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2019, 14:13
Replies: 431
Views: 194,814
Posted By Phil_R

Even if it's possible, even if it can be funded,...

Even if it's possible, even if it can be funded, I don't trust the UK to run this kind of project. Here's why.

Proposed developments to Harrier were abandoned.
TSR-2
Tornado ADV was pursued...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2019, 21:45
Replies: 398
Views: 267,666
Posted By Phil_R

Military equipment is a bit like James Bond...

Military equipment is a bit like James Bond actors. The one that's big when you were a kid is the one that sticks in your memory.

I was a kid during the gulf war.

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Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2018, 17:55
Replies: 970
Views: 326,733
Posted By Phil_R

Does the UK have the fifth largest military...

Does the UK have the fifth largest military capability in the world?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2017, 23:57
Replies: 125
Views: 29,596
Posted By Phil_R

I'm young enough that 60s railway carriages were...

I'm young enough that 60s railway carriages were significantly out of use before I became a regular train rider, and it jarred with me too. It looked wrong and I suspect it would be seen as looking...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2017, 16:36
Replies: 181
Views: 93,487
Posted By Phil_R

Just following along, here. What's a 90-way?

Just following along, here. What's a 90-way?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2017, 16:32
Replies: 68
Views: 20,264
Posted By Phil_R

Some of these ideas should probably be passed on...

Some of these ideas should probably be passed on to film industry electricians assigned to operate lighting on cranes, as here:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2016, 19:25
Replies: 19
Views: 3,509
Posted By Phil_R

I'm no longer quite young enough to be the target...

I'm no longer quite young enough to be the target of Melchett's generalisation, but I would point out that many of the people who made the very poor decisions to attack Iraq and Afghanistan were old...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2016, 20:38
Replies: 64
Views: 15,335
Posted By Phil_R

There's a number of answers to that, but I think...

There's a number of answers to that, but I think that the best one is: that's hardly a problem unique to aeroplanes.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2016, 16:01
Replies: 64
Views: 15,335
Posted By Phil_R

As to flexibility, I'm not proposing that designs...

As to flexibility, I'm not proposing that designs should attempt to be a solution to all problems simulateously. Instead, I'm proposing that over-specialisation should be avoided because it provokes...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2016, 13:45
Replies: 64
Views: 15,335
Posted By Phil_R

Changes in the requirement: well, yes. They...

Changes in the requirement: well, yes. They should stop doing that, it's really expensive if you start messing a contractor around after they've started work on something. This applies to everything...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2016, 23:27
Replies: 64
Views: 15,335
Posted By Phil_R

My intention is not particularly to point the...

My intention is not particularly to point the finger at BAE. In order for these things to happen, someone had to order it, design it, and build it, and someone had to pay for it.

My understanding...
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