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Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2012, 19:32
Replies: 10
Views: 5,844
Posted By WolvoWill

Is there a plan to make use of Maverick on...

Is there a plan to make use of Maverick on Typhoon at all, or will existing stocks be sold/scrapped along with the Harrier? I suppose dual mode Brimstone is better for most CAS tasks, given greater...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2012, 16:09
Replies: 88
Views: 20,123
Posted By WolvoWill

Interesting thread this :) A quick question...

Interesting thread this :)

A quick question - with the Typhoon now giving the RAF a mix of single and twin seat fighters (which there hasn't been since...??), have they ever had a twin seater on Q?
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2009, 18:05
Replies: 45
Views: 21,357
Posted By WolvoWill

If we were discussing specifics of...

If we were discussing specifics of systems/upgrades and their capabilities I'd agree with you that passing comment would not serve the interests of operational security...but come on, much has been...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2009, 16:56
Replies: 45
Views: 21,357
Posted By WolvoWill

I was under the impression that TARDIS was slowly...

I was under the impression that TARDIS was slowly being fitted to the fleet - seem to recall the hardware/software design was frozen a while back back and it was just a case of having it tested...
Forum: Cabin Crew
6th May 2009, 17:52
Replies: 109
Views: 51,164
Posted By WolvoWill

About five years ago, flying back into Birmingham...

About five years ago, flying back into Birmingham from Copenhagen with SAS...

Captain comes over on the PA just as the aircraft is exiting the runway 'Welcome to Manchester, thank you for flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2009, 09:58
Replies: 20
Views: 4,683
Posted By WolvoWill

If I had to hazard a guess I'd say 'Comanche'...

If I had to hazard a guess I'd say 'Comanche' would be F/A-18A+s from VFA-87 'Golden Warriors/War Party', as they use a stylised American Indian logo on their jets which befits the Comanche call...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2009, 11:37
Replies: 27
Views: 5,547
Posted By WolvoWill

Range with full/heavy payloads, fuel burn? Have...

Range with full/heavy payloads, fuel burn? Have seen questions regarding the C-17s performance in this sense not being as good as was hoped for, and for the strategic role the C-5 still has the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2009, 12:50
Replies: 236
Views: 45,009
Posted By WolvoWill

Surely with Litening III and 4 Paveway IVs (or a...

Surely with Litening III and 4 Paveway IVs (or a mixed load of Paveway IV and laser brimstome) and the TIEC upgrade the Tornado will be a pretty capable CAS aircraft?

If they clear dual-store...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2009, 20:08
Replies: 7
Views: 2,225
Posted By WolvoWill

Photos are available over an UKAR....basically...

Photos are available over an UKAR....basically ZD433 had to divert into Newcastle as somehow it lost a large portion of the canopy. Not sure how it happened as I'm not at Newcastle or associated...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2009, 10:44
Replies: 17
Views: 6,221
Posted By WolvoWill

Writing letters did the trick for me when I was...

Writing letters did the trick for me when I was hoping to visit a few places prior to attending OASC - I wrote to the station commander, and hoped it would be sent to the appropriate people. I wrote...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2008, 21:53
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,564
Posted By WolvoWill

True that, to elaborate - what you will get...

True that, to elaborate - what you will get presented with upon completion of the aptitude tests is a letter with a small table on it, one column listing the possible jobs, and the other column...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2008, 18:03
Replies: 40
Views: 6,153
Posted By WolvoWill

The F3 will disappear partly for the reasons you...

The F3 will disappear partly for the reasons you mention, but not just yet!

There are not enough Typhoons and trained pilots to effectively take over the full commitments of the F3 fleet - these...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2008, 11:21
Replies: 3,092
Views: 210,564
Posted By WolvoWill

I am led to believe Intel is 100. When I went to...

I am led to believe Intel is 100. When I went to OASC in mid October I got 94 :ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2008, 10:23
Replies: 51
Views: 13,926
Posted By WolvoWill

Just wondering - how similar is the RC-135 to the...

Just wondering - how similar is the RC-135 to the RAFs E-3 fleet, in supportability terms? Is this potential buy going to help things at Waddo as both the Sentry and Rivet Joint fleets can share...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2008, 20:13
Replies: 358
Views: 55,086
Posted By WolvoWill

A question I'd like to pose, from a guy who...

A question I'd like to pose, from a guy who doesn't know too much about warships - how much money could be saved by going for a number of 'Type 45 Batch 2' destroyers in lieu of the carriers? ...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2008, 15:02
Replies: 29
Views: 4,775
Posted By WolvoWill

Well, maybe it will have eventually, but JHMCS is...

Well, maybe it will have eventually, but JHMCS is pretty useful for the air to ground mission too and I expect it's integration is mainly aimed to improving capabilities here rather than against...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2008, 10:28
Replies: 29
Views: 4,775
Posted By WolvoWill

Have read things to suggest that the GR9 will...

Have read things to suggest that the GR9 will shortly be trialed by 41sqn with a helmet mounted sight - apparently a variant of the JHMCS used by the USN/USAF. Operational sometime next year if all...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2008, 17:05
Replies: 22
Views: 4,728
Posted By WolvoWill

Theres always hope for laser brimstone and...

Theres always hope for laser brimstone and Paveway IV to be ready in time!

Both weapons would be rather useful for the Afghan theatre I'd have thought, and the GR4 can happily carry more than...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th May 2008, 17:02
Replies: 19
Views: 5,188
Posted By WolvoWill

Gammon! :p

Gammon! :p
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2008, 17:24
Replies: 102
Views: 47,041
Posted By WolvoWill

The Pink Panther jet is actually a 19sqn F2,...

The Pink Panther jet is actually a 19sqn F2, serial XN781 - I just bought a 1/48 airfix Lightning F2/F6 (oh the geekiness ;)) and it happens to be one of the aircraft for which markings are provided...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2008, 10:37
Replies: 102
Views: 47,041
Posted By WolvoWill

Not seen that one before! There was one...

Not seen that one before! There was one Lightning (I forget which squadron but think it was either 92 or 11 sqn, from very vague memory) that had a pink panther peering over the roundel in a similar...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2008, 23:36
Replies: 13
Views: 1,816
Posted By WolvoWill

The AFCO selection interview is fairly laid back...

The AFCO selection interview is fairly laid back I would say, having had one a couple of weeks ago (and passing). The questioning is not too intense or probing, nor does it go into great depth -...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Apr 2008, 19:59
Replies: 48
Views: 6,562
Posted By WolvoWill

Sentinel OCU I think BEagle...thing is, the...

Sentinel OCU I think BEagle...thing is, the aircraft it will apparently fly will all be 'owned' and marked up for 5 squadron which will be the front line unit, and theres no budget for extra...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
27th Mar 2008, 00:50
Replies: 9
Views: 2,260
Posted By WolvoWill

In summer 2005 I flew Newark-Memphis with...

In summer 2005 I flew Newark-Memphis with Continental (Expressjet?) on an EMB-145, and the flight was delayed for several hours due to a massive storm right on the airfield.

Unfortunately for us...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2008, 22:07
Replies: 14
Views: 2,736
Posted By WolvoWill

Whilst on occasion there is still cause for...

Whilst on occasion there is still cause for weapons to be employed fast air over Iraq is used to perform other roles than plain and simple bombing - convoy overwatch, force protection (scaring the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2008, 13:54
Replies: 39
Views: 6,095
Posted By WolvoWill

I seem to recall reading that the Russians went...

I seem to recall reading that the Russians went ape over the suggestion of ASAT, claiming it broke some long standing agreement or other over space weapons, and as such it never reached operational...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2008, 12:57
Replies: 68
Views: 25,700
Posted By WolvoWill

The Jag 'M' always struck me as a rather bad idea...

The Jag 'M' always struck me as a rather bad idea - yes its undercarriage was strong but the relative lack of thrust and poor engine out performance seemed to stand against it. Isn't it a bit...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2008, 12:54
Replies: 3
Views: 1,976
Posted By WolvoWill

F-15 has the ACES 2 seat, not an MB offering -...

F-15 has the ACES 2 seat, not an MB offering - earlier Eagles had a different seat (Escapac?) but all the ones still flying will have the later seat. I have no idea who makes the ACES family of...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2008, 18:10
Replies: 25
Views: 6,765
Posted By WolvoWill

Upgrading only 104 airframes - weren't there 142...

Upgrading only 104 airframes - weren't there 142 Tornados brought up to the GR4 spec?

Obviously some have been lost in accidents (I can think of at least 2, but someone will know the numbers),...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2007, 18:25
Replies: 13
Views: 2,185
Posted By WolvoWill

As someone who is pondering joining up myself, I...

As someone who is pondering joining up myself, I must say that I found the thread in question almost as long and difficult to sift through as it is useful! There is a wealth of useful information...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2007, 21:27
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,406,448
Posted By WolvoWill

RE: No GR4s at Kandahar

I understand the desire to keep schtum due to OPSEC requirements, but I still don't quite get this.

Maybe I'm missing something and am 'out of the loop', non-service member that I am. I was under...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2007, 10:36
Replies: 175
Views: 38,500
Posted By WolvoWill

Reckon you're right with the space/deck...

Reckon you're right with the space/deck penetration issues...relatively speaking, you can plonk a Phalanx almost anywhere on deck it'll physically fit and have a clear view from. Goalkeeper is a...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2007, 18:37
Replies: 36
Views: 8,819
Posted By WolvoWill

Well, of course 3 and 11 could conceivably...

Well, of course 3 and 11 could conceivably deploy, I wasn't questioning that :) maybe I should have elaborated. Either squadron could conceivably go out there sometime next year for a bit, that I'm...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2007, 10:40
Replies: 36
Views: 8,819
Posted By WolvoWill

Love the way the article mentions Sniper for the...

Love the way the article mentions Sniper for the Typhoon as well :ugh:.

Slightly confused how they will man the deployment in the longer term though, what with only 2 Typhoon squadrons stood up on...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2007, 11:42
Replies: 383
Views: 118,399
Posted By WolvoWill

Does the northern QRA switch bases between...

Does the northern QRA switch bases between Leeming and Leuchars (as in, the aircraft can sit on QRA duty at either base), or does it fly only out of Leuchars (but the jets and crews based there can...
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