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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2022, 22:15
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,501
Posted By Arcanum

https://twitter.com/cbyder/status/1559220991414386...

https://twitter.com/cbyder/status/1559220991414386692?s=21&t=7XtseA-t2sujfNrpYizpGQ
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2021, 22:24
Replies: 28
Views: 9,633
Posted By Arcanum

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/72761-gna...

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/72761-gnat-roll-rate-fuse.html
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2021, 19:03
Replies: 105
Views: 49,507
Posted By Arcanum

Interesting article on the Tornado missions using...

Interesting article on the Tornado missions using JP233 in the first week.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2020, 21:01
Replies: 58
Views: 17,075
Posted By Arcanum

Seawolf? 29 cut to 3.

Seawolf? 29 cut to 3.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Sep 2020, 20:33
Replies: 2,090
Views: 615,611
Posted By Arcanum

For about a month. Maybe. More than 50% of...

For about a month. Maybe.

More than 50% of the world’s silicon chip supply comes from TSMC fabs in Taiwan. Assuming those fabs survive an invasion, China would have a stranglehold over the world...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
27th Jul 2020, 14:18
Replies: 202
Views: 56,139
Posted By Arcanum

The U.K. government was barely able to test...

The U.K. government was barely able to test 10,000 people a day at the end of March. A lot more people had COVID in March/April than were showing up in the official numbers. It's only since early...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2020, 11:53
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,484
Posted By Arcanum

Had BREXIT been defeated, a not unlikely...

Had BREXIT been defeated, a not unlikely alternative scenario was Cameron's slim 5-seat 2015 majority whittled down through rebellions/defections/retirements until an election was called in...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
9th May 2020, 11:57
Replies: 633
Views: 612,800
Posted By Arcanum

At the beginning of April they were testing 10K...

At the beginning of April they were testing 10K people a day. Now they are testing around 100K people a day. The number of cases being found now likely reflects the number of people being tested...
Forum: Terms and Endearment
4th May 2020, 18:17
Replies: 2,093
Views: 1,850,315
Posted By Arcanum

As someone who consistently flies 15-20 long-haul...

As someone who consistently flies 15-20 long-haul returns per year on BA (usually in Club World) I hope things work out as well as they can for everyone. It's a great carrier which I always choose...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2020, 20:18
Replies: 823
Views: 258,438
Posted By Arcanum

Perhaps the MRA4 cost overrun and cancellation in...

Perhaps the MRA4 cost overrun and cancellation in 2010 was still fresh in BAEs mind? Better to be paid for a completed pair of carriers, plus through life costs, than low-ball the CATOBAR cost and...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2019, 17:10
Replies: 103
Views: 51,061
Posted By Arcanum

Which of Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung are...

Which of Huawei, Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung are US or Israeli companies? They are the only credible 5G infrastructure companies (and ZTE is the only other company building 5G equipment) and Huawei...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2017, 12:37
Replies: 28
Views: 6,559
Posted By Arcanum

There are a lot of undersea cables: ...

There are a lot of undersea cables:

https://www.submarinecablemap.com

The internet has network resilience (as DARPA intended) and will reroute through other links if one goes down. If...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2017, 22:47
Replies: 99
Views: 37,754
Posted By Arcanum

If Saudi were no longer pumping oil, we'd lose...

If Saudi were no longer pumping oil, we'd lose about 12% of the worlds oil production capacity.

If Saudi, Kuwait, UAE, Iraq and Iran were no longer pumping oil then about 35% of the world's oil...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2016, 21:08
Replies: 38
Views: 12,316
Posted By Arcanum

Not a national emergency, however I recall a GR4...

Not a national emergency, however I recall a GR4 was used a few years back in Wales as part of a search for a missing child (Ian Huntley case?). Protector might be more useful in this scenario.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2016, 23:13
Replies: 17
Views: 2,784
Posted By Arcanum

Bosnia? Kosovo? Not sure the EU covered...

Bosnia? Kosovo? Not sure the EU covered themselves in glory there.

From a different perspective, should we be thanking the EU for Ukraine?

[edit] It could be argued that's outward facing, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2016, 20:25
Replies: 1,757
Views: 985,994
Posted By Arcanum

Seems like there are plenty of lessons to be...

Seems like there are plenty of lessons to be learned (or relearned) by many individuals and organisations. It would be unfortunate if he's the only one to be hit by said book - and that's assuming...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2015, 19:20
Replies: 77
Views: 15,920
Posted By Arcanum

The general reaction in the UK is in contrast to...

The general reaction in the UK is in contrast to the angst in the US when the Americans whacked one of their own citizens in a drone strike back in 2011.

I reckon we sent out a good message - if...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2015, 18:37
Replies: 1,757
Views: 985,994
Posted By Arcanum

From the AAIB report: I'm curious what...

From the AAIB report:



I'm curious what the general view is of currency and the applicability of experience on other aircraft.

Of course, private flying of this nature is not the same...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2015, 17:31
Replies: 1,757
Views: 985,994
Posted By Arcanum

Most of life in the western world is about...

Most of life in the western world is about minimising and balancing risk. By way of examples, a 70MPH motorway speed limit is set to balance reasonable progress against the risk of injury from an...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2014, 19:52
Replies: 47
Views: 9,666
Posted By Arcanum

Agree. A couple of years back, all of East...

Agree.

A couple of years back, all of East Anglia could hear the GR4's heading out to Libya to deliver some Stormshadow's. Sat in my double-glazed house, 40-miles from Marham with the TV on it...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2014, 20:24
Replies: 28
Views: 3,675
Posted By Arcanum

The comment that was simplistic was the one that...

The comment that was simplistic was the one that said the freedom fighters we were seeking to help turned in to our worst enemy overnight.

ISIL taking over Syria had the FSA been successful in...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2014, 12:39
Replies: 28
Views: 3,675
Posted By Arcanum

A simplistic comment worthy of the Guardian. ...

A simplistic comment worthy of the Guardian.

Supporting the moderate FSA in Syria as the UK, US and France were doing to different extents did not equate to helping ISIS. Perhaps there was some...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Aug 2013, 08:16
Replies: 107
Views: 22,691
Posted By Arcanum

What makes you think the banks in The City work...

What makes you think the banks in The City work for 'us'?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2013, 21:01
Replies: 235
Views: 35,644
Posted By Arcanum

Laws have to be clear cut and if this case was...

Laws have to be clear cut and if this case was allowed to pass where would you draw the line? Should someone in the regular armed forces be allowed to have a weapon in their home too? What about a...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2013, 12:56
Replies: 34
Views: 8,927
Posted By Arcanum

Maybe 10-years ago. China has a near...

Maybe 10-years ago.

China has a near stranglehold on some key rare earth metals which are required to everything from smartphones to lasers to weapons. China briefly cut Japan off last year in a...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2012, 15:01
Replies: 112
Views: 35,257
Posted By Arcanum

This in cockpit video of a hawk ejection from a...

This in cockpit video of a hawk ejection from a few years ago shows the nose being forced down during ejection. Still had about 140-kts on the HUD at ejection time.

Bird Strike and Ejection in a...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2012, 23:57
Replies: 39
Views: 7,048
Posted By Arcanum

The population density of a stadium is a lot...

The population density of a stadium is a lot greater than some random part of central London.

It comes down to a numbers game. You shoot the aircraft down before it reaches the stadium and...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2012, 20:32
Replies: 1,802
Views: 387,153
Posted By Arcanum

From an outsiders perspective going back to the B...

From an outsiders perspective going back to the B seems like the least-worst long term solution.

Yes, that the C is a better aircraft seems indisputable and, yes, a Cat-n-Trap capable carrier...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2012, 20:33
Replies: 533
Views: 105,988
Posted By Arcanum

Not so much. Top chip companies...

Not so much.

Top chip companies (phones/telecoms): Apple (US), Broadcom (US), Cavium (US), Freescale (US), Huawei/HiSilicon (China), Mediatek (Taiwan), NVidia (US), Renesas (Japan), Qualcomm (US),...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2012, 16:41
Replies: 533
Views: 105,988
Posted By Arcanum

There are UK jobs in more Typhoons. There...

There are UK jobs in more Typhoons.

There are UK job in the F35.

There are no UK jobs in the F18.

So I'd be surprised if F18 would ever be a real candidate to fill any F35...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Dec 2011, 15:45
Replies: 21
Views: 5,482
Posted By Arcanum

Australia has large reserves of aluminuim,...

Australia has large reserves of aluminuim, uranium, coal and a fair bit of oil too. Much like Brazil - which has just overtaken the UK as the worlds 6th largest economy - it helps to have massive...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2011, 20:03
Replies: 31
Views: 5,010
Posted By Arcanum

Conventional weapon using satellite guidance...

Conventional weapon using satellite guidance (some combination of SAR and visual)

DF-21 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2011, 09:18
Replies: 77
Views: 13,583
Posted By Arcanum

I'm curious about this. Having read PPRrune...

I'm curious about this.

Having read PPRrune for a while a common (and reasonable) concern is the lack of flying hours. If there are only a small amount of flying hours per month how many of these...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2010, 11:23
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,406,812
Posted By Arcanum

Great point. So how exactly is the Navy going to...

Great point. So how exactly is the Navy going to patrol all of that water with one carrier battle group when the other is in refit and hardly any spare Frigates/Destroyers?

The carrier group...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2010, 22:55
Replies: 98
Views: 30,683
Posted By Arcanum

This Harrier pilot was fortunate (sort of) that...

This Harrier pilot was fortunate (sort of) that he was over water:

YouTube - You don't see this every day (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5uEguTYq3U)
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