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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2008, 21:07
Replies: 29
Views: 5,444
Posted By Jetex Jim

Anyone with half a brain can see that there is no...

Anyone with half a brain can see that there is no comparison, but you already know that. http://static.pprune.org/images/smilies/thumbs.gif[/quote]
Steady on old chap, you're getting perilously...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Dec 2008, 02:17
Replies: 29
Views: 5,444
Posted By Jetex Jim

Sounds like you might be making the case for the...

Sounds like you might be making the case for the cancel the order and pay the penalty option PP. And you hail from where? Ah yes Blackpool. The jewel of the north west, and darned handy for Warton.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2008, 21:14
Replies: 29
Views: 5,444
Posted By Jetex Jim

So what actually happened? Could it be that the...

So what actually happened? Could it be that the UK ordered more than they were ever going to need, knowing that the Saudia order was in the bag. Always intending to eventually plead poverty, reduced...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2008, 12:45
Replies: 358
Views: 54,947
Posted By Jetex Jim

Good idea, but if the Navy had to pay for Nimrod...

Good idea, but if the Navy had to pay for Nimrod it wouldn't be able to afford any ships.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2008, 21:18
Replies: 345
Views: 46,355
Posted By Jetex Jim

So what's good for BAE is good for all of us....

So what's good for BAE is good for all of us. Thank goodness for that, somebody's finally explained it.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2008, 18:22
Replies: 78
Views: 14,297
Posted By Jetex Jim

This is fabulous, like watching a shoot out...

This is fabulous, like watching a shoot out between Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2008, 17:00
Replies: 27
Views: 7,742
Posted By Jetex Jim

Yes. However the big difference now is this, BAE...

Yes. However the big difference now is this, BAE is a multinational corporation with manufacturing facilities outside the UK. Money spent by the UK in order to maintain participation in JSF-B will...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2008, 15:50
Replies: 27
Views: 7,742
Posted By Jetex Jim

Not really. The RAF didn't want Spey engined...

Not really. The RAF didn't want Spey engined Phantoms in any case. But someone had to concoct a reason to re-engine the F4. Operating from the Ark was the one they came up with. It was stated that...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2008, 13:24
Replies: 27
Views: 7,742
Posted By Jetex Jim

More likely it was there to ease the pain for the...

More likely it was there to ease the pain for the British airframe and engines industry, who lobbied hard to get a piece of the action following the cancellations of the TSR2 and other aircraft. As...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Nov 2008, 09:47
Replies: 27
Views: 7,742
Posted By Jetex Jim

Well the crazy thing is that if all the money...

Well the crazy thing is that if all the money that had been spent re-engining the F4s with Spey engines, supposedly to enable them to fly off a boat the size of the Ark, had instead been spent on new...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2008, 23:26
Replies: 44
Views: 8,076
Posted By Jetex Jim

Oh come on boys, no guts no glory. What would...

Oh come on boys, no guts no glory. What would Nelson have made of all this, girly, we don't fancy HTP nonesense? It's only water with a dash more oxygen, where's the harm in that?

But at least...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2008, 21:00
Replies: 17
Views: 4,242
Posted By Jetex Jim

Isn't it more a case of with software intensive...

Isn't it more a case of with software intensive flight controls, as I think Mr Fish is suggesting, the cost of stripping out all that weight goes way beyond removing all the hardware. Extensive...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2008, 20:17
Replies: 44
Views: 8,076
Posted By Jetex Jim

Catapults

Are electric catapults or traditionally generated steam catapults the only options?

The steam catpult was a British development which borrowed quite a bit from the V1 launch catapult. And the V1...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2008, 21:27
Replies: 78
Views: 14,297
Posted By Jetex Jim

Well its true that the Luftwaffe do tend to...

Well its true that the Luftwaffe do tend to favour the original name, Eurofighter.

Although of late they have shown a new interest in its air to surface role. To the extent they will now replace...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2008, 16:44
Replies: 78
Views: 14,297
Posted By Jetex Jim

Why ever not? Germany had a Typhoon all of its...

Why ever not? Germany had a Typhoon all of its own, a world record breaking light plane in its day, and the basis for one of the worlds greatest piston engined fighters.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2008, 16:54
Replies: 7
Views: 1,606
Posted By Jetex Jim

Yes, I should think the main gear would need to...

Yes, I should think the main gear would need to be quite long.as with this DO335.

And not a bad idea to add a bit of fin down there to save the prop!...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2008, 21:19
Replies: 32
Views: 5,046
Posted By Jetex Jim

The cry of, 'they moved the goal posts', is...

The cry of, 'they moved the goal posts', is number 1 in the defence contractor book of excuses.

The funny thing is, I've never yet heard of a supplier refusing a a change order. It's worth too...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2008, 15:16
Replies: 51
Views: 13,848
Posted By Jetex Jim

Very nice work sir. Well done.

Very nice work sir. Well done.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2008, 10:09
Replies: 51
Views: 13,848
Posted By Jetex Jim

The book, Cold War Hot Science, although not...

The book, Cold War Hot Science, although not exclusivly about aviation is extremly interesting. The section, on the Lightning provides an insight into its origins (in wartime German swept wing...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2008, 12:33
Replies: 839
Views: 203,951
Posted By Jetex Jim

Sounds good, if you could guarantee the BAE...

Sounds good, if you could guarantee the BAE portion of the JSF build was done in UK. But BAE have extensive facilities in the USA, (Wiki):
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2008, 01:01
Replies: 427
Views: 246,875
Posted By Jetex Jim

I see your F4 bump glad rag. The...

I see your F4 bump glad rag.

The Luftwaffe, in their wisdom will keep some of their F4s a while longer. Hard to believe, but they will retire a squadron of Tornados instead and keep their last...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2008, 05:30
Replies: 41
Views: 11,494
Posted By Jetex Jim

Your link didn't work, how about this one ...

Your link didn't work, how about this one

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Supersonic car targets 1,000mph (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7685049.stm)
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2008, 15:42
Replies: 23
Views: 3,221
Posted By Jetex Jim

Nimrod Sim 1971

My recollection of the actual Nimrod Mk 1 simulator, which I saw at Kinloss in 1971 was a flight deck on three axis motion, made I think, by GPS of Aylsbury, (subsequently Redifon). It had a model...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2008, 10:28
Replies: 839
Views: 203,951
Posted By Jetex Jim

Come on Tim, let's hear why you think that.

Come on Tim, let's hear why you think that.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2008, 13:41
Replies: 839
Views: 203,951
Posted By Jetex Jim

Well if they are so sure, maybe they could offer...

Well if they are so sure, maybe they could offer a firm fixed price contract.

Very unlikely, when was the last time BAE, or anyone else in military manufacturing commited to such a thing?
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2008, 10:33
Replies: 839
Views: 203,951
Posted By Jetex Jim

Tee hee, you can always rely on pprune for a...

Tee hee, you can always rely on pprune for a laugh.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2008, 05:03
Replies: 839
Views: 203,951
Posted By Jetex Jim

Well, perhaps you might like to review the status...

Well, perhaps you might like to review the status of the MRA4.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2008, 20:19
Replies: 839
Views: 203,951
Posted By Jetex Jim

Because some at BAE imagine that they can get...

Because some at BAE imagine that they can get away with it. Again.

They know that a strategy that proclaims a project at first trivial can, over time, become, "Well its taken so long and you've...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2008, 10:35
Replies: 839
Views: 203,951
Posted By Jetex Jim

It seems that the only reason BAE are...

It seems that the only reason BAE are participating in JSF at such a high level, is because the UK JSF buy justifies continuing with the JSF-B version.

Should the UK JSF order go, JSF-B will not...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2008, 13:40
Replies: 839
Views: 203,951
Posted By Jetex Jim

Typhoon air to surface

It's also worth bearing in mind that the Luftwaffe, which originally had zero interest in Typhoon Air to Ground, is also participating. Now Typhoons will replace some Luftwaffe Tornados and instead a...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2008, 22:42
Replies: 52
Views: 7,243
Posted By Jetex Jim

There are a few Germans around who might claim to...

There are a few Germans around who might claim to have lost the war, but won the peace -- having ended up with a better standard of living than Britain.

Perhaps, but those who did were fortunate...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2008, 12:35
Replies: 107
Views: 24,535
Posted By Jetex Jim

I suppose one could say that regardless of any...

I suppose one could say that regardless of any 'hidden' costs of JSF B, the payback to BAE and RR will still be huge. These companies, thanks to that 2 Billion dollar tier 1 buy in, and what seems to...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2008, 10:58
Replies: 7,458
Views: 2,399,069
Posted By Jetex Jim

Services: Housekeepers...

Services: Housekeepers (http://www.mrshunts.co.uk/services/housekeepers.htm)
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2008, 05:35
Replies: 107
Views: 24,535
Posted By Jetex Jim

CV autoland Yes, dashed bad timing that....

CV autoland


Yes, dashed bad timing that.

I keep forgetting that the RN hasn't, officially, decided between Dave B or Dave C yet. Must be that darn Congressional Research Service report,...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Sep 2008, 04:24
Replies: 7,458
Views: 2,399,069
Posted By Jetex Jim

Wot! A mole, right inside MOD Equipment and...

Wot!
A mole, right inside MOD Equipment and Support, and working against the best interests of the UK military?

Too improbable for words ME...
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