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13th Mar 2016, 19:43
Replies: 17
Views: 2,780
Posted By Finnpog

NATO Membership? ... check 5 Eyes? ... check...

NATO Membership? ... check

5 Eyes? ... check

Council of Berne? ... check

G8? ... check.
14th Sep 2015, 18:58
Replies: 61
Views: 14,204
Posted By Finnpog

Do the Europeans actuallu use 'EuFi' as an...

Do the Europeans actuallu use 'EuFi' as an abbreviation for Eurofighter, or is that simply myth?
4th Sep 2015, 20:08
Replies: 49
Views: 34,831
Posted By Finnpog

He was also a damn good fencer IIRC (and by that,...

He was also a damn good fencer IIRC (and by that, I mean sword-fighter :ok: )
14th Aug 2015, 05:52
Replies: 11
Views: 2,437
Posted By Finnpog

Be grateful & thank the Lord Harry that they are...

Be grateful & thank the Lord Harry that they are planning it to this level of detail.

I thought that they were just winging it, and shooting from the hip (knee-jerky fashion or should that be...
9th Aug 2015, 06:18
Replies: 44
Views: 19,247
Posted By Finnpog

Interesting & balanced last post. At least the...

Interesting & balanced last post.
At least the comments made in the press by the CO are not a form of 'softening up' prior to asking for a re-bid on the Fighter contract by Eurofighter.

If the...
26th Jul 2015, 15:52
Replies: 88
Views: 24,314
Posted By Finnpog

They are perched at the corner of the bar (in...

They are perched at the corner of the bar (in Silly Rig - if not naked) knowing that they all were awarded their green beret before trying their hands at this messing about in the skies malarky. :ok:
24th Jul 2015, 14:11
Replies: 58
Views: 10,210
Posted By Finnpog

@BATCO - The Gaul with the beard, the shades and...

@BATCO - The Gaul with the beard, the shades and the 36 looks very 'ally', to paraphrase Arrse.


Perfidious Frenchies - treating a war zone as a fashion show :ok::E
24th Jul 2015, 14:00
Replies: 1,628
Views: 477,550
Posted By Finnpog

And everybody has a share. Now, chocolate...

And everybody has a share.
Now, chocolate covered cotton...
15th Jul 2015, 22:08
Replies: 1,628
Views: 477,550
Posted By Finnpog

I am still amazed that the production pathway for...

I am still amazed that the production pathway for the MRA4 was chosen, above all other solutions, to have the new wings mated to a bespoke box, to accomodate the 'dimensionally diverse' legacy fuses....
14th Jul 2015, 22:13
Replies: 1,628
Views: 477,550
Posted By Finnpog

Betty - I was not answering your oost as such;...

Betty - I was not answering your oost as such; simply making a (factual?) point
14th Jul 2015, 21:39
Replies: 1,628
Views: 477,550
Posted By Finnpog

Is it not coreect to say, however, that the MRA4...

Is it not coreect to say, however, that the MRA4 would never have been certified as 'safe' or Risks ALARP without a monumentally significant amount of extra cash - if at all?
Some seriously crazy...
13th Jul 2015, 23:01
Replies: 1,628
Views: 477,550
Posted By Finnpog

It's alright Mr Mouse. It is part of a cunning...

It's alright Mr Mouse. It is part of a cunning MOD Masterplan to keep expenditure off the balance sheets.
After all, these pesky aircraft spend the majority of their time on terra firma - so owned...
10th Jul 2015, 19:25
Replies: 58
Views: 10,210
Posted By Finnpog

TacEval / Tactical Tuesday? Thunderflash...

TacEval / Tactical Tuesday?

Thunderflash Thursday?
4th Jul 2015, 22:38
Replies: 86
Views: 16,344
Posted By Finnpog

I could understand the efficiency regarding the...

I could understand the efficiency regarding the Merlins and aircrew - however as others have said, the precision type raids echo more modern mindsets and technologies than existed in WWII.

Perhaps...
3rd Jul 2015, 20:42
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,592,541
Posted By Finnpog

So - in UK service what designation might it...

So - in UK service what designation might it attract? I know we perhaps discussed this a couple of years ago before some of the more recent testing.

Lightning FRS1 or FA1 (a la SHAR) or
GR1...
19th Jun 2015, 21:44
Replies: 1,628
Views: 477,550
Posted By Finnpog

I think that the 'plug & play' nature of the...

I think that the 'plug & play' nature of the Harvest Hawk concept is where flexibility / agility could come into play.

Thinking about the modules which XIII & 39 Squadrons fly from - IF there was...
18th Jun 2015, 18:52
Replies: 1,628
Views: 477,550
Posted By Finnpog

The USMC have already fielded the Harvest HAWK...

The USMC have already fielded the Harvest HAWK RO/RO package.

It will not happen, but this could supplement or privide added flexibility to this as a concept.
12th Jun 2015, 09:15
Replies: 49
Views: 17,828
Posted By Finnpog

I will be Away tomorrow as well. So... ...

I will be Away tomorrow as well. So...

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g247/MDE_2006/Wessex-9aXS880ArkRoyal9-70.jpg

Image credit: Mad Dan on UKAR at this weblink...
2nd Jun 2015, 19:42
Replies: 37
Views: 15,861
Posted By Finnpog

How about...

Caling the thread "vertical THrust THursdays" and using that as a moniker before someone gets in to bagsy that as well? :E
2nd Jun 2015, 18:43
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,592,541
Posted By Finnpog

Engines et al. When the thoughts around an...

Engines et al.

When the thoughts around an angled deck on the QECs to enable recovery with arrestor gear versus a 'through deck' design, was there the option to run a bastardised variant with an...
14th May 2015, 19:12
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,592,541
Posted By Finnpog

I believe that a 'Super' Bucc might be welcomed...

I believe that a 'Super' Bucc might be welcomed by quite a few Ppruners.
2nd May 2015, 11:56
Replies: 8
Views: 2,848
Posted By Finnpog

Whatever you might think about recruitmet - I am...

Whatever you might think about recruitmet - I am reasonably assured that the UK Military may not be able to adopt the lion's share of the ISIL retention methods.:sad:
30th Mar 2015, 18:14
Replies: 42
Views: 8,980
Posted By Finnpog

Good point to include the Wokka squadron(s) -...

Good point to include the Wokka squadron(s) - shame no green Merlins.
I had read somewhere (probbly here?) that the lifts & hangers were designed with the Chinook in mind, which is usefully far...
24th Feb 2015, 05:49
Replies: 87
Views: 21,631
Posted By Finnpog

Good points TypeRated. Another dimension that...

Good points TypeRated.
Another dimension that needs considering is the Force Protection angle.
Any aircraft might win a Top Trumps battle against any other - but in addition to the operating costs...
24th Feb 2015, 04:47
Replies: 7
Views: 3,335
Posted By Finnpog

A nice way to spend the afternoon / evening :)

A nice way to spend the afternoon / evening :)
18th Feb 2015, 18:59
Replies: 87
Views: 21,631
Posted By Finnpog

If the plan is for F-35 style CAS to orbit at...

If the plan is for F-35 style CAS to orbit at height and plink with precision guided munitions, then Reaper must surely by a better alternative for delivering effect on target.
16th Feb 2015, 15:30
Replies: 87
Views: 21,631
Posted By Finnpog

Interesting link MtheM

Interesting link MtheM
12th Feb 2015, 18:44
Replies: 42
Views: 19,911
Posted By Finnpog

Any colour you want... As long as it's grey? ...

Any colour you want... As long as it's grey?

https://globalaviationreport.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/2013_cf6_aerial_f13_26957pr_1267828237_7581.jpg?w=1280

:ugh: :hmm:
11th Feb 2015, 20:55
Replies: 42
Views: 19,911
Posted By Finnpog

Good call. I agree. I was feeling like a Grinch...

Good call. I agree.
I was feeling like a Grinch looking at it.
4th Feb 2015, 18:18
Replies: 19
Views: 12,180
Posted By Finnpog

Surely Dave-B will be Frog Dave as the...

Surely Dave-B will be Frog Dave as the overwhelming majority will be belong to Uncle Sam's Misguided Children and they as well as most of the others will be amphibious and intended to go to sea.
3rd Feb 2015, 20:29
Replies: 117
Views: 35,753
Posted By Finnpog

It seems to me that IS are picking a fight to try...

It seems to me that IS are picking a fight to try and get 'crusader' forces on the ground in order to take more life and also try to create a jihad against the Great Satan (other terms are...
31st Jan 2015, 09:59
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,592,541
Posted By Finnpog

In exactly the same way that the Phantom,...

In exactly the same way that the Phantom, Buccaneer, Wessex, Whirlwind and Gannet all had "Sea" prefixed to their service names - I can see the tradition. :ugh:

However, using the SHar...
24th Jan 2015, 15:38
Replies: 1,628
Views: 477,550
Posted By Finnpog

If the Argentinians had had AAR - then the more...

If the Argentinians had had AAR - then the more complex air battle position might have required an SF strike (if not a Black Buck) onto a certain airfield on the mainland in order to mitigate / make...
17th Jan 2015, 22:05
Replies: 57
Views: 15,541
Posted By Finnpog

Subtle chuckle - but with the Ship's crest as a...

Subtle chuckle - but with the Ship's crest as a badge on the right sleeve looking a bit like a squadron or type patch, they kind of look like a two piece flight suit - albeit in a deep blue as...
10th Jan 2015, 18:37
Replies: 1,628
Views: 477,550
Posted By Finnpog

Unfortunately, the RealPolitik of Defence is that...

Unfortunately, the RealPolitik of Defence is that it is only partly there for the purpose of defending the Realm.

Other key factors are:
A driver for capital & revenue spend - which drives...
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