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Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 18:58
Replies: 823
Views: 258,474
Posted By Jackonicko

LM must be running out of space to park...

LM must be running out of space to park undelivered, non-accepted F-35s...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 13:10
Replies: 823
Views: 258,474
Posted By Jackonicko

I would hope that it isn’t a ‘hit piece’. Smith...

I would hope that it isn’t a ‘hit piece’. Smith has an interesting perspective, and his background lends his views a certain weight and credibility. What he had to say challenged my preconceptions,...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 12:31
Replies: 823
Views: 258,474
Posted By Jackonicko

Anglo-Japanese-Italian and flowing from the...

Anglo-Japanese-Italian and flowing from the Anglo-Italian-Swedish work on Tempest/FCAS, so it's understandable that someone should think of it as being European?

The Franco-German-Spanish...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2024, 21:23
Replies: 823
Views: 258,474
Posted By Jackonicko

Well one lesson is to design for rapid...

Well one lesson is to design for rapid upgradeability from the start, as Saab have done with Gripen E, for example. Segregating flight control and mission software. Making provision for adding...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2024, 09:08
Replies: 52
Views: 16,188
Posted By Jackonicko

Whose was it?

Whose was it?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 22:07
Replies: 431
Views: 194,407
Posted By Jackonicko

They showed a new model of GCAP at WDS. It's...

They showed a new model of GCAP at WDS. It's certainly a lot better looking than the 'Pregnant Pelican' full scale mock up.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 21:37
Replies: 212
Views: 79,693
Posted By Jackonicko

So that would rule out Johnny Stringer (also born...

So that would rule out Johnny Stringer (also born 1969), and I'm guessing Harv and Godders?

But then an organisation that failed to appoint Gerry Mayhew as CAS would be capable of anything, I...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 19:53
Replies: 823
Views: 258,474
Posted By Jackonicko

Is the F-35 going to remain viable for much...

Is the F-35 going to remain viable for much longer?

It's terribly bad form to blow one's own trumpet, but as the author of this piece, I was fascinated by what 'Smithy' says - he is probably...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 21:46
Replies: 55
Views: 17,860
Posted By Jackonicko

A new autonomous collaborative platform concept...

A new autonomous collaborative platform concept was revealed by BAE Systems at World Defense Show in Riyadh.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2023, 15:15
Replies: 455
Views: 141,797
Posted By Jackonicko

Telegraph article is by Lewis Page, so not worth...

Telegraph article is by Lewis Page, so not worth clicking on.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2023, 15:13
Replies: 431
Views: 194,407
Posted By Jackonicko

Defence News weren't there. I was, Francis...

Defence News weren't there.

I was, Francis Tusa was, Craig Hoyle from Flight was, Tony Osborne from AWST was, a couple of local reporters were, and so were four Japanese reporters.

Plenty of...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2023, 11:33
Replies: 442
Views: 170,621
Posted By Jackonicko

Thanks Just This Once. I hope he's OK and...

Thanks Just This Once.

I hope he's OK and enjoying life. I'm an unashamed fan of Monty.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2023, 10:05
Replies: 442
Views: 170,621
Posted By Jackonicko

Who says he's still flying and in the job? ...

Who says he's still flying and in the job?

Poor chap seems to be suffering plenty of slings and arrows - latest edition of his book seems to no longer have his name on the cover, even.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2023, 18:49
Replies: 212
Views: 79,693
Posted By Jackonicko

As 'predicted' on 3rd March... BV, as usual,...

As 'predicted' on 3rd March...

BV, as usual, talks a lot of sense, but my problem with Knighton is not that he isn't aircrew, isn't an air power practitioner, nor that he has never had an...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2023, 22:03
Replies: 212
Views: 79,693
Posted By Jackonicko

Hmmm. I'm told that the interviews were on...

Hmmm.

I'm told that the interviews were on Tuesday 21st. Gerry Mayhew, Knighton and one other (possibly Johnny Stringer).

Two of them are patently not Wigstonian or Woke, are personable and...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2023, 20:26
Replies: 370
Views: 128,104
Posted By Jackonicko

https://twitter.com/thenewarea51/status/1622038650...

https://twitter.com/thenewarea51/status/1622038650425933824



"Frank One, Splash One, TOI One..." "That is a (inaudible) kill, the balloon is completely destroyed." What's the inaudible...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2022, 17:59
Replies: 96
Views: 12,059
Posted By Jackonicko

Don't hake the mickey!

Don't hake the mickey!
Forum: Tech Log
30th Oct 2022, 20:37
Replies: 7
Views: 1,543
Posted By Jackonicko

Really? That's astonishing, to me, at least.

Really?

That's astonishing, to me, at least.
Forum: Tech Log
28th Oct 2022, 23:17
Replies: 7
Views: 1,543
Posted By Jackonicko

Turboprop vs turbojet

How much more environmentally friendly is a modern turboprop than an equivalent sized turbojet, in terms of environmental impact?

Roughly 30% lower fuel burn per passenger seat/mile?
Lower flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2022, 14:45
Replies: 335
Views: 86,289
Posted By Jackonicko

That's a very rosy view of a pretty unsavoury...

That's a very rosy view of a pretty unsavoury regime, which routinely oppresses a big chunk of its indigenous population, and which has been a regular aggressor and destabilising influence in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2022, 11:35
Replies: 335
Views: 86,289
Posted By Jackonicko

I am NO friend of China - indeed I've always...

I am NO friend of China - indeed I've always favoured giving recognition to democratic Taiwan rather than the autocratic mainland. However, when this was all set up, you must remember that HMG were...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2022, 22:46
Replies: 592
Views: 192,768
Posted By Jackonicko

In my limited experience, even Air Rank officers...

In my limited experience, even Air Rank officers tend not to be the initiators of policy.



Impressing journos is absolutely not a core skillset for a CAS, but it's not a bad bonus.

Being a...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2022, 18:33
Replies: 592
Views: 192,768
Posted By Jackonicko

Spotswood presented me with a form prize at my...

Spotswood presented me with a form prize at my school, Cameron and Beetham were long retired when I met them.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2022, 18:18
Replies: 592
Views: 192,768
Posted By Jackonicko

Now he may not be perfect, and he may have made...

Now he may not be perfect, and he may have made mistakes, but Mike Wigston is a bloody good officer, IMHO, and I've met and chatted with every CAS since Pete Squire, and even a few before that...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2022, 09:50
Replies: 222
Views: 87,479
Posted By Jackonicko

And a radar! I'd understood that most of...

And a radar!

I'd understood that most of the 103/203 fleet (2 103s and about four 203s) went VERY soon after the 166 came in, in late 2017 (contrary to the impression left by the 2022 IISS...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Aug 2022, 20:35
Replies: 222
Views: 87,479
Posted By Jackonicko

What no 103/203, BV? Or had they gone by the...

What no 103/203, BV?

Or had they gone by the time you got to the land of the 166?
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2022, 21:00
Replies: 5
Views: 4,462
Posted By Jackonicko

MoD wants to hide the C-130 force's light under the nearest bushel....

Steve Bond is the author of a series of positive, helpful RAF-related books, including:



Meteor Boys: True Tales from the Operator's of Britain's First Jet Fighter - From 1944 to Date


...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2022, 14:51
Replies: 431
Views: 194,407
Posted By Jackonicko

The demonstrator is not an Anglo-Japanese...

The demonstrator is not an Anglo-Japanese programme, though it will have both Italian and Japanese participation.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2022, 16:22
Replies: 3
Views: 2,881
Posted By Jackonicko

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_8771_1441de79ba78a43380866d1532eca309484cb998.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2022, 16:19
Replies: 3
Views: 2,881
Posted By Jackonicko

Various shots of the model, which is reminiscent...

Various shots of the model, which is reminiscent of the YF-23


https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1333/rs59191_vq7a7191_22e6f7889e691236a6eb80d1b4e3237857eeb399.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2022, 16:17
Replies: 3
Views: 2,881
Posted By Jackonicko

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1124/control_of_the_air_poster_fx7a_cxeaaoxwl_08c77eab89360bd610987f2eb836e799639783d2.jpeg...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2022, 16:02
Replies: 431
Views: 194,407
Posted By Jackonicko

A whole day earlier I posted this:18th Jul 2022,...

A whole day earlier I posted this:18th Jul 2022, 14:16

https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/647865-adios-pregnant-pelican-uk-fly-new-tempest-demonstrator-within-five-years.html
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2022, 14:16
Replies: 3
Views: 2,881
Posted By Jackonicko

Adios to the Pregnant Pelican - UK to fly new Tempest demonstrator within five years.

UK’S ‘NEXT-GENERATION’ COMBAT AIR DEMONSTRATOR SET TO FLY



Ben Wallace MP, the UK Secretary of State for Defence, has confirmed that Britain plans to lead the development of a new flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2022, 12:16
Replies: 55
Views: 17,860
Posted By Jackonicko

And there's yet a third new 'adjunct' on show at...

And there's yet a third new 'adjunct' on show at Farnborough -

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1124/bae_adjunct_fx7baygxwaem_tf_d0d57d86fce3dddc6d3bbef8fbb1c6d3f976d603.jpeg
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2022, 22:17
Replies: 55
Views: 17,860
Posted By Jackonicko

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/536x755/screenshot_2022_07_15_at_22_47_08_45795f966131d52b9d66cc8575473c8a67c6a225.png

Performance figures.
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