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Forum: Cabin Crew
10th Aug 2011, 23:16
Replies: 3
Views: 2,753
Posted By Tom Laxey

Flying Eastern European airliners/airlines

With a lot of Eastern European airlines modernising their fleets, and getting rid of their Tupolevs and Ilyushins, I am keen to know what it was like to fly on those types; I have read that flying on...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2011, 23:10
Replies: 29
Views: 9,640
Posted By Tom Laxey

A-10 at Fairford

Hi, anyone know what happened to curtail the A-10 display on the Saturday?

thanks

Tom
Forum: Tech Log
29th May 2011, 00:40
Replies: 2,070
Views: 613,501
Posted By Tom Laxey

Basic questions/thoughts (please correct! - non-pilot asking)

1. I think AoA sensors are different from speed sensors, but could the pilots have believed that both were invalid?

2. I would like to know how this sequence of events was particularly affected...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2010, 23:07
Replies: 34
Views: 7,770
Posted By Tom Laxey

MOD strategy

I think that's a good list of priorities above.

I think also significant is that those strategic capabilities need to align with industrial capabilities. Far example one might argue that if UK...
Forum: Tech Log
25th Jul 2010, 20:59
Replies: 11
Views: 4,827
Posted By Tom Laxey

Noise - Trent vs. Engine Alliance

Having now seen A380s at Farnborough with both R-R Trent and EA engine options, it seems to me there is quite a bit of difference in the noise, especially at take-off.

The Trent sounds as if it...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2010, 20:12
Replies: 54
Views: 10,557
Posted By Tom Laxey

RIAT

A great airshow again from RIAT

Seeing the F-22, and for that matter other US planes that have been around much longer (F-18, C-17), and comparing these with the equivalent European efforts makes...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2010, 21:09
Replies: 25
Views: 8,376
Posted By Tom Laxey

Roll-out

Can anyone tell me what was the underlying point of this roll-out, other than more publicity, and undoubtedly some very sexy views of this sleek beast.

I suppose I'm saying that BAE have said...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2010, 19:25
Replies: 6
Views: 2,990
Posted By Tom Laxey

End of an era

I think we may have the GR4s for a while yet.

I can see that Typhoon is clearly a functional replacement of the F3, and an improvement in every respect (? Any areas where F3 will be missed ?)
...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2010, 22:06
Replies: 6
Views: 2,990
Posted By Tom Laxey

F3 airshow farewell

Ok, thanks.

There was a 'swansong' demo from the Sea Harrier when it went out of service couple of years ago, which is sort of similar cirumstances, except the Sea Harrier might be considered...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2010, 18:41
Replies: 6
Views: 2,990
Posted By Tom Laxey

F3 airshow farewell?

With the Tornado F3's leaving service next year, is there to be an airshow display demo before they go?

When I asked this at an airshow recently, I heard there wasn't to be. Is this a sign of how...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jun 2010, 23:48
Replies: 103
Views: 29,848
Posted By Tom Laxey

Cost over-runs

Some excellent points made here, I think. When the annual reports showing MOD project over-runs are published I tend to have sympathy for the MOD's position as customers and contract managers, in...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jun 2010, 23:41
Replies: 103
Views: 29,848
Posted By Tom Laxey

Over-manning

The whole UK defence sector is heading for a bit of a crunch.

Certainly, private sector views of the MOD are that it is over-manned. The MOD typically turn up to meetings with as many as the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2010, 22:22
Replies: 19
Views: 5,469
Posted By Tom Laxey

Article is guff

where is there any evidence or rational argument to show that the F-35 compares unfavourably with any of the alternatives?

The best one can say is that F-35 has a design lineage to the F-22, is...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2010, 00:44
Replies: 61
Views: 10,518
Posted By Tom Laxey

Fighting different kinds of war

The UK should be able to fight a war in Afghanistan and have its fast jets.

It is undoubtedly narrow-minded to suggest that UK should cancel fast jet programmes to pay for 'stop gap' solutions...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2010, 23:22
Replies: 839
Views: 204,402
Posted By Tom Laxey

hi typerated Just interested why you say...

hi

typerated
Just interested why you say the CF-6s would be a non-optimal choice?
the plane could be designed (sized) around the engines. Looks like it means business

...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2010, 20:06
Replies: 61
Views: 10,518
Posted By Tom Laxey

Tourist, that is pretty much the thinking behind...

Tourist, that is pretty much the thinking behind my point. I also think that aligns well with what actually happens.

If there is a serious conflict, with a serious country, extra soldiers,...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2010, 20:18
Replies: 61
Views: 10,518
Posted By Tom Laxey

@Boslandew, yes that's right, of course. ...

@Boslandew, yes that's right, of course.

However I think it is true that when thoroughly questioned, casual statements about Tucanos do not add much.

The MOD knows abour surveillance, that's...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2010, 23:40
Replies: 61
Views: 10,518
Posted By Tom Laxey

The future

In general, the future is still there even if the RAF has made its choices of fast jets.

The prototype Eurofighter flew, I think, in 1997 (and EAP in 1986). The X-35 flew in 2001. The US are...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2010, 23:15
Replies: 61
Views: 10,518
Posted By Tom Laxey

Arguments between service chiefs

Yes, it's mad when an Army chief says something like this

Generally the MOD works in quite a 'purple' way, with lots of interaction between the 3 service and civilian staff; 3 separate services...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2010, 22:50
Replies: 79
Views: 21,092
Posted By Tom Laxey

VC-10 passenger experience

Could someone who has flown on the VC-10s give a quick summary of the differences that a passenger would notice?

I've read about the strip lighting .. but what about the level of noise, and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2010, 22:42
Replies: 839
Views: 204,402
Posted By Tom Laxey

A400M and 'managing the contractor'

for those in this thread that think that you can beat up Airbus about the A400M's failings, it almost ceratinly won't happen.

The UK (& prob European) military aerospace industry exists in a...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2010, 22:26
Replies: 2
Views: 1,395
Posted By Tom Laxey

F35B delays and costs

Just replied to the other thread as well.

The F35B is late and getting later..

From a UK perspective, a few years ago the story was that Typhoon was busting the budget at ~£60M-ish a pop, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2010, 22:12
Replies: 839
Views: 204,402
Posted By Tom Laxey

Curtains for the F35B

Quite agree with the doom-mongers about the F35B.

It must rank as one of the most over-hyped and unrealistic aircraft in military aviation history - a sort of a 'Aircraft design Masters programme...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2009, 21:00
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,791
Posted By Tom Laxey

Naivety of the IPPR report

The IPPR report undoubtedly gives the impression of being a structured consideration of UK's defence priorities, based on foreign policy goals, linked to the likely threats, current resource...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2009, 21:45
Replies: 970
Views: 325,858
Posted By Tom Laxey

Defence unfairly penalised

The most scandalous aspect of the defence cutbacks expected over the next 5 years is that defence spending didn't benefit from the splurge of increased spending during the public sector boom years...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2009, 21:05
Replies: 51
Views: 5,749
Posted By Tom Laxey

There's no more money

I read the NDA article, and there are several similar ones. I doubt there is any prospect of significant real terms increases in the size of the defence budget - how many votes would an increase win?...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2009, 19:39
Replies: 51
Views: 5,749
Posted By Tom Laxey

Do we have a choice?

It is bizarre that in the same office block, MOD's managers deal with PR crises resulting from inadequate boots & body armour, whilst others worry about the best way to use the last few £Bn in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2009, 18:19
Replies: 63
Views: 12,986
Posted By Tom Laxey

Eurofighter as saviour of European fast jet biz

Any discussion on the problems of EF has a large amount of '6 to one, half a dozen to the other'. Yes the customer changed their mind, but after the end of the Cold War, and the peace dividend, there...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2009, 19:24
Replies: 63
Views: 12,986
Posted By Tom Laxey

Typhoon & JSF

-Tim

UK has been trying to remain full partners on two military fast jet programmes for years, when there has always been the option to try to turn JSF into a 'full-time' interceptor, or Typhoon...
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