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Forum: Military Aviation

7th Aug 2009, 12:15

Replies: 106

RAF Merlins crews unwilling to go to Afghanistan?

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Posted By agincourt

Absolutely! But ideally marinized and fitted for...

Absolutely! But ideally marinized and fitted for (not necessarily with) a folding head and tail, so they could be trialled as a SK4 replacement.

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Aug 2009, 10:53

Replies: 106

RAF Merlins crews unwilling to go to Afghanistan?

Views: 19,046

Posted By agincourt

Although there are UORs for the MK3/3A going...

Although there are UORs for the MK3/3A going through, I don't believe any of them relate to additional armour for the aircraft.

The Merlin Project Team is fully (albeit reluctantly in some...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Aug 2009, 09:49

Replies: 41

Operationally Capable Helicopter Acquisition

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Posted By agincourt

BGG Not quite, although you're not...

BGG

Not quite, although you're not too far from the mark. However, some posters on this thread seem to be lacking in awareness of how the acquisition/procurement process works and making...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Aug 2009, 09:37

Replies: 106

RAF Merlins crews unwilling to go to Afghanistan?

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Posted By agincourt

Nigegilb, You are correct about the...

Nigegilb,

You are correct about the first part the second part is debatable. However, I think it is a red herring - as far as I am aware (someone please correct me if I am wrong) there are no...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Aug 2009, 07:08

Replies: 106

RAF Merlins crews unwilling to go to Afghanistan?

Views: 19,046

Posted By agincourt

Without going into too much detail, haven't the...

Without going into too much detail, haven't the safety critical areas of the aircraft already been identified and protected? The trouble with armour is that it is heavy and in hot and high...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Aug 2009, 07:00

Replies: 41

Operationally Capable Helicopter Acquisition

Views: 5,835

Posted By agincourt

Mick Strigg & Cows, you have hit the nail on the...

Mick Strigg & Cows, you have hit the nail on the head.

deeceethree, you do a disservice to the vast majority who are doing their utmost to deliver the best they can with what little cash they...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Aug 2009, 06:58

Replies: 15

Aligning IRS/INS on aircraft carrier?

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Posted By agincourt

For the RN there is no direct feed from the...

For the RN there is no direct feed from the ship's INS - data can be passed verbally via telebrief. The IRU can be started in DECK LEVEL mode at sea (as opposed to GYRO COMPASS mode ashore) since...

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