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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2024, 19:27
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,769,612
Posted By VX275

Well as ACCGS operated both the powered and...

Well as ACCGS operated both the powered and conventional fleet and a Robin for aerotows using full time paid staff and frankly £600 per cadet is believable at the pace they worked. Each VGS had its...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 21:04
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,769,612
Posted By VX275

Maybe if they had worked the cost out based on a...

Maybe if they had worked the cost out based on a proper VGS rather than ACCGS the cost would have been a lot lower.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2024, 19:27
Replies: 33
Views: 4,816
Posted By VX275

I can't imagine Ken Wallis would have used a V1...

I can't imagine Ken Wallis would have used a V1 nose cone for a fairing as the V1 airframe was made from sheet steel.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Jan 2024, 13:51
Replies: 104
Views: 37,215
Posted By VX275

Which would have been used to advantage if the...

Which would have been used to advantage if the proposed development into the Ayrshire Tactical transport had taken place....
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 17:32
Replies: 29
Views: 4,954
Posted By VX275

As far as the Aurora crash at Boscombe goes, any...

As far as the Aurora crash at Boscombe goes, any denial was seen by the jurno who came up with the story as conformation it occurred. He never could accept that the C5 was carrying helicopters for a...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2023, 14:22
Replies: 86
Views: 26,874
Posted By VX275

This chap never soloed but no one was brave...

This chap never soloed but no one was brave enough to tell him he couldn't wear the wings....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Oct 2023, 13:30
Replies: 72
Views: 5,378
Posted By VX275

Maybe not 'now' but back 'then' they did. ...

Maybe not 'now' but back 'then' they did.
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Oct 2023, 17:03
Replies: 72
Views: 5,378
Posted By VX275

​​​​​​​And that includes the paperwork to keep a...

​​​​​​​And that includes the paperwork to keep a fleet of aircraft airworthy.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Aug 2023, 10:51
Replies: 18
Views: 2,372
Posted By VX275

I've got a copy of the trials report for this...

I've got a copy of the trials report for this system, somewhere.
IIRC the sequence was fixed and automatic, there was no "After you old boy. No, I insist, after you" between the Radar Nav and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2023, 09:12
Replies: 20
Views: 4,271
Posted By VX275

The result of letting an F1 aerodynamicist loose...

The result of letting an F1 aerodynamicist loose on an aircraft
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2023, 21:07
Replies: 11
Views: 2,539
Posted By VX275

I suppose there's no chance of 'westernising' the...

I suppose there's no chance of 'westernising' the Beriev Be-200 in the near future?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2023, 19:16
Replies: 27
Views: 4,203
Posted By VX275

An Israeli company did make a UAV out of a DA42...

An Israeli company did make a UAV out of a DA42 so it wasn't all that daft a question from dctyke.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2023, 21:47
Replies: 60
Views: 13,279
Posted By VX275

One of my secondary duties whilst working at the...

One of my secondary duties whilst working at the A&AEE was that of anthropometric dummy as I worked closely with Doc Morgan and John Eatwell. Unfortunately I am tall sat down, 98%tile buttock to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Feb 2023, 14:34
Replies: 9
Views: 1,065
Posted By VX275

Actually the Stirling could carry equal numbers...

Actually the Stirling could carry equal numbers of Paras (22) as the Dak but at the same time twice the number of equipment containers (12 to the Daks 6).
After D-day trials were conducted with a...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2022, 18:29
Replies: 76
Views: 14,161
Posted By VX275

I've found a photo from the ASRA trial. It shows...

I've found a photo from the ASRA trial. It shows just how cramped the space was in the tanker Herc. The photographer is stood on the ramp in the space between the HDU and fuselage wall that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2022, 09:21
Replies: 76
Views: 14,161
Posted By VX275

The ASRA kit on the tanker was mounted on rails...

The ASRA kit on the tanker was mounted on rails that ran in the gap between the end of the fuel tanks and the HDU on the ramp. It was all a bit cramped especially as we had additional MS10s stowed in...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2022, 20:29
Replies: 76
Views: 14,161
Posted By VX275

I was involved with the A&AEE trials of a JATE...

I was involved with the A&AEE trials of a JATE designed ASRA for the Herc tanker. The tankers were an obvious choice for a Search and Rescue aircraft in the Falklands and so JATE designed and built a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2022, 21:13
Replies: 19
Views: 1,985
Posted By VX275

The bare fuselage frame of GXT was in the hands...

The bare fuselage frame of GXT was in the hands of the Aeroplane Collection in the late 70's early 80s. I remember we took it to one of the IAT shows at Greenham Common and were a bit miffed that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2022, 18:39
Replies: 54
Views: 10,878
Posted By VX275

The Specification for the LLP originally required...

The Specification for the LLP originally required a minimum drop height of 250 ft AGL at max AUW.
Towards the end of its trials at Boscombe someone came up with the idea of conducting a live drop at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Jul 2022, 18:07
Replies: 109
Views: 22,417
Posted By VX275

The reason why the Lancaster and the Shackleton...

The reason why the Lancaster and the Shackleton broke down into easily roadable chunks is more to do with the fact that they were built on the other side of Manchester and it made it easier to...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jul 2022, 19:19
Replies: 109
Views: 22,417
Posted By VX275

What connection does the Bev have with Middle...

What connection does the Bev have with Middle Wallop or the AAC? Better would be the Boscombe Down collection at Old Sarum, the A&AEE operated the (last) Beverley and JATE carried out trials with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jun 2022, 21:19
Replies: 21
Views: 6,518
Posted By VX275

Will crew helmets be a requirement? if so all...

Will crew helmets be a requirement? if so all those aircraft suggested will need modifying unless you only want severely restrict who is to fly in them. Of course restricting the size of the crew...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2022, 08:36
Replies: 15
Views: 5,546
Posted By VX275

There's something odd about that photo of it...

There's something odd about that photo of it floating in the water. Where are the sensor turrets?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2022, 22:25
Replies: 85
Views: 23,458
Posted By VX275

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

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RAF Calshot couldn't find a U boat for the AFEE trials of the Fa 330.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Apr 2022, 19:06
Replies: 28
Views: 3,909
Posted By VX275

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

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Fa330 land trials at the AFEE RAF Beaulieu. The trailer is the floor of an Airfield Control...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Mar 2022, 07:37
Replies: 5
Views: 2,209
Posted By VX275

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This is the official camouflage scheme for the WACO Hadrian in RAF service. Notice...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2022, 08:05
Replies: 66
Views: 18,146
Posted By VX275

I remember those days well. Especially keeping an...

I remember those days well. Especially keeping an eye out for the A10's that would roll in to 'attack' the tractor I was driving across my sisters Worcestershire farm.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jan 2022, 08:35
Replies: 1,274
Views: 651,476
Posted By VX275

That reminds me of one pupil I was given. Sat in...

That reminds me of one pupil I was given. Sat in the cockpit for the first time I passed him the FRCs (it was in a Venture) and proceeded to read the Cockpit checks having asked him to follow me. He...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2022, 21:25
Replies: 20
Views: 9,280
Posted By VX275

Well since QinetiQ priced themselves out of...

Well since QinetiQ priced themselves out of flight trials, maybe now is the time to move ETPS to Brize (I'm sure there's room to squeeze another unit in) and satisfy the tree huggers, who don't want...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Dec 2021, 19:45
Replies: 5
Views: 1,641
Posted By VX275

I have some reports covering the Albemarle in my...

I have some reports covering the Albemarle in my collection of Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment reports.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2021, 20:27
Replies: 47
Views: 9,524
Posted By VX275

Whoever drew that up has failed in their...

Whoever drew that up has failed in their application to join Gapan.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2021, 20:25
Replies: 14
Views: 3,975
Posted By VX275

The specification required a minimum...

The specification required a minimum (Operational) drop height of 250 ft which is why once the LLP looked like it was a goer there was a rapid program to compete and develop a Low Level Reserve...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2021, 21:09
Replies: 14
Views: 3,975
Posted By VX275

The two round canopies in the photo are the UKs...

The two round canopies in the photo are the UKs LLP (Low Level Parachute) which is based on a design called the Russell Lobe. Incidentally this was a parachute design rejected for UK military use at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th May 2021, 20:16
Replies: 49
Views: 11,347
Posted By VX275

Not just supply missions. The Stirling Mk IV...

Not just supply missions. The Stirling Mk IV could stake a claim to being the best allied airborne forces aircraft. It could carry more stores both internally and externally, drop more parachutists...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2021, 12:41
Replies: 12
Views: 5,493
Posted By VX275

I'd be interested to hear from someone with...

I'd be interested to hear from someone with knowledge of composite wing structures about the significance (if any) of that failing paint finish on the A400M highlighting the fuel tanks.
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