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Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jun 2018, 20:28
Replies: 65
Views: 13,398
Posted By Jetex_Jim

I'm surprised no one has latched onto this. ...

I'm surprised no one has latched onto this.
https://www.ft.com/content/9b6d7af6-6d6a-11e8-92d3-6c13e5c92914
Turkey and UK battle to save fighter jet project

Given Brexit such a deal should be...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2018, 09:48
Replies: 65
Views: 13,398
Posted By Jetex_Jim

I imagine the main problem will be convincing any...

I imagine the main problem will be convincing any potential partners of the UK's commitment in the long term.
Countries such as Canada and Sweden may be reluctant to partner with a country who's...
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Jun 2018, 12:20
Replies: 155
Views: 41,103
Posted By Jetex_Jim

Most of the Brexit crowd seem to be silent on the...

Most of the Brexit crowd seem to be silent on the topic of their employment status. My guess is that most of them are retired and thus imuune to the obvious economic consequences of Brexit.

They...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2018, 20:01
Replies: 155
Views: 41,103
Posted By Jetex_Jim

I'm always curious to hear where the fearless...

I'm always curious to hear where the fearless Brexit crowd are employed, if they are employed.

They mainly seem to be retired or self employed within some esoteric niche in the UK service industry.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Jun 2018, 19:47
Replies: 155
Views: 41,103
Posted By Jetex_Jim

Actually old bean, not the UK. BMW have a car...

Actually old bean, not the UK. BMW have a car plant in the USA.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2018, 11:21
Replies: 459
Views: 113,996
Posted By Jetex_Jim

How odd that this thread has not been moved to...

How odd that this thread has not been moved to Jet Blast. And then closed.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Mar 2018, 04:32
Replies: 48
Views: 22,346
Posted By Jetex_Jim

And, if you haven't got the DVD you can watch it...

And, if you haven't got the DVD you can watch it here for free.

Watch Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines Or How I Flew From London To Paris In 25 Hours 11 Minutes Online | Watch Full...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2018, 13:08
Replies: 13
Views: 4,398
Posted By Jetex_Jim

A £100 million backhander? Of course not it's...

A £100 million backhander? Of course not it's foreign aid.


Is the UK bribing them to introduce democracy?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2018, 04:57
Replies: 35
Views: 14,845
Posted By Jetex_Jim

It's interesting that Low Background Steel seems...

It's interesting that Low Background Steel seems to be of interest to the scrap metal merchants.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel




Is the Lexington considered too deep...
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Feb 2018, 05:53
Replies: 1,178
Views: 809,087
Posted By Jetex_Jim

It's worth keeping in mind that drones such as...

It's worth keeping in mind that drones such as the DJI Phantom can also be flown on Waypoint mode. This means that the drone can be both out of LOS (line of sight) and beyond FPV (First Person View)...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2018, 16:54
Replies: 9
Views: 2,829
Posted By Jetex_Jim

Are there any stored Nimrod airframes left then?

Are there any stored Nimrod airframes left then?
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2018, 04:44
Replies: 69
Views: 24,078
Posted By Jetex_Jim

To go back to the P38. Is it true that...

To go back to the P38.

Is it true that USAAF P38s had both clock and counterclockwise engines installed and the ones the RAF operated both turned in the same direction?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2017, 10:46
Replies: 67
Views: 15,333
Posted By Jetex_Jim

How has this thread escaped banishment to Jet...

How has this thread escaped banishment to Jet Blast?
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2017, 20:12
Replies: 175
Views: 115,482
Posted By Jetex_Jim

I've seen Donald Trump wearing a military jacket...

I've seen Donald Trump wearing a military jacket and he managed to totally avoid military service. (Vietnam being on at the time he was able to buy a medical waiver)
Does that make him a Walt? (As...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2015, 09:27
Replies: 92
Views: 18,558
Posted By Jetex_Jim

TOFO Perhaps, but while the independent...

TOFO

Perhaps, but while the independent Scots wait for their circumstances to improve they will be consoled by the fact that they are no longer part of an economy which is run largely in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2015, 15:01
Replies: 92
Views: 18,558
Posted By Jetex_Jim

hoofie IIRC, it's been revealed that the...

hoofie

IIRC, it's been revealed that the USA has to supply regular software updates. Should they decide not to do so the missiles become useless after a maximum of 18 months.

On another note...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Apr 2015, 20:42
Replies: 59
Views: 13,440
Posted By Jetex_Jim

What a great thread. And great stories of...

What a great thread. And great stories of handworking to great precision.

However, I hope it's not too churlish of me to bring up Sir Stanley Hooker's story about how the RR Merlin drawings had to...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2015, 05:45
Replies: 287
Views: 156,390
Posted By Jetex_Jim

Nobody has mentioned how the poor things were...

Nobody has mentioned how the poor things were predisposed to pee fuel all over the hanger floor. An American exchange pilot, who also owned an MG, wondered why the Brit's couldn't make a machine that...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2015, 16:32
Replies: 45
Views: 13,896
Posted By Jetex_Jim

But why are these pictures labelled Ian...

But why are these pictures labelled Ian Proctor/Mercury Press?

Aren't they all Crown Copyright, or has that been privatised?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2014, 05:14
Replies: 60
Views: 19,006
Posted By Jetex_Jim

@exhorder Really? So halving the life of the...

@exhorder
Really? So halving the life of the airframe is trivial.

(BTW do feel inclined to say who you work for?)
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2014, 14:23
Replies: 60
Views: 19,006
Posted By Jetex_Jim

tucumseh isn't it also true that with Eurofighter...

tucumseh isn't it also true that with Eurofighter the old MoD/supplier model no longer holds?

In this case it is NETMA, representing the purchaser interests of the 4 main participating nations,...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2014, 12:31
Replies: 60
Views: 19,006
Posted By Jetex_Jim

Sorry, but I find it rather hard to believe that...

Sorry, but I find it rather hard to believe that BAE could bounce this one back to the MoD.

"Under Ministry Control" or not, cannot the buyer at least assume that the supplier is capable, as the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2014, 08:58
Replies: 60
Views: 19,006
Posted By Jetex_Jim

So, I take it that you are referring to the RAF...

So, I take it that you are referring to the RAF Nimrod MR2
Aircraft XV230 in Afghanistan in 2006 and the Chinook Mull of Kintyre crash.
So far as we know no crashes have yet been attributed to...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2014, 04:23
Replies: 60
Views: 19,006
Posted By Jetex_Jim

http://ukarmedforcescommentary.********.de/ ...

http://ukarmedforcescommentary.********.de/

In the blog regarding this problem( ukarmedforcescommentary, of which the original link seems to have disappeared) the author writes that the costs of...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2014, 05:24
Replies: 60
Views: 19,006
Posted By Jetex_Jim

I enjoy these, "when I were a lad" stories. ...

I enjoy these, "when I were a lad" stories.

But back on Eurofighter here's a link
Neue Materialmängel bei der Bundeswehr: Weniger Flugstunden für Eurofighter | tagesschau.de...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2014, 20:36
Replies: 60
Views: 19,006
Posted By Jetex_Jim

It is amusing to see that a thread about an...

It is amusing to see that a thread about an aircraft problem that is now all over the German mainstream media has become, on pprune, a ramble about nothing in particular.

The British media says,...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2014, 04:46
Replies: 5
Views: 2,187
Posted By Jetex_Jim

Yes, and non sequiturs are mandatory around these...

Yes, and non sequiturs are mandatory around these parts...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2014, 16:52
Replies: 73
Views: 12,473
Posted By Jetex_Jim

IS have 2 Billion Euros in assets, it is...

IS have 2 Billion Euros in assets, it is estimated. I think that means they can afford more £5000 Toyotas than we can afford £105,000 Brimstones.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2014, 16:47
Replies: 60
Views: 19,006
Posted By Jetex_Jim

The article fingers BAE, they make the rear...

The article fingers BAE, they make the rear fuselage. Who should the article be blaming?

From Spiegel, (Google translation)

No reaction? Fair's fair. It'll take a while to put a spin on this...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2014, 02:51
Replies: 60
Views: 19,006
Posted By Jetex_Jim

Eurofighter, deburred holes (insufficiently)

From Germany:


bundeswehr.de: Eurofighter: Flugbetrieb der Luftwaffe aktuell nicht von industrieller Flugstundenreduzierung betroffen...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2011, 17:25
Replies: 214
Views: 57,228
Posted By Jetex_Jim

I expect those "Western aviation executives" will...

I expect those "Western aviation executives" will have taken their bonuses and moved on long before then.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jul 2011, 12:03
Replies: 214
Views: 57,228
Posted By Jetex_Jim

And you justify this assertion exactly how? ...

And you justify this assertion exactly how?

The Soviet Union may be gone but, as my previous reference indicates, capitalism is still happy to exchange technology for short term profits.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jul 2011, 06:42
Replies: 214
Views: 57,228
Posted By Jetex_Jim

And just to show it's not just the post war...

And just to show it's not just the post war British.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/business/global/18plane.html

As Lenin put it, 'The capitalists will sell us the rope we hang them with."
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jul 2011, 05:44
Replies: 214
Views: 57,228
Posted By Jetex_Jim

Well maybe. The British aircraft industry had...

Well maybe. The British aircraft industry had little use for the Nene. I bet noone at RR was arguing against selling to the Russians.

However, sourcing a few engines is one thing, actually...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2011, 02:43
Replies: 82
Views: 13,612
Posted By Jetex_Jim

Jeez, 4 pages on Guy Gibsons dog, again. And the...

Jeez, 4 pages on Guy Gibsons dog, again. And the mods still haven't moved this to Jetblast?

And Steven Fry is STILL working on the script. He's been on with it for years. He should ditch the...
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