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Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2016, 18:58
Replies: 1
Views: 3,030
Posted By Gsxr600

Thanks. Good watch

Thanks. Good watch
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2016, 08:47
Replies: 98
Views: 39,689
Posted By Gsxr600

Yes I did Nutloose, are you saying it cost £10...

Yes I did Nutloose, are you saying it cost £10 million to create a first class compartment!? That seems a lot. I would guess that ORAC is nearer the mark: probably only a fraction of the £10million...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2016, 19:22
Replies: 98
Views: 39,689
Posted By Gsxr600

I'm confused. Is it the premise that it cost £10...

I'm confused. Is it the premise that it cost £10 million to "convert" this Voyager to be VIP transport? It doesn't seem any different from a standard Voyager configuration from the pictures. What has...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jun 2016, 19:36
Replies: 4
Views: 1,814
Posted By Gsxr600

Thanks, looks good

Thanks, looks good
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2016, 19:53
Replies: 107
Views: 37,595
Posted By Gsxr600

wonderboysteve, its certainly my...

wonderboysteve,

its certainly my recollection of MW's explanation, he made the point more than once, that it was Marshall's decision to discontinue which triggered the end of flight and RR would...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2016, 17:00
Replies: 3
Views: 4,123
Posted By Gsxr600

I guess they need a bit of work to make them...

I guess they need a bit of work to make them airworthy and suitable for the civil register so too costly to fly them all out.

Despite being low houred they are the only opetational Tristars in...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2016, 08:36
Replies: 3
Views: 4,123
Posted By Gsxr600

Makes sense. They cant be stored outdoors in a...

Makes sense. They cant be stored outdoors in a British climate indefinitely so they either fly again soon or get broken up. The US company that bought them last year must have been paying for storage...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2016, 17:56
Replies: 107
Views: 37,595
Posted By Gsxr600

The engines hours were irrelevant as RR insisted...

The engines hours were irrelevant as RR insisted VTTS operated their engines up to a maximum number of cycles. A cycle being going from throttle fully closed to fully open and back again - or...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2016, 15:58
Replies: 18
Views: 4,366
Posted By Gsxr600

Slightly unrelated/related, but I always wondered...

Slightly unrelated/related, but I always wondered why Orlando has the code MCO (until I checked). It refers to a General McCoy who was apparently a very popular CO in the 1950s but was tragically...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2016, 15:55
Replies: 107
Views: 37,595
Posted By Gsxr600

wonderboysteve, this is actually only partly...

wonderboysteve, this is actually only partly true. Martin Withers was asked the exact reason for ceasing flying in an event I attended and this is what he said as I recall.

It was Marshalls who...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2016, 11:21
Replies: 107
Views: 37,595
Posted By Gsxr600

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see the Canberra...

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see the Canberra returned to flight, and I agree, it is more important historically than the Vulcan and much more successful - in roles, export success etc. However...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd May 2016, 18:50
Replies: 107
Views: 37,595
Posted By Gsxr600

Krystal n Chips and Simplethebeast, completely...

Krystal n Chips and Simplethebeast, completely agree with you. I love Cold War Jets but if I was to chuck some money in the bucket it would be for a Shack before a Canberra. Not taking anything away...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2016, 19:56
Replies: 107
Views: 37,595
Posted By Gsxr600

I remember WK163 at Bruntingthorpe in the 90s,...

I remember WK163 at Bruntingthorpe in the 90s, would be nice to see flying after all these years. Time will tell if there's the public interest to fund it to the same tune as the Vulcan. Maybe VTTS...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2016, 19:49
Replies: 20
Views: 17,877
Posted By Gsxr600

Wonder if they'll now get another of the spare H...

Wonder if they'll now get another of the spare H models out of the boneyard to maintain the SALT quota of B52s in service. Anyone found the tail number of the crashed airframe?
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2016, 18:36
Replies: 9
Views: 2,838
Posted By Gsxr600

Its got no engines for a start so that would...

Its got no engines for a start so that would prevent running any time soon. I read that its pretty complete otherwise. How easy/expensive it is to come by a pair of working Spey's I don't know.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2015, 18:25
Replies: 6
Views: 3,055
Posted By Gsxr600

I wonder how much it cost to dismantle and haul...

I wonder how much it cost to dismantle and haul by road, and how completely BOB is screwed back together. I'm wondering if the same move could be done with a Vulcan such as XM655 under threat at...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2015, 21:50
Replies: 50
Views: 14,368
Posted By Gsxr600

I thought today's flight was disappointing and...

I thought today's flight was disappointing and rather pointless. The crowd control issue seems to have ended up in a farce, with a supposedly special "final flight" on a rainy Wednesday with few...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2015, 22:04
Replies: 23
Views: 8,250
Posted By Gsxr600

Sounds like they must have been loosing fuel fast...

Sounds like they must have been loosing fuel fast if the crew were aware of it, not just a drip that would be detected on the ground. If its a fuel tank perished again that could be terminal bit...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2015, 07:45
Replies: 83
Views: 30,812
Posted By Gsxr600

I've seen the B1 Lancer rolled many years ago at...

I've seen the B1 Lancer rolled many years ago at Mildenhall but sadly the B1 displays these days (which are rare even in the US) are very tame.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2015, 12:33
Replies: 24
Views: 10,381
Posted By Gsxr600

Wow, scale that up to a major procurement like a...

Wow, scale that up to a major procurement like a new aircraft and its not hard to see why we end up where we do.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2015, 11:27
Replies: 24
Views: 10,381
Posted By Gsxr600

I don't see why they need cockpit upgrades, it...

I don't see why they need cockpit upgrades, it would be a nice to have but can't see why they couldn't be operated as is. It's probably going to be expensive getting them certified for civil use as...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2015, 18:07
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

Surprised to hear that rumour. There is a...

Surprised to hear that rumour. There is a facebook page someone has set up about bringing her to back to Bruntingthorpe and a comment from Denis Parker (who I used to see a lot back in the 90s at...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2015, 19:28
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

I think Bruntingthorpe had similar problems with...

I think Bruntingthorpe had similar problems with neighbours in the past although it seems to be a hive of industry these days. Would take a very strong argument to convince me Bruntingthorpe isn't...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2015, 13:20
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

True, but I would have hoped some funding could...

True, but I would have hoped some funding could be raised to put up a hanger and improve facilities etc either at Elvington or Bruntingthorpe. Assumes of course planning permission wouldn't be an...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2015, 20:17
Replies: 169
Views: 75,760
Posted By Gsxr600

I'm going to be putting my money behind XL426...

I'm going to be putting my money behind XL426 post 558, it's my local Vulcan and should be able to make that glorious noise for many decades to come for a modest amount of funding. As previously said...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2015, 16:04
Replies: 169
Views: 75,760
Posted By Gsxr600

Perhaps Mr Pleming should get involved! He said...

Perhaps Mr Pleming should get involved! He said in this month's Flypast that his team would be suited to taking on a new airframe project.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2015, 15:08
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

Thank you for such a detailed response. That's...

Thank you for such a detailed response. That's cleared up my confusion and is really what I suspected but hoped might not be true!

Any insight on the Doncaster plan? I think I share some...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2015, 14:24
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

Well thanks for the polite response NutLoose. ...

Well thanks for the polite response NutLoose. Would make sense that the ground based units are not made the same although odd that power generation unit uses a 201 engine which was fitted to early...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2015, 13:28
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

Exactly what confuses me. I'm sure this company...

Exactly what confuses me. I'm sure this company isn't certified to overhaul aero engines, but the power generation version is almost identical to the 202. I wonder if they actually bought the tooling...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2015, 11:04
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

Ok thanks for that. I assumed that since the...

Ok thanks for that. I assumed that since the industrial power generation Olympus which is 201 core and is still overhauled must mean the tooling and spares do exist as the engine is very similar,...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2015, 09:53
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

Yes completely agree. However I don't believe the...

Yes completely agree. However I don't believe the parts and tooling will be long gone due to other similar versions of the Olympus still being in use. Appreciate I'm making a pointless argument here,...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2015, 20:39
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

Mr Pleming said at a talk I was at some years ago...

Mr Pleming said at a talk I was at some years ago that RR at the moment would not consider overhauling them - clearly that position never changed. You are right to say nothing sinister, it's up to...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2015, 18:47
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

Pleming stated in Flypast this month that the...

Pleming stated in Flypast this month that the airframe still has another 7 years of fatigue life left on it. It's engines that is the major problem.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2015, 18:36
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

I read that article in Flypast too. Really seemed...

I read that article in Flypast too. Really seemed to be hinting at some more years of flying - up to 7 years of fatigue life. Yet just a few weeks later it's a catagoric last season press release. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2015, 18:21
Replies: 48
Views: 13,635
Posted By Gsxr600

I have read this thanks, very familier with it....

I have read this thanks, very familier with it. My point is that I don't think it's a case of lack of expertise or forgotten skills, perhaps not even money although I don't doubt it is not cheap. The...
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