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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2024, 09:44
Replies: 57
Views: 15,070
Posted By Underbolt

Now that this thread has been necrobumped, can we...

Now that this thread has been necrobumped, can we expand the question to the other Services? My best understanding is that FAA FJ squadrons still had Lt Cdr COs until some point in the 1980s, and all...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2023, 09:51
Replies: 76
Views: 16,094
Posted By Underbolt

I look forward to our heroine investigating...

I look forward to our heroine investigating goings-on within the Royal Army...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2023, 08:26
Replies: 164
Views: 65,549
Posted By Underbolt

I know it's long after the event, but I've been...

I know it's long after the event, but I've been trying to understand modern RN air ops and still have some questions that I hope those in the know might be able to answer...

Like many other...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2023, 13:18
Replies: 62
Views: 27,310
Posted By Underbolt

More than that at Twickenham, a lot closer to LHR.

More than that at Twickenham, a lot closer to LHR.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2023, 11:55
Replies: 164
Views: 65,549
Posted By Underbolt

I thought we were talking about this chap (who I...

I thought we were talking about this chap (who I agree exuded an air of confident professionalism at all times):
...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2023, 09:23
Replies: 164
Views: 65,549
Posted By Underbolt

Presumably *a* Principal Warfare Officer (role),...

Presumably *a* Principal Warfare Officer (role), rather than *the* Principal Warfare Officer (main man). I would assume the head honcho was a head of department and Lt Cdr...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2022, 12:24
Replies: 40
Views: 9,500
Posted By Underbolt

I've still never understood why the F-35 was...

I've still never understood why the F-35 was never given a proper UK designation - Lightning FGR.7 or FGR.8, depending on whether or not the English Electric F.7 was ever deemed to 'exist'.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2022, 13:55
Replies: 40
Views: 9,500
Posted By Underbolt

Was the Harrier GR5 really the same aircraft as...

Was the Harrier GR5 really the same aircraft as the GR3? 🤷‍♂️
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2019, 15:59
Replies: 357
Views: 220,435
Posted By Underbolt

Yes, but F-35 is an aircraft, while FGR4 is just...

Yes, but F-35 is an aircraft, while FGR4 is just a mark number. If somebody mentioned 'GR1s in RAF Germany', you wouldn't know if that was Harriers, Jags or Tornado mud-movers. I don't think it's...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Sep 2019, 15:51
Replies: 357
Views: 220,435
Posted By Underbolt

Just thinking back to last night's episode, I...

Just thinking back to last night's episode, I think I remember there being five pictures on the role disposal board - other than Lightning and Typhoon I'm guessing Hawk and Texan creamie and 100 Sqn?...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2017, 15:21
Replies: 170
Views: 110,183
Posted By Underbolt

I'm clearly younger than most, as my only...

I'm clearly younger than most, as my only memories of Hullavington are of flying in AEF Chipmunks circa 1990. It was a slightly surreal experience, as from entering to leaving the site you never saw...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2016, 09:20
Replies: 20
Views: 9,387
Posted By Underbolt

So it really *is* a pressure-cooker environment?

So it really *is* a pressure-cooker environment?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2016, 10:43
Replies: 60
Views: 14,427
Posted By Underbolt

Did you mean Brigadier, Air Cdre and Cdre?

Did you mean Brigadier, Air Cdre and Cdre?
Forum: Private Flying
15th Nov 2016, 15:53
Replies: 35
Views: 7,612
Posted By Underbolt

Or, at DZs popular for FS team training, the same...

Or, at DZs popular for FS team training, the same lot!
Forum: Private Flying
14th Nov 2016, 08:26
Replies: 35
Views: 7,612
Posted By Underbolt

Just imagine what they were thinking! ;)

Just imagine what they were thinking! ;)
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2016, 13:20
Replies: 19
Views: 3,343
Posted By Underbolt

I'm reminded of the "aircraft on conveyor belt"...

I'm reminded of the "aircraft on conveyor belt" question, and the number of people how prefaced their (wrong) answer with "I'm an experienced pilot".
Forum: Private Flying
9th Nov 2016, 08:39
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,502,050
Posted By Underbolt

If I saw somebody wearing a non-green flying suit...

If I saw somebody wearing a non-green flying suit with a set of RAF wings over the left breast, I'd probably assume it was a serving display pilot in the absence of commercial logos, or an ex-RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2016, 07:49
Replies: 21
Views: 5,716
Posted By Underbolt

Sorry to bump an old thread (which was linked to...

Sorry to bump an old thread (which was linked to in a post in the TC-T discussion), but my own experience of the RAF's social media is that after pointing out factual errors or poor English on their...
Forum: Private Flying
7th Nov 2016, 13:34
Replies: 83
Views: 29,711
Posted By Underbolt

Don't you have a 50% chance of getting straight...

Don't you have a 50% chance of getting straight to the outer edge?
Forum: Private Flying
7th Nov 2016, 10:30
Replies: 4,521
Views: 1,502,050
Posted By Underbolt

From the article: "Whereas Miss Johnson drew...

From the article:

"Whereas Miss Johnson drew a straight line on a map of the world with a ruler between Britain and Australia and followed it, Ms Curtis-Taylor will follow a similar route but this...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2016, 14:19
Replies: 38
Views: 6,308
Posted By Underbolt

My personal view on poppies is that they only...

My personal view on poppies is that they only really mean something when worn voluntarily, but in an age where they're automatically pinned by a production assistant onto anybody appearing on...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2016, 12:40
Replies: 184
Views: 64,784
Posted By Underbolt

I did notice that the smoke seemed to be...

I did notice that the smoke seemed to be travelling about twice as quickly!
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2016, 15:08
Replies: 184
Views: 64,784
Posted By Underbolt

"as far as I'm aware there is now only one...

"as far as I'm aware there is now only one (part-time) sea going post for an officer of 1* or above"


Are you referring to the new CO of HMS Queen Elizabeth (former Ark Royal and Illustrious...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2016, 12:45
Replies: 29
Views: 14,999
Posted By Underbolt

Is there any precedent for any squadron being...

Is there any precedent for any squadron being "transferred" (e.g. 400+ to RCAF, 450+ to RAAF, 700+ to FAA) and then coming back to RAF?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2016, 06:13
Replies: 177
Views: 75,192
Posted By Underbolt

I see what you did there. :ok:

I see what you did there. :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2016, 15:05
Replies: 23
Views: 9,040
Posted By Underbolt

To be fair to him, he's only flown four types, so...

To be fair to him, he's only flown four types, so can't be expected to recognise all the others. ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2016, 12:48
Replies: 172
Views: 49,948
Posted By Underbolt

I'm tempted to name another one, but people might...

I'm tempted to name another one, but people might think I was doing so facetiously... ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2016, 15:39
Replies: 20
Views: 7,534
Posted By Underbolt

What happened to the B-3 to[1] B-20?

What happened to the B-3 to[1] B-20?
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2016, 18:33
Replies: 172
Views: 49,948
Posted By Underbolt

We had a correction in post #120. If you...

We had a correction in post #120. If you multiply the 5 that your number ends with 1 rather than 5, your total is 296. 296 modulo 23 is 20. The 21st letter starting from A and skipping I and O is...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2016, 08:44
Replies: 172
Views: 49,948
Posted By Underbolt

Sorry, too interested in all the codebreaking. :)...

Sorry, too interested in all the codebreaking. :) I've just realised that as well as I and O, Z is also omitted (hence the use of modulo 23), so A follows Y, unless Y was suffixing a number ending...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2016, 06:36
Replies: 172
Views: 49,948
Posted By Underbolt

Yes, works for mine and others. Although in...

Yes, works for mine and others. Although in maths terms, the last few sentences can simply be replaced with "A modulo 23". ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2016, 16:23
Replies: 172
Views: 49,948
Posted By Underbolt

ricardian's algorithm certainly wasn't the one...

ricardian's algorithm certainly wasn't the one used in the 1990s. With that algorithm, the letter will advance by 5 every time the number goes up by one, and by 14 every time the tens digit ticks...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2016, 12:22
Replies: 47
Views: 10,158
Posted By Underbolt

But surely you can only use each mark number...

But surely you can only use each mark number once, and Mk 1 was the F.1? Hence Tornado GR.1 and F.2, Typhoon T.1 and F.2 etc.




I did remember that, but haven't we called 51 Sqn's new toys...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2016, 09:52
Replies: 47
Views: 10,158
Posted By Underbolt

F-35B - RAF/RN designation?

Apologies if this has been asked and answered elsewhere (I did try and check), but do we yet know what the F-35B will be called - formally, at least - in UK service?


To the best of my knowledge...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2016, 09:39
Replies: 14
Views: 3,255
Posted By Underbolt

Thanks for all the feedback - slowly getting my...

Thanks for all the feedback - slowly getting my head around the fact that squadron numbers can jump about rather than being carried on by rolling replacement!
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