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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 10:08
Replies: 4,628
Views: 239,231
Posted By Ripton

Charlie: Well, if you were directly above her,...

Charlie: Well, if you were directly above her, how could you see her?

Hoskins: Because I was inverted.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2023, 09:23
Replies: 10,571
Views: 4,712,469
Posted By Ripton

A cool character but you've got to wonder why he...

A cool character but you've got to wonder why he bothered lighting the last few?
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2023, 07:41
Replies: 10,571
Views: 4,712,469
Posted By Ripton

This one...

This one (https://www.electrogenic.co.uk/b2b/defence/) is. Although the important question for me is does the drone fit in a 90 or is it an accessory for 110s only?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2023, 13:23
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

The flight trackers have been showing a B-52...

The flight trackers have been showing a B-52 flights fairly regularly over the last year. I've assumed that when they're not showing up there's a good chance that they're there anyway. Same with alot...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2023, 21:32
Replies: 30
Views: 5,249
Posted By Ripton

Tom Clancy

Apart from flying an airliner into the US Capitol. Seven years before the 9/11 attacks.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Feb 2023, 13:10
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

Haha, that's going to work really well. ...

Haha, that's going to work really well.

​​​​​​​We poured millions (billions?) of real currency into a unified NHS database and they still ask me to fill out a form detailing my medical history...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2023, 12:01
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

I know they've got big engines but €185,000 for...

I know they've got big engines but €185,000 for service seems a bit steep.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2023, 08:30
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

No, the Russians have developed an anti tank...

No, the Russians have developed an anti tank missile so fast that it can take out US tanks that were in Iraq.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2023, 18:31
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

If we hadn't been able to protect our supply...

If we hadn't been able to protect our supply lines from outside of Europe in the biggest of those wars, the last 60 years would have been very different.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2023, 19:26
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

If we end up with a Rheinmetall turret, are we...

If we end up with a Rheinmetall turret, are we going to end up having to ask the Germans nicely to let us sell/lend/donate it to others? At the moment I can't see why buying German is a viable...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2023, 15:23
Replies: 69
Views: 21,366
Posted By Ripton

Possibly not. Manhattan but could have been...

Possibly not. Manhattan but could have been Brooklyn or the New Jersey side. Both were relatively low rise. South of Midtown Manhattan down to the financial district is also low rise and had plenty...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2023, 14:33
Replies: 69
Views: 21,366
Posted By Ripton

I'd agree with CM, the wharf shown in the photo...

I'd agree with CM, the wharf shown in the photo is much narrower than those shown in your link.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2023, 11:02
Replies: 31
Views: 5,920
Posted By Ripton

Traffic monitoring may use data transmitted from...

Traffic monitoring may use data transmitted from cars but my understanding was that the likes of google maps used data from phones as it is likely to more freely available to them due to the high...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2022, 07:23
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,359,500
Posted By Ripton

We're never going to get one washing machine in...

We're never going to get one washing machine in the back of this, let alone three.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2022, 14:23
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,359,500
Posted By Ripton

Look, I've been given the leather jacket so I'm...

Look, I've been given the leather jacket so I'm the pilot.

or

Right the blokes didn't didn't come back from the last mission so we've been tasked with taking out enemy HIMARs units. If they...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2022, 20:03
Replies: 22
Views: 9,790
Posted By Ripton

The Cavok Air AN-12 came past here when I was out...

The Cavok Air AN-12 came past here when I was out with the dog at lunchtime. Sounded different enough to make me look it up.

The dog wasn't all that interested.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2022, 11:28
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

This is way beyond stupidity ...

This is way beyond stupidity

https://twitter.com/Blue_Sauron/status/1588124021916565504?s=20&t=zMRwwzPlMj2NWa9UdTHFNQ
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2022, 10:56
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

That's one of the landing ships lost earlier in...

That's one of the landing ships lost earlier in the year.

https://news.usni.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/FOmVT6hXwAAW4S3.jpeg
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Oct 2022, 08:50
Replies: 110
Views: 36,354
Posted By Ripton

You missed the bit when this thread was called...

You missed the bit when this thread was called the "Sorry" thread. I wasn't sure who was doing the apologising, the Russians for firing/dropping a missile or the RJ for being in the vicinity of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2022, 12:05
Replies: 110
Views: 36,354
Posted By Ripton

From the Telegraph, whether the "fired" bit is...

From the Telegraph, whether the "fired" bit is correct to journalistic assumption might be open to question.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Oct 2022, 10:05
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

Definitely staged; I can't imagine that after the...

Definitely staged; I can't imagine that after the experiences of the last few weeks - being encircled, targeted by HIMARS and munition dropping drones (aviation content) - any Russian soldiers would...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2022, 11:08
Replies: 39
Views: 15,208
Posted By Ripton

I'm not sure that there is any sensible...

I'm not sure that there is any sensible interpretation of the situation that paints Kaliningrad as a breakaway country. Isolated by the collapse of the USSR perhaps but breakaway no.

You're...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2022, 16:18
Replies: 39
Views: 15,208
Posted By Ripton

German and Spanish A400s may well have been...

German and Spanish A400s may well have been refuelling the unseen. Can the RAF's C-17 do that? I think the US has trialled it. Or they were supporting Nato troops in Lithuania.

As for why it...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2022, 12:16
Replies: 39
Views: 15,208
Posted By Ripton

Not necessarily, I don't suppose there's any...

Not necessarily, I don't suppose there's any reason why the kit that damaged the pipelines couldn't have come from Kalingrad (it's relatively close and the US helo sniffing around the area the other...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2022, 22:11
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

The Ukrainians have moved on from turret tossing...

The Ukrainians have moved on from turret tossing to combat vehicle flinging.

https://twitter.com/Poutsup/status/1574422586758504450?s=20&t=loJGai009qt23vPAbKm0gw
...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2022, 21:51
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

All in Europe now, lead aircraft over Germany.

All in Europe now, lead aircraft over Germany.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Aug 2022, 12:34
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,803
Posted By Ripton

More worryingly, it looks like the fibre optics...

More worryingly, it looks like the fibre optics and utilities companies have been busy on the flight deck...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jul 2022, 09:55
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

I don't expect we'll see much change until after...

I don't expect we'll see much change until after the leadership contest produces a new prime minister. Truss has said she'll increase spending but from what I can see Sunak has been quiet on the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2022, 09:20
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

https://twitter.com/DarthPutinKGB/status/154909655...

https://twitter.com/DarthPutinKGB/status/1549096558255292417
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2022, 08:58
Replies: 20,899
Views: 1,359,500
Posted By Ripton

Heavy Metal is pronounced dead as Iron Maiden set...

Heavy Metal is pronounced dead as Iron Maiden set off on their latest world tour.

or

After running out of SU-25s, newly equipped Russian ground support missions are hoping to be out of range...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jun 2022, 16:04
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

Being generous I'd say delivered figure is...

Being generous I'd say delivered figure is approx. a quarter of a billion Euros. How does that fit with the list above?...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jun 2022, 08:22
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

Or a Landrover Defender.

Or a Landrover Defender.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2022, 12:38
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,309
Posted By Ripton

The Telegraph...

The Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/05/18/ukraine-news-russia-putin-war-latest-mariupol-azovstal-surrender/) is reporting that not all of the Ukrainian forces have left the...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2022, 16:29
Replies: 48
Views: 4,868
Posted By Ripton

Your recollection and mine differ...

Your recollection and mine differ (https://www.pprune.org/11222374-post4857.html)
No not sniping, just getting a sense of deja vu from a month ago. I apologise, perhaps it would have been better if...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2022, 14:47
Replies: 48
Views: 4,868
Posted By Ripton

Didn't the mods create a special thread for you...

Didn't the mods create a special thread for you two to transmit (https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/646407-airwar-russia-un-charter-article-23-1-a.html) at each other?
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