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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
4th Jan 2024, 23:14
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,305
Posted By medod

Dash-8 300 tailplane is 7.5m up. A350 windshield...

Dash-8 300 tailplane is 7.5m up. A350 windshield is 5.8m up.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Jan 2024, 09:33
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,305
Posted By medod

The radome of the A350 was smashed so it clearly...

The radome of the A350 was smashed so it clearly went through something, and that thing can only be the -8s tailfin, which is 7.5m tall. Hence my interest in the deck height of A350.
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Jan 2024, 08:58
Replies: 1,146
Views: 1,047,305
Posted By medod

Can anyone tell me how high off the ground floor...

Can anyone tell me how high off the ground floor level is on an A350? E.g. the door sill height?

It seems an incredible structural performance to keep the -8s tailplane out of the A350's cockpit....
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2023, 19:06
Replies: 130
Views: 32,393
Posted By medod

The doctor has been brought out. Seems it's...

The doctor has been brought out.

Seems it's A400s making the flights now. The first RAF aircraft in was a C130, though I believe European A400s had come and gone from the airfield before that....
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
28th Jan 2023, 06:28
Replies: 1,177
Views: 915,251
Posted By medod

Such as? I think it's rather more...

Such as?

I think it's rather more fundamental; flying expensive aircraft on routes with relatively low demand is not a recipe for success. God knows why TO was ever resurrected as an airline, it...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
15th Jan 2023, 13:14
Replies: 672
Views: 613,109
Posted By medod

"I've been flying 25 years I know what I'm doing"...

"I've been flying 25 years I know what I'm doing" captain, inexperienced co-pilot couldn't overcome the cockpit gradient to point out that's a really bad idea. Maybe!
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
13th Nov 2022, 09:29
Replies: 298
Views: 182,268
Posted By medod

I wonder what the separation rules were; bombers...

I wonder what the separation rules were; bombers one side of the runway, fighters the other? Different altitudes?

Does each aircraft make a single pass or multiple in this display?

Lots of...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2022, 06:31
Replies: 144
Views: 58,004
Posted By medod

Explains a lot.

Explains a lot.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2022, 06:27
Replies: 144
Views: 58,004
Posted By medod

Rubbish

Rubbish
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Dec 2021, 09:09
Replies: 79
Views: 22,657
Posted By medod

I'll never understand comments like this. ...

I'll never understand comments like this.

That drone wouldn't have been downed if it hadn't have been an immediate threat to life.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2021, 15:30
Replies: 454
Views: 219,380
Posted By medod

You've just explained why the statement you've...

You've just explained why the statement you've relayed from ARRSE is nonsense.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Nov 2021, 15:20
Replies: 4,460
Views: 636,449
Posted By medod

Just listened to a An-12 fly overhead at 23,000'....

Just listened to a An-12 fly overhead at 23,000'. Almost as loud as an Atlas!
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2021, 18:03
Replies: 5
Views: 2,117
Posted By medod

Giving a medium-altitude turboprop a DAS is...

Giving a medium-altitude turboprop a DAS is interesting. Those things protect against shells now?
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2021, 16:43
Replies: 1,596
Views: 356,112
Posted By medod

I just can't stop coming back to the fact that...

I just can't stop coming back to the fact that even if the RAN takes every shortcut available to them, buying boats off-the-shelf from the US or UK and having Australian crews trained abroad, maybe...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
15th Sep 2021, 19:18
Replies: 4,460
Views: 636,449
Posted By medod

Possibly doesn't count because I it saw in the...

Possibly doesn't count because I it saw in the sky (twice, a couple of hours and about 50 km apart) before checking Plane Finder, but Spitfire G-IDLA was touring South Devon today (Battle of Britain...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2021, 18:41
Replies: 145
Views: 96,543
Posted By medod

France and Spain have already committed their 3.5...

France and Spain have already committed their 3.5 bn euro each and Germany isn't going to say no. It looks to me that the CDU were forced to split their approvals for phase 1B and phase 2 in order to...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2021, 19:40
Replies: 891
Views: 215,538
Posted By medod

I think my PoV is that those children in the...

I think my PoV is that those children in the countryside will now have peace and that's a very good thing... But the girls have only a life of servitude and complete control by men to look forward...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2021, 09:49
Replies: 891
Views: 215,538
Posted By medod

I find this a highly informative and...

I find this a highly informative and thought-provoking thread.

I guess the ultimate question was whether 10-20 thousand Afghan deaths a year in a country of 38 million was a price worth paying for...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Aug 2021, 07:05
Replies: 108
Views: 40,842
Posted By medod

Around 11pm UK time last night I noticed a RAF...

Around 11pm UK time last night I noticed a RAF C130J leaving Afghanistan over Pakistan. Given that "the final UK troops, diplomats and officials have left Kabul", I wonder if it was the final flight.
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Jun 2021, 09:29
Replies: 558
Views: 151,954
Posted By medod

That's exactly what NH90 is. Yeah some breakdown...

That's exactly what NH90 is. Yeah some breakdown but there are also 400+ in service with >250,000 hours between them now.

No doubt that, like Boxer, we'll go back to a programme we never should...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2021, 19:06
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,732
Posted By medod

Wrt to the question posed in the title of this...

Wrt to the question posed in the title of this thread... Doesn't Putin often send loads of military to the Ukraine border? Isn't he just having his usual flex?
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Apr 2021, 18:47
Replies: 1,479
Views: 560,831
Posted By medod

ATNotts I imagine the 10-20 people we're...

ATNotts

I imagine the 10-20 people we're talking about (at a guess) don't mind taking a paying job where they live, when there's absolutely nothing else available. At a guess
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
12th Apr 2021, 11:38
Replies: 1,479
Views: 560,831
Posted By medod

I read the EY report. Seems as likely to me...

I read the EY report.

Seems as likely to me that Cyrus bought the business to try and sell it (and in particular its slots, hence the appeal to the CAA over the withdrawal of the OL) on as to...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
22nd Feb 2021, 21:46
Replies: 4,460
Views: 636,449
Posted By medod

Just remembered the pair of F-35s I saw low-level...

Just remembered the pair of F-35s I saw low-level over Somerset last Thursday. Aiui only RAF jets are in the UK at the moment. Nice to see them out in the wild for the first time.

Looked like they...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Feb 2021, 08:14
Replies: 47
Views: 10,535
Posted By medod

​​​​​​ This feels like your strongest lead

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This feels like your strongest lead
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
18th Nov 2020, 10:31
Replies: 4,460
Views: 636,449
Posted By medod

G-OSRA

G-OSRA, a Oil Spill Response Boeing 727, is flying low-level off Bridlington out of Doncaster. Hope it's just training
Forum: Tech Log
14th Aug 2020, 11:37
Replies: 16
Views: 5,198
Posted By medod

Why would the brakes start actuating with the...

Why would the brakes start actuating with the gear up and locked?

Does arming the autobrake system consumes hydraulic power?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2020, 09:48
Replies: 99
Views: 32,222
Posted By medod

Such an odd article. I’m sure that if Russia...

Such an odd article.

I’m sure that if Russia attacked a NATO member state, NATO might have something to say about it.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jul 2020, 06:47
Replies: 1,221
Views: 968,831
Posted By medod

Leaving covid and MFTS woes to one side, what is...

Leaving covid and MFTS woes to one side, what is the process for applying and joining as aircrew today? Looking back on the early days of this thread it was all very clearly laid out. Perhaps the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2020, 22:37
Replies: 481
Views: 227,817
Posted By medod

It looks far, far worse than a purposeful, no...

It looks far, far worse than a purposeful, no nonsense grey aircraft.

It looks deeply naff.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2020, 19:15
Replies: 481
Views: 227,817
Posted By medod

Well my problem is that it’s either going to look...

Well my problem is that it’s either going to look

a) like any other red white and blue a/c e.g. the French, the Canadians

b) s***.

I did like the 2012 Hawk. But that would look ludicrous on...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2020, 21:27
Replies: 481
Views: 227,817
Posted By medod

I cannot remember where or when I read it, but...

I cannot remember where or when I read it, but I’m sure someone on here recounted an observation something like this:

”When I was at [a] G20 meeting, all the national VIP jets were parked up at...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jun 2020, 12:32
Replies: 111
Views: 137,061
Posted By medod

In a tweet timed 1257 BST RAF Lakenheath state...

In a tweet timed 1257 BST RAF Lakenheath state that sadly the pilot is still missing.

https://mobile.twitter.com/48FighterWing/status/1272498471405314048
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2020, 13:44
Replies: 283
Views: 204,111
Posted By medod

Why turn?

Why a turn was initiated bothers me. Perhaps turning away from the river to avoid landing in it after ejecting?

I imagine that river was pretty cold and I assume the crew weren’t wearing immersion...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2020, 09:12
Replies: 283
Views: 204,111
Posted By medod

I’ve played the video back through my hi fi....

I’ve played the video back through my hi fi. There is nothing but the normal sounds of two turbojets in two aircraft.

Edit: no pop in the ‘young girl’ video. In the video ‘blancolirio’ plays, yep,...
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