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23rd Oct 2023, 20:53
Replies: 23
Views: 10,499
Posted By ARXW

Nice catch on youtube that I only recently...

Nice catch on youtube that I only recently stumbled upon from a SHAR pilot involved in a couple of hectic air combat actions Edmund Spencer ;)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h55-snf7KZQ&t=805s
29th May 2023, 22:30
Replies: 251
Views: 100,698
Posted By ARXW

And another photo of the one person to have 5...

And another photo of the one person to have 5 ejections (anyone else?). John, this event was apparently, the first UK F4 to exceed 1000 hrs (XT864), 29 Nov '72. Interesting that he went on his RN...
27th May 2023, 20:03
Replies: 251
Views: 100,698
Posted By ARXW

John, reg. the photo, yes, "Goose" is the big guy...

John, reg. the photo, yes, "Goose" is the big guy with the beard. You can just about see a USN lieutenant's epaullette on his shoulder. Regarding, the RN ejection, apparently this was at RAF Leuchars...
23rd May 2023, 20:55
Replies: 251
Views: 100,698
Posted By ARXW

Didn't know that about the real "Goose". Not only...

Didn't know that about the real "Goose". Not only 5 ejections but ex-Topgun instructor (RIO) and F4 observer with 892 NAS. RIP....
23rd May 2023, 20:01
Replies: 438
Views: 221,636
Posted By ARXW

Hello there is not much footage of the...

Hello

there is not much footage of the Falklands War that I haven't watched over the years (or so I thought) but can anyone recognise the incident at 27:09 of the documentary below on the...
8th Sep 2013, 15:36
Replies: 38
Views: 12,681
Posted By ARXW

Arclite right about Greece (i should know i...

Arclite

right about Greece (i should know i am Greek!), wrong about Turkey i suppose: far higher rate of growth and a 36% DEBT/GDP ratio compared to 90%+ for the UK


you'd be surprised here...
19th Dec 2012, 15:38
Replies: 141
Views: 31,577
Posted By ARXW

Wrongly phrased... I guess I meant to say "the...

Wrongly phrased... I guess I meant to say "the Lightning force went out of their way to train the Harrier force" :)

It was the Harrier GR3s I presume which came over to Binbrook to play before...
19th Dec 2012, 14:06
Replies: 141
Views: 31,577
Posted By ARXW

surely the answer to the above lies below (check...

surely the answer to the above lies below (check Mortimer's quote):

Battle for the Falklands (3): Air Forces - Roy Braybrook - Google Books...
5th Oct 2012, 14:38
Replies: 65
Views: 14,457
Posted By ARXW

TEEJ, correct that...it's just that the...

TEEJ,

correct that...it's just that the wording of this topic was "Allied aircraft" which I took to mean WW2-only....in that sense then yes F8F would qualify IMO for anything up to 1945!

It may...
4th Oct 2012, 16:31
Replies: 65
Views: 14,457
Posted By ARXW

back to the question :rolleyes: F8F...

back to the question

:rolleyes:

F8F Bearcat. Hello????

http://www.taphilo.com/photo/pictures/Bearcat/F8F-Bearcat-03.jpg
28th Jul 2012, 08:52
Replies: 174
Views: 60,431
Posted By ARXW

Ask one of our old F1 pilots about fighting...

Ask one of our old F1 pilots about fighting against the phantom - they'll quickly dismiss it as: not a problem! (we used to have both, in fact we're still flying the phantom down in the ...
27th Jul 2012, 16:00
Replies: 174
Views: 60,431
Posted By ARXW

noprobs, Whoever said that speed is life!...

noprobs,


Whoever said that speed is life! Here's a story confirming the usefulness of VIFFing! This decription reminded of a story by a naval ace who said that the Harrier force always kept the...
25th Jun 2012, 20:05
Replies: 130
Views: 39,431
Posted By ARXW

Lonewolf50 got to the point me thinks. If...

Lonewolf50 got to the point me thinks. If anything it is the Syrians who should be complaining!

1. You send out an RF-4 inside another country's national airspace, which is the most hostile action...
24th Mar 2012, 16:55
Replies: 7
Views: 3,025
Posted By ARXW

Sad news. Have enjoyed the show myself and have...

Sad news. Have enjoyed the show myself and have always wanted to ask him this nagging question about his wingman from their Korean days, that other firebrand, called John Boyd... Wonder if he thought...
5th Oct 2011, 13:43
Replies: 26
Views: 6,054
Posted By ARXW

I, also, struggled to find the (hidden) BS in the...

I, also, struggled to find the (hidden) BS in the story. 'Macky' is a well known Luftwaffe legend. Well documented and all. Now, whether the "we weren't Nazis" line is the offending one I don't know....
9th Sep 2011, 15:34
Replies: 15
Views: 2,988
Posted By ARXW

Erdogan is getting the upper hand in the internal...

Erdogan is getting the upper hand in the internal struggle with the Generals. Islamists (like Erdogan) are on the rise since a number of years and Kemalists (secular) like what the TGS used to be are...
10th Aug 2011, 12:05
Replies: 36
Views: 14,686
Posted By ARXW

another interesting story...Eitan Karmi (Israeli...

another interesting story...Eitan Karmi (Israeli AF)...3 combat ejections from the Mirage (either 3 or 5/Nesher) between October'73 and May'74.

First was on 8Oct73 to an Egyptian Mig-21 then two...
7th Jul 2011, 22:06
Replies: 151
Views: 42,938
Posted By ARXW

In response to post #84 (beagle): just an...

In response to post #84 (beagle):


just an observation...the said pilot who made a mess of the switchery can hardly be blamed for any significant share of the failings of the SHAR force: that...
5th Feb 2011, 12:35
Replies: 93
Views: 32,827
Posted By ARXW

John Nash (1st topgun instructor) had said that...

John Nash (1st topgun instructor) had said that he'd have loved to take the Mig-21 to war put a tailhook on and use it in combat. But effectively it was a sports car not a great fighting machine. And...
4th Feb 2011, 22:16
Replies: 93
Views: 32,827
Posted By ARXW

hold on. It seems I don't ever forget a lil'...

hold on. It seems I don't ever forget a lil' detail. Top Anorak or what! Again from the Horse's mouth:

You'll have to forgive me for not having read Steve's other books but whenever I hear about a...
4th Feb 2011, 22:10
Replies: 93
Views: 32,827
Posted By ARXW

Apologies. I was wrong. From the horses mouth...

Apologies. I was wrong. From the horses mouth (one of the spooks who flew it):
If you planned to turn the plane at all, the wings were probably at 45. 72 degrees was the "go fast" position. It's top...
3rd Feb 2011, 15:17
Replies: 61
Views: 26,418
Posted By ARXW

Reg. Vassilis Vassiliades or Basil as he is...

Reg. Vassilis Vassiliades or Basil as he is officially listed. He was a relatively well recorded fighter pilot with the RAF from Athens. I recall reading an entire article on him in a Greek magazine...
2nd Feb 2011, 22:00
Replies: 93
Views: 32,827
Posted By ARXW

Clean F-16C: 840+ kts Clean F-14A+/B/D:...

Clean F-16C: 840+ kts
Clean F-14A+/B/D: possible more
F-111 great but not sure how great, and..
they say the MIG-23 (ot sure of versions) could probably do 900kts :ok: (there wasn't much else it...
2nd Feb 2011, 17:26
Replies: 93
Views: 32,827
Posted By ARXW

Great thread. Found this late but...for my two...

Great thread. Found this late but...for my two pennies worth..

reg. Boyd: he hated the Phantom (" with enough power a plane may even fly sideways" etc).

Somehow he wasn't in harmony with some...
27th Jan 2011, 12:53
Replies: 19
Views: 17,293
Posted By ARXW

recall the notes stating the F6 speed limit as...

recall the notes stating the F6 speed limit as 650kts/M2.0 but can check it later. Would that make any pilot attempting higher than that a cowboy? :p Recall another one stating M2.2 or M2.3 in the...
27th Jan 2011, 12:49
Replies: 19
Views: 17,293
Posted By ARXW

beyond M1.2-1.3 it's all pretty academic anyway...

beyond M1.2-1.3 it's all pretty academic anyway (though Brian Carroll did mention a M2.0 Lightning F6 shooting head on at a M2.0 target!) but the F1s and F2s, I mean with the short of legs they had...
27th Jan 2011, 10:02
Replies: 19
Views: 17,293
Posted By ARXW

Spot on. Mk.6 pilots notes. In terms of...

Spot on. Mk.6 pilots notes.

In terms of speed limitations I imagine, as with anything, in the notes that these are highly recommended figures ;) I presume test firings would have been taking...
26th Jan 2011, 23:09
Replies: 19
Views: 17,293
Posted By ARXW

from the pilots notes: fiirestreak launch...

from the pilots notes:
fiirestreak launch Parameters:
300KIAS-1.7M
up to 55k ft
a up to 3g
4g limitation for the Lightning (subsonic) 3g above with one missile remaining

RT:

almost...
21st May 2010, 17:30
Replies: 438
Views: 221,636
Posted By ARXW

Apologies, if this has been posted before but...

Apologies, if this has been posted before but here's an interesting short clip from the 1 May attack on Stanley. You can see the Sea Harrier pilots planning the raid. Dave Morgan can be seen, Rod...
12th Jun 2009, 13:57
Replies: 354
Views: 72,161
Posted By ARXW

coming to think of it there is in fact a good...

coming to think of it there is in fact a good number of movies with both aura and which are also very enjoyable. Blue Max is one of them. Now I think more than ever (ok even submitting to the...
12th Jun 2009, 12:37
Replies: 354
Views: 72,161
Posted By ARXW

i guess you can say that for ANY film. I've...

i guess you can say that for ANY film. I've stopped trying to see if there are ANY good aviation films. There's so many parameters to consider.. really. You couldn't possibly satisfy everyone which...
11th Jun 2009, 14:48
Replies: 354
Views: 72,161
Posted By ARXW

apparently Top Gun is great entertaining value....

apparently Top Gun is great entertaining value. The list of errors is a long and ..distiniguished one BUT plenty of the greatest 'sticks' in the USN give it a thumbs up. It is a mix of ..well...
29th May 2009, 15:14
Replies: 75
Views: 8,850
Posted By ARXW

minigundiplomat, being Greek I am out of...

minigundiplomat,


being Greek I am out of this argument but I did find this quote interesting. I'm sure the 'others' are effectively the waffen-SS divisions that fought in Normandy. I recently...
29th May 2009, 14:49
Replies: 438
Views: 221,636
Posted By ARXW

Nice to see this fine thread resurrected! ...

Nice to see this fine thread resurrected!

Silvasonic,
good luck with finding Andy Auld! i would have thought you might be off the mark when you say Major Puga is 70 years old but then it's...
11th May 2009, 16:16
Replies: 1
Views: 971
Posted By ARXW

This sounds a bit odd to my ears. I never heard...

This sounds a bit odd to my ears. I never heard of a brit dying in those conflicts not a pilot at least (cept for a couple in the '48 war), but you're talking about the '60's and 70's here.

One...
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