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23rd Jun 2008, 22:34
Replies: 96
Views: 12,405
Posted By Pureteenlard

When I worked on the motorways in Cumbria it was...

When I worked on the motorways in Cumbria it was always said by some of the more experienced comms engineers that when you were working on a signal transponder at 3am at the top of Shap the RAF would...
26th Apr 2008, 13:35
Replies: 20
Views: 2,553
Posted By Pureteenlard

Great. Get my question moved to a place where...

Great.
Get my question moved to a place where the military pilots whose opinion I am after are never going to find it.
26th Apr 2008, 02:48
Replies: 20
Views: 2,553
Posted By Pureteenlard

PC Flight simulators - how good?

I have a nemesis. An annoying chap who has been there and done everything - I'm sure you've all come across the type. Anyway, he seems to think that a one or two PC flight simulators are genuinely...
9th Jan 2008, 21:37
Replies: 88
Views: 12,996
Posted By Pureteenlard

Dog Boats! Exactly. Nothing like a fully...

Dog Boats! Exactly. Nothing like a fully automatic 6pdr to ruin your militant persian boaters day out.:)
8th Jan 2008, 19:57
Replies: 88
Views: 12,996
Posted By Pureteenlard

I can't help thinking that the what the Navy...

I can't help thinking that the what the Navy really needs out in the Gulf right now is half a dozen MGB's . . .
18th Oct 2007, 22:20
Replies: 24
Views: 4,472
Posted By Pureteenlard

although he's actually Roman Catholic No...

although he's actually Roman Catholic

No she's not . . .
14th Aug 2007, 11:44
Replies: 7
Views: 2,001
Posted By Pureteenlard

A couple of weeks ago I was up walking by the...

A couple of weeks ago I was up walking by the White Horse and Waylands Smithy and I saw what looked like a Scout. I discounted it as unlikely and spent the rest of the afternoon wondering, idly, what...
30th Jul 2007, 16:19
Replies: 36
Views: 14,401
Posted By Pureteenlard

Personally I'd look at those awfully nice foreign...

Personally I'd look at those awfully nice foreign chappies from up north.

Bae own Saab, I believe, so why not navalise Gripen? It's already stressed for no-flare landings and, according to some...
25th Jul 2007, 04:57
Replies: 42
Views: 11,735
Posted By Pureteenlard

. . . and speaking of Lightnings, did anyone...

. . . and speaking of Lightnings, did anyone really intercept a Lockheed U2 in one?
22nd Jun 2007, 20:35
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,406,664
Posted By Pureteenlard

Hopefully the Totally Organic Sensor System will...

Hopefully the Totally Organic Sensor System will be Wide Area Network Compliant supporting Medium Aspect Sensor Technology Utilising Reduced Bandwith Asychronus Transmission Elements.:hmm:
13th May 2007, 08:45
Replies: 54
Views: 8,145
Posted By Pureteenlard

As said above, if you get caught in a public...

As said above, if you get caught in a public place in your uniform in the UK, you get the looks and stares or just plain old abuse

Yep, you get stared at. Hardly surprising since seeing a member...
1st Jan 2007, 19:47
Replies: 56
Views: 12,281
Posted By Pureteenlard

Fair enough. BUT none of that has anything to do...

Fair enough. BUT none of that has anything to do with being in the RAF. If you were flying SAR with the navy would you do the job to anything less than the best of your ability? Or flying CAS with...
23rd Dec 2006, 15:27
Replies: 10
Views: 2,255
Posted By Pureteenlard

This; ...

This;

http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0979918&size=L

is my current desktop wallpaper. I also like to visit Cosford on a regular basis to stare at the TSR.2 and swear, gently, under my...
1st Nov 2006, 19:15
Replies: 13
Views: 2,733
Posted By Pureteenlard

I hope this has nothing to do with saluting . . ....

I hope this has nothing to do with saluting . . .

http://www.arrse.co.uk/cpgn2/Forums/viewtopic/t=38830.html

If I ever met you I would probably give you a Full Double Rimmer.
14th Oct 2006, 09:42
Replies: 48
Views: 9,761
Posted By Pureteenlard

The Heavy Lift website gives a nice, graphical...

The Heavy Lift website gives a nice, graphical comparison of the C130 and the Belfast load areas.

http://heavyliftcargo.com/belfastspecs.htm
12th Oct 2006, 21:08
Replies: 48
Views: 9,761
Posted By Pureteenlard

Seems that Heavy Lift is still using one. ...

Seems that Heavy Lift is still using one.
http://heavyliftcargo.com/
12th Oct 2006, 21:01
Replies: 48
Views: 9,761
Posted By Pureteenlard

Since she who must be obeyed set up the internet...

Since she who must be obeyed set up the internet safety protocols it has been a long time since I saw anything swallow two choppers too . . .
12th Oct 2006, 20:48
Replies: 48
Views: 9,761
Posted By Pureteenlard

http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=355 ...

http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=355

The Belfast was (is? do Heavy Lift still fly them?) a good deal bigger than a Hercules.
5th Oct 2006, 20:13
Replies: 42
Views: 7,568
Posted By Pureteenlard

I always wondered why they didn't use the podded...

I always wondered why they didn't use the podded BK27 as found on the Alpha Jet to give ammo compatibility with Tornado squadrons. Weight, I suppose.
27th Sep 2006, 15:50
Replies: 68
Views: 12,247
Posted By Pureteenlard

Post #4 was truly excellent - just so long ago...

Post #4 was truly excellent - just so long ago that it had momentarily slipped my mind . . .:)
27th Sep 2006, 13:04
Replies: 68
Views: 12,247
Posted By Pureteenlard

Thankyou, Orca, an actual reply to the question I...

Thankyou, Orca, an actual reply to the question I asked! I was beginning to despair . . .:ugh:
26th Sep 2006, 21:54
Replies: 15
Views: 3,539
Posted By Pureteenlard

If it was up to me the cavalry regiments would...

If it was up to me the cavalry regiments would also subject to a serious review!
However if we didn't have the cavalry, where would the heir to the throne go to learn to kill?
26th Sep 2006, 17:35
Replies: 15
Views: 3,539
Posted By Pureteenlard

Yes lets do just that and get some professionals...

Yes lets do just that and get some professionals in to run the airforce rather than the bunch of precious, egomaniacal reactionaries that poulate PPRuNe . . .
Nobody has ever given a measured answer...
22nd Sep 2006, 09:18
Replies: 68
Views: 12,247
Posted By Pureteenlard

Defending the Harrier - I need ammunition

I frequent another forum - and so does a rabid anglophobe who goes by the name "Shooter20000". The man is legendary. Anyway he's currently having a go at that brilliant, though flawed, british...
21st Sep 2006, 08:24
Replies: 46
Views: 10,277
Posted By Pureteenlard

The great thing about the GR7 is that it doesn't...

The great thing about the GR7 is that it doesn't get any slower no matter how much you hang off it.
15th Sep 2006, 17:42
Replies: 46
Views: 10,277
Posted By Pureteenlard

Ah . . as I suspected. There is more to this...

Ah . . as I suspected. There is more to this seamingly simple question than meets the eye!
Thanks to all.
15th Sep 2006, 08:53
Replies: 46
Views: 10,277
Posted By Pureteenlard

Tornado ADV

Can anyone confirm or deny the old story of Tornado ADV's needing to use re-heat to keep up with Bears? I know that the Tornado engines and airframe were designed to goo whoosh at very low levels but...
29th Aug 2006, 18:53
Replies: 15
Views: 2,595
Posted By Pureteenlard

It's not will, it's ability. We don't have the...

It's not will, it's ability. We don't have the riches of an empire to call upon anymore. We are only a very small island . . .

Now if we had a united europe then it would be different but I really...
10th Aug 2006, 14:22
Replies: 121
Views: 12,112
Posted By Pureteenlard

Nope. They need treating a all other criminals...

Nope. They need treating a all other criminals are. They aren't martyrs, freedom fighters, political prisoners or anything other than thugs and they should be treated as such.
And no seperation in...
17th Jul 2006, 11:43
Replies: 239
Views: 27,349
Posted By Pureteenlard

Of course it would be easier on everyone,...

Of course it would be easier on everyone, Israelis and Lebanese included, if Hizbollah would stop hiding their people under runways, bridges, quays etc . . .
22nd Jun 2006, 18:25
Replies: 6
Views: 2,318
Posted By Pureteenlard

Zoom, if you had guns I should have given them a...

Zoom, if you had guns I should have given them a squirt - after all, nobody would have been able to find the bullet holes . . .
16th Jun 2006, 16:39
Replies: 57
Views: 8,559
Posted By Pureteenlard

How come you can be portrayed as a bleeding heart...

How come you can be portrayed as a bleeding heart liberal hippy idiot, at best, and a supporter of terrorism at worst in these forums when you suggest that high explosive is not the best way of...
10th Jun 2006, 23:28
Replies: 17
Views: 3,454
Posted By Pureteenlard

All very well but in reality I know who I'd...

All very well but in reality I know who I'd rather have on the ground with me given a choice between french and spam infantry . . .
21st May 2006, 17:45
Replies: 95
Views: 21,957
Posted By Pureteenlard

Bet you a quid it wil never need an RN / RAF name...

Bet you a quid it wil never need an RN / RAF name anyway . . .
21st May 2006, 17:04
Replies: 49
Views: 17,824
Posted By Pureteenlard

To me the most remarkable thing about that story...

To me the most remarkable thing about that story is that an SA-7 managed to lock onto piston engined bird like a DC-3
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