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Forum: Military Aviation

11th Feb 2024, 21:03

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Seems like it's very far down the priority list...

Seems like it's very far down the priority list for the Andrew too...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Nov 2022, 08:45

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"This example of joined up thinking is brought to...

"This example of joined up thinking is brought to you by the MoD and supported by the Royal 'We Want Big Boats No Matter What' Navy."

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Sep 2022, 14:07

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Perhaps, until the Royal Navy get their act...

Perhaps, until the Royal Navy get their act together, they could park HMS QE2 in the middle of the Indian Ocean and redraw all their maps, with everywhere 500 miles closer, to give the impression of...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Sep 2022, 09:28

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Surely this provides a wonderful training...

Surely this provides a wonderful training opportunity...or something?

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Sep 2022, 18:29

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One day he'll finally admit to having been cucked...

One day he'll finally admit to having been cucked by a member of the RAF.

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Sep 2014, 17:25

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Capital idea! Sailors sign up to sail the seas...

Capital idea! Sailors sign up to sail the seas not concrete frigates do they not and think of the infrastructure savings that could be realised getting rid of shore accommodation.

Might upset the...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Jul 2014, 19:40

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I was only a humble stacker in my first RAF...

I was only a humble stacker in my first RAF career but I'm sure all that fuel I used to mess around with was used in aircraft or something? Do the US Navy not have the requirement of fleet oilers to...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Jul 2014, 21:25

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Queen accidentally names new aircraft carrier...

Queen accidentally names new aircraft carrier ?Dave? (http://newsthump.com/2014/07/04/queen-accidentally-names-new-aircraft-carrier-dave/)

Forum: Military Aviation

26th May 2014, 16:30

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Those casevac runs I've been doing for a while...

Those casevac runs I've been doing for a while now would take a lot longer if we had to wait for the RN or RFA to sail to landlocked Afghanistan and back.

Just one example, others are available.
...

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Mar 2013, 12:05

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Yet in a carrier the 'fuel farm', 'bomb dump' and...

Yet in a carrier the 'fuel farm', 'bomb dump' and what 'runway intersections' a floating airfield with a single runway has may well end up sat at the bottom of the sea, completely overwhelming any...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Jan 2013, 17:11

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"In an attempt to find a use for HMS White...

"In an attempt to find a use for HMS White Elephant in keeping with the primary role of the Royal Navy, the extension to the Commons Bar is unveiled."

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Oct 2012, 10:03

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Can someone provide details of how big this piece...

Can someone provide details of how big this piece of boat is in the standard media measurements?

How is one supposed to know how big this most albus member of the Elephantidae family is without...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Dec 2011, 09:04

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ORAC - Is this...

ORAC - Is this (http://www.informationdissemination.net/2011/12/dusk-approaches-for-big-deck-nuclear.html) the link you were looking for?

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Oct 2010, 16:15

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I'll whisper it in case 'he' hears but isn't it...

I'll whisper it in case 'he' hears but isn't it the Sea Harrier thing all over again? Except with the Sea Harrier there wasn't the ability to put other aircraft on the floating airfield to do...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Oct 2010, 09:39

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I'm sorry but thats quite patently rubbish. The...

I'm sorry but thats quite patently rubbish. The RN wants the best of both worlds. It wants capital ships and it wants aircraft to fly off them, but it doesn't want/can't afford to pay for both.
...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Oct 2010, 08:58

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I knew somehow it'd be the RAF's fault. No,...

I knew somehow it'd be the RAF's fault.

No, don't go looking at RN top brass who are so driven to get their new white elephants they've raped the rest of the service(s) just to get them. :ugh:
...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Oct 2010, 08:29

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'Capability holiday'. Such well-known words...

'Capability holiday'. Such well-known words within the Royal Air Force.

An island nation with no maritime patrol aircraft - Capability holiday.:ugh:

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Oct 2010, 07:39

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sashathehungry - Indeed. It didn't exactly start...

sashathehungry - Indeed. It didn't exactly start too well though to be fair.

If it is really is the work of the a chap who is not exactly thought of highly within the FAA, let alone the wider...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Oct 2010, 15:29

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oldgrubber, Dokdo and Mistral classes are...

oldgrubber,

Dokdo and Mistral classes are amphibious assault ships. Whilst you could carry out limited STOVL operations off them surely they'd be limited by,

- Size of the vessel and ability to...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Jul 2010, 09:51

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Hmm, could the RN finally be getting out of the...

Hmm, could the RN finally be getting out of the fixed wing flying business?

No doubt WAFU elements will accuse Liam Fox of being an an evil RAF sympathiser, planted in government to do their dirty...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Mar 2009, 11:52

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Perhaps they'll take the logical route and stick...

Perhaps they'll take the logical route and stick some catapults on the things instead.

Of course then the government would take the illogical route and probably spend a shedload of money getting...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Feb 2009, 11:36

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GreenKnight121 - You obviously don't work at the...

GreenKnight121 - You obviously don't work at the MoD then.

Since when has being appropriate for the given/planned task be the driving factor in defence procurement?

No matter what the...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Aug 2008, 18:51

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The Andrew have used up all their stock of towing...

The Andrew have used up all their stock of towing tractors.

http://media.shipspotting.com/uploads/photos/Ship+Photo+HMS+ILLUSTRIOUS+IN+ISTANBUL+-+HELICOPTER+MISFORTUNE+%21/642673.jpg

They're...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Aug 2008, 13:01

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Very unfair to John Nichol. For all his...

Very unfair to John Nichol.

For all his short-comings he is still someone who actually has hands on experience of modern(ish) air combat and has taken part in an actual shooting war.

Though I...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Aug 2008, 18:31

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Is it time to dust off the P.1154 plans yet?

Is it time to dust off the P.1154 plans yet?

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Jul 2008, 19:49

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The RAF used to run motor launches well enough,...

The RAF used to run motor launches well enough, just give them the CVF's.

How hard can it be to drive a big boat about and hold the occasional cocktail party?

;)

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Jul 2008, 14:17

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Wanted - One possibly two large white elephants...

Wanted - One possibly two large white elephants (though grey will accepted and modified at our great cost). Ability to stage cocktail parties on white elephants a must, all other considerations...

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