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Forum: Military Aviation

6th May 2011, 21:39

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Posted By Double Zero

Much as I admire the A-10, and after seeing them...

Much as I admire the A-10, and after seeing them ( and more to the point, their pilots' skills ) at West Freugh I certainly do, I would reckon the chances of embarking on a Naval version development...

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Oct 2010, 15:02

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Posted By Double Zero

Entaxei, I can only see 2 problems with...

Entaxei,

I can only see 2 problems with your argument; the words 'fit' and 'buy'....

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Oct 2010, 09:25

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Posted By Double Zero

SSSETOWTF, Thanks for the info', I thought...

SSSETOWTF,

Thanks for the info', I thought the scares sounded a bit fishy for such a project.

You may be a highly esteemed ex-colleague of mine, ( beginning with 'G' ) if not you're not far...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Oct 2010, 11:53

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Posted By Double Zero

While I'm on my little F-35 hobby horse ( last ...

While I'm on my little F-35 hobby horse ( last for a while, promise ! ) - much is made of the point that having a cat 'n trap carrier would allow use of things like Hawkeyes and commonality with...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Oct 2010, 11:33

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Posted By Double Zero

Occasional Aviator, I get the gist of your...

Occasional Aviator,

I get the gist of your post, contacts like that ( I'm assuming you are who you say you are, no offence ! ) - are worth a lot more than press releases or'leaks'.

I will say...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Oct 2010, 11:13

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Posted By Double Zero

I am basically an F-35B fan, for reasons of 'stop...

I am basically an F-35B fan, for reasons of 'stop then land' and austere FOB use etc.

However I did read pretty worrying descriptions of the 'B', with it's very high velocity and temperature...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Jun 2010, 19:58

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Posted By Double Zero

So, the new govt' ( no less cynical than the last...

So, the new govt' ( no less cynical than the last one, except they cancel hospitals as their punters can afford to go private ) will have 2 new carriers on their hands, which 'just happen' to be...

Forum: Military Aviation

16th May 2010, 11:36

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Posted By Double Zero

B-Word, my 'source' had no reason to lie,...

B-Word,

my 'source' had no reason to lie, but may have been including secondhand Harrier 2+ available in a deal, just as the UK flogs Typhoons etc, though they're mainly from the production line....

Forum: Military Aviation

16th May 2010, 10:56

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Posted By Double Zero

I am told there are quite a few Harrier 2+...

I am told there are quite a few Harrier 2+ kicking their heels in the AMARC desert; hence your relatively cheap source...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th May 2010, 09:53

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Posted By Double Zero

Fly Navy

For F&&& sake, keep the FAA separate & give them Harrier 2+ while they're available cheap !

F-35 in whatever guise is still years away and we need an AMRAAM & gun equipped Harrier right now...
...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Apr 2010, 12:52

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Posted By Double Zero

During the RN v RAF arguments about the P1154 (...

During the RN v RAF arguments about the P1154 ( which was the big idea for a VSTOL project in the 1960's before fortunately being dropped, the ' preliminary concept test aircraft' P1127 being...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Apr 2010, 07:52

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Posted By Double Zero

Doesn't high power magnetism A, have nasty...

Doesn't high power magnetism

A, have nasty effect on crew,

B, make the ship go invisible according to 'The Phillidelphia Experiment' ?

This would make it a bugger to land on !

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Apr 2010, 18:00

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Posted By Double Zero

Skyhook

Ian,

The Sea Harrier has indeed got anti-gravity devices ( not paint of Area 51 UFO technology, still trying to prise that out of the secret lab's at Dulux & the USAF ).

However there are two...

Forum: Military Aviation

5th Apr 2010, 13:28

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Posted By Double Zero

Not a Boffin, I bow to your superior...

Not a Boffin,

I bow to your superior knowledge re. Skyhook, though I still think it had some very good elements.

If we were still operating SeaJets, I might put up more of an argument !
...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Apr 2010, 16:26

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Posted By Double Zero

Navaleye, Top brass have always been the...

Navaleye,

Top brass have always been the last place to go with any new idea, surely ?!

I don't see any need for ' a whole new class of warship ', just modification with the space-stabilised...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Apr 2010, 14:10

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Posted By Double Zero

The Skyhook idea was not " barking ", I saw it...

The Skyhook idea was not " barking ", I saw it being done on Dunsfold's trial crane many times - did you ?

I agree it would be tricky at night in a lumpy sea, but with suitable guiding low...

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Apr 2010, 20:45

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Posted By Double Zero

I wasn't in the Navy either, but am aware of...

I wasn't in the Navy either, but am aware of their systems and ships; I did a TINY bit to help during the rush to properly equip Sea Harriers in 1982.

I find it offensive that someone should say...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Nov 2009, 16:46

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Posted By Double Zero

Some little questions occurr to my uninformed...

Some little questions occurr to my uninformed mind;

Is that portable heat pad really so heavy it won't flip and become a serious bit of FOD ?

What the hell is the thermal management system,...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Nov 2009, 17:00

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Posted By Double Zero

I think the phrases ' poor sods ' , ' Harrier...

I think the phrases ' poor sods ' , ' Harrier effect negligible ', and ' hot, hot, hot ' mean we are talking the same language.

Seems to me the Osprey is like a less aesthetic version of a...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Nov 2009, 07:51

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Posted By Double Zero

When the Harrier GR1 first visited carriers with...

When the Harrier GR1 first visited carriers with wooden decks on early sales tours, there was much wailing & gnashing of teeth.

In the event there were no ill effects.

It takes real progress...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Oct 2009, 11:00

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Posted By Double Zero

CVF

It's a golden rule in aircraft development ( and various other bits of kit for that matter ) that one does one thing at a time, i.e. new engine, new airframe but not both at the same time unless at...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Oct 2009, 23:56

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Posted By Double Zero

Down to 1 even officially...

My God,

I am so surprised I'm reeling in shock...

I'll say it again, ' wouldn't 3 uprated CVS type carriers with Harrier 2+ & GR9 have been more sensible; with one carrier - if lucky and and...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Oct 2009, 11:21

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Posted By Double Zero

You are the weakest link -goodbye !

I know this has been mentioned previously, but yes, armour of any kind is essential; and that includes one's own aircraft accidents on deck, which seems to have been planned out - remember the...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Oct 2009, 18:24

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Posted By Double Zero

Phalanx

I'm probably wrong or this would have been jumped on by now, but isn't ' Goalkeeper ' a more modern system, touted by a few lucky RN ships such as 'Ocean', compared to the original Phalanx CIWS-...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Oct 2009, 14:10

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Posted By Double Zero

HMS Ocean, etc

If " strengthening the decks and enlarging the lift would be a relatively easy task " - I don't want to see your idea of a hard job ! ( Unless I'm on the contract end of it ).

Simple fact is,...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Jul 2009, 14:08

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Posted By Double Zero

It takes a very canny person to ' screw over '...

It takes a very canny person to ' screw over ' the Indian Navy - BAe tried it, and failed miserably- I was there !

God knows what it's costing to rejuvinate the Russian carrier, but I suppose the...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Jul 2009, 13:32

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Posted By Double Zero

The Enterprise is made of very thick steel, as...

The Enterprise is made of very thick steel, as the Americans had learned the hard way in the Pacific.

Unlike the U.K's CVS, where like most things in the U.K. services, hard won lessons seem all...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Jun 2009, 15:36

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Posted By Double Zero

Winkle Brown was asked - or chose in the case of...

Winkle Brown was asked - or chose in the case of the Me163 - to do a lot of daft things, a true research pilot.

He's very against VSTOL / STOVL aircraft though, which surprised me; ' stop then...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Mar 2009, 12:36

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Posted By Double Zero

And we all know what happens when one leaves no...

And we all know what happens when one leaves no margins, say a '45 hits a mine or just has a plain accident...someone, somewhere is being incredibly stupid, though safe in the knowledge he / she...

Forum: Military Aviation

19th Mar 2009, 11:48

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Posted By Double Zero

'Treason' - a lot of people including me agree...

'Treason' - a lot of people including me agree with you, and as I've said before the few Type 45's we get will have to be fantastic ships to manage 5-600 knots a la FA2 !

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Mar 2009, 16:48

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Posted By Double Zero

' Nonsense as in only having 6 type 45's, and...

' Nonsense as in only having 6 type 45's, and selling off our Type 23's in the meantime ?!'

- Let alone having no Fleet Air defence; even selling off our very short range Type 23's - just as the...

Forum: Military Aviation

31st Jan 2009, 19:44

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Posted By Double Zero

MASC is vital, but might cost more than a bottle...

MASC is vital, but might cost more than a bottle of whiskey - therefore ignored.

This is a classic case of the services shooting themselves in the foot by getting a result no matter what crap...

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Jan 2009, 08:08

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Posted By Double Zero

Doesn't " we've increased helicopter flying hours...

Doesn't " we've increased helicopter flying hours by 60% " mean " we've shagged out our pitifully few helicopters " ?

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jan 2009, 22:43

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Posted By Double Zero

" I am a doughnut " - J.F.K, June 1963 "...

" I am a doughnut " - J.F.K, June 1963

" Leave the gatling guns boys, we won't be needing those " - G.A. Custer

Sorry, those just spring to mind when I see quotes...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Jan 2009, 17:19

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Posted By Double Zero

FormerFlake, there could be some mileage in...

FormerFlake,

there could be some mileage in your idea; during the ( ongoing )restoration of the S.S.Great Britain at Bristol, they held a campaign when one could ' sponsor a plank, ' with a...

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