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Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2022, 12:38
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Light has dawned ... !

Light has dawned ... !
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2022, 08:10
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

I'm struggling to understand the messianic...

I'm struggling to understand the messianic significance of that registration - can you enlighten us ?
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2020, 13:36
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Hmmm. So Boris's jet doesn't know WTF is...

Hmmm.

So Boris's jet doesn't know WTF is going on all around it.

How entirely appropriate. :O
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jul 2020, 15:54
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

No, no connection.

No, no connection.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2020, 17:09
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

I have yet to see any official reference to the...

I have yet to see any official reference to the aircraft having undergone a scheduled maintenance check while at Cambridge. The MoD press release simply referred to the "conclusion of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2020, 11:49
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Indeed they are. As the press release linked in...

Indeed they are. As the press release linked in my post makes clear, it's only the upper sides that differ from the traditional BEA livery.

The red undersides look/looked great when viewed from...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jun 2020, 09:47
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Though not a convention observed by the French,...

Though not a convention observed by the French, as noted earlier in the thread, where they are a bit gauche when it comes to orienting the flags on the Presidential aircraft fleet.

Strangely, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2020, 19:58
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, both of BEA's two final schemes featured...

Yes, both of BEA's two final schemes featured those trademark red wings (upper and lower surfaces). Having spent many happy hours admiring them in the early part of my career (both from the cabin on...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2020, 18:52
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

I don't think I have anything to learn from you...

I don't think I have anything to learn from you about painting airliners, Tubby (including a handful for the RAF, as it happens, though I recall we didn't make a particularly good job of the first...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2020, 16:54
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

That's correct. So how much of the £900,000 did...

That's correct. So how much of the £900,000 did it cost the taxpayer in order for somebody to remember to observe that constraint with the Voyager ?



Yes, or more accurately reflectivity...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2020, 12:39
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

What a disingenuous response. I'd be fascinated...

What a disingenuous response. I'd be fascinated to know what "certification, regulatory and licensing requirements" are affected by painting an aircraft a different colour.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jun 2020, 07:55
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Presumably not too much WoW for the short hop to...

Presumably not too much WoW for the short hop to Brize.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jun 2020, 22:26
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Nice bit of editing. :O

Nice bit of editing. :O
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jun 2020, 17:27
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Formation lights for when in AAR mode, I would...

Formation lights for when in AAR mode, I would guess.[/QUOTE]

Those aren't new, just slightly more obvious now against the white fuselage.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jun 2020, 17:05
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

No, it isn't. Just because people keep repeating...

No, it isn't. Just because people keep repeating that myth in this thread, doesn't make it true.

And, talking about myths, the claim that the £0.9 million cost included a check is now clearly...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2020, 15:53
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Discussed earlier in the thread. No.

Discussed earlier in the thread.

No.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jun 2020, 09:51
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

I think you could have point - we might find out...

I think you could have point - we might find out that the paint job is great, but looks horrible. :O
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2020, 07:08
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

You are mistaken on several counts, I'm afraid. ...

You are mistaken on several counts, I'm afraid.

It's true that ALW has been at Forth Worth Alliance - though not for "6 months", but for more than a year.

However it flew more than 2 months...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2020, 16:47
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

I don't think anyone is claiming otherwise, given...

I don't think anyone is claiming otherwise, given that it has only just been announced that it's going to be repainted.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2020, 14:17
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Can't find any evidence to support that. So...

Can't find any evidence to support that.

So did the AAL dispatcher who's credited with the photo fake it himself, or has his identity been stolen by a Photoshopper ?

And are the hundreds of...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2020, 06:28
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

Yes, it's photoshopped, but the real thing is now...

Yes, it's photoshopped, but the real thing is now flying in those colours:

https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/06/08/this-is-how-vvip-air-india-1-jet-for-modi-kovind-looks-like.html
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2020, 22:09
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

And not even a widebody, at that. Have they no...

And not even a widebody, at that. Have they no shame ?
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2020, 19:43
Replies: 481
Views: 228,170
Posted By DaveReidUK

No, the poster's comment on the French...

No, the poster's comment on the French President's A330 was referring to the fact that it doesn't observe the flagpole convention. The Tricolore on both sides of the aircraft is painted with the blue...
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