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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2016, 22:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

5 (AC) had a Sqn boss nicknamed Billy No-Planes*...

5 (AC) had a Sqn boss nicknamed Billy No-Planes* To be fair Sentinel did eventually arrive. Although after he'd done his 2 years of triv-tasking, that is.

*instead of -Mates
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2016, 19:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Well, that's one version of events. OK, it was...

Well, that's one version of events. OK, it was going to be RS at one point in the process. LeMay preferred SR, and to cut a longer story short the documentation was changed to reflect this. The press...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2016, 13:23
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Touché! Although in fairness the F-111 was...

Touché!

Although in fairness the F-111 was intended to become a fleet defence 'fighter' in B spec, and the F-117's nomenclature could be put down to a bit of obfuscation given the secrecy of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2016, 09:12
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

We also have the RR Phantom, Ghost, Wraith, the...

We also have the RR Phantom, Ghost, Wraith, the Bentley Continental, Mulsanne, the, well, etc. etc...

American cars pretty much all have a name as you say, save something like the DeLorean DMC-12...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2016, 18:30
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

If there were a 'Sea' Lightning it would, in any...

If there were a 'Sea' Lightning it would, in any case, be the F-35C.

Which is rather appropriate!
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2015, 21:13
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Yah boo sucks. What's you're frikin point? On...

Yah boo sucks. What's you're frikin point? On record as per my original post.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2015, 20:44
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

For a short while, in May 1994, there was a...

For a short while, in May 1994, there was a proposal to curtail C-17 production at 32 aircraft. It was quickly rescinded.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2015, 22:53
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

With 'ATB' given a green light, '35 is so last...

With 'ATB' given a green light, '35 is so last week.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2015, 23:46
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

We're all jolly glad we can count on your...

We're all jolly glad we can count on your assurances Ken, jolly glad indeed.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2015, 16:24
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Haven't they used these since SDSR '10? ...

Haven't they used these since SDSR '10?

http://images.clickedit.co.uk/3760/36965701.jpg?width=460&height=345
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2015, 19:45
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

This thread has moved from being interesting &...

This thread has moved from being interesting & entertaining to boring and personal.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jul 2015, 21:58
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Electrickery. ...

Electrickery.

https://annebloggen.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/bulb.jpg?w=535

And quite frankly a C11 wizard talks as much sense as LM.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2015, 14:50
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

It was a joke.

It was a joke.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2015, 12:52
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Perhaps they should simply rename it A-35 and be...

Perhaps they should simply rename it A-35 and be done with it.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2015, 00:19
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

By the time Dave reaches IOC over here there'll...

By the time Dave reaches IOC over here there'll probably be -D, -E and -Fs on the production line.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2015, 18:57
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

And the pompous must pronounce.

And the pompous must pronounce.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2015, 09:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

I wasn't trying to make a serious point.

I wasn't trying to make a serious point.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2015, 13:20
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

I suspect the 'B will be the first STOVL aircraft...

I suspect the 'B will be the first STOVL aircraft to need several '000 feet of runway to get airborne at MTOW.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2015, 08:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Too late for Dave, but that seems to be the way...

Too late for Dave, but that seems to be the way 6G is heading, or at least as a recommendation.

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_briefs/RB9700/RR9759/RAND_RB9759.pdf



I...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2015, 10:17
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

'6G' is intended to replace the '22 in USAF...

'6G' is intended to replace the '22 in USAF service, and the '18E/F in USN service. YF-22 (and YF-23) first flew in 1990, it took 15 years from that milestone to being officially accepted into...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2015, 15:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

...or a 'P-51'... ...

...or a 'P-51'...

http://www.generalequipment.info/ENFORCER%20PA-48-A1.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2015, 22:11
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

F-35 reminds me of Cronenberg's 'The Fly' ...

F-35 reminds me of Cronenberg's 'The Fly'

http://www.blastr.com/sites/blastr/files/styles/blog_post_media/public/images/TheFly100311.jpg?itok=6uqoS49h
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2015, 14:36
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

I hope they have something (G6) flying at KXTA,...

I hope they have something (G6) flying at KXTA, else they'll struggle to get it introduced by ~2030.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jan 2015, 17:56
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Any more laughable than Obama referring to 'call...

Any more laughable than Obama referring to 'call me Dave' as "bro"?
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2014, 11:42
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Answer: They bet the farm on the '35. There's no...

Answer: They bet the farm on the '35. There's no other '5th' generation fighter on the (Western) table.

Can't see G6 entering service before 2030 either, given the length of time the '22 & '35...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Dec 2014, 08:50
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Isn't the 'F'-35 supposed to be the RAF's bomb...

Isn't the 'F'-35 supposed to be the RAF's bomb truck (as well as the RN's 'MRCA')?


Anyhoo, much criticism of the '35 stems from the compromises and delays caused by the 'B - and their knock-on...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2014, 22:25
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Oh, those darned Indonesians...

Oh, those darned Indonesians...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2014, 21:37
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Pretty sure I saw an advert for a 'Jade Rabbit'...

Pretty sure I saw an advert for a 'Jade Rabbit' someplace. Don't think that was an air-breather either.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2014, 18:19
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Presumably white paint, even mil-spec...

Presumably white paint, even mil-spec solar-reflective stuff, is cheaper and more reliable than a portable cooler.

Perhaps cheaper still to strip the paint off and leave it as bare metal. Or cover...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2014, 12:49
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

'Tis only a matter of time before an ECCCCCM...

'Tis only a matter of time before an ECCCCCM appears then.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2014, 18:53
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Concrete. (http://www.airnav.com/airport/KNKX) ...

Concrete. (http://www.airnav.com/airport/KNKX)

I think they use a lot of it stateside due to high ambient temperatures.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2014, 20:03
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Perhaps the non-stellar T/W ratio will result in...

Perhaps the non-stellar T/W ratio will result in a far more reliable power plant?

Or, maybe not.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2014, 10:34
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

So, knowing that such a thing was a problem 50...

So, knowing that such a thing was a problem 50 years ago, it still hapens now. O.K., different manufacturer, but still. Just a case of NIH Syndrome?

One wonders whether the F/A-18V(arious) had...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2014, 19:19
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Ooh, now LO, I'm sure someone will come along and...

Ooh, now LO, I'm sure someone will come along and patronizingly, pompously, assert that everything is rosy up the '35's ass.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2014, 10:12
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,625,738
Posted By Willard Whyte

Not what I meant. Should've written all...

Not what I meant.

Should've written all three 'types'. But then I suspect you knew that...
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