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Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2016, 18:32
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Thanks ORAC, seems like not a big deal.

Thanks ORAC, seems like not a big deal.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2016, 17:02
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

A question for those who have been around a...

A question for those who have been around a while.

How did the USN aircraft cope when cross decking onto our smaller carriers in old school F4s etc?

No extended nose leg etc.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2016, 17:34
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

I don't think you realise how fast a conventional...

I don't think you realise how fast a conventional landing might be.....

You would drop the storm shadow rather than take a net:ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2016, 04:00
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Nurse! Meds!. ...............

Nurse!
Meds!.

...............
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jun 2016, 15:06
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

You mean a bit like in the Air where you have...

You mean a bit like in the Air where you have bombers, fighters, transports and helicopters?

There have been multi-role aircraft, and there have been multi role ships, but often they are not great...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2016, 18:49
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

T45 is an Air (and maybe soon space?) defender. ...

T45 is an Air (and maybe soon space?) defender.

Adding endless all round capabilities doesn't work any better at sea than it does in the air. You end up with a master of none.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2016, 16:03
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

You do realise that operational capability is not...

You do realise that operational capability is not actually the same as Top Trumps, don't you?:rolleyes:
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2016, 19:02
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

You are correct. Makes you wonder why the...

You are correct. Makes you wonder why the carriers don't have some kind of organic ASW capability embarked...

Oh, wait.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2016, 08:28
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Not always, no. Do you imagine that our last...

Not always, no.

Do you imagine that our last carriers always had an SSN lurking?
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jun 2016, 09:30
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Why would you specify what goes in the group? ...

Why would you specify what goes in the group?
Different foes require different assets. Not much need of an SSN if you are bombing Afghanistan.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2016, 13:02
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Why would "hundreds of millions" be considered...

Why would "hundreds of millions" be considered too much?

Compared to the price of a single jet they are very reasonable on a bang per buck ratio.

Rather more expensive to run perhaps....
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2015, 12:16
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

WEBF, you do write some rubbish. There are...

WEBF, you do write some rubbish.

There are plenty of wigglys for the catapult built in, and and steam was never considered as far as I'm aware.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2015, 08:26
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Hempy Yes, that's where I stopped reading...

Hempy

Yes, that's where I stopped reading too.......


WEBF

I have pretty much zero personal knowledge of the JSF programme or jet programmes in general, but many of the snipers do.

I'm...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2014, 15:41
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

"bordering on stupid" It's a lot worse than...

"bordering on stupid"

It's a lot worse than that!

Nope, I think I judged the level of moronic-ness just about right to balance MSOCSs final paragraph.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2014, 13:09
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

The obvious retort is remind me of the last time...

The obvious retort is remind me of the last time we needed an airforce.....?
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2012, 15:33
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

jamesdevice I'd take that bet if you'd care...

jamesdevice

I'd take that bet if you'd care to put some money on it....?
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2011, 20:48
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

And I thought I was cynical.....

And I thought I was cynical.....
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2011, 19:13
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Unfortunately, Yes Though all the current...

Unfortunately, Yes

Though all the current shennanigans around the world might help.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th May 2011, 18:45
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

67Wing "That's because Charles knows there's...

67Wing

"That's because Charles knows there's cock-all chance of the RN ever having the resources to complete the ships, let alone fly aircraft off them. "

I'll let you in on a little secret....
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2010, 07:26
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Royalist Strangely, the purchase price will...

Royalist

Strangely, the purchase price will be more for the "C" (though long term through life can only be cheaper) and it will be a lot later availability.
Though I do agree that it would be a...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2010, 18:52
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

WEBF Try as I might, I just cannot refrain...

WEBF

Try as I might, I just cannot refrain from pointing out that whilst Mr Page only made Lt, you failed to get to Dartmouth (it ain't exactly Oxbridge) and then, as if that wasn't enough,...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jul 2008, 19:30
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

OA "What are the TANGIBLE advantages of...

OA
"What are the TANGIBLE advantages of maintaining some RN pilots in the JSF force?"


Now we have carriers coming back, they will need Captains, who are traditionally pilots and in the case of...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2008, 13:26
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Never went on a Casex where the Frigates were...

Never went on a Casex where the Frigates were anything other than an annoyance when it came to finding and killing the boats. And tht was when we were using Seakings!
The only better platform than...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2008, 10:51
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

The Carrier carries Merlin, the worlds premier...

The Carrier carries Merlin, the worlds premier ASW killer. The number of T23's is largly irrelevant.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2007, 21:22
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

SSSETOWTF With a US carrier fleet there are...

SSSETOWTF

With a US carrier fleet there are a great many very powerful raders on many different ships and aircraft spread over a very large area. Some of that radar energy will get back to some...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2007, 11:26
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

"I heard a USAF general point out that he could...

"I heard a USAF general point out that he could sink all the USN's carriers in one day using B-2 strikes from the USA."

So it would appear that our Air Force is not the only one that comes out...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2007, 15:52
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

My point was not that we haven't needed fighters....

My point was not that we haven't needed fighters. My point was that they opposition was so low tech that they did not need to be state of the art by any means.

If you seek to justify not having a...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2007, 10:42
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Jacko "Since 1982 there has not been a...

Jacko

"Since 1982 there has not been a single occasion when land based could not have got their first "

yes that is quite a long time.

However, remind me when was the last time a ground...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2007, 21:13
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Ah Jacko, But they are such good cocktail...

Ah Jacko,

But they are such good cocktail parties!!
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2007, 21:40
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

The point is, that on this subject I wish to gain...

The point is, that on this subject I wish to gain knowledge, being aware that I am lacking. It would be made easier by not having to disregard uninformed speculation as well as read between the lines...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2007, 20:22
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

The payback you get is me doing my job!, not...

The payback you get is me doing my job!, not answering idiot questions!

except on wednesday afternoons........
............and maybe fridays

seriously, have you seen the size of an islander...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2007, 18:10
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

WEBF. Every now and then, ie when you post,...

WEBF.

Every now and then, ie when you post, you remind me just how little you know about anything.

Reading voraciously is not a substitute for knowledge, now please stop.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2007, 19:07
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Unpressurised is not the same as not being able...

Unpressurised is not the same as not being able to go above 10000ft
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2007, 16:29
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Less room inside, less usable decks, even in...

Less room inside, less usable decks, even in daylight, no higher max alt, smaller radar, no gain in speed.
Not really a great alternative, the islander:rolleyes:
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2006, 12:30
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,416,526
Posted By Tourist

Watch for an anouncement on about the 22nd Oct...

Watch for an anouncement on about the 22nd Oct that the deal is done and we are getting them.
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