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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2013, 16:15
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Thanks Peter

Thanks Peter
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2013, 13:58
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Actually I am frustrated at how the Royal Navy...

Actually I am frustrated at how the Royal Navy let this develop, I do NOT blame the RAF one jot. I would have loved for at least one First Sea Lord to have stood up and be counted regarding how the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2013, 12:09
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

All I can say is that this whole FIASCO appears...

All I can say is that this whole FIASCO appears to beggar belief and what I am posting here observations that were made during the latest Public account select Committee meeting.

As has been...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2013, 13:38
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

I think your link is basically corroborating what...

I think your link is basically corroborating what my spanner is trying to say.

I totally, fully accept I am cherry picking from a document but rather than just pick sentences I will highlight...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2013, 12:50
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Hi Boffin, Just me reading too many things,...

Hi Boffin,
Just me reading too many things, most of which predict doom and gloom.

Prince of Wales would be completed on 'foreign soil' which contradicts British policy but the build was started...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2013, 12:27
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

My thoughts on this is more to do with Trident.. ...

My thoughts on this is more to do with Trident..

If Scotland becomes an independant country that wants ALL nuclear weapons removed from its territory then in my humble opinion

That...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2013, 11:48
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Thank you for getting back and I now understand...

Thank you for getting back and I now understand your post.

My thoughts are that these builds are progressing very well and the silence coming from all the gloom and dooms merchants is...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2013, 11:09
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Hi Not a Boffin, I finally got that first link...

Hi Not a Boffin,
I finally got that first link to work and if folks want to view it then I had to delete the last two keystrokes, namely the ):

I am not sure what you mean by

But if it is...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2013, 08:48
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Have we got the man power to deploy this ship,...

Have we got the man power to deploy this ship, the extra ships to act as escort or escorts and furthermore, have we got any type of AEW aircraft to operate from it deck? I have read all the promises...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2013, 14:12
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Not a Boffin Just noticed the additional part...

Not a Boffin
Just noticed the additional part of your post, thanks very much.

I have only ever read rumours regarding converting the Russian carrier to a CATOBAR specification and take onboard...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2013, 15:21
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

:ok: I was a bit on the slow side today and...

:ok: I was a bit on the slow side today and point taken.


I confess to being impressed by the progress being made with that first ship and it is certainly taking shape.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2013, 14:28
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Excellent reply as usual but why oh why did the...

Excellent reply as usual but why oh why did the Royal Navy request\demand\stipulate STOVL carriers as being the carrier of choice?

These ships are by far the largest carriers that will ever fly...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2013, 11:35
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

For a number of years I have read posts stating...

For a number of years I have read posts stating how these ships would be relatively easily to convert to operate conventional fixed wing aircraft.

Now I am reading Parliamentary Defence Committee...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2013, 20:56
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Hi Engines, We must never forget just how...

Hi Engines,
We must never forget just how quickly those ships that were damaged by aircraft attacks were very quickly repaired and returned back into action being held together with two by two,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2013, 20:06
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

I certainly do and much respect to all concerned...

I certainly do and much respect to all concerned for the way they went about their duties.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2013, 18:45
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

The French are indeed doing it but at what cost...

The French are indeed doing it but at what cost to the ship, the crew and the morale. The last pictures I saw of that ship gave the impression she was overworked and in dire need of a refit.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2013, 13:32
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Hi ORAC, Haven't we been here before regarding...

Hi ORAC,
Haven't we been here before regarding this 'star wars' issue in the Reagan era?

When we were at the missile range in San Juan testing the then new MkII Sea Slug missle a US pilot...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2013, 11:24
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Hi Courtney :) I still enjoy reading these...

Hi Courtney :)
I still enjoy reading these threads but have indeed not posted for a while. I always have my fingers crossed that Mr Boffin will answer my questions as I hold his opinions in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2013, 09:50
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

I asked a question a while back that never got...

I asked a question a while back that never got answered.

If the F-35B gets binned for whatever reason then will that be the end of fast jet flying for the Fleet Air Arm?

What plans are there...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2013, 10:02
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Do we really know what caused those craters and...

Do we really know what caused those craters and hitting a large area of mud might not be the same as hitting a moving target. A fool would ignore this intelligence but talk is cheap.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jan 2013, 10:59
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

I DEFINITELY would NOT go that far :ok:

I DEFINITELY would NOT go that far :ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 22:41
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Thank you very much for that and it does...

Thank you very much for that and it does highlkight my point about almost having the room for two aircraft dual carriageway :):uhoh:

I have never seen that image of the angle.. Thanks
...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 12:59
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

I did look at what you have suggested but was...

I did look at what you have suggested but was unsure about that second catapult location :ok::ok:

The ship looks all but wide enough to have two parallel areas of operation :O
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 12:34
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

From the photograph I attached it does look like...

From the photograph I attached it does look like the deck has the width you are describing but it is certainly not an angled flight deck.

My question still remains regarding when the costing was...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2013, 10:01
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Good morning Mr Boffin (said with much respect) ...

Good morning Mr Boffin (said with much respect)

Has this latest carrier always been designed without any type of angled flight deck and when we read of these astronomical conversion costs for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2013, 11:14
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Surely common sense has to prevail and whilst...

Surely common sense has to prevail and whilst there is a place for patrol craft than that place must surely be coastal waters where shelter is readily available, fuel, stores and provisions. Would a...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2012, 12:14
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

. You have started so you can finish :) Please...

. You have started so you can finish :) Please name the type of aircraft you are thinking of?

Not only take off but also land and don't forget there are NO arrester wires. I am aware of a...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2012, 09:31
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Totally agree. I have also never disagreed...

Totally agree.

I have also never disagreed with Mr Boffin and I don't suppose I ever will and hopefully my posts are stimulating the debate as opposed to being argumentative and to put more...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2012, 16:37
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

With just nineteen operational escorts...

With just nineteen operational escorts (frigates\destroyers) I doubt very much that we will see any further cuts. Indeed it would be nice to se this figure increase.

The Chief of the Defence...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2012, 18:45
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

The picture of those US warships made me smile as...

The picture of those US warships made me smile as we have a number of very large Naval Dockyards that always look relatively unoccupied. That certainly is not the case with that image.

I guess...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2012, 17:28
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Hi LF, I totally agree and we are indeed...

Hi LF,
I totally agree and we are indeed trialling a number of differing types and are also using our RFA's to launch these aircraft.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Dec 2012, 11:00
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Hi ORAC, I was listening to a Parliamentary...

Hi ORAC,
I was listening to a Parliamentary Select Committee meeting that raised the issue of carrier borne UAV's. A retired Air vice Marshall was advocating these aircrafct as the future but the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2012, 14:25
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Wise words as usual and I totally accept that the...

Wise words as usual and I totally accept that the LHA would not be capable of handling that amount of aircraft and it would be foolhardy to say otherwise.

Hopefully my posts are being read as me...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2012, 20:19
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Totally agree about the F35 and its capability...

Totally agree about the F35 and its capability but even the trusty old Sea Vixen could act as a tanking aircraft which is something the 35 is not capable of.

My point was that a 20,000+ ton...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2012, 19:02
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By glojo

Hi Not a Boffin, Sorry for causing any...

Hi Not a Boffin,
Sorry for causing any confusion but the suggestion for an all singing LHA would be as a replacement for our older vessels and they would carry the exact same complement of 35's as...
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