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Forum: Military Aviation
29th May 2014, 00:18
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

What Is Cocked-Up about the RAF RJs?

Dervish,


What is "cocked up" about ZZ664? Please explain exactly what is meant by this comment.


Please, no broad generalizations, just specific facts that are in evidence and not just...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2014, 22:47
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

RJ Endurance

My info is a bit dated and is based on TF33 engine burn rates. The F108s give about a 20%, or so, decrease in burn rate and more thrust.
Going off Mildenhall and using the overrun there for...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2014, 22:38
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Wensleydale. Sorry you are wrong.

The E-3s and E-6s are both derived from the Boeing 707-320 model, hence they come from the same airframe model. They are NOT different. It would make NO difference if an E-3D had an E-6A wing...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2014, 03:44
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

What Are You Talking About?

Wensleydale,


I have no idea what you are talking about?
The RC-135s have absolutely nothing in common with the E-3Ds. The E-3s are an entirely different aircraft. The fuselage is different...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th May 2014, 21:06
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

RAF on USAF RJ Ops

Response to previous posts:
No. I am sure there are no all RAF crew ops flying a USAF aircraft. Why? To quote a rather disastrous recent Sec State: "What difference does it make anyway."...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2014, 22:51
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Thanks for the Sanity

Heathrow Harry: Thanks for the sanity comment.


I guess we have read many examples of what we Yanks observe as "bloke bloody-mindedness".


Sometimes a good thing, as when everyone in the UK...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th May 2014, 10:40
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

RAF RJ Flight Ops

I have it from knowledgeable sources that the RJ at Waddington will be flying within a couple of weeks. RJs will be "accepted" into the force.


The 'new' MAA rules are great for modern procured...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2014, 03:15
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

RJs from KC-135s

Sorry Iwasaspotter,


That argument does not carry any water, except literally.
The impact of a career as a KC does not put any additional stress on a -135 airframe as service in any other of...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2014, 03:40
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Pooled Fleet

Pooled fleet means the RAF aircraft will enter the upgrade and maintenance PDM flow as part of the overall RJ fleet. The RAF will only be flying the three designated airframes, 664, 665, and 666. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2014, 10:20
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

CPants Comments and Book: Nothing to do with Rivet Joint!

The aircraft and incidents CPants writes about concern RC-135E Rivet Amber, which disappeared over the Bering Sea in Jun 1969. This WAS NOT a Rivet Joint aircraft!

My error in reading very...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2014, 12:38
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

None!

Mickj3 asked about problems with the F-35. If MOD/RAF are having such problems with crossover of US to UK acceptance/standards/airworthiness/documentation etc with Rivet joint that has been flying...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2014, 12:35
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Daily Mail Article from 12 April

This article is so totally wrong as to be unbelievable!


"U.S. Army Air Force", "gathering dust in a boneyard for retired planes...", buying to replace a Nimrod spy plane that crashed in...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2014, 01:08
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Rivet Joint Aircraft "Safety"

At the risk of "stirring the pot", all the questions about the C-135 airframes, conversions, records, etc. is what we call BxxxSxxT!

I have about 4000 hrs in both KCs and various RCs in ops;...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2014, 02:40
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Boom AAr for RAF RJs

dragartist,

I'll ask the RAF ass't Air Attaché at the local RAeS chapter meeting at the UK Embassy next week. He is working the RAF RJ here in the U.S.

However, I believe the agreement is...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2014, 13:00
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

RJ to Waddo vice Greenville

If the jet is ready any company will want to move it off their ramp and deliver to the customer. No liability if a hail storm or tornado does damage. Greenville does not have extra hangar space to...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2013, 13:54
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Reply to dragartist

Backend crew on the RJs need to be military. Various international laws and military regs make it difficult to fly "other-than-military" on a military mission. If you have 'civilians' on a...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2013, 16:19
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

This is a NON-operation delivery! No OPSEC needed!

OPSEC is defined as "Operations Security". Since this is a factory delivery and "operations" will not begin officially until next year then the flight does not meet the definition.

BTW, when we...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2013, 12:25
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

You Are Correct - approximately.

I talked with one of the UK air attachés this week at our Washington Branch meeting of the RAeS. The first RC is due to Waddington sometime this week. It will then move to Mildenhall when the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2013, 11:24
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

For Squirrel41 and Torque... The AMBER loss is...

For Squirrel41 and Torque...
The AMBER loss is still open to question but, according to one of the crew who was not on the flight (if I remember the last presentation I saw), discussed the lack of...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2013, 12:21
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Organizational Self-Justification

Bravo Sierra! Once again a newly established governmental organization must justify itself by harassment, micromanagement, delay and "officiousness". Only then will everyone take them 'seriously'. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2013, 12:52
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Parachutes - Not Carried

I have some experience with -135s and parachutes.
As a new 2Lt in KC-135s we were required to wear parachutes during air refueling operations (at least when the Standardization check folks were...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2013, 14:41
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Cargo Door Operates As Usual

Any search for RC-135 photos will probably show the fuselage cargo door opens as usual. The cheek fairing is attached to the door itself. There is a solid panel insert "weather door" with an...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Aug 2013, 13:58
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

RAF RC-135 conversions

Please look up some accurate facts, guys.

The three KCs being converted are in the last ten KC-135 built and NONE have been "stored" in the desert. The last KC is 64-14840.
The very last -135s...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2013, 11:49
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Airbus Boom Problems

Could the decision be tied to the problems Airbus was having with their boom development?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2013, 11:47
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

My error.

I meant Fairford, of course.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2013, 13:43
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

First Airseeker Ops in UK..

will be from RAF Mildenhall, alongside the USAF, as it appears the Waddington runway will be closed for repairs.

One of the problems we had in planning ops in the '70s and '80s from the UK was...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2013, 15:05
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Previous quote: "The most impartial review of 135...

Previous quote: "The most impartial review of 135 accidents easily available is Wikki (and doesn't that say a whole lot about where we're at?) With engine and tail separations alone a noted feature,...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2013, 15:02
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Why RJ is Not Commercial Maintained?

Your comment shows a misunderstanding of commercial vs. military use. Commercial aircraft are used at high intensity levels with, usually, a multiple flight cycles each day. Maintenance is a...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th May 2013, 04:05
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

RC-135 Accidents

Since most posters do not know the airframe history I will assume cannot comment on my comments are only general in nature and not specifically directed at the RC-135 jets.
There have been no...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2013, 12:27
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

No Correlation At All

I fail to see the correlation between an accident, reason undefied, for a KC-135 at a foreign base, taking off into a known bad weather and a brand new RC-135W being purchased by the MoD.
That would...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2013, 14:17
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Corrections to All the "Speculation"

First: "White top" scheme is necessary to keep the interior of the aircraft cool while on the ground. Remember the interior is packed with electronics.
Second: The photo is taken at Majors Field,...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2013, 11:55
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Thanks.

UOR means the same in "DoD/USAF-ese".
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2013, 12:36
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

UOR?

I presume this means "Urgent Operational Requirement".
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2013, 16:32
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

Ref #151

No. At Offutt. RJ training is at the 55th Wing.

Basic EW training is at Pensacola. The RJ-specific training is done at Offutt. They have a great simulator for the entire backend.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2013, 13:36
Replies: 927
Views: 424,234
Posted By NoVANav

RAF Boom Refuelling Requirements

Just some points to remember:
- Two important RAF assets, the C-17s and the upcoming Rivet Joints, are only boom capable.
- Flow rates are about one-third less using probe and drogue which makes a...
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