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Forum: Military Aviation

1st May 2020, 14:15

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Harrier Falklands Conundrum

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Posted By tucumseh

Of the 3 groups I mentioned, RSRE/RRE was the...

Of the 3 groups I mentioned, RSRE/RRE was the largest. Long gone, which is what lay behind my comment. Ferranti next, and gradually overtook MoD as R&D was decimated - as you say, it survives, but in...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Apr 2020, 16:41

Replies: 80

Harrier Falklands Conundrum

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Posted By tucumseh

Good point. You are right about CC. And don't...

Good point. You are right about CC. And don't bother raising requests for fault investigations, the Design Authority reply will be unprintable. It's like voiding a warranty. Nothing to stop a SSF...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Apr 2020, 11:46

Replies: 80

Harrier Falklands Conundrum

Views: 51,680

Posted By tucumseh

Pontius/Mogwi I of course accept what you...

Pontius/Mogwi

I of course accept what you say. My first job on Blue Fox was the ARM bit. At that point, you have to accept that the Service Customer (OR, who is at least 4 steps removed from...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Apr 2020, 10:39

Replies: 80

Harrier Falklands Conundrum

Views: 51,680

Posted By tucumseh

Experienced people like Engines will be able to...

Experienced people like Engines will be able to give first hand thoughts, but I imagine the Hermes Captain had a lot on his plate, not least being uncertain how his mixed bag of immature aircraft...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Apr 2020, 07:03

Replies: 80

Harrier Falklands Conundrum

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Posted By tucumseh

In my experience, pilots/aircrew tend to accept...

In my experience, pilots/aircrew tend to accept what they’re given. They adapt and crack on. The decision as to what is ‘good’ or ‘bad’ manifests itself in the Constraints Document, which determines...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Apr 2020, 22:42

Replies: 80

Harrier Falklands Conundrum

Views: 51,680

Posted By tucumseh

Sorry, don't know that detail and I'll bow to...

Sorry, don't know that detail and I'll bow to people who were there. What I said would certainly explain different experiences and perceptions of Blue Fox in 1982. It is entirely possible a single...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Apr 2020, 17:18

Replies: 80

Harrier Falklands Conundrum

Views: 51,680

Posted By tucumseh

In the late 1970s, the RN had put all its front...

In the late 1970s, the RN had put all its front line radar eggs in one basket. Sea Spray for Lynx, Sea Searcher for ASW Sea King, and Blue Fox. Sea Spray slightly ahead, Sea Searcher and Blue Fox...

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