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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2019, 01:32
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

There had been a few trials run using RAF...

There had been a few trials run using RAF Harriers on the old Ark Royal, but there was no plan for RAF Harriers to go to war embarked on carriers - it was an answer to a 'what happens if we start...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2014, 00:59
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Rafale It was Bowmore, thus whisky ...

Rafale



It was Bowmore, thus whisky



An excellent maxim, but observed so rarely...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2010, 20:33
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Mr Luff has no need to amend anything - there's...

Mr Luff has no need to amend anything - there's the get out clause, already on the record. Simply explained by the fact that further information emerged in the days following the answer ( from 15 Nov...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2010, 01:16
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Forgive me if I misunderstand your point, GBZ,...

Forgive me if I misunderstand your point, GBZ, but...

Success isn't a pre-requisite to battle honours being awarded...

My pedantic point (which I shall make to the author of the otherwise...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2010, 23:21
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Er.... Arnhem??

Er.... Arnhem??
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2009, 18:19
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

ORAC, with respect, I disagree - sadly this...

ORAC, with respect, I disagree - sadly this paragraph of mine:



Somehow came adrift from the rest of the paragraph dealing with this point (presumably while cutting out bits of the blog post -...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2009, 13:07
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

It's a bit long and rather rambling in places...

It's a bit long and rather rambling in places (more on that anon), but...



The first question that springs to mind - almost as if to cue Jackonicko - is whether or not the CVF is...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2008, 22:22
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

00 - with respect, you appear to be suggesting...

00 - with respect, you appear to be suggesting that the US Army would have been happy to have seen the perpetrating of what would appear to be prima facie war crimes... Just because the US went in...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2008, 16:09
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

I'd imagine the chaps on the ground would be...

I'd imagine the chaps on the ground would be saying something along the lines of 'Perhaps if we'd been more proportionate, we wouldn't still be being pursued for a war crimes trial' had fast air been...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2008, 20:17
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

The reason for the choice of Queen Elizabeth is...

The reason for the choice of Queen Elizabeth is entirely in keeping with RN tradition, which is that the first major (surface) vessel of a monarch's reign is named after/for them.

Thus Victoria's...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2008, 15:10
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Mr F - the CVF costs a little more than 4.5-6...

Mr F - the CVF costs a little more than 4.5-6 million... If only they were that cheap. 'Billion' is what you want (and I think it's the same for the Olympics and the rail link too).
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2007, 15:55
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

If you read this thread...

If you read this thread (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=226765) you'll see how 'Dave' originated. It was meant as a sarcastic response to the range of cr@p choices on offer, but it...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2007, 22:23
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Will - yes, the runway was in an appalling state...

Will - yes, the runway was in an appalling state to begin with.

My comments were based on the fact that there have been snippets on these means (although damned if I can find the post I'm...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2007, 17:20
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

NE - AIUI, there are some slightly more...

NE - AIUI, there are some slightly more legitimate reasons other than an aversion to tents which explain why the GR4 force hasn't been/isn't currently operating from bases in Afghanistan...

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2007, 23:59
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Although I suspect that this might emerge as a...

Although I suspect that this might emerge as a new thread, thought I'd put this here given Leon's observations earlier:

MoD tries to find a way out of £5 billion contract to buy 88 Eurofighter...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2007, 17:10
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Or would sir rather that instead of paying a...

Or would sir rather that instead of paying a small fortune to external consultants, the MoD put the money towards both instead? Wouldn't that be a better solution?
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2007, 21:17
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

I'm a little puzzled at the HNS issue re: 1997 -...

I'm a little puzzled at the HNS issue re: 1997 - the US managed to get air assets, with permission to go in against Saddam, into three countries (Bahrain, Kuwait and Turkey) within two weeks of...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2007, 23:03
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

An interesting letter appeared in the Torygraph...

An interesting letter appeared in the Torygraph today [edit - bah! had become 'yesterday' by the time I'd cut and pasted!] about the carriers, from the editor of Warships IFR.



The bit I've...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2007, 12:10
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

How on earth did you get hold of that advance...

How on earth did you get hold of that advance copy of the 2010 SDR, JN?
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2007, 11:02
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

There's a problem in answering that, Tourist. ...

There's a problem in answering that, Tourist.

What do you mean by 'state of the art'?

What do you mean by 'fighter' - pure air-air aircraft or multi-role platform?

Assuming that you mean an...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2007, 20:51
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

NE - losing Tranche 3 Typhoon would be a 'bad...

NE - losing Tranche 3 Typhoon would be a 'bad thing' since we'd run out of airframes before the projected OSD of the type.

I suspect that part of the reason CSR won't mention T3 Typhoon is...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2007, 00:21
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Staff branches, JN. J2 = Intelligence J6 =...

Staff branches, JN.

J2 = Intelligence
J6 = Comms, info systems and anything which involves sucking of teeth before muttering 'Ooooh, not sure the bandwith will be able to take it'.

There are...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2007, 22:46
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

I'm now confused (easily done, as MM and FB11...

I'm now confused (easily done, as MM and FB11 amongst others can testify from their time incarcerated at Shrivenham).

NE - is your contention that it's the line put about that the Jags couldn't...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2007, 20:25
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Robert Fox's contribution to the debate for those...

Robert Fox's contribution to the debate for those who still have the will to live - Navy's £100 billion flight of fancy (http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/index.php?menuID=1&subID=1361)
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2007, 21:54
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Spot of bother over the pond about the value of...

Spot of bother over the pond about the value of the STOVL JSF...
Navy Argues Against Marine Variant of JSF - Marine Corps Times...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2007, 21:01
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Didn't they use at least one of the other 'Stans'...

Didn't they use at least one of the other 'Stans' for F-16s?
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2007, 15:21
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Your link was missing a bit, WEBF - click...

Your link was missing a bit, WEBF - click (http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2045047,00.html)
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2007, 00:17
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

AIUI, the Indians in effect said 'No Blue Vixen?...

AIUI, the Indians in effect said 'No Blue Vixen? No, thank you' when looking at taking on the SHARs.

Link on Richard Beedall's site (http://navy-matters.beedall.com/ed211206.htm). Reference to the...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2007, 22:40
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Not so optimistic when combined with the one they...

Not so optimistic when combined with the one they ran today:

Treasury Threatens to cut £35 billion of defence projects (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1444192.ece)
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Sep 2006, 21:15
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

When the short-list of names for the F-35 was...

When the short-list of names for the F-35 was announced, we had a thread about the selection.

Naming the JSF (http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=226765)

As you'll see, it was felt...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2006, 23:05
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

AAR? Super Hornet, WEBF. Fitted with centreline...

AAR? Super Hornet, WEBF. Fitted with centreline refuelling pod and a four-tank fit underwing when required for the role.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2006, 18:58
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

Rduarte & Baron Rouge, you seem to have fallen...

Rduarte & Baron Rouge, you seem to have fallen hook, line & sinker for a fishing expedition that breached European Common Fisheries policy on the size of landings about 40 posts ago.

By the by,...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2006, 22:34
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

:confused: Why the multiple :D ? Is there some...

:confused: Why the multiple :D ? Is there some hidden message we should be picking up from the smileys?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2006, 00:16
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

VV, oh yes... Lots. I'll just borrow mlc's...

VV, oh yes... Lots.

I'll just borrow mlc's parka for a moment along with the tupperware sandwich box...

We renamed several US aircraft during WW2, not just the Wildcat -

The Vought...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2006, 16:38
Replies: 7,464
Views: 2,402,569
Posted By Archimedes

For those interested, the relevant bit of the...

For those interested, the relevant bit of the evidence in the Select Cttee report can be found at

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200506/cmselect/cmdfence/554/554.pdf

with Mr...
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