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Forum: Military Aviation

11th Feb 2024, 15:26

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Posted By BEagle

https://news.sky.com/story/departure-of-3bn-royal-...

https://news.sky.com/story/departure-of-3bn-royal-navy-aircraft-carrier-halted-a-week-after-cancelled-voyage-of-sister-ship-13069282
FFS......

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Oct 2023, 22:46

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Posted By BEagle

(or rather a couple and a half) sounds like an...

(or rather a couple and a half) sounds like an expression referring to hounds from that despicable 'country sport' of fox murdering.

Back to RN ships - have there been any further COD proposals...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Oct 2023, 22:51

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Posted By BEagle

Please let's drop this grammatical wrangling! ...

Please let's drop this grammatical wrangling!

The ancient weather-guesser was making the pedantic point that a comparative adjective is appropriate where two items are under consideration, whereas...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Jun 2023, 12:04

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Posted By BEagle

....and breathe!

....and breathe!

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Jun 2023, 21:45

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Posted By BEagle

Or rather, were claimed as engaged by Roger...

Or rather, were claimed as engaged by Roger Waitout and his fellow matelots!

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Aug 2022, 11:11

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Posted By BEagle

Because the correct term is 'Shipborne Rolling...

Because the correct term is 'Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing' - or SRVL.

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Apr 2021, 22:57

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Posted By BEagle

Surely AirTanker has the monopoly on UK AAR? ...

Surely AirTanker has the monopoly on UK AAR?

Ho hum..........

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Jul 2020, 19:13

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Posted By BEagle

Once again you prove your utter ignorance.....

Once again you prove your utter ignorance.....

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Nov 2019, 20:47

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Posted By BEagle

And very good it was too!

And very good it was too!

Forum: Military Aviation

24th May 2019, 08:23

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Posted By BEagle

Hot 'n' High wrote: I assume you meant a...

Hot 'n' High wrote:

I assume you meant a quiet word with the person suspected of using a service vehicle contrary to the rules?

One thought - why not equip such high profile 'company'...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th May 2019, 06:46

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Posted By BEagle

The RN has been handling this situation with...

The RN has been handling this situation with unbelievable clumsiness.

But if indeed he was "..reported by his own crew", I can see the ship getting a reputation as being an 'unhappy ship'.

Forum: Military Aviation

17th May 2019, 14:31

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Posted By BEagle

Indeed. If he genuinely didn't know about the...

Indeed. If he genuinely didn't know about the restrictions on the use of this vehicle, why didn't get a reminder in the first instance? If he did, but kept on using it, that's a different matter. ...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Nov 2017, 09:59

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Posted By BEagle

Meanwhile, here's a view of life aboard HMS Eagle...

Meanwhile, here's a view of life aboard HMS Eagle around 50 years ago in the Sea Vixen / Scimitar/ Buccaneer S1 days:

K_tJOprKOro

One wonders whether life on HMS Queen Elizabeth will bear any...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Sep 2017, 19:01

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Posted By BEagle

Onceapilot wrote: For a moment I thought...

Onceapilot wrote:

For a moment I thought you meant that ridiculous General Election earlier in the year...:uhoh:

She'll be out of office by the time both the QE class are ready for...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Sep 2017, 09:43

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Posted By BEagle

If there actually were enough eggs, that is.....

If there actually were enough eggs, that is.....

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Jun 2017, 12:58

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Posted By BEagle

While that would be good news for the FAA's...

While that would be good news for the FAA's refamiliarisation with proper aircraft, the USMC's long-proven ability to adapt, improvise and overcome any problems with achieving operational status from...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Apr 2017, 06:53

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Posted By BEagle

Before the wretched thing was put out of its...

Before the wretched thing was put out of its misery, some AEW3 planner turned up from Waddo to talk to our squadron war planning team about the offload requirement needed to keep the AEW3 supplied...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Sep 2016, 07:04

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Posted By BEagle

I did hear (about 40 years ago), that a Trident...

I did hear (about 40 years ago), that a Trident (airliner!) under construction for the Chinese had a bit of a problem when it was discovered that sub-assemblies didn't fit...

The reason being that...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Dec 2012, 19:13

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Posted By BEagle

ORAC, please re-size your boats piccy to within...

ORAC, please re-size your boats piccy to within PPRuNe limits.

Thanks.

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Nov 2012, 15:31

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Posted By BEagle

The 'boat' may not always be able to get close...

The 'boat' may not always be able to get close enough to the conflict. Or might take too long to deploy....

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Forum: Military Aviation

5th Nov 2012, 16:44

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Posted By BEagle

A question which the RCAF must also be asking...

A question which the RCAF must also be asking itself..... To equip the CC-150T with a boom would cost CAN$ zillions - and the F-35A cannot, it seems, be fitted with a probe...:\

One would have...

Forum: Military Aviation

2nd May 2011, 11:17

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Posted By BEagle

Never did like boxing, although amazingly it was...

Never did like boxing, although amazingly it was a so-called 'sport' we were obliged to indulge in at my first prep school. Can't see that happening today!

However, 'our 'Enery' was a real gent...

Forum: Military Aviation

18th Oct 2010, 10:13

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Posted By BEagle

When SRN-4 hovercraft were named the...

When SRN-4 hovercraft were named the 'Mountbatten' class, someone drily commented "Hmmm. Mountbatten, eh? Lots of hot air and really rather queer. How apt!"

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Oct 2009, 15:57

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Posted By BEagle

More likely that, since these things will only...

More likely that, since these things will only ever be used to ferry sailors around the world to cockersPs various, by having a 'no nuclear' limitation (whether propulsion or weaponry), they will...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Jul 2008, 06:16

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Posted By BEagle

That'll be the Blue Oyster, I guess.....:ooh: ...

That'll be the Blue Oyster, I guess.....:ooh:

If the UK armed forces really needed flexibility, we wouldn't have allowed the government to throw away our strategic bombing capability, strategic...

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Jul 2008, 06:37

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Posted By BEagle

Such as Mad George Dubya's spooks?

Such as Mad George Dubya's spooks?

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Oct 2007, 09:38

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Posted By BEagle

Excellent skit on the RN and its carriers last...

Excellent skit on the RN and its carriers last night on 'Bremner, Bird and Fortune'!

"So how far is Afghanistan from the nearest ocean, Admiral?"
"2000 miles"
"And the range of a Harrier is?"...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Sep 2007, 16:24

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Posted By BEagle

UK Navy? It is the ROYAL navy!

UK Navy?

It is the ROYAL navy!

Forum: Military Aviation

3rd Jan 2007, 06:53

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Posted By BEagle

The CVA01's catapults had a 70000lb capability -...

The CVA01's catapults had a 70000lb capability - around 32 tonnes..

How heavy was the planned P139B COD/AEW aircraft?

Forum: Military Aviation

16th Dec 2006, 11:32

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Posted By BEagle

tucumseh, could you translate your post into...

tucumseh, could you translate your post into English please?

"This way, training is always in your face in the programme schedule, rather than a one liner in a voluminous ILS Plan.

Interesting...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Aug 2006, 21:00

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Posted By BEagle

"You are the west cubans,or if you prefer the US...

"You are the west cubans,or if you prefer the US morons."

Perhaps. But emphatically not cheese-eating surrender monkeys!

Casse-toi, emmerdeur!

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Aug 2006, 18:18

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Posted By BEagle

Well we probably all guessed it wasn't a...

Well we probably all guessed it wasn't a jet-des-grenouilles - because it's off to fly a war mission. So no real need for your explanation, petite-quequette!

Forum: Military Aviation

24th Aug 2006, 21:18

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Posted By BEagle

Who was it who said: ". . . you know...

Who was it who said:

". . . you know frankly, going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. You just leave a lot of useless noisy baggage behind!"

Wonderful...

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