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Forum: Military Aviation

4th Jul 2011, 10:26

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By Schiller

Having worked at various times (admittedly, some...

Having worked at various times (admittedly, some time ago now) as OOW of a carrier, a Flight Deck Officer and a front line jet pilot, can I add my tuppence worth?

OOW - no particular training...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Apr 2010, 10:47

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By Schiller

GOLF BRAVO ZULU In order to store enough...

GOLF BRAVO ZULU

In order to store enough energy using compressed air would require a vast storage receptacle for the stuff. Steam contains much more energy for a given volume.
It's also usual to...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Jul 2008, 09:30

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By Schiller

I don't think it's necessary to exaggerate the...

I don't think it's necessary to exaggerate the problems of deck landing, and the continuing practice thereof.

In the old days, we just did a lot of MADDLs (Miror Assisted Dummy Deck Landings),...

Forum: Military Aviation

17th Jan 2007, 11:28

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By Schiller

Islander carrier operations

An Islander was operated successfully off Hermes in, I think, 1968, or thereabouts. B-N was hoping to convince the RN to use it as a COD aircraft. We had no aircraft embarked at the time, so it was...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Aug 2006, 10:41

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Future Carrier (Including Costs)

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Posted By Schiller

Perhaps it's time we looked at a few facts here. ...

Perhaps it's time we looked at a few facts here.
1. In 1939, the French and British were the only two countries who fully realised the threat posed to Western civilisation by Germany. In all...

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