RAF planes: where are they all?
24 April 2009, 07:50 PM
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There's a guy who lives in the village that's a civvy pilot but flies hawks (painted black) every day - think it's some sort of training thing. He always flies REALLY low over the village and barrel rolls. Amusing for a few days, now flipping annoying!
Be nice to watch.
24 April 2009, 08:22 PM
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From Wiki:
"In 2001, it was announced that the Royal Air Force (RAF) would not use the aircraft's internal 27 mm Mauser cannon. This was due to a desire to save money by removing gun support costs, ammunition stocks, training costs, etc. The gun was also deemed unnecessary since the missile armament was believed to be adequate in the Typhoon's fighter role. However, because removal of the cannon would affect the aircraft's flight characteristics, requiring modification of the aircraft's flight software the RAF decided that all of its Typhoons would be fitted with the cannon but that it would not be used or supported. The service argued that this would save money by reducing the requirement for ground equipment, removing training costs and avoiding the fatigue effects of firing the cannon. The RAF maintained the option to activate the cannons at very short notice were operational requirements to change. However in a third change of policy, the Daily Telegraph reported on 3 October 2006 that the RAF will fully utilise the cannon."
So do they or don't they have a fully functioning cannon in RAF spec?
"In 2001, it was announced that the Royal Air Force (RAF) would not use the aircraft's internal 27 mm Mauser cannon. This was due to a desire to save money by removing gun support costs, ammunition stocks, training costs, etc. The gun was also deemed unnecessary since the missile armament was believed to be adequate in the Typhoon's fighter role. However, because removal of the cannon would affect the aircraft's flight characteristics, requiring modification of the aircraft's flight software the RAF decided that all of its Typhoons would be fitted with the cannon but that it would not be used or supported. The service argued that this would save money by reducing the requirement for ground equipment, removing training costs and avoiding the fatigue effects of firing the cannon. The RAF maintained the option to activate the cannons at very short notice were operational requirements to change. However in a third change of policy, the Daily Telegraph reported on 3 October 2006 that the RAF will fully utilise the cannon."
So do they or don't they have a fully functioning cannon in RAF spec?
Nice to see the penny pinching bean counting tossers at the MOD payed full attention to the lessons learned the hard way by all those US Navy pilots who got their F4s shot from under them over Vietnam, after the fcukwits in the US Defece Department came to that same (erroneous as it happened) conclusion in the '60s
24 April 2009, 08:37 PM
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Nice to see the penny pinching bean counting tossers at the MOD payed full attention to the lessons learned the hard way by all those US Navy pilots who got their F4s shot from under them over Vietnam, after the fcukwits in the US Defece Department came to that same (erroneous as it happened) conclusion in the '60s
. though it's wings don't swing, and is therefore rubbish
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