Russian Planes Around Coast - More Lies

[OnOff]

I was amazed at the story I read on it. They showed a map with the alleged flight path of the Russian planes. They were seen on radar off the west coast of Scotland and managed to fly down the length of the country before being intercepted around Cornwall. Our two Typhoons were "scrambled" from a base on our EAST coast!

Still. what can you do with only two planes. I guess too that they had to send out for parts etc.

Meanwhile on the USS Ponce...

Laser Weapon System (LaWS): http://youtu.be/D0DbgNju2wE

I want to see them try than on an Excocet coming in at wave top level  faster than they can see!  :lol:

 

[kerching]

Taken out by an American Ponce!

Operation Yewtree anyone?

Surprised they did not slot the orange tow boat as well!

Blue on blue, friendly fire, SIR Yes SIR!, war mongering , land grabbing, history deficient, large neck, fat arsed, ex-colonial cousins...that they are

 

[Andy™]

maybe i can develope a death ray powered by solar....I'll call it Bogey - green and nasty :slap

archimedes beat you to that by over 2000 years

Meanwhile on the USS Ponce...

Laser Weapon System (LaWS): http://youtu.be/D0DbgNju2wE

anyone else notice the plane at 24 seconds? surprised they didnt aim for that

 

[kerching]

If i was a Rusky flying the Bear I would soil myself if I saw. Typhoon or Tornado coming at me hot!

See them every day at my Daughters....awesome sight when you see a low level run with them all tooled up...then he lets the clutch out, stands it almost on its arshe and "does one"

 

[binky]

have seen Tornaodes do that a few times, so impressive, slow compared to the old Lighting thoiugh. We get  a lot of low level flight training aross Devon flying up from Cornwall, always interesting to watch.

 

[steptoe]

have seen Tornaodes do that a few times, so impressive, slow compared to the old Lighting thoiugh. We get  a lot of russians flight training aross Devon flying up from Cornwall, always interesting to watch.

FTFY

 

[Blue Duck]

Bring back the harrier!

https://www.youtube.com/embed/zWtwB0G-YCs?feature=oembed

 

[Andy™]

rarely see anything up here. apart from the air show, thats about it for the year. but then there isnt anything worth bombing up here anyway

 

[kerching]

Bring back the harrier!

http://youtu.be/zWtwB0G-YCs

NOBODY had anything else that even came close to it, no matter how hard they tried!

So we scrapped it!

 

[apprentice87]

Well said kerching...

john...

 

[Sharpend]

NOBODY had anything else that even came close to it, no matter how hard they tried!

So we scrapped it!

Do you think that was scrapped in the British gentleman way of let's have a level playing field!!

 

[Blue Duck]

Don't forget the raptor:

https://www.youtube.com/embed/FuD8KXPD3HI?feature=oembed perhaps it was a US/UK agreement that they shall always have the better stuff?

 

[kerching]

Don't forget the raptor:

http://youtu.be/FuD8KXPD3HI

perhaps it was a US/UK agreement that they shall always have the better stuff?

Well.....they start a fricking site more wars than we do....sorry, i meant peace keeping interventions

English Electric

Been there, done that

Copied by the Yanks

https://www.youtube.com/embed/_CDLbokf9sg?feature=oembedJust saying

Mind you...the Raptor is awesome....probably a load of Brit Engineers on it anyway

 

[roys]

I thought (probably wrongly) the all EE Lightnings were grounded.  Has that changed or have I just imagined that?  Thought it was something to do with even although it is quite an old plane the technology was very advanced for the time and now has reliability issues.

 

[NozSpark]

I dont think that I ever worked on any Lightning stuff, but I did work on bits from pretty much everything from Hunters and Buccaneers to Harriers and Tornados

None of the stuff was cutting edge,,, you have to remember that most of the kit in those aircraft was designed ages ago,,,, the Harrier bombing computer was mainly a mechanical affair with motors, synchros etc....My calculator at the time had more computing power

 

[binky]

Tornados were designed in the 60's - I've seen some of the original hand-drawn design drawings. Most planes are basically 10years in design stage - it's a slow process.

Lightning was designed purely as a high speed interceptor aircraft, it's basically just a bloody big engine with ust enough windspan to allow take off and landing. It dates from the time we could afford single purpose aircraft, where as eevrything we have now is multi-tasking / fighter / bomber / whatever.

 

[pewter]

We have a Vulcan Bomber here at Southend Airport. A few years ago they took it for a blast down the runway.  It used to be parked up in the front lawn at 'Roller City' 30 year ago, they drove it down to the airport a good few years ago.

Last year 2 lancaster bombers and some spitfires landed at the airport and did a photo shoot with the Vulcan.

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11428533.Bombers_of_Britain_reunited_at_Southend_Airport/?ref=gprec

there was a fantastic documentary on BBC a couple years ago about the bombing run to Falklands. It was amazing the amount refueling they had to do to get there.

 

[steptoe]

We have a Vulcan Bomber here at Southend Airport. A few years ago they took it for a blast down the runway.  It used to be parked up in the front lawn at 'Roller City' 30 year ago, they drove it down to the airport a good few years ago.

Last year 2 lancaster bombers and some spitfires landed at the airport and did a photo shoot with the Vulcan.

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11428533.Bombers_of_Britain_reunited_at_Southend_Airport/?ref=gprec

there was a fantastic documentary on BBC a couple years ago about the bombing run to Falklands. It was amazing the amount refueling they had to do to get there.

was that on the bbc?

Im surprised with how anti-British they are tbh,

but Ive watched it a couple of times now,

amazing how even when they thought they wouldnt have enough fuel to return to a 'safe' place they carried on,

was a really good bit of tv for a change.

 

[Blue Duck]

We have a Vulcan Bomber here at Southend Airport. A few years ago they took it for a blast down the runway. It used to be parked up in the front lawn at 'Roller City' 30 year ago, they drove it down to the airport a good few years ago.

Last year 2 lancaster bombers and some spitfires landed at the airport and did a photo shoot with the Vulcan.

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11428533.Bombers_of_Britain_reunited_at_Southend_Airport/?ref=gprec

there was a fantastic documentary on BBC a couple years ago about the bombing run to Falklands. It was amazing the amount refueling they had to do to get there.

That was what I meant in an earlier post. Only went past it once and recognised it straight away. I was told they used it to clear ice / snow from the runway in winter. Glad it's still going

 

[kerching]

We have a Vulcan Bomber here at Southend Airport. A few years ago they took it for a blast down the runway.  It used to be parked up in the front lawn at 'Roller City' 30 year ago, they drove it down to the airport a good few years ago.

Last year 2 lancaster bombers and some spitfires landed at the airport and did a photo shoot with the Vulcan.

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/11428533.Bombers_of_Britain_reunited_at_Southend_Airport/?ref=gprec

 They did not think it could be done...poxy little islands thosands of miles away!

Whoops!...got that wrong F big style!

Then to "yomp" across the island with full kit on!! RESPECT!

I still,get a bit emotional when I see the pics of tem with the squaddie at the back with the Radio Pack and Union Flag flying

there was a fantastic documentary on BBC a couple years ago about the bombing run to Falklands. It was amazing the amount refueling they had to do to get there.

  

That was what I meant in an earlier post. Only went past it once and recognised it straight away. I was told they used it to clear ice / snow from the runway in winter. Glad it's still going

Had one here, watched them Fly it in many years ago. Went to scrap a couple of years ago. Bloke bought it to go in his beer garden and could not move it