Just a thought Gents.
What has happen to the RAAF EA-18G Growler that had the engine fire during the RED FLAG earlier this year????
Was it shipped back to Amerley or to Boeing/Northrop-Grumman for repair.
Did you know that registration to Fighter Control is completely free and brings you lots of added features? Find out more....
Search found 575 matches
- Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:44 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: RAAF EA-18G @ RED FLAG,
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1021
- Sun Jul 08, 2018 5:30 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Can The Red Arrows Land 3 Abreast?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3646
Re: Can The Red Arrows Land 3 Abreast?
The reason that the Team lands has singletons is safety. When they come into land the odd jets (Reds1,3,5,7,9) move over to one side of the runway with the even jets (Reds 2,4,6 and 8) moving to the other side. This leaves a gap down the middle of the runway clean of any aircraft in case of one of t...
- Tue May 29, 2018 6:07 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: A-29 tucano
- Replies: 17
- Views: 6397
Re: A-29 tucano
Its probably possible but I doubt its economically feasible or particularly desirable. The Tucano was built under license by Shorts anyway and from what I've heard they were not particularly screwed together well (there are some really worrying tails of ejector seats that wont come out the cockpits...
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:06 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Cleared to land!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7650
Re: Cleared to land!
I was told by a RN pilot working on the project that when the door is open and the British designed fan (Built by R-R) no air hits the door ....even in forward flight.PR9 wrote:That flaming door.
Just looks like a giant air brake.
- Tue Sep 19, 2017 5:44 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Base Visits
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3303
Re: Base Visits
Up to now I have only managed to get one that I am working onto come to a conclustion and that was to RAF Marham, but that visit was a windowscreen tour of the base showing us the work being done for the introduction of the F-35 and took us nowhere near to the Tornado GR4s that we would have like to...
- Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:15 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Meteors.....any flying still??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4929
Re: Meteors.....any flying still??
Thank you Gentlemen.
Just a add on:
I have a model of a F8 that I want to finish in the camo scheme for No.74 Squadron...where they like that before or after the natural steel finish??
Just a add on:
I have a model of a F8 that I want to finish in the camo scheme for No.74 Squadron...where they like that before or after the natural steel finish??
- Fri Aug 18, 2017 4:26 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Meteors.....any flying still??
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4929
Meteors.....any flying still??
A friend of mine in the USA has asked me if there is any Gloster Meteors still fling in the UK.
I can remember a NF11 and a T7 but are they still flying or were they ground due to the crash at Shornham????
I can remember a NF11 and a T7 but are they still flying or were they ground due to the crash at Shornham????
- Mon Jun 19, 2017 11:50 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: RAF to scrap Sentinel surveillance aircraft due to cuts
- Replies: 27
- Views: 12717
Re: RAF to scrap Sentinel surveillance aircraft due to cuts
Rumour is the whole fleet is going to be sold, possible to the US or a NATO partner. Would that 'Sold' be more like 'Given-away' ? Seems to be the usual Government route to bin a useful asset for negligible return & happy-slap each other on the basis of projected savings!.....Waaaaaaay before the p...
- Fri May 26, 2017 10:43 am
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: NATO Tiger E-3. RAF Mildenhall, 25-05-17
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3256
Re: NATO Tiger E-3. RAF Mildenhall, 25-05-17
Nice catch.
And a very interesting colour scheme and I hope she's at Fairford.
And a very interesting colour scheme and I hope she's at Fairford.
- Sun Apr 16, 2017 2:53 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: F-Freddie Departs Lossiemouth
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4354
Re: F-Freddie Departs Lossiemouth
There should be a Operational Conversion Flight - OCF (like they did with the F3's on No.43 Sqn) formed at Marham to keep the standards checks on the current aircrews going.
|It would be a crying shame if she's not on the static -line at a major show this summer.
|It would be a crying shame if she's not on the static -line at a major show this summer.
- Tue Apr 04, 2017 2:42 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Latest reports on the F-35. Not pretty reading.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 7433
Re: Latest reports on the F-35. Not pretty reading.
Have a word with Pes Trump about returning our GR9's.
- Tue Mar 28, 2017 6:27 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: Raf Leeming 27-3-2017
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2820
Re: Raf Leeming 27-3-2017
What the story behind the markings????
- Sat Mar 04, 2017 4:31 pm
- Forum: Current Military Photography
- Topic: My take on February @ RAF Lossiemouth
- Replies: 13
- Views: 5208
Re: My take on February @ RAF Lossiemouth
I hope that McRobert's Reply makes it to some of the shows this summer. otherwise it's
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 4:33 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: F-35C arrives at NAS Lemoore.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1035
F-35C arrives at NAS Lemoore.
I have been getting press releases over the years from Lockheed Martin about the F-35 project and the latest came from the PAO at NAS Lemoore this weekend. On the 25/01/2017 the first four Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II's arrived at NAS Lemoore to reform the VFA-125 "Rough Raiders" making them t...
- Sun Oct 30, 2016 7:20 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: buddy refuelling question
- Replies: 25
- Views: 6183
Re: buddy refuelling question
Some Tornado GR1's during the first gulf war was modified to carry a refuelling pod which was "borrowed" off the Germans but it was never used has there was enought Victors/VC-10/Tristars based out there.
Most or some of the Tornados modified became Tornado GR1B's
Most or some of the Tornados modified became Tornado GR1B's
- Sat Aug 06, 2016 10:36 am
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Friday 26August, HarrierHeritageCentre visit.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2165
Re: Friday 26August, HarrierHeritageCentre visit.
Thanks for the info and all your hard work Charlie.
Looks like I'll have to go to work.
Looks like I'll have to go to work.
- Wed Aug 03, 2016 4:50 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Jag on the move
- Replies: 15
- Views: 8364
Re: Jag on the move
How Low????
- Wed Aug 03, 2016 4:49 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: 2 F18s down in less than a week
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2265
Re: 2 F18s down in less than a week
That's three from the VMFA-232 and one from the Blue Angels in the past year.
I think someone better checking/inspecting the F/A-18A/C Hornets a little more closely.
I think someone better checking/inspecting the F/A-18A/C Hornets a little more closely.
- Wed Jul 27, 2016 5:19 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Blue Angels to get new Hornets.
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1084
Blue Angels to get new Hornets.
It's been posted that Boeing has got a contract off the US Navy to convert a fleet of F/A-18E & F Super Hornets for the Blue Angels, replacing the mixed fleet of F/A-18A & C models currently being flown. :thumb: The work starts on Monday on the jets and it's most likely that the team will convert on...
- Fri Jul 22, 2016 10:27 pm
- Forum: The Fighter Control Mess
- Topic: Friday 26August, HarrierHeritageCentre visit.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2165