We all know governments past and present have spent millions on base upgrades only to announce a closure. Not saying for one moment this is intended with Waddington but unfortunately we have seen this scenario played out too many times. However I’m sure the airfield has a bright future, with or wit...

Well bearing in mind the RAF RJs are part of a single fleet that doesn’t indicate anything, and it’s quite different moving a whole squadron where personnel and their families have to be accommodated. The cost of providing that has to be a factor against a move I’d suggest. Yes, but it’s relatively...

65thAgressor wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 20, 2020 3:02 pm

As my post is locked I'll ask again .what's Waddington for ? All that expense on a new runway for what ?

Well, certainly more operationally useful at Waddington than doing Scampton’s.

Even when V and 8 move out, and maybe 51 later, it’ll still be a busy runway.

The MRA4 would still have been a good contender in todays climate, and would have continued with upgrades!! But it wouldn’t. A load of bespoke airframes using large element of previous conversions dating from 1960s conversions of an airframe conceived in the 1940s. It was a regulatory nightmare and...

The MRA4 would still have been a good contender in todays climate, and would have continued with upgrades!! But it wouldn’t. A load of bespoke airframes using large element of previous conversions dating from 1960s conversions of an airframe conceived in the 1940s. It was a regulatory nightmare and...

Would it not make more sense to relocate the 1 or 2 white tops to waddington? After all, there will be more space for them and a large hangar that can fully fit a RC135 not to mention the simulator thats there. I would of thought the infrastructure is better at waddington than it is at mildenhall t...

I think the boat sailed on anyone arguing in their favour many, many years ago.

And neither would be airworthy under Hadden-Cave

Current Government policy suggests that we simply outsource the Air Force to the USAF. No competitive procurement process necessary as it’s a national security matter. In Wedgetail’s case there was a strong argument that Boeing were the only people who could deliver a combat proven, airframe integr...

With the wedgetails going Lossiemouth and reds going waddington why not also base the hawks from Leeming their and shut Leeming down. Geography - it’s perfectly placed for 100 Sqn’s training needs. Airfield use - they aren’t the only users. Two Squadrons of Tutors and used for other aircraft (parti...

Thunder wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:32 pm

Exactly, every base, depot, barracks, dock and rail yard was targeted, but at least the Harriers would’ve been safe

The Harrier deterrent - sub launched Harriers.

Thunder wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 18, 2020 4:20 pm

‘Eggs all in one basket’, may have been true during WWII, but during the Cold War a couple of ICBM’s would put an end to everything anywhere within a couple of minutes.

I think the Soviets would had every base in Lincolnshire alone wiped out in about 2 minutes.

Yeah, sadly that argument expired about 40 years ago when they could probably quite happily wipe out every base in a matter of minutes! :D That's why we have Harriers which will deploy to remote locations at the first sign of trouble. Oh, hang on... Not quite getting your point. After all, we can “...

Someone on Facebook has apparently heard the 100th ARW are moving to Waddo as well, which is why they have been so frequent in their visits... Apart from this not happening, they've only visited twice in 4 months. Love to know where people get this info from. I know. It’s hilarious. The longer term...

Makes it simple for an enemy to wipe out all of the capability at once with one carefully placed Ballistic Missile :D but then it's not the Cold War anymore, or is it :ninja: Yeah, sadly that argument expired about 40 years ago when they could probably quite happily wipe out every base in a matter ...

Some of it has reportedly been bought for parts by NASA to keep the flyer in the USA going. Fair game I reckon Having been part of the original team that started restoring the Guppy in 2009, I very much doubt any of the parts could be reused on a flying Guppy. I agree entirely. Can’t see anything b...

Agree with Colin.Flying big stuff is all about graphs. Little calculation needed from the crew. It's all on their tablets, graphs etc. In my life flying CFM engined 4-jet old Boeing, the only time a calculator was ever needed was to “factor” a published runway length when trying to work out an abno...

RC-135W Weight: 173,000 pounds, maximum takeoff weight: 297,000 pounds KC-135R Weight: 122,500 pounds, maximum takeoff weight: 322,500 pounds Analyse those numbers however you want. Thanks, so you could argue that the inertia from the heavier RC during landing could make the possibility of engine s...

quid21 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 14, 2020 10:12 am

Perhaps the maximum take-off weight is precluded by the abort distance? We don't want a KC or RC rolling over the A1101 after aborting!

That is part of it. V1 will be decided by all those factors above once the Vmcg/Vmca are established.

There are a lot of very complicated graphs.

The windmilling effect of the N.1 fan [at the very front] is VERY significant, and the failure is noticed on engine instrumentation quite some time before thrust loss is noticeably lacking, Generally depends on the type of failure, but is never really sudden in the same way a piston mechanical fail...

Something else that occurs to me is that the CFM56's have a significantly larger frontal area over the J57, which means they'll generate significantly more drag too. Obviously the new engines can generate twice as much thrust as the old ones, but suppose they also generate 3-4 times more drag. Woul...