Post amazingly cool pictures of aircraft (Volume 1)
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Nick_F said:
A nuclear Air to air misile just to destrow one bomber! when I saw your pic I thought its purpose was probably to destroy entire formations but just one plane! madness there has got to be better ways 
air-to-air missile...
thinfourth2 said:
Is it just me or are RAF pilots scared of heights
American planes are mostly very very high up
While the brits are very very low
Or is it some HSE rule that they aren't allowed to fly high up incase they fall out
The Brits are infinitely more skilled than the Yanks + if your actually close to the ground to see what's going on you tend not to attack your own side.American planes are mostly very very high up
While the brits are very very low
Or is it some HSE rule that they aren't allowed to fly high up incase they fall out
MK4 Slowride said:
thinfourth2 said:
Is it just me or are RAF pilots scared of heights
American planes are mostly very very high up
While the brits are very very low
Or is it some HSE rule that they aren't allowed to fly high up incase they fall out
The Brits are infinitely more skilled than the Yanks + if your actually close to the ground to see what's going on you tend not to attack your own side.American planes are mostly very very high up
While the brits are very very low
Or is it some HSE rule that they aren't allowed to fly high up incase they fall out
MK4 Slowride said:
thinfourth2 said:
Is it just me or are RAF pilots scared of heights
American planes are mostly very very high up
While the brits are very very low
Or is it some HSE rule that they aren't allowed to fly high up incase they fall out
The Brits are infinitely more skilled than the Yanks + if your actually close to the ground to see what's going on you tend not to attack your own side.American planes are mostly very very high up
While the brits are very very low
Or is it some HSE rule that they aren't allowed to fly high up incase they fall out
It annoys me too.
There is no doubt that the RAF and RN train their pilots to very high standards. The USAF and USN/US Marines are MUCH larger organisations and therefore must, purely because of size contain, on occasions, pilots and crew who may not be as high a calbre as the more selective RAF/RN. Also, because of size, the number of incidents and accidents is bound to be higher.
Last week an RAF Tornado managed to lose its navigator in what was obviously an accident caused by someone not following some part of a set procedure somewhere.
Poor old Duke Cunningham is serving a term in the penitentiary at the moment.
There is no doubt that the RAF and RN train their pilots to very high standards. The USAF and USN/US Marines are MUCH larger organisations and therefore must, purely because of size contain, on occasions, pilots and crew who may not be as high a calbre as the more selective RAF/RN. Also, because of size, the number of incidents and accidents is bound to be higher.
Last week an RAF Tornado managed to lose its navigator in what was obviously an accident caused by someone not following some part of a set procedure somewhere.
Poor old Duke Cunningham is serving a term in the penitentiary at the moment.
Edited by Eric Mc on Sunday 25th November 13:22
Graham - Post my B17 photo.
Eric Mc said:
Are there any Charles Brown colour photos on the web (or even his black and white work)? I love his air to air pictures which, considering the era he was working in (1936 to 1970 or so), are absolutely beautiful - and often of types you don't see anymore.
I think the RAF museum own his collection, and have published some books of them.I managed to find one or two:
Eric Mc said:
It annoys me too.
There is no doubt that the RAF and RN train their pilots to very high standards. The USAF and USN/US Marines are MUCH larger organisations and therefore must, purely because of size contain, on occasions, pilots and crew who may not be as high a calbre as the more selective RAF/RN. Also, because of size, the number of incidents and accidents is bound to be higher.
Last week an RAF Tornado managed to lose its navigator in what was obviously an accident caused by someone not following some part of a set procedure somewhere.
Poor old Duke Cunningham is serving a term in the penitentiary at the moment.
Apparently the deceased was a civilian engineer, I await the inquiry with interest. What's Duke been up to then?There is no doubt that the RAF and RN train their pilots to very high standards. The USAF and USN/US Marines are MUCH larger organisations and therefore must, purely because of size contain, on occasions, pilots and crew who may not be as high a calbre as the more selective RAF/RN. Also, because of size, the number of incidents and accidents is bound to be higher.
Last week an RAF Tornado managed to lose its navigator in what was obviously an accident caused by someone not following some part of a set procedure somewhere.
Poor old Duke Cunningham is serving a term in the penitentiary at the moment.
Edited by Eric Mc on Sunday 25th November 13:22
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