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Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 23:33
by Tom Everitt AFG
Normal cruise speed = 90kts. If release mechanism fails, combined speed = Mach 2.1!
Tom.
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 23:41
by andy
Posted: 10 Jul 2006, 23:54
by blanston12
It really should be mounted on the centerline like the a torpedo bomber
Posted: 11 Jul 2006, 09:14
by Filonian
Steve,
Not usually as long as you were wearing your drawers cotton cellular airman for the use of. :redface:
Graham
Posted: 11 Jul 2006, 09:18
by andy
Filonian wrote:Steve,
Not usually as long as you were wearing your drawers cotton cellular airman for the use of. :redface:
Graham
I found them to be really uncomfortable.
I couldn't wait to get my 2nd No1, so I could start wearing the old No1's for work.

Posted: 11 Jul 2006, 09:47
by J_Eden
"Still more firepower than the RNZAF!"
James
Posted: 11 Jul 2006, 11:14
by Nigel H-J
After Gordon Browns' Budget speech last month and of the reduced budget for the armed services.......... the Ministry of Defence have been forced to cut back on investment of new RAF interceptors............. :sad:
Posted: 11 Jul 2006, 14:57
by AlexP
After much thought I've come up with:
'Budget cuts became so severe they even extended to the Air Training Corp. In future air experience flights will be combined with front line operations.'
Pilot: Cadet, can you see the airfield?
Cadet: Yes sir!
Pilot: Very well, fire at will!!!
Alex
Posted: 11 Jul 2006, 15:28
by TobyV
In a procurement shakeup due to the further constraining of the MoD budget, the RAF has been forced to adopt a cheaper simpler solution for the defence of our skies. The red-top armed Chipmunk was to have bene euipped with radar to give it a head-on attack capability, but this was considered too expensive.
The Royal Navy has had its remaining Type 45 destroyers cancelled, instead the role will be filled by the Type 92 dinghy which the treasury prefers as a much more cost effective solution. The dinghies, which will carry two men, will be built by a consortium of BAe Systems, VT group and Thales - each company providing 5 planks and 3 ribs, some fastners and adhesive. To retain compatibility with the United States, the 'crew' will be provided with a Smith & Wesson pistol to share between them, which shall form the vessels primary offensive armament. It is also proposed to later equip the vessel with a number of small plastic canon-ball shapes which can be thrown at opposing vessels by one crew member, whilst the other one shouts "bang" at an opportune moment.
The army will receive the Mk3 paintball gun, which will be introduced as of next year. Insurgents will be told to fall down and writhe on the ground before becoming motionless, if hit by flying paint.
Posted: 11 Jul 2006, 16:13
by delticbob
Rocket assisted take off trials hit snag due to cut backs amounting to 50% of available hardware.
or
Bryant and May developing new super match for RAF use.
Bob