BenTheBritishGuy wrote: ↑

Mon 16 Jun 2025, 7:13 am

Granted no C17s yet…

Qatari

Tommy wrote: ↑

Sun 15 Jun 2025, 10:19 am

Whoops

At least he didn't have to find a passing cargo ship this time

Well, they only need about 11 at any one time.

Herkdriver wrote: ↑

Fri 13 Jun 2025, 11:38 am

Not enough T2s in the inventory and there have some engine issues with them.

Replace the T2s for training, then use the surplus T2s for the Reds. 28 will be plenty to see the them through another 50 years

capercaillie wrote: ↑

Fri 13 Jun 2025, 12:49 pm

Jeez there is some kind of "Kris Kris Tofferson!" on here the last six pages

More like most of the last 86 pages

If sense is the word we use with airframe disposals from IWM and RAFM - the latter of course disposing of their only Chipmunk as not relevant to the RAF. There is one at Cosford Or ‘RAF Museum Somewhereinthemiddleofbritain’ as it is now known https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/85-A-...

punkmonkey22 wrote: ↑

Wed 11 Jun 2025, 5:46 pm

Could it be something like the F-22? It's got to be something of that level to have this secrecy.

The F-22 demo team is already committed to a show in the US over RIAT weekend

At some point we have to get the massive RAF update, I reckon they're gonna get that out of the way next week Hardly massive. The trainers have already been announced for the most part. A couple of heavies, the Chinook role demo and maybe another Typhoon and an F-35 for static. What else are you ex...

It’s a really interesting discussion, but I agree with you; I don’t think that’s the purported redundancy of helicopters in modern battlefield environments (disagree with that as a premise anyway) is the reason for the cancellation. On a separate but related subject, it has gone remarkably quiet on...

BenTheBritishGuy wrote: ↑

Sun 08 Jun 2025, 6:45 pm

Melanie Astles really pushed the Extra to the limits, you can tell why she’s a world champion. Top tier.

French Champion. Never a World Champion.

Cosford are saying on social media that they are opening the gates at 7

So there should now be floods of tickets being sold going on posts on here. Took me about two minutes to list mine and another minute before it was sold. A shame, it’s still a nice lineup for the airshow, but I don’t like the venue (too crowded with people and vehicles, horrendous traffic and looki...

I’ve seen it a lot (I was lucky enough to see it display 11 times in 2022 as I did several French shows) but try to catch the special scheme jet each season. This would have been my only chance in the U.K. this year.

French Rafale reported to have gone tech in France. Conflicting information one Facebook page says today at 3pm and Hawarden spotters group are saying tomorrow now. Guess we will have to wait and see and hope the dreaded Cosford Rafale curse doesn’t strike again 😂 Fingers crossed it does turn up, i...

Very nice as ever Shaun, and good to see you at OW the other week

As well as some more UK (RAF, AAC) and USAF announcements, we could also possibly expect something from QinetiQ/ETPS, as they have sent quite a few aircraft in recent years.

timuss wrote: ↑

Thu 05 Jun 2025, 1:24 pm

Some great additions never seen an Alize before so thats a great update for me.

And you still won’t this year Tim

I’m surprised that display organisers continue to book the Vampire TBH. It has been about as reliable as a chocolate fireguard over the past few seasons

RAF Chinook role demo self-confirmed on their Facebook page. 6th rotary-winged demo so far for this year’s Helifest

CWS wrote: ↑

Mon 02 Jun 2025, 9:16 am

Praying the 727 display happens On the Saturday. An aircraft type I never thought I would see do a display!

Don’t get your hopes up too much. At Sywell last year the ‘display’ was a single flypast

CWS wrote: ↑

Mon 02 Jun 2025, 9:20 am

If we were to have a fleet of F-35A & B, would the Tempest then be kind of a replacement for the Typhoon?

Tempest was always intended as a Typhoon replacement

In my view we should be doing what every other country in the consortium apart from the UK is doing and buy a Tranche 4 batch of Typhoons. Keep the money, jobs and capability within Europe until Tempest comes on stream. In the meantime buy a top-up batch of 8 more F-35Bs to throw a billion dollar bo...

On a different note, apparently there is a new law in Poland which prohibits photographing military installations, with numerous signs being put around the base, including one by the dirty field. Seems to be a lot of worry about Police seizing equipment if you are caught taking pictures outside the...

How convenient for the developers, in the same week that they were given permission to plaster the site with houses under condition they restore the hangar which has mysteriously gone up in flames tonight. 😡 I think it's best to be careful what you say. The last time I was at Old Sarum the building...

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