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February 8, 2010 at 7:00 pm in reply to: Calling all Facebook users! #1909568

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My current fleet:
B737-800 1
Sukhoi Superjet 100-95 3
An-148-100B 1
ERJ 190-200 2
ATR 42-400 1
ATR 42-600 2

I used to have several more turboprops, but I had to sell them off during a prolonged fuel price crisis!!!!

Invest in UltraUK Airlines!! 😀

February 8, 2010 at 6:56 pm in reply to: Rafale M a possibility for RN if F-35 axed (Times article) #2007887

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+1

pjHydro. I even went so far on another forum to suggest
that if such a thing was going to happen, both navies could
then on occasion operate their CVs jointly!
No problems with a French squadron on the QEs nor a British
one on CDG/PA2. Political advantages too when the enemy
gets the message of Entente Cordiale coming its way to kick
its ass!!!
And maybe the Germans on top, on a “rented” flotille, lol.
Unless they’d team up with the Netherlands on their own
shared CV ( what plane though? ).
If the RN gets Raffys onboard, it’s gonna smell strongly of
Euro Def!
😎
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+1 😉

February 8, 2010 at 2:37 pm in reply to: the F-35, does it make any sense? #2390768

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It’s heavier, because of the strengthening needed for carrier operations. It needs a lower landing speed, for carrier operations. I think more lift on take off is useful for carrier ops.

It carries more fuel as well, so it can fly further away from it’s carrier (safer for the CBG) and it has a better margin of error for getting a successful deck landing.

February 8, 2010 at 2:20 pm in reply to: Russian Navy News & Discussion, Part III #2007897

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Link to the RT version of the story:

http://rt.com/Politics/2010-02-08/france-oks-carrier-sale.html

February 5, 2010 at 11:41 am in reply to: the F-35, does it make any sense? #2392720

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Slightly unrelated question:

I’ve heard a fair ammount of whining from the US Navy about the F-35, threatening to pull out etc, but I can’t work out what their alternative is.

Is there anything, other than yet more F-18E/Fs that they could get on time and on budget?

Well, apart from the Rafale :diablo::D:D

February 5, 2010 at 11:23 am in reply to: Filling the hole – UK Defence Review #2392754

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If people have objections of an EU based training/transport solution as proposed by Steman, why not just have it as part of the NATO command structure?

There is already a precedent with NATO owned and crewed E-3s and C-17s. Even if just two nations decided to consolidate in htis manner the cost savings for both would be significant.

January 29, 2010 at 1:57 pm in reply to: Does the reality of the PAK-FA justify a european "5th Generation" fighter? #2402733

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And Europe won´t have the money to fight outside Europe either. So it is of no importance for them.

The EU has a considerably higher GDP then the United States, if it were a nation it would be the richest in the world. ‘Not having the money’ is different from not being willing to spend it on certain things.

January 25, 2010 at 2:11 pm in reply to: General Discussion #339924

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Thanks for the info, sky_high

I looked on the websites of the supermarkets in question, but I couldn’t find them…….:confused:

I’ll have another look……

January 25, 2010 at 2:11 pm in reply to: Where can I find these? – a culinary plea #1913234

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Thanks for the info, sky_high

I looked on the websites of the supermarkets in question, but I couldn’t find them…….:confused:

I’ll have another look……

January 20, 2010 at 1:55 pm in reply to: Rise of the Sea Gripen #2009693

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Using a ski jump for take-off is a viable alternative to cats, even in case of aircraft such as the Gripen, so really it’s just the arrestor gear that would present the main problem.

January 19, 2010 at 12:39 pm in reply to: General Discussion #343426

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Given that the Euro is challenging the dollar as the dominant world currency, I would say that it has been a fantastic success.

Think of how much easier it makes business decisions, and the stability it provides for trade within the EU.

January 19, 2010 at 12:39 pm in reply to: EU – In or Out #1914869

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Given that the Euro is challenging the dollar as the dominant world currency, I would say that it has been a fantastic success.

Think of how much easier it makes business decisions, and the stability it provides for trade within the EU.

January 18, 2010 at 8:47 pm in reply to: Is there such a thing as a "Black Project" outside of the US? #2415562

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I guess there almost certainly are – but how are we all supposed to know about a ‘secret’ project? :rolleyes:

BAe Replica, and a few of the UAVs have been developed secretly, their existence only revealed after the project is completed.

December 29, 2009 at 11:09 am in reply to: General Discussion #351990

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Well everybody should know my feelings on this subject by now :D.
We should be out…it is a huge, inefficient

Huge? It has less employees than the BBC 😎

December 29, 2009 at 11:09 am in reply to: EU – In or Out #1918966

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Well everybody should know my feelings on this subject by now :D.
We should be out…it is a huge, inefficient

Huge? It has less employees than the BBC 😎
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