Bob the Builder?

Mr Bean?

Sooty?

Winnie The Pooh?

These are all as believable as anybody being able to keep Sunderland in Premiership this season and Championship next season!

Possibly. 🙂

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warbird

‘Warbird is a term used to describe vintage military aircraft.’

According to Wiki the US name for the Harvard is the T6 Texan. I was under the impression that the T meant Trainer and describing it as a ‘war’bird is a little far fetched.

I know the Hawk is used as a trainer and an air defence aircraft but the Harvard/Texan is a basic trainer and the Hawk is a much more advanced jet trainer.

Couple of questions regarding Tornado

1. What is the max low level speed of Tornado GR4 carying 6000kg, which I presume is the approx weight of 2 drop tanks, 2 AIM-9Ls and 2 1,000lb bombs?

2. What is the range on a ‘lo-lo-lo’ mission?

3. Is the max stores load 9000kg? And max take off weight 28,000kg?

4. Why does the ECR version use more powerful engines?

5. What other fighters have TF radar?

6. Will the Typhoon/F-35 use the raptor pod?

7. Does anybody have picture of the original GR1/GR4 and F3 cockpits so I can compare?

8. Is the radar designed and built in the USA? And what other aircraft use it?

Thanks

I would have thought the front cockpits would be identical and the rear cockpits would look very similar, the main difference being the software used in the computers would be different but the displays would look the same.

• Strengthened landing gear

  [*]Re-stressed tail hook

  [*]anti corrosion measures

  [*]movement/deletion of hardpoints

  [*]confirming that avionics onboard would function in a marine environment

  [*]more powerful engines providing a higher margin of safety for engine out situations

  [*]and of course a catapult launch bar

Most importantly a carrier 😀

I realised anti corrosion measures would need to be taken but hadn’t thought about the others. :o:rolleyes::p

I think Benyboy is being a little cynical, referring to Avro’s Vulcan.

The BBMF Lancaster isn’t under the remit of the CAA, AFAIK.

Note to self, must try typing more swiftly.

Of course!

The BBMF is owned by RAF.
:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o

I wonder if the Tornado couldn’t be hardened and used temporarily on the new UK air craft carriers that are planned just in case the F-35 isn’t ready by then.

I thought that as Tornados have always had arrestor hooks fitted they wouldn’t need to be hardened for carrier use.

Or a B-36 with a pair of Mk 17/24s. Or with a pair of 44,000lb T-12 (conventional bombs). I suppose it could have carried 6 or 7 25Mt Mk41s but I don’t recall if the service dates overlapped. I wonder how much range and speed a Bear would have carrying a bomb that wouldn’t even fit in it.

What is the heaviest bomb load ever carried by an aircraft into combat?

I’ve recently gotten hold of a Gameware control pad for my Vista PC which, although I’ve installed software isn’t being recognised by computer. Can anybody offer any ideas to get it working ?

Cheers.