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February 14, 2019 at 9:47 am in reply to: Napier-Heston J.5 question ! #819014

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If memory serves me correctly, Tim Moore of Skysport, was looking into building a replica, but unfortunately, he couldn’t find anyone to fund the build.

Bob T

Great info Bob T,

If Tim Moore is reading this ( or reachable via you ) tell him that I have managed to produce 1400 kg/m3 dense wood composite with fairly simple method ( 2015-2017 ). Wood composite is lot stronger than aluminium…and some even as strong as steel…and 1/6th of the weight.

https://newatlas.com/super-wood-stronger-steel/53307/

February 14, 2019 at 7:15 am in reply to: Napier-Heston J.5 question ! #819019

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Seems to me that Heston Aircraft no longer exists…or they have moved and downsized.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heston_Aircraft_Company

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heston_Aerodrome

February 13, 2019 at 9:26 pm in reply to: Napier-Heston J.5 question ! #819028

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I just found this link; http://www.air-racing-history.com/aircraft/Napier-Heston%20Racer.htm

February 13, 2019 at 8:23 pm in reply to: A-20 found in the Gulf of Finland. #819030

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It’s kinda like still in finnish waters…but too young for the historic society and apparently russian…Boston/Havoc bomber. 100 meters deep is not impossible ?

Maybe there could be a american-finnish team to get it up….if russians allow and then restore it and keep it in a museum here..unless russians want to restore it ?

I cannot recall who shot it down, but I figure few Bostons were used for recce and shot down by finns…or a finn ( flying Me-109 G6 ). I have to check who.

They suspect it was in a bomb load…I bet it wasn’t. Also crew maybe still inside they suspect at Yle News.( I suspect that too ..they would have hit the raft ).

February 12, 2019 at 6:33 pm in reply to: A-20 found in the Gulf of Finland. #819156

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Finns have no claims on it…it seems to be Russian property.

February 12, 2019 at 5:41 pm in reply to: Finnish fighter replacement revisited #2117091

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Strip away the marketing hype and you find Gripen E is a technology-refreshed Gripen C. The “new” technologies are the same ones employed on F-16 Block 60, F/A-18E/F Block 3, the latest tranches of Typhoon and Rafale and SU-35, but on Gripen’s tiny airframe with limited payload and range.

Yes Gripen E can only carry 10 AMRAAMs and 2 Sidewinders at a time…so 65 Gripens can only shoot down 780 Sukhois, but for the rest they have to use cannon. All this all on one flight. Maybe they have a chance to rearm for an other round in case of another border clash ? F-15 could carry 4 missiles more.

February 11, 2019 at 7:04 pm in reply to: Finnish fighter replacement revisited #2117343

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Finland should get Su35s.

If I was Finland’s drunkmeister or whatever they call their commie chief, I would get 24 upgraded Gripen Cs on lease & 24 Su35s.

Nic

Our commie chief was the right arm of USSRs Josef Stalin back in the 30ies…he was Otto Ville Kuusinen…and he founded a shadow government there to run Finland affairs. 1939 they joyfully marched to Finland to annex it to their happy nation. Unfortunately ( for commies ) the real chief we had back then was not a commie he was marschal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim….an ex-czar Chevalier guard officer. He enjoyed hunting with Hermann Göring and occasionally met ( 1941 onwards ) also the well know corporal…..Adenoid Hynkel.

Our current president is Sauli Niinistö…friend of Trump and Putin. He is also not a drunkmeister. CGE Mannerheim did sometimes drink during the dinner…an official toast and aperitif.

February 7, 2019 at 4:11 pm in reply to: MiG-31 Thread #2118123

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Ok !

It is a big ship; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-31

February 7, 2019 at 11:36 am in reply to: MiG-31 Thread #2118184

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No problem

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Is it M2 capable with all those ordnance ?

February 6, 2019 at 6:17 am in reply to: UK's new Tempest fighter ! #2118435

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I think Sully would appreciate if the turkeys were shot at it even M4…somewhere at Mont Blanc region.

February 5, 2019 at 6:16 pm in reply to: UK's new Tempest fighter ! #2118609

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I wonder if the Sabre engine in Skylon is able to handle bird strikes ?

February 2, 2019 at 11:46 am in reply to: UK's new Tempest fighter ! #2119336

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Does it have a reheat ?

January 31, 2019 at 6:46 pm in reply to: SAAB Gripen and Gripen NG thread #4 #2119791

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Finland has received 5 companys deals to replace 65 Hornets.

January 31, 2019 at 10:43 am in reply to: UK's new Tempest fighter ! #2119824

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High speed can only be applied at very high…scramjets estimate even M14 speeds.

Maybe this needs to be reconsidered along with Trumps Space Force proposition.

January 31, 2019 at 10:08 am in reply to: UK's new Tempest fighter ! #2119835

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But if Skylon works like expected…it can make rolls around the Tempest powered with conventional engines ? Wouldn’t this extra operating altitude and speed kinda make the fighter invincible ( using the Sabre engine ) ?
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