03-03-2012, 20:04
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#601
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
Just because the Indian Navy went for the cheaper Rafale it doesn't mean that it couldn't be developed for the UK carriers.. I know that I'd rather have a carrier based typhoon than a F-35 or the Rafale
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04-03-2012, 14:10
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
Well the rafale is pretty decent but wouldn't mind the carrier version of the gripen either
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04-03-2012, 14:16
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
Only reason why India went for the Rafale over the Typhoon is costs.. They're already running Mirage 2000's and there's a lot of cross-over in tech/training/etc..
That's one of the reasons as to why the Tyhoon would be a great choice for the navy (with the other being that it's far more capable than the Rafale) in that in terms of current training/tech/longterm costs a carrier version would not only be capable but also workable/affordable in the long term.
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06-03-2012, 20:35
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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Ah Mode S bring back memorys of programming the proms in them
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06-03-2012, 20:42
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
Recently even the typhoons are using Mode S.. Great tracking them.. (as well as H47/H64/Pumas/Police Helis/etc...etc..etc... )
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06-03-2012, 21:02
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
My work was with the radar stations
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06-03-2012, 21:07
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
Software I've got even tracks the beams based on the rotations and pings from the known aircraft positions and then uses that to track unknown pings
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08-03-2012, 21:55
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
If any of you are near East Midlands, the Formula 1 747 charters are coming in on Friday so good time to head up if you want to spot:
Cargolux B747-800F (Arr: 09:25 Dep: 11:25)
Cargolux B747-400F (Arr: 13:35 Dep: 15:25)
Air France Cargo B744 (Arr: 16:30 Dep: 19:30)
Cathay Pacific Cargo B747-400F (Arr: 20:05 Dep: 22:05)
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08-03-2012, 21:58
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
Do you have the hex codes for the aircraft?
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08-03-2012, 22:10
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
Sorry, nope.... thats all I have.
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19-03-2012, 21:01
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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Looks the STOVL F35 might be back on the cards...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17437272
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20-03-2012, 09:40
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
Our carrier strategy is in less of a mess than the BBC article that tried to explain it ... What an awful, garbled piece of journalism that was. Why the hack couldn't just stick with the common Type-A, Type-B, Type-C convention widely used over many years for the Conventional, STOVL and carrier variants of the F35 is beyond me.
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20-03-2012, 11:53
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
They're stupid if they go back to the f-35B variant.. the weight addition and reduced payload/range/agility and the distinct lack of super cruise is really bad.. Most of the industry experts have suggested that this so called 5th Gen fighter is nothing of the sort..
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23-03-2012, 09:47
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner
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