@RipPipPip & delbydoo Thanks for the reply! :) I'm making progress! :lol: http://www.jason.maxzitt.de/Gallery/Model/mig1.jpg I'm using 22 Parts now. I've tried to texture the wings but this seems to be difficult in FSDS. Great stuff. We need AI Russian a/c. There is a big gap in AI world where ...

I spoke to a RAF Tornado pilot a few years ago who told me that they now fly low level at this type of speed at night wearing night vision goggles! He said its OK until you lift the goggles and you see total darkness with the occasional light on the ground whizz past! Then its brown trouser time :wi...

Its good news that the C-17 plant at Long Beach is still open as the RAF has at least one additional C-17 ordered and the fear was that Boeing's threat to cease production would have affected delivery. Airbus is not in Europe's good books at the moment due to delays with the A380 and a scandal over ...

I feel kinda sad even though I never saw it fly here in the UK. She was one hell of a fighter, I made loads of plastic models of the F-14 and even got a wonderful press pack from the USN with stunning pics of the Wolfpack F-14s in their original 'hi-vis' markings. Goodbye ol' friend... We should rea...

Hollywood remakes of British classics... Pah don't get me started.

'Get Carter', 'The Italian Job', 'The Wicker Man' etc...

I hear they are thinking of doing a remake of 'A Long Good Friday'! Harold Shand, the Guvner, would have something to say, but it would be unprintable!!

John

A truly great fighter jet. I preferred it to the F-15 for looks. Such a pity we shan't see her fly again (unless we go to Iran of course )

John

Ah an excellent choice...

John

Now you are talking :wink: There is a British film called the Dambusters made in 1954 which is the best version ever made. One problem that the current makers have is the name of Guy Gibson's dog, Guy was the leader of the raid. His dog was killed in a road accident the afternoon of the raid and dog...

Oh wow.. Stop teasing Looking forward to all the varients being released soon...

John

Can someone tell me what the following are for the BONE please?

cruising speed

climb rate (ft/minute)

descent rate (ft/minute)

landing speed

TIA

John

Be safe Nick, I'll be thinking of you (and all the guys and gals of the various nations who are over there)

John

I felt the same when the RAF was "forced" to combine Bomber Command and Fighter Command into Strike Command.

There is a lot of history (and for us Brits) pride in these two commands, especially Fighter Command who saved us from Nazi invasion in the Battle of Britain.

John

Stewart Pearson wrote:Hi John,

Is the 100th ARW moving? They have been at the "Hall" for years.

Stew

Just wondering how the new USAF hybrid units will affect the 'Hall'. I guess we will see a greater variation of tanker units there?

John

Do you know which units will be at RAF Mildenhall? I guess they will be on a rotation basis?

John

14 British servicemen are reported killed when a Nimrod recon a/c crashed in Afghanistan. I do hope nobody from this forum were involved.

British Ministry of Defence are saying it was not due to enemy action.

John

Steve Ritchey flies an F-4 in his Mig-killer markings. He was at the Offutt airshow a couple of years ago. Not sure who owns the airplane though. :?: The late Mark Hanna who, along with his father Ray (who founded the Red Arrows in 1965), created the the warbird collection at Duxford, (now named th...

Well at least it looks like we've found some brains and decided to buy a 5th C-17 soon. Hope we buy the other 4 too. Those things are awesome and I know the Army won't dare give them up now. That doesn't look like its going to happen, Nick. Boeing has given an ultimatum to the the US Congress, comm...

Hi Vulcan Driver, I get a kick out of your quote of Duncan Sandys. It is interesting today that Iran is saying it will have the capability to fire nuclear missiles from submarines. That is a function of the missile not having the legs to get to a target. The Soviets understood that when they built ...

Flight Refuelling based at my local airport (EGHH) have a contract to convert six airliners into tankers, they've done one (a DC-10), but I don't know the operator.

John

Back during the 1980's I read that the British Govt was considering selling our tanks and APCs to a vehicle leasing firm, and then renting them back in times of war. Thankfully the British Army top brass showed them the errors of their ways. Some wit said that British Army fighting vehicles would ca...