Popular Post OnMyWay Posted April 11, 2019 Popular Post Posted April 11, 2019 On 4/10/2019 at 4:36 PM, Arizona Kid said: The present Commander in Chief has most likely allowed them to get the specs already anyways. No Dislike button. If you are an Anti-Trumper keep it to yourself. No politics. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham59 Posted April 11, 2019 Posted April 11, 2019 I seem to remember that the British deliberately permitted doctored 'secret' info ' on the Concorde to be leaked to the Russians. Hence the 1973 Paris Air Show crash of the never to be seen again TU144 ' Concordski' ? Sometimes we're not as naive as we may appear to be. 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jack Peterson Posted April 12, 2019 Popular Post Posted April 12, 2019 On a lighter note Funny and true During the early 70's (could have been Late 60's) I was stationed at Flight Maintenance Wing at RAF Shawbury in Salop (Shropshire) England. One dismal day an uproar came as a Repaired Harrier went missing. It had been parked on the Outer shoulder Tarmac awaiting it's return to the Squadron. On this particular Morning I guess prior 6am the Tower reported that the Aircraft had been Moved and were not informed. Transpires that the RAF Regiment ( Air Force ground Fighting and security Regiment) training squad had nipped down to the Army Ordnance camp a couple of miles away and Borrowed a Centurion Tank camouflage Cover. They spent apparently, some hours Hiding this Aircraft which could not be see after from the Tower or I would think anyone passing within 50/60 feet. The exercise ended with a few on report but much laughter in the Officers Mess and certainly in Junior ranks Mess, when the Scramble egg brigade (Senior Officers) arrived Low and behold it was back in its place having never moved at all, I was led to believe that photos showed the Plane was not there at one time but back at another, Seems while some were on Report for fear of damage to the Aircraft ( There was just 2 (two) I believe ariels missing) But the Training Squad were applauded by there own senior NCO's and at least one Officer for the remarkable job they done on Concealing the said Aircraft. It Transpired that the "Jockey" ( Pilot) had upset one of the Sentries and this was the squads retaliation to the event. Just a bit of Trivia to highlight the need to not always trust what the eye sees ( or Doesn't in this case) Geeze how sometimes we all miss these things from our Early Life ( Well I do anyway) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted April 12, 2019 Posted April 12, 2019 So when "we" want one of "theirs" we just offer cash to the pilots to bring one over: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Moolah But when "they" want one of "ours" its a major security headache? Sauce for the goose comes to mind. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreigner Posted April 12, 2019 Posted April 12, 2019 Sometimes, the US gives away its advanced technology for free, such as it did with the Space Shuttle. It's no wonder that the Russian version looked like a twin to the American original. The Original The Russian Copy “From the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, NASA documents and NASA-funded contractor studies provided the Soviets with their most important source of unclassified material in the aerospace area. Soviet interests in NASA activities focused on virtually all aspects of the space shuttle. Documents acquired dealt with airframe designs (including the computer programs on design analysis), materials, flight computer systems, and propulsion systems. This information allowed Soviet military industries to save years of scientific research and testing time as well as millions of rubles as they developed their own very similar space shuttle vehicle.” http://www.nbcnews.com/id/18686090/ns/technology_and_science-space/t/how-soviets-stole-space-shuttle/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Kid Posted April 12, 2019 Posted April 12, 2019 19 hours ago, OnMyWay said: No Dislike button. If you are an Anti-Trumper keep it to yourself. No politics. I must have gotten past the censures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted April 12, 2019 Posted April 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Arizona Kid said: I must have gotten past the censures! A while ago, the moderators had to get quite strict with members who did not use self-control when mentioning "The Donald". Fortunately, those members with no self-control have all gone with the wind. Thus the moderators did not think we still had to step on anyone. I hope it stays that way. Anyway, the missing F 35 has been found and is being salvaged. Big sigh of relief. "We recovered the wreckage and determined it was from the F-35," a spokesman for the Air Self Defense Force (ASDF) said 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Old55 Posted April 12, 2019 Forum Support Posted April 12, 2019 KuyaM, kindly please review forum rules. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimL Posted April 13, 2019 Author Posted April 13, 2019 14 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said: A while ago, the moderators had to get quite strict with members who did not use self-control when mentioning "The Donald". Fortunately, those members with no self-control have all gone with the wind. Thus the moderators did not think we still had to step on anyone. I hope it stays that way. Anyway, the missing F 35 has been found and is being salvaged. Big sigh of relief. "We recovered the wreckage and determined it was from the F-35," a spokesman for the Air Self Defense Force (ASDF) said Oh, well that explains it. 😂 ”The aircraft, less than one-year-old, was the first F-35 to be assembled in Japan and was only in the air for 28 minutes on Tuesday, a defence official said.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffH Posted April 13, 2019 Posted April 13, 2019 *what's this nut I had left over?* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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