The Mad Red Motherf**ker World Tour.

[Matty123]

Hey @ROman great to see you Sam! Hope you had/Having a successful trip!

[Giles]

Getting the Christmas decorations out of storage for @Madame Buttonfly ….....

(FFS)

[neph93]

Christ on a bike…

[Giles]

Tell me about it…...I think each Christmas comes as a bit of surprise and she buys as though it's the first one.....

[neph93]

No, no… I meant I can see Christ on a bike. Bottom row, third box from the left.

[emoji6]

[Giles]

Better eye-sight than me…..

[Matty123]

@neph93:

No, no… I meant I can see Christ on a bike. Bottom row, third box from the left.

[emoji6]

That might be the funniest post of the year

[neph93]

@Matty123:

That might be the funniest post of the year

Pretty sure that will be one of me in my white 666’s.

[Matty123]

White is gutsy. White is pretty much single wear for me. Imapigpen

[Giles]

This happened here yesterday….

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-hampshire-50814318/f35-takes-off-from-hms-queen-elizabeth-for-first-time-in-uk?at_custom3=Regional+BBC+South&at_medium=custom7&at_custom2=facebook_page&at_campaign=64&at_custom4=C89761C6-201B-11EA-9D3C-8CDD39982C1E&at_custom1=link&fbclid=IwAR3j-3hkSoy4twSSUKJqfF_fyxZGvz268Cd2Q1utFbdiLFt1gzTIxi7P40Q

[Chap]

Still pretty warm around Gosport? Or did he forget to close his roof?

[Giles]

Funnily enough, it is unseasonably mild…And I don't exactly know why the roof opens on take-off and landing....

[Giles]

And here you are….

https://www.f35.com/in-depth/detail/how-it-works-f-35b-hover

[den1mhead]

@Giles:

…And I don't exactly know why the roof opens on take-off ad landing....

@Chap - The F35 opens the flap on the top of the fuselage, behind the cockpit, as it is where the fan is located. This fan is used for short take-off and vertical landing, STOVL, which is a requirement when taking off and landing on an aircraft carrier.

[Chap]

I see… thanks for info. I already thought that it might be too fast to have a convertible option

[Chap]

You have been a fighter jet pilot @den1mhead as far as I remember, right?

[den1mhead]

@Chap:

You have been a fighter jet pilot @den1mhead as far as I remember, right?

@Chap I'd like to bask in the glory of fighter pilots but when I went for RAF selection, back in 1991, "Options For Change" was wreaking havoc in the military and there weren't any pilot slots available that year. I was fortunate enough to get one of only two fast jet navigator slots, on the Tornado F3 (fighter) and Tornado GR1 & GR4 (bomber).

edit; the Tornado has now been retired 

[Chap]

@den1mhead:

@Chap:

You have been a fighter jet pilot @den1mhead as far as I remember, right?

@Chap I'd like to bask in the glory of fighter pilots but when I went for RAF selection, back in 1991, "Options For Change" was wreaking havoc in the military and there weren't any pilot slots available that year. I was fortunate enough to get one of only two fast jet navigator slots, on the Tornado F3 (fighter) and Tornado GR1 (bomber).

Oh cool, nevertheless you've been part of a fighter jet crew. Amazing. Must be a great experience…

Had some laps in a Porsche GT2 RS Clubsport Race Taxi with a professional driver at Spielberg Ring this year

that was speed-up enough for me... almost puked me  ::)

[Aetas]

From fighter jets to Porsche GT2.. you guys now how to go fast!
During my turn, I had the chance to ride a tuned 125 Cagiva.
Brought me to my limits in acceleration .

Looking forward to your access to Red Cars @Chap

[JDelage]

@den1mhead:

This fan is used for short take-off and vertical landing, STOVL, which is a requirement when taking off and landing on an aircraft carrier.

That is to say, carrier take off requires a V/STOL-capable plane or a catapult. At this time, the vast majority of aircraft launched airplanes are not V/STOL.