The Mad Red Motherf**ker World Tour.
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…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.
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You have been a fighter jet pilot @den1mhead as far as I remember, right?
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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
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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 ::) -
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.
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The jacket handover is on. Giles and Paula are kindly hosting me and my oversized family (there are seven of is in all), for a couple of days and I’ll be taking the jacket with me when we leave. We had to have a photoshoot:
Hot Ingrid:
Jesper (17)
Noah (16)
Seba (12)
I’ll try and get the small ones in here tomorrow…
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Yea it doesn’t get much better than that display of absolute awesomeness.
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Bowls of love! Rarer than a khaki Ihsh-16.
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^ Great pic
^You defo pull off the The Mad Red Motherf**ker Reuben
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Heck yes.
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Having landed on Gosport with five of my six children and a wife in tow, we have left and are travelling to my parents house in Salisbury. The Jacket (caps intended), is coming with me.
We’ve had the pleasure of staying with Giles and Paula for two nights and have enjoyed their wonderful hospitality immensely, eating some tremendous meals, visiting IHUK, and otherwise being in the company of excellent people.
Amongst other things there was an exhibition of 80’s popular culture which had me boring the crap out of my teenage sons. I have to say the nostalgia factor was strong…
Later that afternoon I joined the IHUK crew (with WAGS) at the brewery for an after work pint…
I’m always a little sad to leave Gosport, but here are the obligatory pics from the Gosport ferry, with the fam, and The Jacket…
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