Nice bit of parking
Where are we on the mental
Merlin HM1′s Lifting Artillery
This caught my eye, a Merlin HM1, that is a very expensive and highly specialised anti submarine helicopter, being used for logistics support during a recent …
Wildcat Helicopter
A handful images from the MoD… Click to enlarge (as
Task Force Jaguar
BFBS have run a great series of reports this week focussing on helicopters in Afghanistan. Task Force Jaguar provides ‘combat aviation support’ for …
Aircraft Shelters, Clever Cranes and Happy Days for Paul G
If you look at pictures of deployed aircraft maintenance shelters they have lifting gantries that can support major components like engines. Obviously for an …
How Much is a Blackhawk, Part 2
One of the first posts I wrote was to try and debunk the popular myth that a Blackhawk, available of the shelf of course, could be had for £5m each. Using …
CH-47 Chinook – The Long and Short of It
A Guest post from Ace In a previous article, Growth Chinook, TD had a look at the possible future growth of the CH-47 Chinook, due to its 10 tonne payload …
Defence Rotary Wing Capability Study
The study has been running for some time but has now concluded. A statement from Nick Harvey (Minister of State for
Exercise Cold response
Looks a bit chilly up
Block III Apache
This from RP
Lynx 9a in Afghanistan
Lack of spare parts, is anyone
A Growth Chinook
In some of the previous posts of helicopters and ground vehicle I discussed future heavy lift options for the UK and how vehicle weight defines certain break …
Sea Kings and Other Stuff
It’s not news but thought it worth highlighting the valuable contribution the Sea King has made to operations in Afghanistan and Libya now they have …
What a bloody show off
How impressive is
A Diet of Your Own Words
Who would be a politician? In the blink of an eye, instead of occupying the moral high ground, slagging off the government of the day from the comfort of the …
Warthog and Lynx Mk 9A
Interesting couple of videos I thought worth
The Future of the RAF 19 – Vertical Lift #04 (A Radical Future)
In the previous post I came to the conclusion that the future of rotary lift was pretty much as planned by the MoD, Merlin utility to CHF, more …
A Quick Comparison of Helicopter Lift
By Jed TD recently did his article on the future of the rotary wing fleet. We have had a few pre-SDSR and post-SDSR conversations about the future of the …
The Future of the RAF 18 – Vertical Lift #03 (A Sensible Future)
As with other posts on the subject, I have lumped this one in the RAF section for convenience, I think one commenter made the point that it would have been …
The Future of the RAF 17 – Vertical Lift #02 (Basic Requirements)
When considering what type of equipment or organisational structures are relevant to the future vertical lift (including attack) the first step is to look at …