Fuerza Aérea del Reino Unido

[Angel Jesús]

por cierto las fotos se salen

[Ali Al Saachez]

Picipe Harry se Entrena en Helicopteros de ataque Apache.




http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8667754.stm

Saludes.

[Ali Al Saachez]

VE Day 65th anniversary: Principe Presenta Honores.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8665112.stm

Saludes.

[AIM 120]

Hay una cosa que no acavo de tener clara respecto a los trasportes de la RAF.

Habian alquilado hasta el 2009 4 C17 y comprado 2 creo, con intencio de compar alguno más de esos 4 que tenian alquilados, en que quedo la cosa?

Y sobre los A400 la RAF redujo su pedido de 25 a 23 si nno me confundo, no os parece un nº muy pequeño para la RAF, y más cunado tiene ( o tenian) unos 40 Hercules.


PD: el hilo no deberia llamarse Fuerza aere de Reino unido???

[Ali Al Saachez]

Correcto estimado AIM 120, por Leasing eran 4 , se anuncio la compra de estos una ves finalizado el contrato ,luego se an ido adquiriendo 3 mas y si se demora mas el A400 creo que se pediran mas asta los 8 .

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/bri ... 5th-02506/

Front line needs soon had the C-17 fleet in high demand, and a combination of an aging C-130K Hercules force and delays to Britain’s 25 planned A400M transports stretched the overall transport fleet even more. Instead of extending the C-17 lease, therefore, a deal struck with Boeing in 2006 saw the UK buy all 4 aircraft outright, and add a 5th aircraft to the RAF’s C-17 fleet at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire. A 6th C-17 was ordered in 2007, and now the RAF will receive a 7th aircraft…

Aug 4/06: The UK announces that under a deal struck with Boeing, saw the UK buy all 4 aircraft outright, and add a 5th to the RAF C-17 fleet at RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire when it enters service in 2008.

Saludes.

[Ali Al Saachez]

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Saludos.

[And...]

La RAF.

[__DiaMoND__]

que tal este bicho el BAE Taranis


es un UAV stealth con capacidad de trabar combate aire-aire y aire-superficie, inteligencia es otra de sus tareas.

[Emile Zola]

Una foto reuniendo los 3 aparatos de transporte militar de los cuales la RAF dispondrá dentro de unos 5 años. Bien se ve que, aunque sus capacidades de transporte son a la mitad entre la del C130J y del C17, el tamaño del A400M es más cerca de lo del C17 que de lo del Super Hercules.


Saludos

[And...]

alguien podria darme el dato de al fin con cuantos tifones quedara la RAF?? he odio que debido a recortes presupuestarios cerraran algunas bases aéreas.. aunque ningún pronunciamiento oficial hasta ahora.

Saludos.

[Iris]

El primer tanquero A330 MRTT para la Real Fuerza Aérea británica supera las primeras pruebas y sale del hangar



30/08/2010 (Infodefensa.com) Madrid

.- El primer Airbus Military A330 MRTT (Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft - FSTA) para la Real Fuerza Aérea británica, RAF, ha completado los ensayos interiores, como las pruebas de sistemas, requeridos para el primer vuelo.

Así, el primer tanquero para la RAF ha salido de su hangar en las instalaciones de Getafe, Madrid, para continuar con las pruebas en exteriores.

Una vez finalizados dichos ensayos con resultados satisfactorios, el avión será entregado para proceder a primer vuelo de prueba previsto inicialmente para la primera quincena de septiembre.



El tanquero parte del fuselaje de un A330-200 de Airbus Military. Siguiendo el programa establecido, el avión se entregará a finales del próximo año al consorcio AirTanker, responsable para operar el avión de la RAF.

El A330 MRTT es un derivado militar basado en el avión comercial A330-200 y ha sido seleccionado, además del Reino Unido, por Australia, Emiratos Árabes Unidos y Arabia Saudí.

.- Saludos.

[Iris]

alguien podria darme el dato de al fin con cuantos tifones quedara la RAF?? he odio que debido a recortes presupuestarios cerraran algunas bases aéreas.. aunque ningún pronunciamiento oficial hasta ahora.

Saludos.

Pues exacto aún no se sabe, lo que si se sabe, es que de la "tranche 3", no parece desee contratar ninguno (problemas presupuestarios).

.- Saludos.

[maximo]

De la T3B, de la T3a ya los tiene firmados.

[Ali Al Saachez]

Battle of Britain veterans take to the skies again

A History and Honour news article
31 Aug 10
Veterans returned to the skies this weekend where they defended their country 70 years ago in a special flight held as part of the anniversary commemorations of the Battle of Britain.

The special memorial flight, which took place on Saturday on a British Airways Airbus A320, was accompanied by a formation flight of two surviving fighter planes from World War Two - a Spitfire and a Hurricane.

The fourteen veterans of the Battle of Britain onboard the Airbus flew over the parts of England and the English Channel which saw some of the fiercest aerial combats of the war and were accompanied by 15 widows of Battle of Britain pilots.

The battle for air supremacy between the RAF and the Luftwaffe in 1940 was a decisive chapter in World War Two. The daily dogfights in the skies of southern England saved Britain from German invasion.

Bill Bond MBE, founder of the Battle of Britain Historical Society, which organised Saturday's two-hour flight, said he had wanted to mark the 70th anniversary of the battle with 'something a bit special'. He said:

"The Spitfire and Hurricane are magnificent aircraft and for most of the veterans this was the first time they had been airborne with either fighter since the Second World War. We must never forget their selflessness and valour in what was a fundamental turning point in the war."

Spitfire pilot Flight Lieutenant William Walker, the eldest veteran onboard at 97, said:

"It was a marvellous sight to see a Hurricane and Spitfire flying, the sun glinting on them above the clouds. The Spitfire is the most exciting plane to see. I would love to fly one again."

Based at an air base in Surrey during the Battle of Britain, Flight Lieutenant Walker was often sent up two or three times a day. It was on one of these missions in 1940 that he came under attack by a Messerschmitt 109, the main German fighter plane, and was shot down over the English Channel:
"My leader was shot down and badly burnt, my number two was killed and I got a bullet in my leg and my plane was shot to pieces. I bailed out at 20,000ft [6,000m]," he recalled.

After landing in the water he was rescued by a fishing boat and taken to Ramsgate, where he was met by a crowd:

"They cheered as I came ashore and a dear old lady gave me a cup of tea," he said.


Suffering from hypothermia, he was taken to hospital where he underwent an operation to remove a bullet from his ankle. When he woke up, a doctor was by his side holding the bullet:

"He gave it to me and I still have it as a treasured possession," he added.

Secretary of State for Defence Dr Liam Fox, who joined the veterans on the flight, said:

"It is almost impossible to measure our debt to those who fought in the Battle of Britain and who defended all we hold dear against the evil of Naziism. It is an honour to board this flight with some of those who won us that famous victory.

"This is a very special year of celebrating the Battle of Britain and I urge the public to attend one of the many commemorative events occurring throughout August and September to offer their own personal thanks for the sacrifices made in our name in 1940."

The veterans were also joined on the memorial flight by South African High Commissioner Dr Zola Skweyiya, Belgian Diplomatic Counsellor Pascal Gregoire, actor Edward Fox, and Battle of Britain Historical Society supporter Bamber Gascoigne.

http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/Defen ... sAgain.htm

Saludos.

[Ali Al Saachez]

BBC: Bugatti Veyron vs Euro Fighter Typhoon Drag Race - Top Gear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NZ9X9A2 ... r_embedded

BBC: Lotus Exige Car Review with Apache Helicopter Gunship - Top Gear

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCC7LrHu ... r_embedded

Divertidos Saludos.