Broithe Posted March 13, 2015 Posted March 13, 2015 The lesser-seen Moseski variant... If only it had been the Tu 126, NATO Codename "Moss", it would have only needed one extra letter.... Quote
Broithe Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Out for a spin again yesterday - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32309734 . Quote
Garfield Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Out for a spin again yesterday - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32309734 . The 'Severomorsk' and two other warships decided to take a spin through the English Channel yesterday, too... Quote
Broithe Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 The 'Severomorsk' ..does look rather rakish.. Quote
Broithe Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Out for another spin- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32740942 . Quote
DiveController Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Out for another spin- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32740942 . "The worry is when these Russian bombers come, there's no signal - they don't have their transponder, they are not 'squawking' - so in other words, only military radar pick them up." Isn't a radar a radar, you just have no seconadary ident on the signal....maybe they'll turn on their transponders at some point Quote
Jimbo325ci Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Isn't a radar a radar As a matter of interest There's 2 types of radar - primary and secondary. Primary (referred to as military radar in that article) is generally only used in civil aviation in the direct vicinity of airports, with a range of about 30miles. A signal is sent out, hits a target and gets reflected back to the receiver. Power intensive as the signal has to be strong enough to go out and back. Also less reliable as rain, mountains etc can reflect signals. Secondary radar is the modern format. A one way signal is sent out and 'interrogates' a transponder on board the aircraft. The transponder then responds to the receiver with its position. If the transponder is off then no signal is returned and therefore the aircraft goes undetected. Quote
DiveController Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) As a matter of interest There's 2 types of radar - primary and secondary. Primary (referred to as military radar in that article) is generally only used in civil aviation in the direct vicinity of airports, with a range of about 30miles. A signal is sent out, hits a target and gets reflected back to the receiver. Power intensive as the signal has to be strong enough to go out and back. Also less reliable as rain, mountains etc can reflect signals. Secondary radar is the modern format. A one way signal is sent out and 'interrogates' a transponder on board the aircraft. The transponder then responds to the receiver with its position. If the transponder is off then no signal is returned and therefore the aircraft goes undetected. Even civilian ATC centers have primary surveillance radars for target bearing and range/altitude. This should be visible even if a non-secondary surveillance radar equiped/responding aircraft fails to provide its squawk ident /pressure altitude info. I just thought it was funny the way that the press reported that the Russian aircraft was not squawking for all to see. Edited May 15, 2015 by DiveController Quote
Broithe Posted May 14, 2015 Posted May 14, 2015 Don't really need radar for a Tu-95 - just open the window and turn the radio down.... Quote
DiveController Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 don't really need radar for a tu-95 - just open the window and turn the radio down.... true! Quote
Jimbo325ci Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Even civilian ATC centers have primary surveillance radars for target bearing and range/altitude. This should be visible even if a non-secondary surveillance radar equiped/responding aircraft fails to provide its squawk ident /pressure altitude info. I just thought if was funny the way that the press reported that the Russian aircraft was not squawking for all to see. That very well could be the case in the U.S. I know ATC in IRL/UK don't use primary for distances greater than about 30miles, there would certainly not be overlapping coverage. Secondary provides all the info required, inc speeds altitude direction, in fact new systems are being implemented to give a readout of information that is currently only displayed in the cockpit itself. You're right though, It is funny that the press would expect Russian bombers who are probably testing response times to their detection and interception to tell everyone they are there!! Quote
DiveController Posted May 16, 2015 Posted May 16, 2015 Out for a spin again yesterday - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32309734 . Meanwhile back at the ranch...... http://time.com/3881656/russian-proton-m-rocket-fails/ Quote
Broithe Posted May 18, 2015 Posted May 18, 2015 BroiteClass pic, haven't seen another one like it Sweet Some "cloud-ploughing" at 2:00 & 4:15 in here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5KLgiVTYhU Quote
Broithe Posted May 20, 2015 Posted May 20, 2015 Antonov 30 PR plane at Brize Norton last weekend - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-32814770 . Quote
Broithe Posted October 30, 2015 Posted October 30, 2015 Two Bears off Korea yesterday - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-34672611 . Quote
Broithe Posted December 10, 2015 Posted December 10, 2015 Crikey, lads, we could have had our own. It got withdrawn, so it might come up again - I could have managed the $400. We need to get pledges in..... Quote
DiveController Posted December 11, 2015 Posted December 11, 2015 It's a little expensive, Jim. It's about US$400 more than I want to spend on it right now. Sure, I can have a couple of Murphy's models for that Better have them throw in a tank of petrol for good luck Quote
Broithe Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) A pair of Tu 160s 'intercepted' by the RAF a few days ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35076794 Edited December 12, 2015 by Broithe Quote
Broithe Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 (edited) Another pair - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35598892 - Tu 160s again. Edited February 17, 2016 by Broithe Updated info. Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 Are they narrow gauge? And being tank-equipped, but no driving wheels, they must be 0.0.0T type? Quote
Broithe Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 Are they narrow gauge? Some MiG 19s took off from short sections of rail... Quote
jhb171achill Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 So they're short gauge rather than narrow gauge.... Quote
Broithe Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 Quite a gradient on that siding, too. Quote
Broithe Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 Another run on Wednesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41337496 Quote
Garfield Posted September 20, 2017 Posted September 20, 2017 Another run on Wednesday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41337496 Choice quote from that article: It is not uncommon for the RAF to use their jets this way. Using fighter jets to intercept bogeys - who would've thought it!? Quote
Broithe Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 And back again. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42691337 Quote
heirflick Posted January 15, 2018 Author Posted January 15, 2018 5 hours ago, Broithe said: And back again. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42691337 Could you have a word with that lot Tоварищ Boithenofski? Quote
Broithe Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, heirflick said: Could you have a word with that lot Tоварищ Boithenofski? I'll see what I can co. Whilst discussing aerodynamic braking with somebody, I found this supreme example of the technique from an Il 76 in Malta - perhaps the cost of the brake shoes comes out of his wages? Edited January 15, 2018 by Broithe 1 Quote
Broithe Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 1 hour ago, heirflick said: Could you have a word with that lot Tоварищ Boithenofski? Thinking about it, you might bump into Vlad before I do.. 2 Quote
heirflick Posted January 15, 2018 Author Posted January 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, Broithe said: Thinking about it, you might bump into Vlad before I do.. Always knew he had a summer house around Port......hard to find out where though!😞 1 Quote
Broithe Posted January 15, 2018 Posted January 15, 2018 40 minutes ago, heirflick said: Always knew he had a summer house around Port......hard to find out where though!😞 I think it's actually near the Russian sauna in Navan - that's him in the top picture here. https://www.facebook.com/rrsauna/?rf=296432527114579 Quote
heirflick Posted January 15, 2018 Author Posted January 15, 2018 1 hour ago, Broithe said: I think it's actually near the Russian sauna in Navan - that's him in the top picture here. https://www.facebook.com/rrsauna/?rf=296432527114579 Quote
skinner75 Posted January 16, 2018 Posted January 16, 2018 22 hours ago, Broithe said: And back again. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42691337 You gotta love the Russians playing with the UK like that - hail hail!! 1 Quote
Broithe Posted August 27, 2018 Posted August 27, 2018 Not a Bear and over the Black Sea, but the same sort of thing. It's interesting that the interloper turned out to be a Beriev 12 - not many amphibians in military service these days. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45301539 Quote
Broithe Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 Back again. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-51789577 "We are ready to respond to any unidentified aircraft and potential airborne threats, 24/7/365." - Not the perfect claim to make in a Leap Year. Quote
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