5Sqn are now 4!!!!

[fmansam]

Hi gents,

just for those interested, on arriving home from work tonight, i noticed that the 3 sentinals had grown into 4...

yep 5sqn now have 4 sentinals, they all looked pretty cool all lined up.


Neil

[TSR2]

Hi Neil,

Thanks for letting us know. How many are they due to get in total?

[Garry Russell]

HI Ben

Five according to this

http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/sentinelr1.cfm


Garry

[Paul K]

It has a towed radar decoy. Thats the first I've heard of such a thing; anyone have more info ? Nice if it was Horsa shaped. ;-)

[forthbridge]

From what I've read, Sentinel is capable, but I do wish that the MOD would stop using terms like 'Best of it's kind' - which doesn't really say much - the claim would be valid if the Navy converted an old washing machine as a Sonar and made the same statement!

[Quixoticish]

It has a towed radar decoy. Thats the first I've heard of such a thing; anyone have more info ? Nice if it was Horsa shaped. ;-)

Here's a bit of reading:

http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/ale50/

A little bit out of date but more about the one used on the Typhoon:

http://typhoon.starstreak.net/Eurofighter/defences.html

[Nigel H-J]

Been watching them on approach to Waddo but damned if I could get my camera out in time as the engines are sooooo quiet......not like the VC10 which you can here from miles away!!!

Nigel.

[Paul K]

Thanks Chris, just had a read of that. The Typhoon and F-16 use it, apparently; I wonder if restricts manoeuvering while its deployed. Its reminiscent of them reeling out wireless aerials on Hampdens and Wellingtons, in a way.

[Motormouse]

ah, a Global Express without all the trimmings.....
here's one I sometimes get to play with http://www.airliners.net/photo/Bombardi ... 1413237/L/

ttfn

Pete

[Paul K]

I flew Nimrods during the 1st Gulf War and we had a Towed Radar Decoy back then... or the TuRD as it was known!!!

Tonks :flying:

I'm tempted to ask whether you ever had to nip it off in an emergency, but as this is a family website, I won't.

I am soooo out of touch with modern military aircraft and technology these days. Once the Cold War ended, and all the glamorous stuff went to the scrapyard, my interest waned I suppose.