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5Sqn are now 4!!!!
Posted: 21 Oct 2008, 20:05
by 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
Re: 5Sqn are now 4!!!!
Posted: 21 Oct 2008, 22:26
by TSR2
Hi Neil,
Thanks for letting us know. How many are they due to get in total?
Re: 5Sqn are now 4!!!!
Posted: 21 Oct 2008, 22:35
by Garry Russell
Re: 5Sqn are now 4!!!!
Posted: 22 Oct 2008, 00:28
by 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. ;-)
Re: 5Sqn are now 4!!!!
Posted: 22 Oct 2008, 08:32
by 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!
Re: 5Sqn are now 4!!!!
Posted: 22 Oct 2008, 09:12
by Quixoticish
Paul K wrote: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A little bit out of date but more about the one used on the Typhoon: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
Re: 5Sqn are now 4!!!!
Posted: 22 Oct 2008, 09:58
by 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.
Re: 5Sqn are now 4!!!!
Posted: 22 Oct 2008, 11:10
by 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.
Re: 5Sqn are now 4!!!!
Posted: 22 Oct 2008, 21:09
by 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
Re: 5Sqn are now 4!!!!
Posted: 24 Oct 2008, 22:34
by Paul K
Tonks wrote: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.
