Heads up for the UK members

a reply to: ThePeaceMaker

All fighters have them. Any time they have brake or hydraulic issues they take the cable to ensure they stay on the runway and can stop.

a reply to: Zaphod58
So is the cable in place all the time at certain air fields or is it something that's deploy when an aircraft has an emergency

a reply to: ThePeaceMaker

Both. Some fields have them across both ends of the runway and left in place, and others have a team ready to install a mobile cable system as needed.

A U-2 out of Fairford was doing pattern work at Mildenhall today.

In the UK the system is called the RHAG...Rotary Hydraulic Arrestor Gear....most military airfields have them..a reply to: Zaphod58

a reply to: ThePeaceMaker

Apparently half the cell landed Code 3, including the one that took the barrier.

Eight more Eagles with tankers airborne. Two Eagles will drop off at the first AR point if the others all take on fuel with no issues.

Three to four B-52s inbound. Two might head to the Baltic before heading in, and one might be an airborne spare.

Unconfirmed word that as many as 8 may show up.

I can see two 52’s coming in over the east coast now going to Fairford I assume..?!? a reply to: Zaphod58

a reply to: Silentvulcan

Yeah. Rumor was two were going straight in, two were flying a mission then going in. Possibly three or four more tomorrow.

Does anybody know if the Fincastle competition or whatever it morphed into is in at the moment..lists of ASW aircraft from different nations operating around Machrahanish..?

a reply to: Silentvulcan

It became MPA ISTAR, but I think it just quietly went away.

Thanks Zaph...I thought it had became that just wondered why there was various ASW platforms popping up on ADSB in the Irish Sea over the past few days..! a reply to: Zaphod58

a reply to: Silentvulcan


Joint Warrior 19-2.

Ah ha...thank you..that explains it..!! a reply to: Zaphod58

a reply to: Silentvulcan

You'll probably see the B-52s out of Fairford join in, now that they're in place and ready to start flying.

I’ve seen the 52’s close up over the years..even got shown around one during gulf war part 2 when I was temporarily based at Fairford...beast of a thing!! There’s quite a lot of interesting things floating about on ADSB and if you look at their “tracks” you can figure out what their role is...!!! a reply to: Zaphod58

a reply to: Zaphod58

Whilst we are on about seeing things on ADSB any ideas what this is been there or about for a few days now...anything to do with the exercise you think..???

a reply to: Silentvulcan

Triton if the altitude is correct. Most likely working with the exercise guys.

I thought it was something like that but it just appeared...like they switch the transponder on and off....😇a reply to: Zaphod58