Comments by "Matthew Eagles" (@mattheweagles5123) on "Ed Nash's Military Matters" channel.

  1. Definitely a design from a pilot and not a maintainer. That's a lot of complex engineering in there.
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  2.  @tomsmith2209  I'm pretty sure that Protector does, or will soon, use Brimstone.
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  3.  @echodelta2172  and 80 years on the same attitudes that Brigadier General McGee faced seem to be alive and well. I'm sure it was better in any country that didn't practice segregation, codify prejudice into law and celebrate slavery. Also where they were citizens, not "the blacks". So most places outside of the US and South Africa.
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  4.  @trevorhart545  I thought that the Thai-tanic rarely left dock due to it's high running costs. Integrating F-35 will make that much worse.
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  5. Would some of the towable 105s be a better gift than the AS90?
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  6. An excellent video, really interesting. Also a thumbs up for the Python reference.
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  7. It was shot at and couldn't be used by the Russians afterwards. That's the same effect as a kill.
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  8. Did an air gunner sleep with the designer's wife?
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  9. Are there any imported trainers/mercenaries involved, or is this going to be self taught locals doing the commando stuff?
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  10. There are loads of spooky stories in the inventory of the unit dit spinner. I'm sure that the combination of memories of unloading injured and dead crew from bombers and a few of the missing aircraft mysteries combined to make this tale.
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  11. Mine is
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  12.  @shauny2285  Martin Baker's designs took years as well, it does depend on priorities. There has been lots of consolidation in the aircraft industries as well, so you won't get lots of smaller companies trying out innovative ideas.
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  13.  @allangibson2408  not many of the top performers in 1940 were competitive in 1942, without extensive upgrades at least.
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  14. Didn't one of those chase Tom Selleck in Runaway?
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  15.  @bob_the_bomb4508  it's in the eye of the beholder
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  16. This is what happens when you call the Royal Engineers in. Their motto is "I don't know what the problem is, but the solution is explosives".
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  17. The Wellesley looks like two fighters glued together with bomber wings slapped on. I think HMS Iron Duke was a better way of commemorating Arthur.
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  18. It looks like it's suffering from subsidence
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  19. Suitably inspired I dropped in to the The Jet Age museum at Gloucester and can thoroughly recommend it. As well as the Gamecock they have a selection of early jet aircraft.
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  20. There is no French word for Aerodynamic.
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  21. It looks like all of the spare parts at the back of the workshop got assembled into an aircraft as a bet. And I love it.
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  22. As far as missiles mounted on the top of an aircraft goes I'm aware of a "shoulder" fit, but never a spine position
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  23.  @petesheppard1709  you'd get a mildly singed canopy I'd imagine
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  24. How does that top speed compare to the aircraft it was hunting? German bombers must have been approaching that speed.
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  25. What was the thinking about stopping manned fighter development? It can't have been unmanned, so was all air defence supposed to be SAM based?
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  26. To be fair most aircraft of that type have weird looks. The Gannet is strangely bulbus as well.
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  27. Would this aircraft be easier to maintain in remote and austere conditions than the more sophisticated drone?
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  28. "No sir, just a little porridge"
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  29. He's Dunning Krugering military aviation now is he?
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  30. It reminds me somewhat of the Fiat G55. The front end at least.
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  31. Another one I hadn't realised existed!
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  32. That seems suicidal even without fighter escorts.
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  33. I'm not convinced that the cost of making them slightly viable and the logistics chain required to keep them that way is worth it really. Unless they are useful as unmanned drones or decoys.
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  34. How did the Italians take part in the Spanish civil war and leave with the impression that biplanes were the way forward? Surely the BF109s and I16s chewed through the biplanes they ran into.
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  35. That the third jet got an image on FLIR and RADAR but couldn't lock might make it tricky. Also might give some clues about these things.
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  36. Excellent work as usual
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  37. A VTOL that can't lift itself up is a bit of an issue
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  38. Trying to use complex equipment that you are not familiar with, especially if it's been maintained by someone equally unfamiliar, is probably more or a liability than an help. However if the Ukrainian war chest is big enough perhaps hiring specific people from the many PMCs could fill this gap. Are there PMCs already working out there?
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  39.  @AndreasMarx  I hadn't heard of these before, thanks for the info
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  40.  @matthewwadwell6100  apparently the Marinefährprahm Type A1 was supposed to do the job of off loading the K1s and 2s. You learn new things every day!
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  41. Perhaps not enjoying not being the centre of attention.
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  42. Creative, but lethal.
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  43. Somebody really couldn't get the air cushion idea out of their head could they? And yes I can see how a light transport where range and capacity are swapped for a huge airbag would be a tough sell.
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  44. Eh?
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  45.  @neiloflongbeck5705  although Vickers follow up, also using the same geodesic frame, was the Wellington so I think that at least unofficially there was a nod to the Duke.
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  46.  @neiloflongbeck5705  so it was a coincidence that the name Wellesley, not an English town like the other bombers, was also that of a famous military commander and prime minister? Also it's not Sir for a Duke, sir is for knights and Baronets
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  47. Which country doesn't offer export credit guarantees with those sorts of orders?
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  48.  @GARDENER42  there is a ton of paperwork and wide range of tests to complete successfully before you get the final sign off. I've not been paying close attention recently so am very much out of the loop.
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  49. Maintaining the theme of communism in the Caribbean, Havana Club 7 year old is nice.
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  50. A rear gun on a jet seems to show a lack of confidence in those engines
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