Watching “Fly With RAF’s Quick Reaction Alert Crews”. This is my first deeper dive into the RAF, so I had a lot of questions today! If you’ve served in the RAF or know more about them, please add info.
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The same can be said for the USA during the 9-11 attacks USAF interceptor aircraft were dispatched to bring down the suspected highjacked airliners. Several of the fighters had taken off without any ordinance to shoot the airliners down and had convinced themselves that in order to carry out their orders, were prepared to sacrifice themselves by ramming the airliners with their aircraft. They take their job of air defense seriously just as the pilots in the RAF.
There's no one reason as to why a fighter might have one or two engines. It could be as simple as the required power for that design can't be met without two engines, it could be because they wanted the redundancy of a second engine in the event that one failed.
As with most things there are upsides and downsides to choosing one or two engines in a design and it hinges on which trade offs they want to accept at that time.
The pilot you see close to the beginning and you hear talking was in The Royal Air Force’s display team The Red Arrows formerly based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire (near the city of Lincoln the only city in Lincolnshire) which closed former home of The Red Arrows who are based at RAF Waddington also near Lincoln. The base that is seen in the video where the planes are based is RAF Conigsby near Lincoln which appears in the video the presenter appears in the hangar of The Battle of The Battle of Britain display planes Hurricanes, Spitfires, a Lancaster Bomber and a Dakota plane an american aircraft some of the aircraft have appeared in films (as well as in The Second World War) which I have seen. There were lots of airbases in Lincolnshire during The Second World War only a few air bases are left along with The RAF Training Base RAF Cranwell which trained HRH The King and HRH Prince William.
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@No Protocol – here's an comedy track you might enjoy. It's called Australiana by a guy with the stage name Austen Tayshus. It's about 5 straight minutes of punning on Australian themes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StcXGhuliRk
Also I think the Brits always say R-A-F. Aussies say "Raff" for the RAAF. I've never heard a Brit saf "raff". You can say what you want, but I feel like you're the kind of person who would at least want to know, if not say it like "the locals".
For RAF flight trianing I always refer to
Lord Flasheart and the 20minuters
do they call it "RAF" or "R.A.F."? one word or the series of letters? I always thought it was the later…
I always wonder why cameras are ever allowed behind the curtain for these kinds of things. I'd think it would all be classified.
even if you're just asking questions, it adds a lot to the content. questions get the mind engaged. you might ask something that a lot of people didn't think about.
it's interesting that they don't want their surnames known but they're okay letting their faces be shown.
The benefits of two engines is power/speed and redundancy. Redundancy is important when someone is shooting at you and when you need to fly in relatively un-trafficed areas, especially over water .
The power lets you carry more fuel/weapons/sensors, but obviously that's. trade off with the extra weight of the extra engine. It's a pretty complex series of tradeoffs, but redundancy, power (payload/speed).
If you liked that video, you should review a video of RAF and USAF fighter planes flying low level through the Mach Loop in Wales.
In the US at designated bases/airports there are fighters on alert 5, 10, or 15. The number designates how fast you need to get off the ground. What they showed is an alert 5 and an alert 10. This exercise probably cost over 50,000 pounds. The fighters cost around 18,000 dollars each per hour of flight, then the cost of the refueler, and the cost of the plane sky news was in. It was a good propaganda piece.
This was after the 2014 russian invasion of Crimea – which is when they started to ramp things back up. You're not used to this, I'm in my late 30s and this is normal modus operandi from the russians. The russians used to do it all the time during the cold war. You know how the Chinese have been acting aggressively with other boats and planes? The russians are worse.
They're protecting Britain's sky's, while at the same time, the invaders are coming in by dinghy.
The Typhoon fighter plane is to be replaced by the Tempest in the 2030's, which will be the first fighter plane that can operate without a pilot.
The Russian aircraft coming close to UK airspace has happened for as long as I can remember and that's into the seventies, in fact we had a Chinese warship or two sail up the English Channel a few weeks back as well, thing to remember is we do the same to them, British aircraft and ships plus our NATO and further afield allies will test the reaction of Russian and Chinese defences by approaching their airspace.
How the world changes, when I was a kid the Russians were our enemies, when I became a pilot they were were our friends and I got to clamber over and inside some Russian aircraft including fighters, now I'm approaching my so called golden years they are once again our enemies, the world keeps turning.
I think the Russians releasing the footage flying up the English Channel was propaganda to show look we can fly in the UK's backyard.
And finally a good pilot friend of mine who I knew for many years got intercepted by QRA of a foreign air force when he and his First Officer made a little mistake and they couldn't contact him, first thing he knew about it was the passengers screaming down the back as two fighters sat off each wingtip.
Is saying "Raf" for the RAF a thing? That just took me for a loop buds, I don't know what to say eh
Reminds me of the old alert pads that we used to maintain in the B-52 world. We would still practice quick response in exercises like Global Guardian. Never worked with the RAF, but we did cross paths with the Royal Navy when I deployed to Deigo Garcia. I miss the Air Force….sometimes…
Them "Top secret nuclear bunkers" are hilarious. There are literally road signs on the main roads that say "Secret nuclear bunker next left" lol I've got one near me. As for Russia. I wouldn't worry about them after seeing how they fight in the Ukraine. Shockingly useless and inept. They are just throwing uniforms on anyone and forcing them to fight for Russia these days. And their tech is decades old for the most part. They seem to be totally unaware of just how much more technologically advanced than them we are. The only real threat from Russia is them bombing from afar.
excellent question about debris, yes the consider that. also there is a new missile that goes M8-12 that will vaporized its target so no need for concern about debris
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One advantage a twin engine fighter (or fighter-bomber) has over an equivalent single engine aircraft is the reason you mentioned: Greater power to weight ratio, since you have twice as much power available, but with less than twice the weight. This enables the twin-engine aircraft to climb at a higher rate, have higher acceleration, as well as higher level flight speed.
Another advantage is reliability, since it is far less likely for both engines of a twin engine aircraft to fail than losing the only engine in a single engine aircraft. This is especially important if you routinely have to cross large expanses of ocean: Fighters taking off from bases in the UK do have to cross the English channel on their way to mainland Europe, but that is a fairly narrow channel, so there isn't much risk of having to ditch the aircraft in the water. This is much more of a risk for American fighters or fighter-bombers which had to cross the Pacific ocean on their way to Japan. So the US army and navy both preferred to use twin engine aircraft for that reason, and as such made extensive use of the P-38 Lightning twin engine fighter in the Pacific theater.
Last but not least there is the question of firepower: Single engine fighters usually have guns mounted within their wings – just the one gun per wing for older models, or as many as 4 guns (and one cannon) per wing for late-war models. Anyway, guns mounted in the wings have to be angled slightly inwards to synchronise the bullet impacts at a fixed distance ahead of the aircraft. This makes for an incredibly potent and damaging hit at the synchronised point which an experienced pilot can aim the aircraft at.
However, with a twin-engine aircraft, the engines are mounted on the wings, so all the guns can be fitted into the nose of the fuselage to fire directly forwards. This provides a concentrated stream of firepower without needing to angle the guns. The American P-38 lightning and the British Mosquito are excellent examples of this in World War 2 aircraft, This approach is still used today, with perhaps the best known modern example being the A-10, with its enormous Gatling gun type rotary cannon barrels sticking out just under the nose.
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you should watch an interwiv about the female pilot that had no weapons ready when 9/11 happened so they were ready ti kill themselves crashing into the planes if it was needed. thats an insane story
I wonder how Brexit changes things with NATO?
Russia has more military capability than the UK which would lose a war against Russia
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Funny thing me and my brother got the raf to fly over us when we where letting off fireworks off at the beach. no joke 2 plans flu over us right where we where and circled around for a couple of minutes to watch and then went off again it was cool
My Grandma was Aircrew back in WW2.
She told me the Polish pilots were the bravest she ever saw. Going up in fog because they recognized the sound of the engines.
The Polish pilots in WWII escaped after the invasion of their nation and flew with I believe 603 Squadron alongside other nationalities and British pilots also. They were very effective and successful and they were eager to assist in defending against the threat from Germany and it's allies at that time
Geoffrey Wellum, First Light. Excellent book.
I used to live in the UK for a few years, near the chanel. Seeing Spitfires fly in the sky was one of my favorite things 😄
Ive also seem them in Whitstable on an airshow. They are just so cool.
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LOL.. Great Britain still trying to be 'that' empire.
why they use our jets as the thumbnail when its just typhoons here
Anything that's allowed to be filmed is dog shit.
Generally two engines is more efficient, so used for aircraft expected to travel longer distances. Also redundancy, if one engine is lost, you have a second to get you home.
They had the technological advantage –early radar. The Germans never concentrated their efforts on destroying radar stations. Nazis failed to recognize how vital radar was to the English defense.
Random video recommendation, “ How The US Created the Most Insane Invincibility Glitch” by RealLifeLore
Nahhh Russia routinely flys nuclear capable bombers and fighters right up to the UK and US borders. Just as we do the same to them. It's been a thing ever since the Cold War. Just media outlets like to fan flames because of the current conflict and report on it now. It's never been an issue both sides just scramble fighters and intercept and escort them away.
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What a great reaction, you are happy to learn which is good to see. Has anybody suggested to you to react to mark felton When Britain nuked america twice
RAF isn't a word. It's an acronym. You pronounce it as individual letters. Not a word that rhymes with laugh.
So during WW2, there were people from all over the world who joined the RAF, many as pilots. These included people who's homeland had fallen to Nazi Germany, such as France and Poland, other commonwealth countries, such as Canada and Australia, and even individuals from other countries not in the war at that time, such as the USA. When the USA entered the war, the three squadrons of the RAF made up of Americans, known as Eagle Squadrons were incorporated into the USAAF (United States Army Air Forces), the precursor to the USAF (United States Air Force).
Generally, you need to be a British citizen to join the RAF now. There are certain exceptions. Dual citizens for one, people from certain other commonwealth nations too. Also Irish citizens can apply. There is a British residency requirement though.
All in, to become a fully qualified, combat ready Typhoon pilot takes around 4-5 years.
The location that an aircraft was shot down if it came to that would absolutely factor into the decision. The aim would generally be not to allow it to reach a heavily populated area. Though if you think about it, that doesn't leave a lot of potential time between entering our airspace and a decision having to be made. Location also plays a major role (though is not the only factor) in deciding which airports aircraft which have been intercepted should be sent to, such as Stansted, Manchester or Prestwick.
Yes. The Russian threat and that from other nations has increased since this was made. Russian aircraft probing UK and NATO in general airspace has increased to the point where it's almost routine now.
Hope this answers at least some of your questions.
1 vs 2 engines… 1 is in theory smaller and reduces drag even if it is twice the size of 2 smaller engines, its also easier to maintain. 2 engines gives a bigger more draggy design but provides redundancy in case of failure or damage. Most modern fighters use 2 with the notable exception of the F35.
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Hi there No Protocol. On average it takes about 2 years to train a combat pilot, give or take, depending which nations air force and how advanced the jet is.
Only a single digit percentage (4%) make it to the end. There are a whole battery of tests every step of the way to assess mental, personalty, academic, medcal and phsiological condition.
Just to give you an idea, when the fighter jet pulls fast turnes at high speeds, the pilot experiences huge forces on their body weighing up to 9 times their own weight. So if you are 80 kg, at 9 G-force you'll be 720 kg.
Now imagine turning you head to the sides to look behind while wearing a bulky helmet, when it and your head weighs 9 times as much. Or operating swiches and buttons with an outstreached arm that's 9 times as heavy. All that while evading another jet that's out to get you, talking on the radio and avoiding hitting the ground.
Having 2 engines provides more thrust, and also provides a degree of backup redundancy in case one engine is damaged.
In aviation, there are no silly questions, so feel free to ask.
If you enjoy such content, I'd highly recommend viewing the Ted Coningsby channel. They livestream everyday miitary aviation in the UK. The channel and the charity is officially affiiated with R.A.F. Coningsby. There is a lot of USAF action too.
Best regards – Ex F-4 Phantom maintainer.