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originally posted by: stratsys-sws
originally posted by: Blackfinger
Is there anywhere in the Uk that does large scale airframe manufacturing anymore?Building scale demonstrators or UAV,s are one thing but building a large fighter is something the Uk hasnt done in a long time.Lot of good ideas though and knowing BAE they will pull it off.
Ermm really?
Warton - We kinda built 600+ Typhoons there and are currently building Hawks.
Salmesbury - We make the whole F-35 empennage plus hundreds of other components for F-35
Filton - Airbus wing manufacture and the full fit out of the A400M.
AugustaWestland - Now leonardo based in Yeovil, build worldclass helicopters every day.
It's something we do every day here, definitely not something "the UK hasn't done in a long time"
Cheers
Robbie
originally posted by: bastion
Nov - Dec 2001 very secretive 'plane' 'had to land' was surrounded in suspicion, very high security and close family would not reveal a clue apart from jokey tales
Boeing, lockhead martin and were always trying to recruit UK designers to solve their problems
originally posted by: anzha
a reply to: SpeedFanatic
Why do you only focus on aircraft from a certain time frame (late 80s to early 00s) and from the US? We've brought up several new fastmovers (US and Chinese) and you've never had any interest.
Being a "speed fanatic," it's...odd.
So, I gotta ask...why?
He's pmed me befpre months ago
It was hinted plea, this was long before drones, was told it was big bacl with 'sppoky blue/e;ectrics/people I knew worijg in pLUS POST it were all nucleaer engineers/high end eectrictins/mechanics/computing type -as in super=genius level.
originally posted by: OtherSideOfTheCoin
a reply to: stratsys-sws
Am just saying the billions that they are going to be spend on this could be put to better use.
In my humble opinion it would suit us better to invest this cash in our collapsing public services.
Trident renewal, new aircraft carriers and now this.....
How about we build some new hospitals, prisons, schools then start looking to build weapons of war.
originally posted by: SpeedFanatic
originally posted by: bastion
Nov - Dec 2001 very secretive 'plane' 'had to land' was surrounded in suspicion, very high security and close family would not reveal a clue apart from jokey tales
Boeing, lockhead martin and were always trying to recruit UK designers to solve their problems
Did it land at Warton?
Because you wrote 'plane'. Are you suggesting it was manned? A US toy?
originally posted by: SpeedFanatic
a reply to: bastion
It was hinted plea, this was long before drones, was told it was big bacl with 'sppoky blue/e;ectrics/people I knew worijg in pLUS POST it were all nucleaer engineers/high end eectrictins/mechanics/computing type -as in super=genius level.
A few questions to aforementioned part of your post as there are some gramatical errors and I'm just not sure how read it correctly.
Are you saying that the plane was big and black?
"'sppoky blue/e;ectrics/people I knew worijg in pLUS POST it were all nucleaer engineers/high end eectrictins/mechanics/computing type -as in super=genius level. " - complately don't know how to read it, sorry. Could you re-write it?
originally posted by: bastion
Can't say enithe way on the colous as neer say it, was not allowed within 500m of the secure shed t was. - Hower pretty ceartin it was Temptest.
originally posted by: paraphi
This quite an interesting analysis of the various programmes, including Tempest. Hope it adds to the discussion so far.
RUSI next gen combat aircraft and opens as a PDF