A NORMAL DAY IN THE OFFICE.....

[Downwind.Maddl-Land]

Following on from the Low Level Video thread - just in case anyone was in any doubt as to which Service has the expertise in real low level ops (as opposed to staged fly-throughs in a well known environment) - please permit me to introduce to you: THE ROYAL AIR FORCE

By kind permission of Tom "TJ" Hill: Copyright protected

 

[Downwind.Maddl-Land]

Low and close enough?

 

[Downwind.Maddl-Land]

And then along came the "new boys........"

Still 'working-up' so not as low: Yeah right!

Again reproduced by kind permission of TJ. Copyright.

 

[Micdrow]

Cool shots Downwind.Maddl-Land, thanks for sharing.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice pics.

 

[mkloby]

She's sure a strange looking bird... I'd like to see one in person.

 

[evangilder]

Cool stuff. 8)

 

[pbfoot]

The photos are pretty good
The RAF are OK but there are just as good . I think I can validate this opinion by having worked for 3 years in ATC at NATO lo level flying training area in Goose Bay . Your lo level area or routes in Europe are pretty small . Ours was almost the size of the UK itself which is why it was used by the RAF, GAF,RNLAF, IAF and others .

 

[F4F Wildcat]

What's the other jet? I know Harrier's well enough.
It looks like Saab made it.

 

[Glider]

Rafale

 

[F4F Wildcat]

Dassault Rafale? it's french? And here I thought it was Swedish... *Hits forehead*
sweet machine.

 

[Aggie08]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's a Typhoon. The Rafale has canards sitting more aft of the cockpit and has split, curvy intakes while the Eurofighter has its canards in a more forward position with side-by-side rectangular intakes.

 

[Downwind.Maddl-Land]

Ye Gods and little fishes as though any Englishman would post a pic of a French aeroplane - I ask you! Aggie08 gets 10/10. Typhoon F2 and T1 in that order.

 

[F4F Wildcat]

Good call, Aggie. That's one SWEET Machine!
I thought the front intake was square!
Good Name for it, too.

 

[Aggie08]

I definitely approve of the name. Wikipedia says "Rafale" means "squall" in English, so not only do they look similar, they have similar names as well.

 

[Glider]

Dassault Rafale? it's french? And here I thought it was Swedish... *Hits forehead*
sweet machine.

Its a Typhoon, I was seeing if someone would bite.

 

[SoD Stitch]

Sweet pictures all around! Yeah, definitely Typhoons. I didn't know the RAF was already operating T1's, thought they were still receiving the F2's. I've got a model of an F2 I'm about halfway through with, I'll post pictures when I get the chance. Where is the AO? Scotland? Wales? Looks like the Highlands.

 

[F4F Wildcat]

That's interesting. Didn't know that. You're a marvel, Aggie08!
Well, I bit, Glider. I was curious.

 

[Aggie08]

Heh, I do what I can. I almost bit on it too, all the Rafale pics i've seen have been from the very front.

 

[Downwind.Maddl-Land]

Some more from TJ (Copyright): All taken in Wales at Bwlch (yes, Bwlch!) and Cad Pass.