Change of day job

[Stigter]

I want to be a fighter jet pilot!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dgNc5S8cLI

[jeffw]

Looks very glam but Mirages, as in the clip, low flying over water where targets for us in 1982.

[Stigter]

Then you watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUIgzf6qLfw

Plane is taken out by bird!

[jeffw]

We where using missiles not birds to try and take the Mirages (and Skyhawks) out. Birds might of worked though

[Stigter]

This is so funny. Jet taking off from under water. people have way to much time on their hands to fake this stuff. I saw it and had to watch about 3 times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGEeuozxTDM

[jeffw]

It's a Trident Missile launch with a F15 put over the missile.

[GardinerG]

Really?? How can you tell Jeff?

[jeffw]

'Cos Ballistic Missile launches are just like that, initial air pressure push from the launch tube to above the surface of the water then the main rocket engine fires...almost looks like they hang in the air before the thrust kicks in...plus the fact that F15s don't launch from underwater as Jet engines aren't at their most effient when full of salt water.

[jeffw]

It might have been a Polaris/Posiden or Trident ICBM but certainly US sourced and probable Trident.

[GardinerG]

Yes Jeff, I know.

[jeffw]

I know you know.....

I've seen one launch for real and it is amazing sight.

[GardinerG]

My dad helped design missile guidance systems (amongst other things) when he worked for both REME and MCCS (Marconis) before he retired. Unfortunately he's never told me a thing about such stuff so I had to find out on the "Interweb".

[jeffw]

I was in the RN for 9 years working in Weapons Engineering...

[quattrokid1]

were you?

on subs or skimmers?

EX wem(0) myself, served on:

Alacrity
Broadsword
Herald
Glasgow
Fearless
Norfolk but didnt go to sea on her as I volunteered to do the firefighter strike stand in instead before I left in '03

[jeffw]

POWEA (AD) ....

Training
CinC Fleet Staff
Antrim
Challenger
disabled out.....