'Star of the show...

[Vapour01]

Just a quick snapshot from earlier...

[C]

Euuuuuurgh...

The worst tanker in the RAF.

[expat]

Euuuuuurgh...

The worst tanker in the RAF.

But as a "trooper", it beats the hell out of the 14 hours to took me to get from Nellis to G

[C]

[quote]

But as a "trooper", it beats the hell out of the 14 hours to took me to get from Nellis to G

[BigTruck]

Euuuuuurgh...

The worst tanker in the RAF.

But as a "trooper", it beats the hell out of the 14 hours to took me to get from Nellis to G

[C]

Nice shot too, that plane looks like a stumpy MD-11 or DC-10  ;D

Well, to be fair, the Tristar couldn't be to much closer to a DC-10/MD-11

[Anark]

Where was this taken?

[bok269]

Euuuuuurgh...

The worst tanker in the RAF.

But as a "trooper", it beats the hell out of the 14 hours to took me to get from Nellis to G

[Mictheslik]

Nice....I really want to see an RAF L1011 before they retire them....

Guess a trip to Brize is in order

.mic

[C]

Nice....I really want to see an RAF L1011 before they retire them....

Guess a trip to Brize is in order

.mic

Don't worry Mic - the rate they're working they'll be around for a few years yet! The VC10 is now potentially going to be around til about 2015 (and they aren't throwing upgrades at it), and the Tristar's are being seriously upgraded (nice shiney new glass cockpits etc), so I can't see them going too quickly...

[Mictheslik]

Nice....I really want to see an RAF L1011 before they retire them....

Guess a trip to Brize is in order

.mic

Don't worry Mic - the rate they're working they'll be around for a few years yet! The VC10 is now potentially going to be around til about 2015 (and they aren't throwing upgrades at it), and the Tristar's are being seriously upgraded (nice shiney new glass cockpits etc), so I can't see them going too quickly...

I guess that's inevitable considering the amount of money the RAF has (or doesnt have) to buy a replacement

.mic

[C]

Nice....I really want to see an RAF L1011 before they retire them....

Guess a trip to Brize is in order

.mic

Don't worry Mic - the rate they're working they'll be around for a few years yet! The VC10 is now potentially going to be around til about 2015 (and they aren't throwing upgrades at it), and the Tristar's are being seriously upgraded (nice shiney new glass cockpits etc), so I can't see them going too quickly...

I guess that's inevitable considering the amount of money the RAF has (or doesnt have) to buy a replacement

.mic

That's part of the problem - the replacement isn't being bought, but acquired (leased effectively) using one of the fashionable "PFIs". Sadly this has taken nearly 10 years to negotiate the PFI contract with industry. The Aussies decided they wanted the same aircraft (A330 MRTT), and have already had their first delivered, because they didn't prat around, and just bought them...

[Vapour01]

Where was this taken?

Newcastle International Airport, but to be precise, my back garden!

[C]

Where was this taken?

Newcastle International Airport, but to be precise, my back garden!

Different. I have to say I thought their military trade was mostly King Airs and AWACs.

[Vapour01]

Where was this taken?

Newcastle International Airport, but to be precise, my back garden!

Different. I have to say I thought their military trade was mostly King Airs and AWACs.

I wouldn't know about King Airs because I imagine they'll cut in on short finals and I'm quite a way from the airport so I don't see that. Tristars have actually been the most common visitor these last few months as far I can tell though (although the E3D's still pay plenty of visits). But we've seen all sorts in here lately, F3s, Nimrods, Hawks and so on.