Top British pilot hoping to be the first to fly off HMS Queen Elizabeth says he is 'exhilarated ...

dinkydow · 10-14-2017, 07:59 PM

This proud RAF pilot is hoping to be the first to fly an F-35 fighter jet off HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain's brand new aircraft carrier. Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, one of Britain's top airmen, is currently testing our 11 new F-35s in the United States ahead of their sea trials on the warship next year. In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, the 37-year-old father of three said he is 'exhilarated by every flight' in the 1,200mph attack planes equipped with bombs and heat-seeking missiles. 'She's marvellous,' Edgell said of the F-35 from the air base in Maryland where the testing...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Elizabeth.html
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Lucky man.

4thIDvet · 10-14-2017, 10:02 PM

God bless our Brit allies they and Canada are always watching our 6. Australia also if we give em a ring.

The F-22 is listed to go 1,200 m.p.h.. I bet money they push the pedal down that bird will go well past that? They put that to fool the commies.

Bookworm · 10-15-2017, 02:17 AM

Our freaking newly elected Liberal gov;t up here is trying to back out of the deal to buy F35's after we spend multi millions helping produce them. Hopefully we can get rid of these assholes ASAP and put some saner heads in charge.

10 Bears · 10-15-2017, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm

Our freaking newly elected Liberal gov;t up here is trying to back out of the deal to buy F35's after we spend multi millions helping produce them. Hopefully we can get rid of these assholes ASAP and put some saner heads in charge.

The Libs have to save some funds to support all the immigrants.
Especially the MudScum and Nigrs.

hangfire · 10-15-2017, 11:53 AM

Never fly the "A" model of anything.

4thIDvet · 10-15-2017, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by hangfire

Never fly the "A" model of anything.

Probably true hangfire. Years back their was some serious problems with I "think" it was the first F-15s?? Pilots were dying, planes crashing, total loss of controls, etc..
It turned out to be the wiring chafing and that was all she wrote for controls. A few mechanics reported it and they ignored them. A woman's husband died flying one and they blamed him, pilot error.
60 minutes stepped in to help the lady and all hell broke loose. Time to fix the wiring problems. $$$$$$$

junkman · 10-15-2017, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bookworm

Our freaking newly elected Liberal gov;t up here is trying to back out of the deal to buy F35's after we spend multi millions helping produce them. Hopefully we can get rid of these assholes ASAP and put some saner heads in charge.

I spent a lot of time in Ontario Canada in my youth. We had a cabin on lake Huron about 165 miles north of Detroit. We had travel trailers and spent a lot of time there every summer before the cabin. Before that we would rent cement block cabins in the 40's and early 50's. A huge storm took 2 of them out. I love Canada. I hate to see your country go to the left. I hope you can vote them out. My wife is an Aussie. They are socialist also. Talk about things costing a lot of money down there. WOW. When I was a kid the Canadian dollar and the US dollar were very close. If you got a Canadian coin in change everyone took it. It has been a while sense I had one but the last time I got told off for passing the money. Didn't even notice it was Canadian quarter. God bless Canada.

10-14-2017, 07:59 PM	#1
dinkydow Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great White North Posts: 96,493	Top British pilot hoping to be the first to fly off HMS Queen Elizabeth says he is 'exhilarated ... This proud RAF pilot is hoping to be the first to fly an F-35 fighter jet off HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain's brand new aircraft carrier. Squadron Leader Andy Edgell, one of Britain's top airmen, is currently testing our 11 new F-35s in the United States ahead of their sea trials on the warship next year. In an exclusive interview with MailOnline, the 37-year-old father of three said he is 'exhilarated by every flight' in the 1,200mph attack planes equipped with bombs and heat-seeking missiles. 'She's marvellous,' Edgell said of the F-35 from the air base in Maryland where the testing... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...Elizabeth.html ------ Lucky man. __________________ Our forefathers would have already been shooting...by now. "Let your plans be dark and as impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a thunderbolt." "Violence of action means the unrestricted use of speed,strength, surprise and aggression to achieve total dominance against your enemy...any fighting technique is useless unless you totally commit to violence of action." Burning huts in commy vills worldwide since 1968

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4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,463	God bless our Brit allies they and Canada are always watching our 6. Australia also if we give em a ring. The F-22 is listed to go 1,200 m.p.h.. I bet money they push the pedal down that bird will go well past that? They put that to fool the commies. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

10-15-2017, 02:17 AM	#3
Bookworm Official DDB Poet Laureat Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5,482	Our freaking newly elected Liberal gov;t up here is trying to back out of the deal to buy F35's after we spend multi millions helping produce them. Hopefully we can get rid of these assholes ASAP and put some saner heads in charge. __________________ 3 Don’t pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he’ll just kill you.

10-15-2017, 11:53 AM	#5
hangfire Home on the range Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S. Indiana Posts: 17,285	Never fly the "A" model of anything. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure of the universe" -Albert Einstein-