Recent content by NavyShooter

Form follows function....

I live right on a lake...a much greater likelihood of boating accidents up my way....I sold the big boat (18' jet) and am down to the sailboat and canoe...both of which are much more...tippy...

This was the key bit from all of the background chatter. The sensor fusion aspect that feeds a pilot a (more) complete picture rather than the pilot having to assemble the picture themselves freeing the mental capacity...that's a game changer and I suspect lets the pilot shift their focus from...

Max, Some very good points to ponder. Related question - with the F-35's mission awareness/situational awareness/data sharing/sensor fusion aspects, will that make the fighting part of flying easier for the pilots? And, I suspect you're understating how easy it is to fly a fighter...I...

That RPG would have taken out his helicopter with the backblast....but....it's a kid's book, so that's acceptable to ignore.

My 3D printed version of the Type 26 is starting to look the part. Still needs some more putty on some seams and more sanding, but considering how it started, she's looking OK.

I had a better look at the 3D model file accessories - including the mast mounted Radar dish...that I know isn't going to be there on the Canadian Type 26....so...some google-fu to reference pictures on the BAE Systems pages about the RCDs, and I've created this as my 'new' mast with a phased...

I might have been contacted last year for the old copies of the NET(A) Lesson Plans I rescued from the W ENG rollover.... I left copies with 3 other guys in the fleet - only one of which is still in now. Good luck RCN....you've got a steep hill to climb on the training front after the...

Got it from an Irving Shipyard.... Actually still printing the rest of it.

I found a 3D model of the Type 26 online that's printable. It's not a very good model. But. It's a model....

Here's a deep thought to ponder.... What if this discussion about the CDC is just a preparation for us not getting 15 CSC's, and we're going to roll into producing CDC's instead after just 3 River Class?

The good news is that ANY ship can be a minesweeper. Once.

They're part of DND now, so, not really....we're all 'one big happy family' now, right? ;-)

They were sending them into Libya in 2011 off HMS Ocean as I recall. Interesting times.

Is that not a pretty clear statement on the state of the world today, and the potential threats we may face?