Huw Morris

Former Consultant & Business Lecturer, Primary interests in Leadership & OPs. Ex Accenture/Andersen Consulting, LECG / FTI & RAF. Author of Strattomics.

[Huw Morris @chuwmorris]

@afneil will the hybrid Navy generate the need for yet more Admirals???

[Huw Morris @chuwmorris]

@PDFlaxman @afneil As an experienced Lawyer I suspect that Starmer would not ask a question that could provide an answer that could cause him difficulty!

[Ian Black @BlickyIan]

The Govt need to start sorting this out

[Aviation Archive - Tim Farmer @aviationarchive]

On Sept. 3rd, 1955, at Chalgrove airfield, Oxfordshire, England, Squadron Leader J.S. Fifield carried out the world's first successful live ejection from an aircraft on the runway. Using a Martin-Baker Mark 3 fully automatic seat fitted with a Duplex drogue, an 80 ft per second ejection gun, and an accelerated parachute release, he ejected from a modified Gloster Meteor during takeoff. The seat provided a 35 ft clear drop before deploying a standard 24 ft Irvin parachute. This demonstrated the feasibility of zero-height, low-speed escapes, marking a major advance in ejection seat technology.

[Aviation Archive - Tim Farmer @aviationarchive]

Footage of the British TSR-2's first flight at Boscombe Down on Sept. 27, 1964. Intended as a supersonic strike and recon aircraft, it didn't make it out of trials - planned to be replaced by a pending order of F-111s but was ultimately replaced by F-4s and Buccaneers.😎

[Chris Bolton @CcibChris]

By the early 1980s the Vulcan fleet was 25–30 years old. Fatigue from sustained low-level flying caused serious structural wear, and keeping the aircraft airworthy became increasingly expensive and manpower-intensive.
A sad farewell to a true beauty

[Aviation Archive - Tim Farmer @aviationarchive]

A cool look at the British Short SC.1 at the 1960 Farnborough Airshow. Revealed in 1956, the SC1 was the first British fixed wing VTOL jet aircraft. Only two prototypes were built but the research significantly influenced later VTOLs. It has a nice cold war era look. 🤘😎

[Huw Morris @chuwmorris]

@ron_eisele Recruiting advert?

[Huw Morris @chuwmorris]

@elonmusknews30 Yes

[Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History 🚁 @clark_aviation]

For proposed Operations in the Far-East, against Japan, two Avro Lancaster bombers were flown with (mock-up) 1200 gallon 'saddle tanks', as shown below. These would keep the bomb bay free for ordinance, but must have been worrying for the crew!

[Ian Black @BlickyIan]

I can't think of any other aircraft that was designed like this - twin engine with coke bottle looks. > swing wing and huge clamshell rear air brake - Blackburns finest

[Huw Morris @chuwmorris]

@buitengebieden Great cycle tracks that keeps cars off roads,

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Working from home.. 😅

[Huw Morris @chuwmorris]

@BenWallace70 My greater concern is defending the UK. As a minimum we need the level of air defence that Ukraine has.

[Huw Morris @chuwmorris]

@31moira @MarkUrban01 Freedom bonds?

[Huw Morris @chuwmorris]

@JohnRConstable @MattCartoonist @SarahLudford @Telegraph I had to write one on (I think) London Airport Maplin Sands and the rail link to Kings Cross'

[Chris Bolton @CcibChris]

Not a sight you see every day! An F-4 of VF-151 "Vigilantes" falling into the sea after nose wheel collapsed during launch from USS Coral Sea. c1970. Thankfully, the crew ejected safely!
credit F4 site

[Chris Bolton @CcibChris]

Gone but not forgotten

[Huw Morris @chuwmorris]

@afneil + high risk of another Dunkelflaute.

[Huw Morris @chuwmorris]

@Justadulbloke @CcibChris The Joint Anglo Gallic Underpowered America Replacement!