EuroAvChat Golf

This week on Across The Pond its time for a catch up with Gareth and Tim. We get into a great discussion about material both the Royal Aeronautical Society and Global Aviation Resource have produced.

Some old, some new!

 

In GAR's monthly magazine (6) there are some great articles and stories. My favourites are around the EE Lightning and the F14 Tomcat. What really caught my eye was the feature on C135's at Mildenhall. The photo's are fantastic and a must if like me, your were one of those visitors to Mildenhall in the early eighties when these aircraft were really something special to see.

With Tim we talk about his visit to Singapore and how Rolls Royce have opened a new factory there to service the market growth expected in the region. We also talk about some footage unearthed of some great old aircraft, a Spitfire painted blue, the Red Arrows in the Gnats and a Mosquito.

You can find Gareth String on Twitter @Gareth_Stringer and at www.GlobalAviation Resource.com.
You can find Tim Robinson on Twitter @RAeSTimR and at www.Aerosociety.com

Links to items in the segment:
http://www.globalaviationmagazine.com/
http://media.aerosociety.com/aerospace-insight/2012/03/16/centenary-garden-party-film/6541/

EuroAvChat Foxtrot

Neuron UCAV - Courtesy Dassault Aviation

Tim and Gareth return to the segment to share in a look back at the months aviation news in Europe. There has been a lot to talk about including the Airbus A380 wing problems amongst many high profile aviation stories.

We look at some interesting developments in the European UCAV market, why the Royal Air Force chose to go back and buy second hand aircraft, what the European Emissions Trading System means to the world and why London Mayor Boris Johnson thinks a new runway on the River Thames would solve the runway congestion issue in the UK.

Hang around for the outtakes when we hear some interesting names for the London Mayor.

You can find the segment at www.airplanegeeks.com

Tim Robinson and Gareth Stringer can be found at www.globalaviationresource.com and www.aerosociety.com