The first RAF P8-A Poseidon arrives at Kinloss

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Re: The first RAF P8-A Poseidon arrives at Kinloss

#21 Post by Pontius Navigator » Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:05 pm

As a comparison, on the E3 the captain, a pilot, operates the air frame and on station essentially just flies in a circle doing pilot things. The Tactical Director on the other hand is virtually divorced from aircraft operation.

As far as the back end is concerned they could be on the ground.

The MPA on the other hand is a weapons system.

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