How To Get A Typhoon Off The Ground | Forces TV

While the aircrew has a vital role in protecting our country - there are many more people who play their part in getting these hi-tech jets off the ground.
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[@Maoulduin]

Group Captain Jim Walls was the same chap who raced the Bugatti Veyron in his Typhoon on Top Gear.

[@Aydarrn]

Interesting fact mate

[@willvp9186]

Makes it all worth it

[@Copperfish24]

First thing he says in any conversation I'd say.........(',')

[@ShepradorMax]

Wow, I didn't realise that the typhoon is so advanced that it doesn't need a squadron of aircraft techies to keep it serviceable. Keep up the good work chefs and PTIs, you're the real heros

[@slipersox]

What do you mean? gef and mt fix and fuel them... 😂

[@millennialtrucker6435]

That’s because all the aircraft techies are gimps. They’re not real engineers anyway, they don’t actually fix anything. The proper engineering is done by BAE.

[@Quethan1]

Millennial Trucker we just eat the crayons in the drawers

[@iHelpSolveIt]

It was designed to be cheap to run and own. Unlike the F22 and F35 which seem to need a week on the ground for every hour in the air. Which in a war is insanely expensive and puts everyone at huge risk.

[@grayman999]

I’m ex QPD RAFP was a brilliant job lovely to see what goes on in the RAF today my day was 40 years ago but it still feels familiar you never really leave 💕

[@i_druth]

Saw one of these bad boys on display at the Swansea air show on Saturday. Have to say that it's a truly amazing plane and my hat is off to all the men / women of the RAF who're piloting this beast, looking forward to seeing it again next year ^^

[@deepthought3316]

Once paid a visit to RAF St Mawgan. Lovely people, very dedicated and professional... As a country we should be proud of them..

[@waynewayoaveyard9397]

can we just take a moment to appreciate that landing 0:52 that was so smooth.

[@dynamo1796]

The RAF fighter pilots know their business!

[@gchromesucks7991]

Came here for the Typhoon but now I want British bacon

[@griffinlor226]

Excelent general info about the basic requirements and protocols of the ROYAL AIR FORCE. An Aviation enthusiast from Santiago, Chile.

[@stuartcambell-frazer8863]

Stunning video. Will hopefully be making Lossiemouth my local (ish) base soon. Looking forward to it.

[@richardjoganah1871]

great typhoon jet great groundcrew ,great raf staff and great raf typhoon pilots the raf is still the greatest airforce in the world and in my heart ❤❤

[@Pintuuuxo]

Very nice video. A true tribute to everyone involved.

[@simon54]

this was so interesting! thanks, you can put up as many of these types of videos as you like. We can all feel safer in our beds with such great people keeping the country safe.

[@simon54]

if they stop even one from coming here it's a win, don't be so negative

[@carlseddon2392]

I was on detachment at lossi in 92, I loved it. They had tonkers and bucs up there the bucs where getting binned but a few where still flying. They also had hunters there as well. A busy camp.

[@derekstephen329]

I live in Burghead, just alo g the coast from Lossie. Keep on doing g the Vodoo , that you do for our protection .Thank you RAF for your service..

[@Cuckler]

Yeah, the aircraft computer can monitor speed and oil but... Can it run Crysis?

[@tickleattack3215]

Cloud Boi true

[@TheI3lacky]

😂😂😂

[@scwhk1]

Most likely these computer runs some form of linux, so no.

[@David-tm4yj]

No computer in the world can yet run Crysis on ultimate settings, a 1080Ti runs off into the corner and starts crying :-) Nice to see GEF/Gen Eng/ Support Equipment Flight got there 30 seconds of fame :-)

[@Jamie-tl7lh]

It couldn't run Tetris.

[@Papi1960R]

That breakfast in the Mess looked amazing. That Culinary Team is on point. It takes a total team to make any Military Unit work, but when everyone is getting started with great food it works so much better.

[@bigblue6917]

The Typhoon is so powerful that it can takeoff with a full load and not need the afterburners.

[@iHelpSolveIt]

I saw the video of a pilot use of those engines to do an almost vertical landing and then plop it on the floor because the aircraft airframe is so strong.

[@dushankaperera3334]

Fascinating video 👍🏼

[@harikrishnanps8938]

Thanks for the great information 👍

[@flyingteeth]

Engineers, not a mention of the ground crew. Not a single overall clad bod in the whole video. Do the Typhoons fix themselves???

[@ianmills1120]

flyingteeth Probably too busy actually doing their job unlike the rest of the clingons.

[@sulky9466]

totally agree after 24 yrs in the raf and 12 on typhoon as an imaginary technician/engineer...this video is insulting

[@level1804]

Not a lot of engineering going on there! All the ancillary things to run a village but no mention of how the thing actually gets in the air! No ground power? No air power!

[@henryvagincourt4502]

@@sulky9466 + If got 24 years in, I'm sure you have seen more than a video to worry about mucker.

[@richcb5]

Too busy fixing the aircraft and probably didn't want any part it anyway

[@wayneschenk5512]

Nice work.

[@rossbaines1863]

Fantastic aircraft

[@curtisfrancis726]

flippin amazing.

[@jammyjones]

Lol GEF fix planes and MT drivers control the refuel.... great work forces tv

[@para7843]

Just points to note there when I was in the RAF as a squipper our trade was called survival equipment fitters. Or is that the media getting it wrong as per. I was 20r squadron OCU Harriers at wittering

[@matthewtemprell5422]

Talk about all the ground trades to get the aircraft flying bar any air craft engineers just a liney and no armourers who with out them the raf is just a expensive flying club.

[@louiemontford9907]

Just what I like 👌

[@Studio-gp4nk]

Big shout out to the teams that keep the Station Serviceable, because without serviceable buildings, runways, BFIs, Messes, Barrack Blocks, electricity, Gas, Water you don’t have a Base 🤘☝️🤘🤘

[@hughjones13]

So what happened to the actual trades that work on the jet? Airframes, propulsion armament? I guess they aren't as important as the ones featured!

[@michaelpope850]

Yeah I noticed a distinct lack of focus on the techies pretty standard for today's airforce

[@Eoin6661]

Nah we're never important, now admin, coppers and cooks, they really keep the jets flying

[@frankjenkins6627]

Far to important to be splashed all over the internet . NOTHING FLYS PROPERLY WITHOUT MAINTENANCE.

[@Kurio71]

What's the advantage of wings like that?

[@ismaelsantos786]

Honor

[@jjsmallpiece9234]

No mention of any sooties, riggers, fairies or plumbers!! The ground fueller from MT doesn't count. Do the jets fix themselves?

[@stanleybuchan4610]

What about ATC, Flight Planning and Ops?

[@thomism1016]

Excellent video. As a former RAF Medical Officer, I certainly would have loved to see the safety mission critical role of the medical centre highlighted.

[@notmodeling8070]

I bet that PT staff have a hard job !

[@swaghauler8334]

In America, It's NOT the PILOT'S plane. It's the CREW CHIEF'S plane and the pilot just flys it. "Hat's off" to all the "grease monkeys" who actually make a squadron fly.

[@henrysaka6402]

nice

[@janimakinen5828]

👍

[@Gazpalli]

Mentioning ground crew, then showing GEF is incorrect. As is suggesting that the driver of the fuel bowser refuel the jet. Why is there no mention at all of the actual technicians and ground crew who do the hard work of maintaining these aircraft?

[@slipersox]

@Entity51 that was a ground equipment fitter. Nothing to do with the jets...

[@S8250503]

Because we all went to Saudi to train the RSAF.

[@Jay-jo5do]

That’s because us techies are too busy actually working on the aircraft to give an interview...

[@artist1440]

Nice 🌷.... جميل

[@Alex-wj6so]

the clerks are the reals heroes

[@matthewtemprell5422]

Yea all I had to was walk round the whole of camp to get a piece of paper signed and then handed it to them to sign and put in a envelope.

[@louissanderson719]

I think Jim Walls was on typhoon in the early days too

[@Mike7O7O]

Simples. Cannibalise five others ;)

[@rob4214]

Why hasn't trade group 1 (Aircraft Technicians) got a mention this is an insult.

[@jetranger5076]

interesting to see that no firefighters or medics where involved which i think are very inportant in case of emergency

[@eouzcuemarz3114]

Who's incharge for type of weapon to be deployed in the Typhoon?

[@garwhittaker3743]

RAF depends on the mission .

[@beachboy0505]

The real 'top gun'.

[@jackdearnley-davison2533]

So when did RNAS Lossiemouth become an RAF base..it used to be RAF Kinloss for the Nimrods and Lightnings...

[@CrimsonHarper24]

51 years ago mate 😂

[@KrasherJack]

@@CrimsonHarper24 Haha was there 52yrs ago

[@oliverherberts3445]

1:08, why is the intake blurred out/covered?

[@slipersox]

Probably because there's something they don't want you to see?

[@oliverherberts3445]

thanks, thats really cleared it up for me...

[@williamjohnson7699]

Intakes need to be blurred/covered same as formula 1 they don't want other people seeing what is inside within the engine intake

[@elizabetharmada5335]

More than 1o people are working behind 1 Typhoon jet?

[@sharonreeder1958]

How i would love to have ago in one of those jets.

[@junsky660]

Hi

[@sigbauer9782]

LOL...they blur his nametape @ 0:43, but put his name on the screen. And why would they need to do so anyhow?

[@marktierney2986]

No Engineers or ATC must be squadron personnel only and not base personnel??

[@Quethan1]

Probably too busy doing the work to be on this

[@christianlords1340]

looks a lot like the J-10

[@benhambling2981]

Christian Lords looks nlthing like the j10 and this is a better jet anyway

[@Dave-rm1mb]

It's the delta wing configuration and canards that are similar. If you look at the J-10, the fuselage, nose/coclpit and tail actually represents an F-16. All the Chinese have done is put a Delta wing on an F-16

[@rajakhan-lr1yx]

great raf pilots i am a former retired pakistan air force pilot

[@personwhotalkstomuch4898]

Excuse me, but where’s RAF Coningsby? 🤔 There is more than 1 base with Typhoons you know

[@patm97]

Air traffic controllers?

[@simpl3simon806]

I remember Gordon Ramsey being shocked that the crew got no mess food

[@joecooper97]

Simon Sproles omg his shock when they had cheese on toast

[@simpl3simon806]

Joe Cooper yes I agree . Hundreds of millions of pounds and the defence of UK 🇬🇧 airspace and the RAF couldn’t give them proper meals !!!

[@darthsk8ter480]

Probably get a spliff in

[@tonyyates2012]

The RAF needs to get the same F35C's as the Royal navy, no need for massive airfields, just portable launch and land pads deployed by mobile maintenance and security teams.

[@rizzlebazzle5845]

Tony yates F-35s are slower and not as versatile as the Typhoon

[@716tommo]

no mention at all of aircraft technician....dam those typhoons are good and dont need technicians to get them in the air......

[@chrisaskin6144]

As an ex plumber, I ask the question why would they need technicians? The pilot at the beginning condemned himself out of his own mouth. He said "the aircraft flies itself." So what's he doing in the cockpit? Having a jolly I suppose. Who needs 6G, it's the perfect aircraft capable of flying without tech support or pilot, just admin and general personnel.

[@clarke3009]

Ah yes the 'Airfield Support Mechanical Transport Driver'.... well it's actually AMMs (Lineys), who are junior Aircraft Technicians, that refuel the jets. Drivers do not operate the Typhoon end of the refuel.

[@bobwira808]

Why not made new Tornado?

[@TheGalwayFarmer]

Tornado is a museum piece

[@bobwira808]

TheGalwayFarmer today got news new Britain stealth fighters, is look alike Tornadoes

[@garwhittaker3743]

F-35 is the new tornado.

[@veagance]

all of those people could probably just lift it off the ground, dont see what the fuzz is about

[@RapidSteve]

where is the brexit fighter?

[@bulletproofkam7931]

Britain builds 20% of that jet so it's partly British.

[@Dave-rm1mb]

You expect a nation to be able to developer and put a completely new jet into production within two years?

[@S8250503]

You mean Theresa May. She’s still fighting Brexit as we speak.

[@garwhittaker3743]

Must be a new one putting defence and brexit together. ..

[@zeus-mt7wx]

Typhoon quietly flying in the shadow’s of F22 & F35.

[@chandangood]

The video sums up the existing unfairness in Military aviation across the world . There are a lot of specialist personnel working to get a aircraft airborne from technical to administrative . And the result of all the hard work is enjoyment and appreciation , taken for granted by the aircrew . Anybody who has studied mordern aircraft’s will know , Thats flying an aircraft is way easier than anybody thinks . The kind of autopilots which are available today , they can even sleep during the flight . But to the general civilian pubic , a flying aircraft is like a magic and their hero will always be a pilot as he is flying the aircraft with his supernatural abilities !

[@tonyb2614]

Excuse me but what about us Air Traffic Controllers?

[@jbuckley2546]

4 Tons of fuel for an hour's flight. Jeez.

[@petranilla14]

Why did I think Typhoon was a submarine?

[@AberdeenAviation]

Petranilla14 Not sure might of been thinking of like the natural disaster big wave submarine

[@TT-hd3zi]

There is a Typhoon class submarine.

[@arthurrsaker8893]

Because you haven't been paying attention.

[@Ethan.YT.]

Other title *How to get a typhoon of the ground in under a minute*

[@caridaddiazmartell4689]

Dios y la virgen les bendigan con amor y paz

[@S8250503]

Logistician???😂😂😂😂😂

[@zach9620]

you guys watch the plane I'll stick with the food.

[@notmodeling8070]

Being infantrylight infantry i see the raf with there feet upmstill planes that fly them selfs lol wT ever next

[@grant2861]

Yet another video where the aircraft magically are serviceable to fly😂 No riggers, fairies, sooties or armourer's featured in this video all of whom keep the jet airworthy 😉 Pants!

[@The_Unintelligent_Speculator]

Colour party

[@Cumbriahandyman]

Disappointed not to see at least one Typhoon painted in LGBTQRBGFDSHJKIUYTVCX Unicorn colours.

[@TryThinkingAboutIt]

Reassuringly professional. Led by political Donkeys: I mean, just imagine doing Boris' bidding. Nightmare

[@matrix_virus]

This narrator has some weird accent.

[@castlefranck3979]

nothin to compare with the rafale

[@IndyPlectrum]

castle franck Actually it is more advanced in many respects.

[@iancouzens]

I thought 24/7 was an American term, next the yanks will be saying ring-fencing.

[@alanpassat6759]

It's almost flying itself....give it 10 years and it will be flying itself. Airborne Pilots are obsolete.... dead weight. Bring on the drones.

[@eouzcuemarz3114]

Alan Passat And it will remotely controlled by 7 year old kid. 😁

[@Alex-wj6so]

hahahhaahahahhahahaah yeah, and then some arab hacker takes control of that with hacking, then turns it onto our own troops on the ground

[@neilatherton2229]

Or it takes control of itself and turns on us....Arnie is never wrong

[@Alex-wj6so]

yeah, this can all happen and add meh on discord at Toast#1794 for further discussions about this subject

[@MrRooibos123]

RPAS returns