Meet the RAF's submarine hunter - the P-8A Poseidon

[@AtheistOrphan]

Watches this and wistfully remembers sitting on top of The Rock of Gibraltar, watching the Nimrods taking off below me. Happy days.

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

That is an incredible tidy landing, steady as a rock. Perfect.

[@DylanK_03]

Although we've only got 9 of 'em. These combined with the 16 new UAVs we're getting could provide the full capability needed.

[@studinthemaking]

More than the rest of nato combined.

[@TT-hd3zi]

@@studinthemaking are you forgetting about the US? And other nations have MPAs…

[@studinthemaking]

@@TT-hd3zi That was implied. Minus the USA.

[@OzzieDeWitt]

I worked on the Nimrod and its many varients in the late 70's early 80's. Those submarine hunters were good in their day. They were also multi functional capable of all sorts. AEW Nimrod would have been awesome too if the computers had been up to it. That really was a "what if" scenario. Tech moves on so let's hope these "bad boys" have the same promise that Nimrod had in its many guises and could have had if AEW could have come in on budget WITH the RIGHT computing capacity. One things for sure those who knew The Nimrod loved it even if she could be a bit of a *****####****sometimes. (affectionately, of course). They were a helluva aircraft.

[@anthonykearney608]

the nimrod was such a beauty. along with the vulcan bomber

[@henryvagincourt4502]

@@anthonykearney608 They still look the part, that's for sure.

[@newton18311]

but can they track and deter Rubber dinghies,

[@TT-hd3zi]

Track yes but not deter. Something to do with the UK’s policy of rescuing people rather than murdering them or something…

[@newton18311]

@@TT-hd3zi just return them back to the safe country they came from would suffice,

[@matthewbaynham6286]

It's interesting that they are all located in the same place, I would guess that in the event of a war the enemy would be able to knockout all the aircraft at the same time with one blow to that one location. Why not station them at different sites?

[@safire7384]

Money

[@TT-hd3zi]

Because any attack on Lossiemouth would almost certainly mean nuclear war

[@matthewbaynham6286]

@@TT-hd3zi that's when you need these aircraft the most

[@TT-hd3zi]

@@matthewbaynham6286 for what?

[@csongorottodande9384]

@@TT-hd3zi hunting down enemy submarine carrying nuclear missiles

[@AtheistOrphan]

1:13 - Could the ‘STOP’ sign BE any bigger? Ease off those throttles Biggles!

[@THYB737]

Are those wingtips more efficient than the standard 737 Winglets?

[@Shadowfax-1980]

They are. The standard 737 (and A320) have maximum wingspan requirements based on their class, so they have to use winglets. The P-8 doesn’t have to operate under the same limitations so it can go with the raked wing tips, which are more efficient.

[@AtheistOrphan]

Why is the RAF roundel (and the words ‘Royal Air Force & small roundel beside the forward door) blurred-out at 0:41?

[@randommadness1021]

Sorry mate, but wtf are you talking about?

[@hannannah1uk]

Who built it?

[@AtheistOrphan]

I did, in my garden shed.

[@krultheg3021]

Yeah, i helped Atheist Orphan build it in his shed.

[@RJM1011]

USA !

[@RJM1011]

@Mk18 LOL !

[@krultheg3021]

@Mk18 But, what about Luxembourg?

[@ThatCarGuy]

The P8 is the best in the world at it's job. Cant wait to see what's next. US makes amazing weapons.

[@jonathanrussell594]

Red October's out there.. 🤔 🙄😁GG.

[@evrydayamerican]

i just don't understand why you would just say yep we got all 8 sitting under these flimsy roofs at so and so address just seems dumb to me.

[@albertschultz7151]

Congratulations, though I would have preferred Nimrods . .

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

Looks like a 737.

[@markbooth1117]

Basically, the airframe is a 737. The same as our new P-7 Wedgetails, which are also 737 based , that will replace our Boeing 707 based E-3's currently based at RAF Waddington.

[@AtheistOrphan]

Didn’t watch the video then?

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

@@AtheistOrphan unfortunately I did and I will never get that time back. They could have bought a whole load of 737's 50 years ago instead of Nimrods. Mind you I predicted they would buy AWAX and I was right.

[@iamjames8200]

@@grahamthebaronhesketh. considering the P-8 was introduced in 2013 that would quite difficult to do.

[@grahamthebaronhesketh.]

@@iamjames8200 737 was out in about 1970, could have fitted it with all the gear from the comet..sorry NIMROD...or the 707 sorry E-3 sentry. But oh no lets spew money away on the comet since it was left behind by Boing all those years ago.

[@mrjhpsk4976]

Where is money coming from ?

[@mayajrj]

OHHo the RAF hasa new force The Royal AeroNautical Force!

[@californiadreamin8423]

Pretty pathetic really. How many of these airframes do the aircraft have ? Ryanair and EasyJet have bigger fleets than the RAF, and probably more experienced flight deck.

[@will16320]

awful sandwiches though

[@davidhodgkinson6234]

I think you have lost the plot ' it's a P 8 ,

[@californiadreamin8423]

@@davidhodgkinson6234 You call it a P-8 . It’s just a label as a little Googling will demonstrate. Civilian 737’s spend most of their life at high altitude which preserves their fatigue life. That they have known earlier than anticipated crack development at major structural connections, suggests that their military role will present structural problems even earlier.

[@xilaithownage2453]

Whatever happened to buying British? We now get our planes from America F35 & P8 and Trident do we build anything for ourselves but fairy castle Aircraft Carriers we cannot fill with a full compliment of planes? I am still trying to work out how the UK needs this alleged super-carrier? as part of its Defence of UK interests.

[@NealyLL]

Sold off so many times. It’s a shame these are what we have now. I’m sure for the here and now they are sufficient but we could’ve been so much stronger in so many ways had we completed our own development of the Nimrod. British industry Sold down the river so many times by the same mob. It’s tragic.

[@1chish]

In general answer to your question we must build something as we are the second largest aerospace industry and the 8th largest manufacturing industry. You mention the F-35 and forget that as we are the sole Tier One Partner we build some 20% of every F-35 delivered across the world. Without the UK and RR there would be no F-35B. The only reason we are behind on aircraft numbers is slow delivery from LM. We have 24 delivered out of the initial 48 ordered. So we have the numbers to put a Squadron on the carriers but this exercise for PoW is about working the ship and crew up after refit and the testing of command and control of the new flagship. It has already flown F-35s and so they are not needed for this exercise. And anyway carriers never have fixed wing aircraft on board in port. Still lets not have facts get in the way of the now ritual slagging off of a great country right? And what on earth are you dribbling about 'fairy castle carriers'? Do explain THAT.

[@Kakarot64.]

@@1chish Maybe he confused the Merlin Helicoptors intended to be a part of the carriers standard airwing as meaning the entire vessel is a fancy fairy tale castle where Merlin the wizard lives?

[@1chish]

@@Kakarot64. Hah of course. How silly of me ... 😂

[@henryvagincourt4502]

Xilaith Ownage + Well drive to the coast you will find the land ends, and the sea starts, we are an Island Nation mucker, 95% of our trade is by sea. Gas, oil, electric, internet, phone all come via pipes and cables, he who has air-power tends to win naval engagements.