Spend millions producing the best aircraft in its class, then scrap them to cut £4bn from the defence budget, then realise that maritime patrol and ASW is actually quite important to an island and buy £5bn worth of inferior aircraft from another country. UK government doing what it does best.
I seen one at an air show in around 2004, in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Absolutely blown away by it. Amazing piece of kit. It seemed to fly very slowly. They were playing Elgar's Nimrod over the P.A. system just as it arrived. Unforgettable experience.
@@ozzy8286 Actually no, there were much better ASW aircraft available and they were more popular and successful than "the British plane with the _unfortunate name_ "
Doubt you had a tour of a Nimrod MRA. 4 as the government made BAe systems scrap them all at Woodford in 2010 after the program was cancelled. Most probably an MR.2 that you were in.
Spend millions producing the best aircraft in its class, then scrap them to cut £4bn from the defence budget, then realise that maritime patrol and ASW is actually quite important to an island and buy £5bn worth of inferior aircraft from another country. UK government doing what it does best.
Those Hawker Siddley Nimrod MRA.4s should have went into production and into service with the Royal Air Force!! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
I'm surprised the new carriers have survived this long tbh
The P-8 isn’t bad. Besides the Nimrod MRA4 would have been retired by now anyways because the British don’t know how to keep anything in service
The MRA4 program was doomed to failure from inception, the numpties at BAE couldn't make a toaster oven without bankrupting the whole country.
@@Tuglife912The RAF rejected this horrible bodge job... it couldn't fly straight or pass acceptance testing.
I seen one at an air show in around 2004, in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Absolutely blown away by it. Amazing piece of kit. It seemed to fly very slowly. They were playing Elgar's Nimrod over the P.A. system just as it arrived. Unforgettable experience.
The MRA4 program was a shameful and humiliating fiasco... BAE couldn't make sandwiches, a proper bodge job!
Awesome aircraft and a well shot video. Shame I never got to see one fly.
Sin duda uno de mis aviones favoritos , un patrullero atlantico inmortal.
The best submarine killer by a Country mile.
Pile of junk, couldn't even pass airworthiness certification
@@sandervanderkammen9230 Did you ever fly on one?
@@ozzy8286 The MRA4 never entered service.
@@sandervanderkammen9230 No, but the MR2 was still the best sub hunter in its day
@@ozzy8286 Actually no, there were much better ASW aircraft available and they were more popular and successful than "the British plane with the _unfortunate name_ "
A fine machine, but miss the spey howl.
A proper bodge job... BAE couldn't make sandwiches
got a tour of one ( inside and out) at the weekend at the city of Norwich aviation museum. beast of a machine 💪
Doubt you had a tour of a Nimrod MRA. 4 as the government made BAe systems scrap them all at Woodford in 2010 after the program was cancelled. Most probably an MR.2 that you were in.
Yep seen one at an old air show.. fantastic.. very noisy
Great aircraft, lack of funding, best in the world, so they scrap it, what's wrong with everyone
Unmitigated engineering disaster, a proper bodge job.
Nice video. When was this display?
I'm glad you liked it!
It was recorded during the RIAT 2009
Best regards!
Thanks for info! :)
I worked for Bae and EE , i know what goes on.
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A shameful example of BAE corruption..
These crooks couldn't make sandwiches