In and Around The Nimrod (Large Images!)

[MolliG]

All images and captions from www.raf.mod.uk.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/images/limage_kin_01.jpg

The many additional lumps and bumps added to the Nimrod over years hide it's original configuarion as the Comet airliner.

http://www.centennialofflight.gov/essay/Commercial_Aviation/Opening_of_Jet_era/Tran6G1.jpg
Comet

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/images/limage_kin_02.jpg

Two aircraft wait for their next tasking.

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The main feature of the rear fuselage is the 'MAD' boom (Magnetic Anomaly Detector') which extends well beyond the tail of the Nimrod. It is used to locate underwater vessels by tracing minute differences in the magnetic composition of th area below the aircraft.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/images/limage_kin_04.jpg

The wing-tip fairing houses a further series of electronic systems.

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Nimrod under a very dramatic sky.

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A veteran of Op TELIC, this aircraft still sports its war nose art ('Maid of Moray').

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Inside the Nimrod, one of the crew looks for tell-tale signs of unwanted visitors...

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/images/limage_kin_08.jpg

...as other members plot positions and timings of both the aircraft and suspect vessels.

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If anything untoward is seen, photographic evidence is gathered for further analysis back at base.

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The cockpit of a Nimrod.

http://www.raf.mod.uk/downloads/g_images/nimrod01.jpg

http://www.raf.mod.uk/downloads/g_images/nimrod03.jpg

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http://www.raf.mod.uk/equipment/nimrodmr2.html

:D

[/McH\]

I didnt know that there is an Airplane after my Name... I must be famous!!

[Sirpad]

For the love of god - IT'S SO UGLY!

yet, like it's "coleagues" the P-3C and the IL-38, that's a damn good and reliable airplane. makes you miss the old "cold" days, when planes used to fly straight and work right...

[Moledet]

Am I the only one that thinks that that's a wierd way to take photographic evidences?
http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/images/limage_kin_09.jpg

[Crazyjack]

I didnt know that there is an Airplane after my Name... I must be famous!!
Famous an UGLY!?

[anonymous individual]

That plane looks like something out of the science fiction.

[big80a2]

I quite like it..........

I like to see old updated stuff that beat tha beat

[Uncle Chô]

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/images/limage_kin_08.jpg
Did you note the American spy on duty ...that remains concentrated despite the British female teaser?
rofl

[MisterTangerineSpeedo]

That is one ugly plane, but cool nonetheless. Kinda like the OV-10. BTW, does anyone know what a Nimrod is? Around here, if I called somebody that, they'd consider it an insult!

[MARINO]

Coll pics & beautiful plane, do you have any during Falkalnds war? or during Gulf War, or Iraqi Freedom?
Thanks.

[ronin2172]

That is one ugly plane, but cool nonetheless. Kinda like the OV-10. BTW, does anyone know what a Nimrod is? Around here, if I called somebody that, they'd consider it an insult!

Nimrod was a great biblical hunter, and was believed to have founded the city of Babylon.


And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one in the earth. He was a mighty hunter before the LORD: wherefore it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the LORD.
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinar.
Out of that land went forth Ashur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Rehoboth, and Calah: the same is a great city

Genesis 10: 8-12 (King James Version)


And when it came to be an insult i have no idea either!lol The earliest i have seen someone use it in a derogatory manner was Bugs Bunny, he called a hunter trying to shoot him a "lil nimrod"! rofl

[/McH\]

Hey do make fun of my name!! it sacred!! :lol: :lol:

[oldsoak]

Coll pics & beautiful plane, do you have any during Falkalnds war? or during Gulf War, or Iraqi Freedom?
Thanks.

Nimrods were used in all three. There are two versions of ther Nimrod - one is an ELINT platform, the other is ASW. The easy way to tell the difference is the ASW version has a longer tail than the the other - due to its MAD boom.

[ZeroPositive]

didn't know it was still in service, good photos.

[Ghostwolf]

Quite an old design aircraft, is there any plan to replace them?

[cut]

I hope they don't get rid of them, I love 'em. I once saw a pic that was apparently the newer interior which they don't show very often for obvious reasons and the equipments looks much more modern then in these photos.

There is also the Sentinel R1

http://www.raf.mod.uk/squadrons/h_images/5sqnsentinel.gif

but I doubt they will replace the nimrods entirely

[gregom]

Nimrod is an appropiate name.... Sure looks funny, but I like it.

[scott]

i love that aircraft
great pics

as for the using a camera out the window, would you have any other suggestion on how to do it?

maybe hang a pj with a camera out the door? ;)