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Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2024, 07:06
Replies: 22
Views: 9,552
Posted By B Fraser

No, plenty of drains ........................but...

No, plenty of drains ........................but they are full of sand.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 13:30
Replies: 125
Views: 22,312
Posted By B Fraser

Those lapse rates are very useful for estimating...

Those lapse rates are very useful for estimating cloudbase. Get the temp and dewpoint from your nearest station and work it out in your head. You can then place bets at the local airfield with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 10:51
Replies: 125
Views: 22,312
Posted By B Fraser

Fascinating stuff. My chums and I became quite...

Fascinating stuff. My chums and I became quite pally with our lecturer at the "College of Knowledge". He bemoaned the fact that no longer getting shift allowance, downsizing from East Anglian bliss...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 15:51
Replies: 125
Views: 22,312
Posted By B Fraser

Some students were "interesting" to put it...

Some students were "interesting" to put it mildly. A special loo had to be installed after the "bog standard" bog was found to be too much of a challenge. This elicited the memorable instruction to...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 15:35
Replies: 125
Views: 22,312
Posted By B Fraser

I had forgotten about the stream 1 and stream 2...

I had forgotten about the stream 1 and stream 2 segregation. You could always tell an extrovert stream 1 as they would look at your shoes when talking to you. Half of them wore slip on shoes which...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 13:27
Replies: 125
Views: 22,312
Posted By B Fraser

I was at Brackers with an occasional spell at...

I was at Brackers with an occasional spell at 03772 and Shinditz in the 80's. If you were at Dunstable at an earlier point then you may have met the redoubtable Mrs D Rand. A lovely lady and a force...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2024, 07:03
Replies: 125
Views: 22,312
Posted By B Fraser

Amen (corner) to that. cheers Beef ...

Amen (corner) to that.

cheers

Beef

(Met 08 and 19 before I saw sense.)
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2024, 18:13
Replies: 10,094
Views: 4,516,902
Posted By B Fraser

Landing one of those is probably rather different...

Landing one of those is probably rather different to a Cessna or Piper. Presuming they are in the microlight class (such as a Swift), the landing technique is to throw them at the ground and then...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 16:25
Replies: 10,094
Views: 4,516,902
Posted By B Fraser

I was talking specifically about kit that was...

I was talking specifically about kit that was perfectly serviceable but had expired. You will be well aware of the shelf life of "energetics" as a case in point.

The rather specialist vehicles in...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 07:42
Replies: 10,094
Views: 4,516,902
Posted By B Fraser

No, it was a case of returning money to the tax...

No, it was a case of returning money to the tax payer where the kit had expired, and there was a friendly market. When Putrid popped his head up, every cupboard was opened for Ukraine. You do know...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
27th Mar 2024, 08:35
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

Or learn to make their commentary interesting....

Or learn to make their commentary interesting. For example, tell us about the loss of mass per second when the engines are at full chat. Tell us the rate of acceleration and how that increases as the...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Mar 2024, 10:17
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

And this one which describes how the Saturn F1...

And this one which describes how the Saturn F1 engine combustion was stabilised.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Mar 2024, 10:12
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

Seek and ye shall find, he has made quite a few....

Seek and ye shall find, he has made quite a few. For example...........
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2024, 07:24
Replies: 66
Views: 31,774
Posted By B Fraser

The extract from the AAIB report reads..... ...

The extract from the AAIB report reads.....

"(1) The abnormal heart condition of Captain Key leading to lack of concentration and impaired judgement sufficient to account for his toleration of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2024, 08:23
Replies: 66
Views: 31,774
Posted By B Fraser

The UK libel laws are particularly aggressive and...

The UK libel laws are particularly aggressive and this country is known for "libel tourism" e.g. SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). See numerous examples of books published...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
19th Mar 2024, 17:26
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

Scott Manley is the best by a country mile, the...

Scott Manley is the best by a country mile, the others are mostly excitable "kidults" who have facial hair and yet still live with mum and dad. Nobody should ever wear a hat indoors unless they...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 16:56
Replies: 185
Views: 43,686
Posted By B Fraser

It certainly seems that way.... American Top...

It certainly seems that way....

American Top Gun fighter pilot academy set up by British (telegraph.co.uk)...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 09:06
Replies: 10,094
Views: 4,516,902
Posted By B Fraser

Which complicates production and introduces the...

Which complicates production and introduces the chance of having "the wrong type of drone" when needed. Then there's the requirement to have a launch apparatus when you are already standing on a...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th Mar 2024, 08:01
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

Agree 100%. Even the NASA pre-packaged soundbite...

Agree 100%. Even the NASA pre-packaged soundbite on a normal launch is excruciating. Why not try enthusing everyone with little known facts ? I do a few STEM talks each year (next subject, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 07:38
Replies: 10,094
Views: 4,516,902
Posted By B Fraser

You don't have to hit the refinery. Fuel is...

You don't have to hit the refinery. Fuel is useless unless you can transport it. The rail and signalling infrastructure plus key bridges are easy to sabotage at multiple points. Furthermore, you...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
14th Mar 2024, 15:58
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

I have seen a lot of re-entry footage and the...

I have seen a lot of re-entry footage and the stability thrusters are normally firing quite frequently, possibly due to most capsules being a lifting body shape, allowing a degree of steering. The...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
14th Mar 2024, 14:51
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

Well.... f*ck a duck as they say, sensational....

Well.... f*ck a duck as they say, sensational. The payload door looked a bit fragile and presumably it would be on top during re-entry. A weak point perhaps for a cylindrical body. Any roll and it's...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
14th Mar 2024, 12:44
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

Fuel is being loaded.....woo hoooo ! that's about...

Fuel is being loaded.....woo hoooo ! that's about 45 mins to ready to launch or thereabouts.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
14th Mar 2024, 12:23
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

Live stream just showed a tephigram from a...

Live stream just showed a tephigram from a balloon ascent. It looks like there is a clear air gap above the fog but a deep layer of cloud above that. I didn't get a decent look at the data
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
14th Mar 2024, 08:20
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

Streaming live on the above link. Go SpaceX ...

Streaming live on the above link. Go SpaceX :ok:​​​​​​​
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
13th Mar 2024, 16:08
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

Wx looking best for Friday, fingers crossed.

Wx looking best for Friday, fingers crossed.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
13th Mar 2024, 08:27
Replies: 629
Views: 78,534
Posted By B Fraser

The website suggests that not all of the...

The website suggests that not all of the permissions are in place, what's happening ?

I see that the fuelling system can deliver a full propellant load in something like 45 mins which is...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2024, 10:09
Replies: 10,094
Views: 4,516,902
Posted By B Fraser

Beware of false flag operations that give Putin...

Beware of false flag operations that give Putin the opportunity to respond. it was the Russians who invented the term maskirovka.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2024, 11:51
Replies: 94
Views: 14,254
Posted By B Fraser

What would he have said about personalised...

What would he have said about personalised aircraft registrations ? My reply would be G-OFYS.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2024, 07:50
Replies: 84
Views: 18,328
Posted By B Fraser

Well done Scholz. He has blocked "Machine Gun...

Well done Scholz. He has blocked "Machine Gun Uschi" from the top job on the grounds that she would be too tough on Russia. I think that's politik-speak for being unable to arrange a bunk up in a...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 16:43
Replies: 94
Views: 14,254
Posted By B Fraser

It has been the same in the UK for decades. ...

It has been the same in the UK for decades.

DVLA Personalised Registrations - Buy private registrations direct from the DVLA. From £250 fully inclusive (https://dvlaregistrations.dvla.gov.uk/)
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 15:52
Replies: 94
Views: 14,254
Posted By B Fraser

No they haven't. I selected the plate that's on...

No they haven't. I selected the plate that's on the fun car.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2024, 11:29
Replies: 94
Views: 14,254
Posted By B Fraser

A certain balloonist who was part of the team who...

A certain balloonist who was part of the team who circumnavigated the globe in the Breitling Orbiter has P1 RTW (Pilot 1, Round The World). Very well earned.

Just along from where I lived in...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2024, 16:24
Replies: 62
Views: 7,750
Posted By B Fraser

I presumed Nutty was talking about deterrence....

I presumed Nutty was talking about deterrence. Conventional Tomahawks would be a welcome game changer.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2024, 15:42
Replies: 62
Views: 7,750
Posted By B Fraser

Not so, the platform has a conventional payload...

Not so, the platform has a conventional payload too (TASM or TLAM-C).
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