Originally Posted by
G-ARZG
Here's a possible clue...'Defence & Security Equipment International' opens at Excel tomorrow
https://www.dsei.co.uk/
(but you didn't get that from me, right?)
I suppose that'll bring all the 'anti war' demonstrators out of the woodwork; bet Corbyn will be there 'cos parliament isn't sitting so he's got nothing else to do.
I remember one year we had its predecessor, the 'Royal Navy and British Army Equipment Exhibition' (RNBAEE) at Farnborough using the airshow exhibition site (no flying demonstrations); the demonstrators collected outside the airfield gate right under final approach for the main runway (used to be known as 'South Gate' for those familiar) and started letting off helium balloons with some sort of slogan on them.
MOD test flying had moved out so there were only civil bizjets using the airfield, hence the police were able to charge the offenders with 'knowingly or recklessly endangering the safety of an aircraft'.
Then they let them off!