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Young Freddie Laker felt he was seeing an opportunity for the future.
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It was meant to be a windsock, but one couldn't find a sock big enough, so one used a cup off M'ladies brassier.
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It should lift orf in a 5 knot headwind..
What's the balloon for?
That's the BAe standby headwind and bloody expensive it was too.
What's the balloon for?
That's the BAe standby headwind and bloody expensive it was too.
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“I say, one hopes all these foreign chappies have been tested for contagious diseases at the Border.”
While all the grown up's gaze admiringly at the latest inventions, the Urchin boy excitedly runs off with all their pocket watches and wallets back to Fagan. ...and so distraction theft was born
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It’ll never fly, it’s got zero horsepower.
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We were going to call the contraption a Horse Hunter, but as they uncoupled the Horses, we settled on just Hunter
Wilber speaks to his little known brother, Hoskins, I gave you one job and one job only, to design the tail plane and you created a, what did you call it? ah yes a CART., Orville have they invented hearing tests at Specsavers yet?
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16th October 1908. Samuel F Cody tries to fly a heavier than aircraft in England for the first time, but is frustrated when the parking stewards refuse him admittance because he has not pre-booked a ticket....
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Ok, a couple of problems of note, ones not happy with the undercarriage and you’re going to have to try and miniaturise the high altitude breathing apparatus.
Training Command decided to go old school when looking for a trainer for prospective Jaguar pilots.