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Old 25th Jan 2023, 18:05
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...and if you run out of bombs to drop on the Germans, there's a supply of Mrs Kiltrash's Rock Cakes...and very nice cakes they are indeed.
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Old 25th Jan 2023, 18:11
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Old 25th Jan 2023, 18:22
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I'm going to ask Tremayne Gascoyne what it is; it can't be an aeroplane even though it does have a propellor...
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Old 25th Jan 2023, 18:26
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BAe don't design washing machines, but if they did...
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Old 25th Jan 2023, 18:30
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And here we have someone who is backward in coming forward.
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Old 25th Jan 2023, 18:39
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Even Heath Robinson was nonplussed...
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Old 25th Jan 2023, 18:41
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Tommy Sopwith accidentally invents the jet ski.
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Old 25th Jan 2023, 20:10
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Write it up... Altimeter giving wrong reading ...
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Old 25th Jan 2023, 20:11
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Well I used to design sailing boats...that's why there's a Jib out in front

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Old 25th Jan 2023, 20:13
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Photography proof shows why the Captain always sits on the left... obvious init.. that's where the steps are...
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Old 25th Jan 2023, 21:48
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So was the Dutchman impressed?

Hard to say. He just kept staring at the space between the wings.
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Old 26th Jan 2023, 01:10
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"Brakes - not fitted,
Undercarriage - stolen from a pram,
Mixture - not adjustable,
Fuel - paraffin oil, full tank,
Flaps - not fitted,
Pressures.......pressures....
Ahhh poop, I forgot to start the engine."
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Old 26th Jan 2023, 02:32
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I hear you shot down von Richthofen?

Well not exactly... he was laughing so hard that he crashed!

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Old 26th Jan 2023, 05:52
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Ah Mr Boeing ....solved the engine ground clearance then
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Old 26th Jan 2023, 05:58
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...and that's why the designer should always make the first flight ....
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Old 26th Jan 2023, 05:59
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The Daily Mail £10000 prize for a successful first flight between London and Paris looks like it is safe for another year .....
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Old 26th Jan 2023, 06:05
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So it can't carry passengers, it can't carry freight, it can't carry weapons, it can't carry a radio....so what's the point Mr designer??
Well it does supply a comic feel good factor ..
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Old 26th Jan 2023, 06:45
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Originally Posted by Dan Gerous
Miss Stinson's next aircraft, the flying washing machine


:...and this years model does include the kitchen sink..."
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Old 26th Jan 2023, 07:41
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President Zelenskky survey the Ariel Fighting Machine ...freshly delivered from RAF Hendon...
However due to error in translation he wanted hangar 4 not hangar 1...you know No 4 the one with the Harrier, Tornado, Phantom, Buccaneer. However he drew the line with the Jaguar..


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Old 26th Jan 2023, 08:59
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We named it the Wren after the chaps that are coming to fit the downstairs Kitchen.
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