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Old 8th Apr 2024, 13:55
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I like your initiative Hoskins, however, the doors are generally open for Barnstorming!
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It's another case of "See and Ovoid"
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Old 9th Apr 2024, 03:36
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It's another case of "See and Ovoid"
That’s so bad it’s good 😀
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...and the maritine version has no wheels, it simply skips across the water surface.
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Old 9th Apr 2024, 10:43
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There's a Chance it may suffer from Voughtex ring...
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Old 9th Apr 2024, 13:52
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The worst typo in meeting minutes, when "Design for new aircraft: discuss" became "design for new aircraft discus".
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Innovation? You just ramped up a Mix Master!
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A rare photo of NCC-1701 before it was reengined.
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Old 10th Apr 2024, 14:17
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A rare photo of NCC-1701 before it was reengined.
The engines canna take it captain!!
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Old 10th Apr 2024, 15:29
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Ah yes - we used this aircraft to train navigators in flying Great Circle routes!
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Domino's* new Extra-large pizza delivery system.

* other pizza makers are available.
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Old 10th Apr 2024, 16:36
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It's called the Tuit. Because its the only way t get a pilot to do naff jobs, ie once he gets a round Tuit, he will do it!
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Old 10th Apr 2024, 18:49
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It's an IKEA plane and of course the "man" didn't bother reading the assembly instructions.



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Old 10th Apr 2024, 18:50
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Only one star from Test Pilot!
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Old 10th Apr 2024, 21:58
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Tiring of CapComp criticism, Hoskins pushes the round out back into the design phase.
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Old 11th Apr 2024, 06:34
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If Carlsberg did tiddlywinks...
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Pretty sure that last one was a fault...
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Old 11th Apr 2024, 17:43
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Dang! This is Test Seven-Three. Think I drank too much caffeinated energy drink this morning. I seem to have pulled so much G I've shed several fundamental parts...

Roger that Test Seven-Three, Red Bull takes your wiiings, huh?
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No one was going to accuse Hoskins of winging the design this time.
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Oh, no! I'm going to have to buy that supercilious, self-satisfied and arrogant so-and-so a pint after ridiculing him that his contraption would be never fly!
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