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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2024, 19:02
Replies: 7
Views: 1,127
Posted By Ninthace

If only the UK Treasury knew that - they have...

If only the UK Treasury knew that - they have been taking it as an annual saving ever since the wall came down.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2024, 11:59
Replies: 45
Views: 5,360
Posted By Ninthace

Shortly before I left the RAF at 55, as part of...

Shortly before I left the RAF at 55, as part of the resettlement service I sat down with a financial adviser to discuss, my pension forecast and my other bits and pieces to work out if I needed to...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2024, 18:14
Replies: 19
Views: 2,307
Posted By Ninthace

We could easily stop migrants in rubber boats...

We could easily stop migrants in rubber boats but, quite rightly, there are laws.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 15:31
Replies: 36
Views: 5,287
Posted By Ninthace

No coal tends to make it grubby, usually one uses...

No coal tends to make it grubby, usually one uses a scuttle.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 12:44
Replies: 36
Views: 5,287
Posted By Ninthace

And where is the coal going to come from, not to...

And where is the coal going to come from, not to mention and unacceptable carbon footprint?

Now if a way could be devised of making steam without coal and of making it much harder to detect - we...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2024, 11:56
Replies: 1,217
Views: 416,871
Posted By Ninthace

A lot of posters seem content for a lot of people...

A lot of posters seem content for a lot of people to die to satisfy their blood lust.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 20:42
Replies: 69
Views: 6,418
Posted By Ninthace

Sometimes, when I have been teaching, it has felt...

Sometimes, when I have been teaching, it has felt like I was talking to a room full of tables.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2024, 07:54
Replies: 69
Views: 6,418
Posted By Ninthace

In my Defence, I was only 14 when I did my ...

In my Defence, I was only 14 when I did my O-levels and mum had just had a fling with a centurion from the IXth Legion. Well he said it was the IXth. She said he was a proper gent, always took his...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2024, 18:48
Replies: 69
Views: 6,418
Posted By Ninthace

Absolutely YES. I went on to do other languages...

Absolutely YES. I went on to do other languages and the foundation of grammar and syntax was invaluable, even with non Latin based languages such as German, To this day, I often fall back on Latin...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2024, 18:17
Replies: 69
Views: 6,418
Posted By Ninthace

I rather like Terry Prachetts's Carpe Jugulum

I rather like Terry Prachetts's
Carpe Jugulum
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2024, 16:12
Replies: 69
Views: 6,418
Posted By Ninthace

Ah Dog Latin - I have used this version of that: ...

Ah Dog Latin - I have used this version of that:

Der dago
Forte lorez inaro
Demaint lorez demis trux
Fula cowz enzan dux

I offer:

Caesar ad sum jam forti
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2024, 17:00
Replies: 69
Views: 6,418
Posted By Ninthace

Isn't there an ipsos in the middle somewhere? ...

Isn't there an ipsos in the middle somewhere? And you have a superfluous i
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Mar 2024, 08:25
Replies: 38
Views: 5,555
Posted By Ninthace

:D They never did, I worked on the models,...

:D
They never did, I worked on the models, getting them ready for the tunnel and helping out in the control room. Research and playing with planes, great fun for a young lad.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 17:12
Replies: 33
Views: 5,746
Posted By Ninthace

I remember it when it was called MRCA and was a...

I remember it when it was called MRCA and was a wind tunnel model,
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 12:52
Replies: 10,538
Views: 4,689,887
Posted By Ninthace

Why on earth do you think I am sympathetic? ...

Why on earth do you think I am sympathetic?

Sun Tzu
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 08:45
Replies: 350
Views: 80,734
Posted By Ninthace

A bit like land warfare, we don’t form squares or...

A bit like land warfare, we don’t form squares or fire volleys at serried ranks any more either.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2024, 12:21
Replies: 15
Views: 3,125
Posted By Ninthace

He chose not to fight his seat, however, Part of...

He chose not to fight his seat, however, Part of good soldiery is to know when to fight and when not to.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Mar 2024, 13:07
Replies: 224
Views: 45,511
Posted By Ninthace

IIRC that is covered in the website

IIRC that is covered in the website
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2024, 18:35
Replies: 224
Views: 45,511
Posted By Ninthace

I thought that was certain classes of FJ pilots.

I thought that was certain classes of FJ pilots.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 12:51
Replies: 224
Views: 45,511
Posted By Ninthace

I have just read a report on another forum that...

I have just read a report on another forum that Paramo shops will offer 20% discount on presentation of the card.
For the non outdoorsy: https://paramo-clothing.com/en-gb/
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2024, 00:54
Replies: 4
Views: 1,274
Posted By Ninthace

My first experience of working in a wind tunnel...

My first experience of working in a wind tunnel was working with some chaps from Lockheed on the design of the intakes and the spikes for the Blackbird. The inlet cones could move fore and aft and...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2024, 04:04
Replies: 122
Views: 18,517
Posted By Ninthace

I remember in the very early days of diversity...

I remember in the very early days of diversity education, when homophobia and sexism were rife. Looking back, I shudder at some of the comments made.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 08:09
Replies: 167
Views: 22,794
Posted By Ninthace

I was an active Cold War warrior from my youth in...

I was an active Cold War warrior from my youth in the Royal Observer Corps to 30 years service in both the RN and the RAF.. Anyone who served would be eligible for the medal, as we were all in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2024, 14:58
Replies: 167
Views: 22,794
Posted By Ninthace

It was a long time and more than one uniform ago...

It was a long time and more than one uniform ago plus an awful lot of jointery since , so now I tend to speak purple rather than dark blue. The flag in question, was a that of a Surgeon Rear Admiral...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2024, 08:46
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,413,406
Posted By Ninthace

Now we know why they went for the F-35B, no need...

Now we know why they went for the F-35B, no need for a wind over the deck!
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 20:13
Replies: 167
Views: 22,794
Posted By Ninthace

Junior Civil Servants do not usually get OBEs...

Junior Civil Servants do not usually get OBEs unless it is merited - senior CSs on the other hand. Even then, it is quite a small % of the total no,
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 07:55
Replies: 167
Views: 22,794
Posted By Ninthace

If you feel that these losses are a direct result...

If you feel that these losses are a direct result of the Cold War, then perhaps there is a case for them to receive a medal. It is not an argument for everyone who was in the armed forces during...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2024, 00:00
Replies: 167
Views: 22,794
Posted By Ninthace

I do not think my time spent keeping the Warsaw...

I do not think my time spent keeping the Warsaw Pact at bay is sufficiently meritorious to deserve a medal, unless it is for services to tax free shopping and my selfless support of the German...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Feb 2024, 14:32
Replies: 52
Views: 16,326
Posted By Ninthace

It is dead easy to get the boom off a Beverley. ...

It is dead easy to get the boom off a Beverley. All you need is a glider, a cross wind and a winch cable.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2024, 15:30
Replies: 224
Views: 45,511
Posted By Ninthace

The instructions at the start list the things you...

The instructions at the start list the things you will need. In my case, passport, NI number and passport picture, it even specifies the maximum file size for the picture, I used the picture I used...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2024, 18:37
Replies: 224
Views: 45,511
Posted By Ninthace

Does that mean only the two winged master race...

Does that mean only the two winged master race are entitled . . . again (sigh) ;-)
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2024, 07:41
Replies: 459
Views: 114,564
Posted By Ninthace

Surely, no nation can afford to run multiple...

Surely, no nation can afford to run multiple armed forces, the only part of a such a.force that would be likely to exist on anything other than paper would a notional C2 organisation. Actual forces...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2024, 07:29
Replies: 10,538
Views: 4,689,887
Posted By Ninthace

Any nation is capable of immense brutality and...

Any nation is capable of immense brutality and cruelty, it is part of the human condition.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 12:58
Replies: 159
Views: 34,451
Posted By Ninthace

Indeed, whoever said that people were the RAF's...

Indeed, whoever said that people were the RAF's most valuable asset never had the key to the cupboard where the copier paper was kept.
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