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24th Nov 2020, 18:44
Replies: 20
Views: 4,752
Posted By CNH

Why bother with a B 70 launching a Minuteman...

Why bother with a B 70 launching a Minuteman missile when a silo equally well and far cheaper?
6th Oct 2019, 11:14
Replies: 32
Views: 7,055
Posted By CNH

" Why on earth didn't Vickers build for THE one...

" Why on earth didn't Vickers build for THE one market that mattered, the North Atlantic? "

Because, at the time, no one realised that this was the market that mattered.
18th Jan 2019, 13:35
Replies: 8
Views: 1,573
Posted By CNH

What an extraordinary video. Thanks very much...

What an extraordinary video. Thanks very much indeed.

Now - can I ask? Vampire vs late mark Spitfire? Who would have the advantage and why? [Speed is not everything ...]
7th Jan 2019, 14:11
Replies: 97
Views: 28,507
Posted By CNH

" Elbeflugzeugwerke some 60 years after the...

" Elbeflugzeugwerke some 60 years after the appalling destruction of their city had, shall we say, 'other' names for Harris... "

To which you should have replied: 'Warsaw, Rotterdam, Coventry,...
29th Nov 2018, 11:21
Replies: 16
Views: 2,144
Posted By CNH

What makes you think it would be better than the...

What makes you think it would be better than the original?
25th Oct 2018, 13:33
Replies: 340
Views: 85,240
Posted By CNH

Nope. Concorde would have suffered from all the...

Nope. Concorde would have suffered from all the problems that the V bombers and the AVRO 730 did - namely, vulnerability to SAMs.

Have you looked at the turning circle of Concorde? And the height...
28th Sep 2018, 11:25
Replies: 32
Views: 10,160
Posted By CNH

Another somewhat obscure 'codeword' in WWII...

Another somewhat obscure 'codeword' in WWII logbooks was 'Gardening'. Nothing to do with digging out weeds, but minelaying, in particular on the approaches to the Elbe.
16th Mar 2018, 22:54
Replies: 54
Views: 19,386
Posted By CNH

I'm almost sure there's a Constellation in the...

I'm almost sure there's a Constellation in the Science Museum Wroughton outpost.
3rd Dec 2017, 23:12
Replies: 12
Views: 2,274
Posted By CNH

By the time of cancellation, the design of the...

By the time of cancellation, the design of the launcher was very well advanced, but no firm decisions had been taken as to where they might have have been sited. There had been a large number of...
30th Nov 2017, 22:44
Replies: 12
Views: 2,274
Posted By CNH

60 underground silos.

60 underground silos.
30th Nov 2017, 19:39
Replies: 12
Views: 2,274
Posted By CNH

As part of the report that cancelled Blue Streak,...

As part of the report that cancelled Blue Streak, it was estimated that between 300 and 400 missiles with 3MT warheads and a cep of 0.55 miles would take out all the silos.
How realistic a scenario...
25th Jan 2017, 22:36
Replies: 106
Views: 19,820
Posted By CNH

"anything built by Saunders Roe after WW2 that...

"anything built by Saunders Roe after WW2 that was meant to go more than a few inches above the surface."

A touch unfair.
They were asked to build various aircraft by the Government. They did,...
24th Oct 2016, 02:04
Replies: 85
Views: 26,450
Posted By CNH

I've one story to tell about the Twin Pioneer,...

I've one story to tell about the Twin Pioneer, but it's a rather sad one.

Apparently some CCF cadets went up for an Air Experience flight in one - I think the year was 1966, and the airfield may...
8th Oct 2016, 22:21
Replies: 24
Views: 7,409
Posted By CNH

Thanks to research by the gentleman who has...

Thanks to research by the gentleman who has recently produced a book on the Wellington, Father has finally found out who it was.
7th Oct 2016, 23:48
Replies: 24
Views: 7,409
Posted By CNH

My father, who has just celebrated his 95th...

My father, who has just celebrated his 95th birthday, had a mid air collision in cloud with a Spitfire. At the time he was flying a twin engined aircraft (Hampden? Wellington?).

He managed to land...
16th Aug 2016, 19:48
Replies: 53
Views: 12,752
Posted By CNH

They were accurate enough at Coventry.

They were accurate enough at Coventry.
26th Jul 2016, 20:09
Replies: 12
Views: 7,424
Posted By CNH

My father was sent out to bomb them in Brest. He...

My father was sent out to bomb them in Brest. He was flying Hampdens from 49 Squadron.

He told me they flow south until they found Portland Bill, turned to Ushant, then into Brest - but the smoke...
21st May 2016, 21:07
Replies: 88
Views: 324,528
Posted By CNH

I wouldn't say that I knew Eric well, but we were...

I wouldn't say that I knew Eric well, but we were acquainted. I remember an event at Cosford, where there was a dinner in the evening. Towards the end of the evening, we got talking, and he had had a...
19th Apr 2015, 18:15
Replies: 11
Views: 6,343
Posted By CNH

Hawke 61-64. You might have been taught...

Hawke 61-64.

You might have been taught maths by my father, Freddie Hill.
18th Apr 2015, 19:01
Replies: 11
Views: 6,343
Posted By CNH

'The aircraft was flown by Capt Z Boskovic of...

'The aircraft was flown by Capt Z Boskovic of CBV.'

And I attended the same school as Boskovic's son. Small world.
20th Mar 2015, 23:49
Replies: 31
Views: 12,777
Posted By CNH

"The first British plane with nuclear...

"The first British plane with nuclear capabilities flew during The Cold War; it’s called the Fairey Gannet and was used to fight the Russians."

In one word: bollocks.
30th Jan 2015, 23:05
Replies: 29
Views: 7,908
Posted By CNH

Come on - don't you know the aphorism? ...

Come on - don't you know the aphorism?

"History is written by the victors."
20th Jan 2015, 00:20
Replies: 12
Views: 1,712
Posted By CNH

Obsolescent by the time war came, and designed...

Obsolescent by the time war came, and designed for a role which didn't really exist. People realised quite rapidly that bombers shouldn't try to mix it with fighters.

My father, who is still...
7th Dec 2014, 00:18
Replies: 63
Views: 40,666
Posted By CNH

They seem to be painted white - why? Or is it a...

They seem to be painted white - why? Or is it a trick of the b&w film?
30th Sep 2014, 21:01
Replies: 31
Views: 7,168
Posted By CNH

Sorry, but Black Arrow was cancelled for two...

Sorry, but Black Arrow was cancelled for two reasons:
1. its payload was minimal;
2. there were no UK satellites to be launched.
24th Jun 2014, 20:06
Replies: 2
Views: 1,561
Posted By CNH

A mistake they will come to regret.

A mistake they will come to regret.
25th May 2014, 21:15
Replies: 27
Views: 47,406
Posted By CNH

Nowt like hindsight, is there?

Nowt like hindsight, is there?
9th Feb 2014, 23:03
Replies: 17
Views: 4,677
Posted By CNH

Ten engines.

Ten engines.
21st Dec 2013, 17:33
Replies: 22
Views: 3,953
Posted By CNH

I believe the engine also used some form of...

I believe the engine also used some form of untried reheat.
20th Dec 2013, 23:46
Replies: 22
Views: 3,953
Posted By CNH

One obvious example is the engines and tank...

One obvious example is the engines and tank design for Blue Streak.

Another might be the designs of the American Mk 28 and Mk 47 warheads which were provided to the UK.

A further example might...
19th Dec 2013, 22:53
Replies: 22
Views: 3,953
Posted By CNH

"to hide the truth that we were obliged (by our...

"to hide the truth that we were obliged (by our debts to USA for their part in both World Wars) to supply USA with anything they wanted, and to destroy or cancel everything they did not."

That...
9th Nov 2013, 23:21
Replies: 20
Views: 5,004
Posted By CNH

We got far more from the Americans in terms of...

We got far more from the Americans in terms of technology than they ever got from us. And no, there was no pressure top cancel the V bombers and buy American.
3rd Oct 2013, 00:01
Replies: 57
Views: 11,388
Posted By CNH

I'm surprised no one's mentioned David Beaty,...

I'm surprised no one's mentioned David Beaty, starting off with http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cone-Silence-David-Beaty/dp/B0010XD27E
11th Sep 2013, 19:54
Replies: 25
Views: 8,511
Posted By CNH

I'm sure the forum mods won't be too upset if you...

I'm sure the forum mods won't be too upset if you give us the title of your book.

PS - I think your analysis is spot on.
5th Jul 2013, 17:56
Replies: 15
Views: 2,614
Posted By CNH

"In my humble opinion, dismissing it as a...

"In my humble opinion, dismissing it as a "complete waste of money" suggests an awareness of "the price of everything, and the value of nothing"."

So what did we get of value for our money?
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