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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2024, 12:57
Replies: 10,329
Views: 4,612,430
Posted By pasta

There's a ship canal:...

There's a ship canal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volga%E2%80%93Don_Canal
Forum: Private Flying
4th Feb 2024, 12:21
Replies: 3
Views: 1,579
Posted By pasta

I suspect the idea is to claim to be supporting...

I suspect the idea is to claim to be supporting aviation with statements like "We are pleased to confirm that aviation continues at Bicester Motion" whilst also making it sufficiently inconvenient...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 18:03
Replies: 159
Views: 34,332
Posted By pasta

I came unstuck once playing that game in the US....

I came unstuck once playing that game in the US. Because of the tipping culture endemic in those parts we were permitted to include tips at an appropriate rate, so long as we didn't exceed the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2024, 13:13
Replies: 159
Views: 34,332
Posted By pasta

I once worked for an organisation with a similar...

I once worked for an organisation with a similar policy, and of course many of us stayed in the cheapest dives available; some even brought sandwiches from home for their evening meal. Switching to...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 15:10
Replies: 46
Views: 9,378
Posted By pasta

That's the corniest joke I've heard in a long time

That's the corniest joke I've heard in a long time
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 15:00
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,943
Posted By pasta

Not sure I agree with this part. Yes, the pilot...

Not sure I agree with this part. Yes, the pilot was given a non-airworthy aircraft. However, if he'd been given an airworthy aircraft the accident could still have happened.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 16:30
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,943
Posted By pasta

In my view, the culpability either lies with the...

In my view, the culpability either lies with the people responsible for every layer of the Swiss Cheese, or with none of them. If one party can claim that their error was only consequential because...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2023, 16:35
Replies: 8
Views: 2,383
Posted By pasta

It's not as simple as drilling a shaft and...

It's not as simple as drilling a shaft and backfilling on top of the device, either; if you do that, it turns out that the explosion just shoots all your backfill back up the shaft. You need to...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Dec 2023, 16:37
Replies: 13
Views: 3,300
Posted By pasta

I think it's widely believed that the Soviets...

I think it's widely believed that the Soviets also had assets in the South Atlantic in 1982, seeing what they could learn about our capabilities. No idea what they were up to in GW1, and obviously...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Dec 2023, 13:47
Replies: 76
Views: 16,098
Posted By pasta

You'd be amazed - I've been reading a series of...

You'd be amazed - I've been reading a series of books about a detective in a sleepy seaside town who seems to be taken hostage by a different homicidal maniac every few months...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
21st Nov 2023, 08:29
Replies: 57
Views: 27,539
Posted By pasta

First use of dipping sonar from a fixed-wing...

First use of dipping sonar from a fixed-wing platform?
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
19th Nov 2023, 09:36
Replies: 630
Views: 79,187
Posted By pasta

I think there's a serious purpose to that: Even...

I think there's a serious purpose to that: Even this thread shows that there are people out there who don't understand iterative development and view flights like yesterday's as failures (SLS didn't...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
18th Nov 2023, 15:45
Replies: 630
Views: 79,187
Posted By pasta

Fair point. It's still (necessarily) venting a...

Fair point. It's still (necessarily) venting a lot of propellant though, and you wouldn't want them mixing in anything even vaguely approaching a stoichiometric ratio.


That's interesting; looks...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
18th Nov 2023, 13:35
Replies: 630
Views: 79,187
Posted By pasta

Something that came to mind when it was sitting...

Something that came to mind when it was sitting on the pad, emitting great clouds of boiling-off propellant: How do they avoid creating an explosion risk? Do they capture the boiling methane and just...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2023, 08:42
Replies: 22
Views: 3,163
Posted By pasta

It's bunkum. Water prefers to spiral down a...

It's bunkum. Water prefers to spiral down a plughole, but at the scales we're talking about the Coriolis force is far too small to be relevant. Assuming you live a reasonable distance from the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2023, 12:10
Replies: 49
Views: 25,284
Posted By pasta

Definitely not the same. I appreciate Wikipedia...

Definitely not the same. I appreciate Wikipedia should be used with caution, but from their page on Free Return Trajectory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-return_trajectory):
"The atmospheric...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2023, 10:35
Replies: 22
Views: 3,163
Posted By pasta

I had no problem with the Sun appearing in the...

I had no problem with the Sun appearing in the North and moving the other way, I was expecting that. I was also expecting to see different stars and constellations. What really took me by surprise...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Nov 2023, 08:20
Replies: 49
Views: 25,284
Posted By pasta

Orbital mechanics is all about exchanging kinetic...

Orbital mechanics is all about exchanging kinetic and gravitational potential energy - it's the total energy that counts. So you may be going slowly in a high orbit, but you have lots of potential...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Nov 2023, 21:39
Replies: 20
Views: 1,852
Posted By pasta

Believe me, it was. Terraced house, multiple...

Believe me, it was. Terraced house, multiple networks on both sides including a particularly evil Virgin router that seemed to seek out the channel I was using and drown it out with a suspiciously...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Nov 2023, 15:16
Replies: 20
Views: 1,852
Posted By pasta

I'm struggling to see the case for fibre-optic in...

I'm struggling to see the case for fibre-optic in a home. Cat 6 cable supports 10 Gigabits; 4k TV requires less than 50 Megabits. We obviously can't predict the future, but is it really worth...
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
5th Nov 2023, 11:13
Replies: 20
Views: 1,852
Posted By pasta

I got fed up with Wifi because my neighbours' kit...

I got fed up with Wifi because my neighbours' kit seems to cause so much interference, so I ended up cabling almost everything. I have a couple of cheap TP-Link TL-SG108 gigabit switches in the same...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2023, 14:29
Replies: 10,329
Views: 4,612,430
Posted By pasta

I don't think you need to do anything wrong to...

I don't think you need to do anything wrong to get arrested in Russia
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2023, 12:17
Replies: 11
Views: 1,765
Posted By pasta

Three separate elements to this, in my view: 1....

Three separate elements to this, in my view:
1. Tax, investment vehicles etc. Is it more efficient to invest money in a pension, ISA, property, pay off the mortgage etc?
2. Within the investment...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2023, 17:27
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,407,094
Posted By pasta

Yeah, so (as happens all the time in many walks...

Yeah, so (as happens all the time in many walks of life) you look at the pros and cons of the different options and make a decision based on all the available information. In this case, that decision...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2023, 15:48
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,407,094
Posted By pasta

If there was a chance you might have to deploy...

If there was a chance you might have to deploy somewhere important at some stage, maybe getting the second one working could become more important than the training exercise you'd planned previously.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2023, 15:23
Replies: 78
Views: 18,576
Posted By pasta

I believe a lot of the airfield infrastructure at...

I believe a lot of the airfield infrastructure at Upper Heyford (Hangars, HASs etc) is protected (for historical reasons, not future reactivation). I was on the airfield not long ago, and a lot of...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2023, 15:55
Replies: 68
Views: 18,991
Posted By pasta

If only it was possible to buy some sort of chart...

If only it was possible to buy some sort of chart showing the location of all the airfields...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2023, 11:05
Replies: 78
Views: 18,576
Posted By pasta

[/size][/h3]Quite a few busy airports there. From...

[/size][/h3]Quite a few busy airports there. From the airport's perspective I suppose clearing the way for a hypersonic projectile on a 5000km final glide ends up being a lot like dealing with a more...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2023, 16:17
Replies: 78
Views: 18,576
Posted By pasta

There's all sorts of civilian stuff going on at...

There's all sorts of civilian stuff going on at Upper Heyford, felt pretty busy when I was there last year. Would make a right mess of the local airspace too...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2023, 15:56
Replies: 24
Views: 4,567
Posted By pasta

Possibly just the ability to get higher in order...

Possibly just the ability to get higher in order to set a record?
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2023, 18:21
Replies: 24
Views: 4,567
Posted By pasta

I thought one advantage was that you could deploy...

I thought one advantage was that you could deploy undetected from something that looks on radar like an airliner (or at worst an overflying transport), and then open your parachute at a sufficiently...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2023, 12:23
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,407,094
Posted By pasta

If we're going to be like that, she's also larger...

If we're going to be like that, she's also larger than Eagle, Hermes, various Ark Royals, Invincible, Illustrious etc, which makes her the largest carrier we've ever built :-)
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2023, 21:46
Replies: 153
Views: 54,773
Posted By pasta

Yes - here you go:...

Yes - here you go: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/157090
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2023, 08:16
Replies: 19
Views: 4,341
Posted By pasta

I don't personally have an issue with people...

I don't personally have an issue with people having a bit of fun while doing their job professionally, but I can see why others are concerned here. Taxpayers are paying a lot of money for people to...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2023, 06:23
Replies: 284
Views: 83,660
Posted By pasta

They're both sort of right: they read your brain...

They're both sort of right: they read your brain so that you can operate various aircraft systems directly by thought. You have to think in the right language though...
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