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Search: Posts Made By: maninblack
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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2009, 17:04
Replies: 2
Views: 748
Posted By maninblack

Portsmouth 6th June Commemoration

According to the local rag the RAF flypast late tomorrow afternoon will drop a million poppies over Southsea common area.

I just checked the BBMF site and Portsmouth is not listed for a flypast on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Sep 2006, 18:54
Replies: 1
Views: 904
Posted By maninblack

Big Rolls Piston Over Pompey?

Does anyone have a clue to the ID of the big piston thingy over Portsmouth at 19.35 this evening?

It sounded like a single Griffon but with the echo off the houses I couldn't be sure.

cheers
...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2005, 09:24
Replies: 21
Views: 16,731
Posted By maninblack

If my memory serves me right a certain ex-RAF...

If my memory serves me right a certain ex-RAF driver famed for his whiskers had dropped a Wessex in NI, abondonded a Hawk after a mid air and dropped two Tornadoes.
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd Mar 2005, 15:49
Replies: 10
Views: 1,865
Posted By maninblack

.....and to be honest it depends on your reason...

.....and to be honest it depends on your reason for ditching.

The best chance of survival is to make as controlled an impact into the water as possible and let the auto inflate decide when to...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Mar 2005, 09:20
Replies: 10
Views: 1,865
Posted By maninblack

It depends on the type of float and where they...

It depends on the type of float and where they were manufactured. The best material......and the most expensive.......is kevlar coated with polyurethane. Modern spinny wing things like S92 and EH101...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
7th Mar 2005, 09:56
Replies: 0
Views: 643
Posted By maninblack

Overhall Aerospace Ltd...what happened?

Last october there was much squawking about the Welsh assembly giving a grant to Overhall Aerospace Ltd to set up galley manufacturing in Wales after BE Aerospace pulled out of the area.

Did this...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jan 2005, 10:22
Replies: 3
Views: 930
Posted By maninblack

JQ also served a short tour of active service on...

JQ also served a short tour of active service on Seafires as an acting RN Officer.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2004, 22:02
Replies: 14
Views: 3,609
Posted By maninblack

No, one detects the best trained military...

No, one detects the best trained military investigation, detection and protection team in Europe biting back because you lot are too gormless to look beyond the stereotypes.....and they call us...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Aug 2004, 15:44
Replies: 25
Views: 4,985
Posted By maninblack

Could these be the same people who failed to...

Could these be the same people who failed to check whether and EFA standard hermetically sealed connector was actually possible to build and therefore made all the suppliers of all the equipment...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
11th Aug 2004, 22:40
Replies: 75
Views: 13,287
Posted By maninblack

1) Vulcan....having spent a childhood looking up...

1) Vulcan....having spent a childhood looking up shouting "What the f.....k as they roared over a few feet above rooftops.

2) Spent 3 years of my life on EFA it has to rate.

3) ...
Forum: Rumours & News
29th Apr 2004, 22:31
Replies: 34
Views: 13,012
Posted By maninblack

mercury, Nasty stuff but requires either...

mercury,

Nasty stuff but requires either prolonged exposure through inhalation (eg old dentists who got poisoned through poor procedures) or ingestion of contaminated food (Japan 1960s)

Sorry...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2004, 11:17
Replies: 13
Views: 2,529
Posted By maninblack

Tug3, nothing wrong with marrying a Yank. ...

Tug3, nothing wrong with marrying a Yank.

Edited to say that Wifeinblack ordered me to say that.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2004, 08:20
Replies: 20
Views: 2,612
Posted By maninblack

Here is one that is interesting and different. ...

Here is one that is interesting and different.

Airborne Forces Museum
RHQ The Parachute Regiment
Browning Barracks
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU11 2BU

Tel: 01252 349 619
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Mar 2004, 12:27
Replies: 9
Views: 2,437
Posted By maninblack

Anyone know what is happening with the pointy...

Anyone know what is happening with the pointy bird on the ground at LHR?
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2004, 13:04
Replies: 9
Views: 1,779
Posted By maninblack

I've often wondered who actually decides the...

I've often wondered who actually decides the names for planes in service, any ideas?
Forum: Terms and Endearment
18th Mar 2004, 11:02
Replies: 477
Views: 109,306
Posted By maninblack

Does this also mean that the seat sales business...

Does this also mean that the seat sales business in Ledbury has gone breasts skywards as well?
Forum: Engineers & Technicians
9th Mar 2004, 17:04
Replies: 7
Views: 1,038
Posted By maninblack

The driving force behind this goes back about 15...

The driving force behind this goes back about 15 years when the automotive industry were getting really safety conscious and introduced the HIC Test (Head Impact Criteria) which, if I remember...
Forum: Rumours & News
2nd Mar 2004, 17:22
Replies: 14
Views: 2,103
Posted By maninblack

I''m sorry, but it is plain as a pimple on a...

I''m sorry, but it is plain as a pimple on a pig's bum that everyone involved in the formulation & creation of this regulation is a jibbering idiot.

What are they going to charge people with?
...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
21st Feb 2004, 22:10
Replies: 24
Views: 3,574
Posted By maninblack

I never came across "The Boys" taking backhanders...

I never came across "The Boys" taking backhanders from Shorts, quite the opposite, but I did witness them firsthand phoning up chief engineers to remind them that they should maintain a non-sectarian...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Feb 2004, 23:00
Replies: 24
Views: 3,574
Posted By maninblack

IFTB, It is very easy to be misunderstood on...

IFTB,

It is very easy to be misunderstood on a forum so I will sya it clearly, I didn't take offense, I was merely trying to point out that the Shorts Tucano, in spite of what the world thought,...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Feb 2004, 19:50
Replies: 24
Views: 3,574
Posted By maninblack

IFTB, Tucano started out as a simple...

IFTB,

Tucano started out as a simple re-engined concept of the Brazilian aircraft, however, the cockpit was redesigned, the electrical system was redesigned and during the development and build a...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
20th Feb 2004, 17:26
Replies: 24
Views: 3,574
Posted By maninblack

Shorts/Bombardier made many mistakes with the...

Shorts/Bombardier made many mistakes with the Tucano, the most obvious one was getting rid of everyone who had completed puberty and letting all the local graduates design it unsupervised. I was 24...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2004, 16:55
Replies: 61
Views: 10,525
Posted By maninblack

The real cracker is the loss of two infantry...

The real cracker is the loss of two infantry battalions, of course, with Tony's non intervention policy the infantry are just sitting in barracks drinking tea with no realistic chance of a...
Forum: Passengers & SLF (Self Loading Freight)
20th Jan 2004, 17:12
Replies: 85
Views: 8,653
Posted By maninblack

Phnuff, whilst paranoid would be unfair the UK...

Phnuff, whilst paranoid would be unfair the UK authorities have always taken a firm line on silly people and bomb jokes.

I have seen a couple of people given very severe public dressing downs by...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
1st Jan 2004, 00:03
Replies: 64
Views: 10,893
Posted By maninblack

Waitrose in Doncaster? Don't make me...

Waitrose in Doncaster? Don't make me laugh.....the apemen of the Indus are more advanced than the population of Doncaster and their counting system goes 1, 2, 3, a lot! :E
Forum: Computer/Internet Issues & Troubleshooting
1st Jan 2004, 00:01
Replies: 4
Views: 1,503
Posted By maninblack

The domain registration has expired so it looks...

The domain registration has expired so it looks like it is going nowhere.

From NOMINET
" Domain Name:
scottishairlines.co.uk

Registrant:
AMG Archive

*** This...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
16th Dec 2003, 17:31
Replies: 5
Views: 875
Posted By maninblack

Ryanair do not spend one penny more than is...

Ryanair do not spend one penny more than is strictly needed to operate, hence we all get to fly for tuppence.

I don't care what the paint scheme is like when they can do a route for ten quid each...
Forum: Rumours & News
16th Dec 2003, 17:16
Replies: 37
Views: 4,355
Posted By maninblack

Oh, I forgot, beware of TROLLS!

The issue is that the industry has to be seen to be clean as well as being clean.

Get stoned/drunk and drive your car and there is a slim chance that you will kill someone or yourself.

Multiply...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
11th Dec 2003, 23:24
Replies: 51
Views: 12,061
Posted By maninblack

Luton is currently tighter than a camel's rectum...

Luton is currently tighter than a camel's rectum in a sandstorm, I can't get any info as even middle management have been told that the low cost operation is a marketing tool for Britannia Direct...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Nov 2003, 17:25
Replies: 35
Views: 5,822
Posted By maninblack

Gainsy, If your sister wore purple leg...

Gainsy,

If your sister wore purple leg blotches and shagged blokes called Baz in Bowers Fold then I would likely have confused her with most of the other women in Doncaster.

Do you remember...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2003, 17:53
Replies: 35
Views: 5,822
Posted By maninblack

Gainsey, I got as far away as I could as...

Gainsey,

I got as far away as I could as well.

Doncaster; where men are men, and so are most of the women.
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
17th Nov 2003, 17:52
Replies: 38
Views: 4,682
Posted By maninblack

Bring out yer deeeaaad! CLANG. :sad:

Bring out yer deeeaaad! CLANG.

:sad:
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Nov 2003, 20:40
Replies: 20
Views: 5,040
Posted By maninblack

There was character in the Army Medical Service...

There was character in the Army Medical Service in the mid Eighties (ex Marine, Ex RCMP) who had done a runner and joined the Foreign Legion, had been hoofed out with a dishonourable discharge for...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Nov 2003, 17:59
Replies: 14
Views: 1,905
Posted By maninblack

Is it the impending arrival of the saviour of the...

Is it the impending arrival of the saviour of the free world and lord of the fight against global terror? If so I thought they had perhaps got the date wrong.

:mad:
Forum: Rumours & News
10th Nov 2003, 06:01
Replies: 50
Views: 11,155
Posted By maninblack

Then let us pray that the trolls in waterside get...

Then let us pray that the trolls in waterside get on with it swiftly so we can get back to earning a living. The entire UK industry cannot live on Daily Expres briefings.
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