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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2024, 07:27
Replies: 224
Views: 41,721
Posted By B Fraser

I only ever visited and spent much time on the...

I only ever visited and spent much time on the roof doing obs. Usually 747s :O

The gnomes were some distance away, probably installed by a ground ops chap with a sense of humour. Aircrew always...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2024, 16:53
Replies: 224
Views: 41,721
Posted By B Fraser

There was a collection of gnomes over at Heathrow...

There was a collection of gnomes over at Heathrow if you knew where to look.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Apr 2024, 12:25
Replies: 10,575
Views: 4,728,079
Posted By B Fraser

Populations around the Baltic have very long...

Populations around the Baltic have very long memories of how Russia has treated them for centuries. The road of bones story is particularly harrowing. I presume the queue to join stretches around the...
Forum: Rumours & News
26th Apr 2024, 12:02
Replies: 6
Views: 3,236
Posted By B Fraser

Cloud seeding was in progress last November and...

Cloud seeding was in progress last November and December without any results across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. It's a frequent practice.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
24th Apr 2024, 10:18
Replies: 25
Views: 1,597
Posted By B Fraser

Only 2 genders, how 1970's :rolleyes:

Only 2 genders, how 1970's :rolleyes:
Forum: Rumours & News
23rd Apr 2024, 04:31
Replies: 50
Views: 20,605
Posted By B Fraser

I presume you mean the Burj al Arab which is a...

I presume you mean the Burj al Arab which is a different building altogether. I haven't noticed any issues in buildings on other man made islands, other than the drains are full of sand..
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2024, 17:26
Replies: 224
Views: 41,721
Posted By B Fraser

Interesting stuff. Was that the grass min or air...

Interesting stuff. Was that the grass min or air min temp ?

Just wonderin'

:8
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2024, 07:56
Replies: 8
Views: 6,709
Posted By B Fraser

Royal Brunei were using that route in November,...

Royal Brunei were using that route in November, giving a very nice view of the Nile at night, followed by Bahrain etc. etc.
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Apr 2024, 06:38
Replies: 50
Views: 20,605
Posted By B Fraser

Dang ! The Globalex Enviro contract to move the...

Dang ! The Globalex Enviro contract to move the effluent was the next card up my sleeve. Eutychus probably thinks they were taking in mineral water. There is a 17 billion contract going through which...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2024, 12:33
Replies: 50
Views: 20,605
Posted By B Fraser

Almost a million views without being taken...

Almost a million views without being taken down.....
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2024, 11:47
Replies: 50
Views: 20,605
Posted By B Fraser

I messaged our friend who we stay with on the...

I messaged our friend who we stay with on the Palm. The drains are just chambers with no pipe to take the water away. No wonder the sand is never emptied.

At least our drains are connected to the...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2024, 09:49
Replies: 50
Views: 20,605
Posted By B Fraser

More cloud seeding = more condensation nuclei =...

More cloud seeding = more condensation nuclei = more rain = more release of latent heat = more convection = more condensation = more release of latent heat......... etc. etc. etc.

The question is...
Forum: Rumours & News
21st Apr 2024, 08:14
Replies: 50
Views: 20,605
Posted By B Fraser

Europe is so efficient that their drains have...

Europe is so efficient that their drains have pipes in them to take away the water. Europe would not have seeded a pre-existing storm so would not have created the disaster in the first place. Who is...
Forum: Rumours & News
17th Apr 2024, 07:06
Replies: 50
Views: 20,605
Posted By B Fraser

No, plenty of drains ........................but...

No, plenty of drains ........................but they are full of sand.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 13:30
Replies: 224
Views: 41,721
Posted By B Fraser

Those lapse rates are very useful for estimating...

Those lapse rates are very useful for estimating cloudbase. Get the temp and dewpoint from your nearest station and work it out in your head. You can then place bets at the local airfield with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2024, 10:51
Replies: 224
Views: 41,721
Posted By B Fraser

Fascinating stuff. My chums and I became quite...

Fascinating stuff. My chums and I became quite pally with our lecturer at the "College of Knowledge". He bemoaned the fact that no longer getting shift allowance, downsizing from East Anglian bliss...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 15:51
Replies: 224
Views: 41,721
Posted By B Fraser

Some students were "interesting" to put it...

Some students were "interesting" to put it mildly. A special loo had to be installed after the "bog standard" bog was found to be too much of a challenge. This elicited the memorable instruction to...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 15:35
Replies: 224
Views: 41,721
Posted By B Fraser

I had forgotten about the stream 1 and stream 2...

I had forgotten about the stream 1 and stream 2 segregation. You could always tell an extrovert stream 1 as they would look at your shoes when talking to you. Half of them wore slip on shoes which...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Apr 2024, 13:27
Replies: 224
Views: 41,721
Posted By B Fraser

I was at Brackers with an occasional spell at...

I was at Brackers with an occasional spell at 03772 and Shinditz in the 80's. If you were at Dunstable at an earlier point then you may have met the redoubtable Mrs D Rand. A lovely lady and a force...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2024, 07:03
Replies: 224
Views: 41,721
Posted By B Fraser

Amen (corner) to that. cheers Beef ...

Amen (corner) to that.

cheers

Beef

(Met 08 and 19 before I saw sense.)
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2024, 18:13
Replies: 10,575
Views: 4,728,079
Posted By B Fraser

Landing one of those is probably rather different...

Landing one of those is probably rather different to a Cessna or Piper. Presuming they are in the microlight class (such as a Swift), the landing technique is to throw them at the ground and then...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 16:25
Replies: 10,575
Views: 4,728,079
Posted By B Fraser

I was talking specifically about kit that was...

I was talking specifically about kit that was perfectly serviceable but had expired. You will be well aware of the shelf life of "energetics" as a case in point.

The rather specialist vehicles in...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2024, 07:42
Replies: 10,575
Views: 4,728,079
Posted By B Fraser

No, it was a case of returning money to the tax...

No, it was a case of returning money to the tax payer where the kit had expired, and there was a friendly market. When Putrid popped his head up, every cupboard was opened for Ukraine. You do know...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
27th Mar 2024, 08:35
Replies: 631
Views: 79,877
Posted By B Fraser

Or learn to make their commentary interesting....

Or learn to make their commentary interesting. For example, tell us about the loss of mass per second when the engines are at full chat. Tell us the rate of acceleration and how that increases as the...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Mar 2024, 10:17
Replies: 631
Views: 79,877
Posted By B Fraser

And this one which describes how the Saturn F1...

And this one which describes how the Saturn F1 engine combustion was stabilised.
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
26th Mar 2024, 10:12
Replies: 631
Views: 79,877
Posted By B Fraser

Seek and ye shall find, he has made quite a few....

Seek and ye shall find, he has made quite a few. For example...........
Forum: Rumours & News
24th Mar 2024, 07:24
Replies: 66
Views: 32,740
Posted By B Fraser

The extract from the AAIB report reads..... ...

The extract from the AAIB report reads.....

"(1) The abnormal heart condition of Captain Key leading to lack of concentration and impaired judgement sufficient to account for his toleration of the...
Forum: Rumours & News
22nd Mar 2024, 08:23
Replies: 66
Views: 32,740
Posted By B Fraser

The UK libel laws are particularly aggressive and...

The UK libel laws are particularly aggressive and this country is known for "libel tourism" e.g. SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). See numerous examples of books published...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
19th Mar 2024, 17:26
Replies: 631
Views: 79,877
Posted By B Fraser

Scott Manley is the best by a country mile, the...

Scott Manley is the best by a country mile, the others are mostly excitable "kidults" who have facial hair and yet still live with mum and dad. Nobody should ever wear a hat indoors unless they...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 16:56
Replies: 210
Views: 48,403
Posted By B Fraser

It certainly seems that way.... American Top...

It certainly seems that way....

American Top Gun fighter pilot academy set up by British (telegraph.co.uk)...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 09:06
Replies: 10,575
Views: 4,728,079
Posted By B Fraser

Which complicates production and introduces the...

Which complicates production and introduces the chance of having "the wrong type of drone" when needed. Then there's the requirement to have a launch apparatus when you are already standing on a...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
15th Mar 2024, 08:01
Replies: 631
Views: 79,877
Posted By B Fraser

Agree 100%. Even the NASA pre-packaged soundbite...

Agree 100%. Even the NASA pre-packaged soundbite on a normal launch is excruciating. Why not try enthusing everyone with little known facts ? I do a few STEM talks each year (next subject, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 07:38
Replies: 10,575
Views: 4,728,079
Posted By B Fraser

You don't have to hit the refinery. Fuel is...

You don't have to hit the refinery. Fuel is useless unless you can transport it. The rail and signalling infrastructure plus key bridges are easy to sabotage at multiple points. Furthermore, you...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
14th Mar 2024, 15:58
Replies: 631
Views: 79,877
Posted By B Fraser

I have seen a lot of re-entry footage and the...

I have seen a lot of re-entry footage and the stability thrusters are normally firing quite frequently, possibly due to most capsules being a lifting body shape, allowing a degree of steering. The...
Forum: Space Flight and Operations
14th Mar 2024, 14:51
Replies: 631
Views: 79,877
Posted By B Fraser

Well.... f*ck a duck as they say, sensational....

Well.... f*ck a duck as they say, sensational. The payload door looked a bit fragile and presumably it would be on top during re-entry. A weak point perhaps for a cylindrical body. Any roll and it's...
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