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18th Mar 2024, 16:56
Replies: 176
Views: 39,580
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)...
18th Mar 2024, 09:06
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
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...
15th Mar 2024, 08:01
Replies: 602
Views: 75,269
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...
15th Mar 2024, 07:38
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
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...
14th Mar 2024, 15:58
Replies: 602
Views: 75,269
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...
14th Mar 2024, 14:51
Replies: 602
Views: 75,269
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...
14th Mar 2024, 12:44
Replies: 602
Views: 75,269
Posted By B Fraser

Fuel is being loaded.....woo hoooo ! that's about...

Fuel is being loaded.....woo hoooo ! that's about 45 mins to ready to launch or thereabouts.
14th Mar 2024, 12:23
Replies: 602
Views: 75,269
Posted By B Fraser

Live stream just showed a tephigram from a...

Live stream just showed a tephigram from a balloon ascent. It looks like there is a clear air gap above the fog but a deep layer of cloud above that. I didn't get a decent look at the data
14th Mar 2024, 08:20
Replies: 602
Views: 75,269
Posted By B Fraser

Streaming live on the above link. Go SpaceX ...

Streaming live on the above link. Go SpaceX :ok:​​​​​​​
13th Mar 2024, 16:08
Replies: 602
Views: 75,269
Posted By B Fraser

Wx looking best for Friday, fingers crossed.

Wx looking best for Friday, fingers crossed.
13th Mar 2024, 08:27
Replies: 602
Views: 75,269
Posted By B Fraser

The website suggests that not all of the...

The website suggests that not all of the permissions are in place, what's happening ?

I see that the fuelling system can deliver a full propellant load in something like 45 mins which is...
12th Mar 2024, 10:09
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By B Fraser

Beware of false flag operations that give Putin...

Beware of false flag operations that give Putin the opportunity to respond. it was the Russians who invented the term maskirovka.
2nd Mar 2024, 11:51
Replies: 94
Views: 13,923
Posted By B Fraser

What would he have said about personalised...

What would he have said about personalised aircraft registrations ? My reply would be G-OFYS.
22nd Feb 2024, 07:50
Replies: 82
Views: 17,055
Posted By B Fraser

Well done Scholz. He has blocked "Machine Gun...

Well done Scholz. He has blocked "Machine Gun Uschi" from the top job on the grounds that she would be too tough on Russia. I think that's politik-speak for being unable to arrange a bunk up in a...
21st Feb 2024, 16:43
Replies: 94
Views: 13,923
Posted By B Fraser

It has been the same in the UK for decades. ...

It has been the same in the UK for decades.

DVLA Personalised Registrations - Buy private registrations direct from the DVLA. From £250 fully inclusive (https://dvlaregistrations.dvla.gov.uk/)
21st Feb 2024, 15:52
Replies: 94
Views: 13,923
Posted By B Fraser

No they haven't. I selected the plate that's on...

No they haven't. I selected the plate that's on the fun car.
21st Feb 2024, 11:29
Replies: 94
Views: 13,923
Posted By B Fraser

A certain balloonist who was part of the team who...

A certain balloonist who was part of the team who circumnavigated the globe in the Breitling Orbiter has P1 RTW (Pilot 1, Round The World). Very well earned.

Just along from where I lived in...
20th Feb 2024, 16:24
Replies: 62
Views: 7,592
Posted By B Fraser

I presumed Nutty was talking about deterrence....

I presumed Nutty was talking about deterrence. Conventional Tomahawks would be a welcome game changer.
20th Feb 2024, 15:42
Replies: 62
Views: 7,592
Posted By B Fraser

Not so, the platform has a conventional payload...

Not so, the platform has a conventional payload too (TASM or TLAM-C).
20th Feb 2024, 09:55
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By B Fraser

Russia is the number 2 military power in Ukraine...

Russia is the number 2 military power in Ukraine and the number 2 naval power in the Black Sea. The latter is all the more remarkable as the number 1 power does not have a navy.
15th Feb 2024, 10:08
Replies: 73
Views: 13,927
Posted By B Fraser

Given the time of day, the sound could have been...

Given the time of day, the sound could have been reflected upwards by a layer of cold air at ground level. The converse is also true in that I can hear traffic from many miles away on a cold and...
30th Jan 2024, 12:12
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By B Fraser

Got it !

Got it !
30th Jan 2024, 05:19
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By B Fraser

I think Vlad knows how many helicopters he has...

I think Vlad knows how many helicopters he has lost. If the correct figure is 20 more or 20 less, it changes nothing. The key data is the trend.

What is of real value is that the numbers may be...
26th Jan 2024, 10:31
Replies: 459
Views: 113,007
Posted By B Fraser

Something along the lines of the NATO NSN system...

Something along the lines of the NATO NSN system perhaps ?
26th Jan 2024, 07:25
Replies: 41
Views: 22,350
Posted By B Fraser

Having landed back at Las Vegas from a trip to...

Having landed back at Las Vegas from a trip to the Grand Canyon, I noticed liquid dripping from the starboard engine. I spoke quietly to the cabin crew and pointed at the growing puddle, which had...
26th Jan 2024, 06:42
Replies: 459
Views: 113,007
Posted By B Fraser

It's a potentially expensive vanity project, like...

It's a potentially expensive vanity project, like much else.
25th Jan 2024, 15:23
Replies: 459
Views: 113,007
Posted By B Fraser

In other words, almost every way is possible...

In other words, almost every way is possible other than a land based assault.
25th Jan 2024, 14:16
Replies: 459
Views: 113,007
Posted By B Fraser

NATO would fulfil it's obligations on a European...

NATO would fulfil it's obligations on a European state by state basis, unless of course they individually walk away from NATO which would be bizarre. An EU army would probably sit outside of NATO,...
25th Jan 2024, 13:10
Replies: 108
Views: 34,586
Posted By B Fraser

See also BBC Scotland on Tuesday evening.

See also BBC Scotland on Tuesday evening.
25th Jan 2024, 12:59
Replies: 459
Views: 113,007
Posted By B Fraser

Perhaps the question should be "If Russia...

Perhaps the question should be "If Russia attacked the UK, what would an EU army do?".
25th Jan 2024, 07:20
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By B Fraser

Nothing drives that home quite like visiting the...

Nothing drives that home quite like visiting the memorial to civilians, murdered in the most brutal and sadistic manner, where one victim is closely related to your spouse. His crime was being a...
24th Jan 2024, 13:29
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By B Fraser

Photos of the wreckage do not appear to support...

Photos of the wreckage do not appear to support their claim.

Quelle surprise !
24th Jan 2024, 10:09
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By B Fraser

In times of crisis, the last thing that Ukraine...

In times of crisis, the last thing that Ukraine needs is for countries able to help having to wade through EU treacle, which has the sole purpose that the EU can bask in the reflected glory of...
23rd Jan 2024, 15:56
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By B Fraser

And much to the annoyance of the EU. Well done...

And much to the annoyance of the EU. Well done Germany.

Germany to unilaterally provide Ukraine with over 7 billion euro, draws criticism (kyivindependent.com)...
23rd Jan 2024, 12:50
Replies: 9,385
Views: 4,204,160
Posted By B Fraser

Alternatively, the member countries can simply...

Alternatively, the member countries can simply "go direct". Germany did this, much to the annoyance of Brussels who were unable to claim the credit but hey folks, there's a war on.
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