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27th Jun 2018, 22:32
Replies: 265
Views: 31,395
Posted By Windy Militant

Maybe the solution is going to be a bit more...

Maybe the solution is going to be a bit more organic
BBC Radio 4 Question time Space Oddessy

I wonder what the panels solution for the Galileo problem will be! :} ;)
18th Jun 2018, 18:44
Replies: 49
Views: 23,649
Posted By Windy Militant

Unfortunately this is going to stir up a hornets...

Unfortunately this is going to stir up a hornets nest as there has already been very vocal protests locally and this is only going to make them worse. As to the School it's about a mile and a...
18th Jun 2018, 18:18
Replies: 55
Views: 17,596
Posted By Windy Militant

I've just heard the news and I am greatly...

I've just heard the news and I am greatly saddened by it, I've just finished reading his book last night and found it both uplifting and thought provoking.
My sincere condolences to his family and...
5th May 2018, 15:22
Replies: 265
Views: 31,395
Posted By Windy Militant

In which case I hope they've a bloody big teapot...

In which case I hope they've a bloody big teapot and an awful lot of digestive biscuits.*





*One of the engineers working on either Blue Streak or Black arrow was interviewed about the...
5th May 2018, 14:04
Replies: 265
Views: 31,395
Posted By Windy Militant

UK plan to launch rival to EU sat-nav system.

UK plan to launch rival to EU sat-nav system. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43891933)

I bet they wished that they had stuck with Blue Streak now! Still dashed unsporting of those foreign...
12th Nov 2016, 09:27
Replies: 68
Views: 47,791
Posted By Windy Militant

Just for info the Thor Cabin is now safely at...

Just for info the Thor Cabin is now safely at it's new home at the Carpetbagger Museum (http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/CarpetbaggerMuseumHomePage.htm) :ok:
16th Jul 2016, 11:32
Replies: 110
Views: 42,078
Posted By Windy Militant

More news on Skylon Funding flows for UK’s...

More news on Skylon
Funding flows for UK’s ‘revolutionary’ Sabre rocket engine...
18th Jun 2016, 15:33
Replies: 10
Views: 2,505
Posted By Windy Militant

Hello Sam, One thing I found...

Hello Sam,
One thing I found helpful was an idea from a book called "Ready for take off" by Patrick Quinn and that's to draw out or photo copy a circuit onto an A4 sheet, include...
12th Jun 2016, 14:30
Replies: 68
Views: 47,791
Posted By Windy Militant

Thanks YellowPinke I've now managed to make...

Thanks YellowPinke I've now managed to make contact with John.
12th Jun 2016, 10:49
Replies: 68
Views: 47,791
Posted By Windy Militant

I have some news about the Launch Cabin. If any...

I have some news about the Launch Cabin. If any body is in contact with Mr Boyes could they please ask him to contact me soonest.
7th Aug 2015, 22:13
Replies: 54
Views: 20,941
Posted By Windy Militant

Has the estate of the Late Gerry Anderson seen...

Has the estate of the Late Gerry Anderson seen this?
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/50/20/e5/5020e5a4f2fb8669bbfae3a582787f92.jpg
;)
19th Apr 2015, 11:37
Replies: 1
Views: 1,598
Posted By Windy Militant

Hello Jack, (Best not say Hi on an aviation...

Hello Jack, (Best not say Hi on an aviation forum!)
It's been done before http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/524517-us-transcontinental-air-mail-route.html?highlight=Air+mail

Some...
10th Apr 2015, 17:56
Replies: 59
Views: 13,339
Posted By Windy Militant

It's the same as shipbuilding there they made a...

It's the same as shipbuilding there they made a drawing of half a hull then reversed the profiles to get the same shape on the other side.

There are if you look for them Profiles of aerofoils...
8th Apr 2015, 22:10
Replies: 59
Views: 13,339
Posted By Windy Militant

Nowadays a Bastard File is one that disappears...

Nowadays a Bastard File is one that disappears into cyberspace just as you've almost finished working on it.

As an apprentice I helped on a couple of projects which involved making spiral and...
15th Mar 2015, 10:42
Replies: 1
Views: 2,093
Posted By Windy Militant

You possibly already know of this site. RAF...

You possibly already know of this site.
RAF Aberporth Station Head Quarters (SHQ) (http://www.rafaberporth.org.uk/index.html)
He might be able to help.
1st Feb 2015, 22:28
Replies: 67
Views: 16,292
Posted By Windy Militant

They did, but overstepped the mark by trying to...

They did, but overstepped the mark by trying to build a mach 3 design, which actually turned out to be good thing in the end as the problems in building a commercial carrier which could get through...
1st Feb 2015, 12:44
Replies: 3
Views: 2,833
Posted By Windy Militant

Like it says at the bottom they hit a wall of...

Like it says at the bottom they hit a wall of High pressure and had to head South.
Have a look at the pressure charts for that time. Ballooons have to go where the wind takes them.;)
1st Feb 2015, 12:40
Replies: 60
Views: 15,451
Posted By Windy Militant

Apparently Mr Martin was named after Guy Gibson...

Apparently Mr Martin was named after Guy Gibson and can be a bit incoherent when he gets excited, but he is definitely passionate about the things he does and has a great respect for those who he...
31st Jan 2015, 20:16
Replies: 31
Views: 12,805
Posted By Windy Militant

A lot of it was trial and error, I've read that...

A lot of it was trial and error, I've read that the Pogoing on the fortunately unmanned test flight was caused by resonance in the flexible fuel lines used. This hadn't occurred during ground...
10th Jan 2015, 11:24
Replies: 467
Views: 325,954
Posted By Windy Militant

Growing up in the sixties all the blurb from NASA...

Growing up in the sixties all the blurb from NASA and the media showing us that space travel would be a normal everyday occurrence by now. It's taken a bit longer getting there, but things are...
27th Nov 2014, 23:00
Replies: 34
Views: 10,596
Posted By Windy Militant

The redoutable Captain Brown was featured on the...

The redoutable Captain Brown was featured on the Jeremy Vine show today. It's still on the BBC Radio iplayer last thirty minutes of the show.
22nd Sep 2014, 22:16
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,868,151
Posted By Windy Militant

Looking at that blue sash one wonders if His...

Looking at that blue sash one wonders if His Williamship will be going to the Air Ambulance service or taking over from Scott Tracy!
15th Sep 2014, 20:03
Replies: 2
Views: 1,201
Posted By Windy Militant

That seems a sensible explanation, I'll tell my...

That seems a sensible explanation, I'll tell my mate to lay off the weed!
15th Sep 2014, 18:52
Replies: 2
Views: 1,201
Posted By Windy Militant

Warbird over Harwell this afternoon.

About 14:30 ish this afternoon I heard a fairly hefty roar going over work, by the time I got out of the building the aircraft concerned was too far away for me to make a positive ID but according to...
10th Sep 2014, 22:38
Replies: 32
Views: 5,812
Posted By Windy Militant

Back to the OP It's hard to tell from just a...

Back to the OP It's hard to tell from just a photo but the colour and the mention of how light it is makes me suspect it's MAZAK which is great for casting but an absolute nightmare to do any thing...
7th Sep 2014, 11:00
Replies: 73
Views: 19,749
Posted By Windy Militant

I have a book I picked up second hand ...

I have a book I picked up second hand
Britain's Shield: Radar and the Defeat of the Luftwaffe by David Zimmerman (ISBN: 9781445600611) Which goes into the establishment of the whole of the system...
3rd Aug 2014, 17:54
Replies: 0
Views: 1,648
Posted By Windy Militant

The Lost Nuke

Heads up this programme is on a loop today about to start 19:00 utc and again about 23:00 utc on PBS America
tells the story of the first Broken Arrow event, a B36 lost over Northern canada in 1950...
13th Jul 2014, 21:13
Replies: 4
Views: 1,984
Posted By Windy Militant

I quite enjoyed it apart from the drizzle this...

I quite enjoyed it apart from the drizzle this morning.
Thought the Polish team the Orliks were good, but then that's me.
Two things I have noticed, first, I wish they would bring back the deck...
9th Jul 2014, 19:33
Replies: 9
Views: 3,339
Posted By Windy Militant

The German Navy had a display team called the...

The German Navy had a display team called the Vikings back in the late seventies early eighties. Two ship F104s, I saw them at the Brawdy airshow a couple of times. Sneaky buggers used to split and...
15th Apr 2014, 22:19
Replies: 33
Views: 5,536
Posted By Windy Militant

Hmm I thought it came from the noise Bees made in...

Hmm I thought it came from the noise Bees made in the hive, which then became used to describe musical instruments esp Bagpipes and of course to describe boring monotonous speeches as in 'He Droned...
31st Mar 2014, 17:45
Replies: 4
Views: 2,302
Posted By Windy Militant

If it was dangling in a a tree it'd be Barney the...

If it was dangling in a a tree it'd be Barney the Plumber from Cenarth! ;)
30th Mar 2014, 22:07
Replies: 4
Views: 2,302
Posted By Windy Militant

Hopefully not made over Castle Martin or...

Hopefully not made over Castle Martin or Manorbier! :eek:
11th Mar 2014, 22:44
Replies: 116
Views: 36,771
Posted By Windy Militant

Bugger I wish I'd known about the George and...

Bugger I wish I'd known about the George and Dragon at Clyst St George when I stayed there a couple of years ago. It's a vintage Inkeepers Lodge now, there was nothing indicating any Aviation History...
25th Oct 2013, 13:00
Replies: 10
Views: 2,494
Posted By Windy Militant

Torque settings are just a convenient way of...

Torque settings are just a convenient way of consistently setting the load on a component. If you really want to be accurate you measure the extension of the bolt.
This is rather inconvenient in the...
22nd Jul 2013, 18:09
Replies: 58
Views: 17,522
Posted By Windy Militant

Unfortunately the picture In my copy of " A short...

Unfortunately the picture In my copy of " A short illustrated History of the RAE Bedford" by Arthur Pearcy is cropped so doesn't show the wing tips however it does say that WH793 participated in the...
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