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Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2017, 19:43
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

What a fikkin’ joke, there is no mythical market...

What a fikkin’ joke, there is no mythical market for this thing. It was written off in the lightest of winds. As has been said time and again, it is a complete waste of money/effort.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Nov 2017, 16:24
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Well, surprise, surprise! Hopefully the snake oil...

Well, surprise, surprise! Hopefully the snake oil salesmen will pack their medicine bags and leave town for another 10-20 years. What a complete waste of money and effort on a pointless technology....
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2017, 20:54
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

So this has gone from being the next best thing...

So this has gone from being the next best thing since sliced bread for long endurance ISR to it would probably be good for a large cargo carrying capability to a couple of hours over Vegas as an...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2016, 19:56
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

I spokesman was heard to say... ...

I spokesman was heard to say...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4uivPpzCGo
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2016, 19:12
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

I predict that a new company called 'Craft Air...

I predict that a new company called 'Craft Air Surveillance Helium' will start at Cardington in 2020. They will claim that it can stay aloft for 16 weeks and give an all seeing eye to the battlefield...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2016, 18:44
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

After PPI, could crowdfunding be the next big...

After PPI, could crowdfunding be the next big investment scandal? (http://www.independent.co.uk/money/spend-save/ppi-crowdfunding-next-big-investment-scandal-a7136346.html)

Hmmm...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2016, 18:31
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

G I hold a subtly different viewpoint on...

G

I hold a subtly different viewpoint on funding. Money is a finite pot of gold at a specific time - if too many people dive into the finite pot then the amounts get diluted.

Let's look at the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th May 2016, 08:40
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

I think I know what you mean! I object to...

I think I know what you mean!

I object to the fact that so much spin and 'economical-with-the-truthisms' surrounds this project. It appears to prey upon those that want to believe and leverages...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2016, 05:44
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Err, why? Why should my opinion be surpressed? ...

Err, why? Why should my opinion be surpressed?

Having just looked at the crowdfunding site 'crowd cube' there appears to have been some economies with the truth:


...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2016, 20:04
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Posted not by me, but a well known poster on...

Posted not by me, but a well known poster on PPruNe:



This has everything to do with my HAV argument. Did the people that crowdfunded the £1/2million have any idea where their money would go?...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2016, 19:18
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Airsound You seemed to have missed the other...

Airsound

You seemed to have missed the other half of my sentence in your quote!



There has been much comment on the massive wage/expenses bill of some of the staff on the VTTS Trust. It was...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Apr 2016, 12:50
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Melmothtw You missed the important bit with...

Melmothtw

You missed the important bit with your highlighting. Let me redo it for you with my own underline:



It was OPERATIONALLY non-deployable and they pulled the plug on it before they...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2016, 22:44
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Oh FFS, the LEMV was not cancelled solely due to...

Oh FFS, the LEMV was not cancelled solely due to monetary constraints:

When we contacted the US Army, a spokesman said, “The Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV), a hybrid air vehicle,...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2016, 18:15
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

TR Apologies, I was overly rude - you are...

TR

Apologies, I was overly rude - you are purely reporting what you are being told. The problem is the Snake Oil is being peddled with increasing desperation at present.

Originally, in this...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2016, 22:00
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Yes, what does the RAeS know when the article was...

Yes, what does the RAeS know when the article was written by this individual:



So effectively he regurgitates facts from the snake oil peddlers rather than use any professionally gained...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2016, 19:18
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

The reason why this nonsense annoys me is because...

The reason why this nonsense annoys me is because so far the Govt has given £6M in grants, on top of goodness knows how much crowd-funding, then there was the £60M that the US spent. Then there are...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2016, 12:48
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

I see the snake oil is being peddled: My...

I see the snake oil is being peddled:

My comments in bold



http://www.hybridairvehicles.com/downloads/Airlander-21.pdf
http://www.hybridairvehicles.com/downloads/Airlander-77.pdf

I hear...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2016, 22:49
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Passenger flying??? It would be quicker to...

Passenger flying???

It would be quicker to hop, and...

http://mspmentor.net/site-files/mspmentor.net/files/uploads/2013/09/biggerboat_0.png

LJ :p
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2015, 00:23
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

You want 100T of the latest gadgets in 1...

You want 100T of the latest gadgets in 1 delivery? Sure no problem, within 24hrs anywhere in the world - just tell them where you want them...
...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2015, 22:05
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

LO The Hindenburg took 60-80 hours to cross...

LO

The Hindenburg took 60-80 hours to cross the Atlantic - that's 3-4 days roughly. I don't believe it was pressurised and so would have sat outside the jetstream. But why would you want spend 3-4...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2015, 17:13
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Yes, Coff, it did. At least Cpl Jones' Butcher's...

Yes, Coff, it did. At least Cpl Jones' Butcher's Van stood more chance in a contested environment!

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/20/article-2206157-151C447A000005DC-249_634x442.jpg

LJ...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2015, 16:54
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Just had a look at the HAV website and it states:...

Just had a look at the HAV website and it states:





So the weeks and weeks of manmed surveillance seems to have been cut down to 'up to 5 days'. It has a payload of 10,000kgs and cruises at...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Sep 2015, 11:35
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Leaving the gas-bag outside? Good luck with that....

Leaving the gas-bag outside? Good luck with that. I have a bit of knowledge of yacht sails and microlights (like Ikarus C42 and Rans S6) - I wouldn't expect them to last more than a couple of years...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2015, 19:19
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

There is no way that $2k/hr is FULL cost. The...

There is no way that $2k/hr is FULL cost. The support costs of this gas-bag will be huge - you need a lot of real estate and big hangars (like Cardington) to support it and they all add to the full...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2015, 17:57
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Have you 2 bought shares in the 'snake oil'? :p

Have you 2 bought shares in the 'snake oil'? :p
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2015, 16:29
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Here we go again, can we look at this please... ...

Here we go again, can we look at this please...



I would say he is amply qualified to comment!

LJ
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2015, 13:29
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

We've been ballooning for nearly 200 years and...

We've been ballooning for nearly 200 years and the latest lot have been at it for nearly 50 years (same people with different company names). How much of a chance do they get? See below.

Oh, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2015, 10:44
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Is there really? There must be more gullible...

Is there really? There must be more gullible people in the world than I ever imagined...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2015, 10:40
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

...then we'll fold up for a few years until we...

...then we'll fold up for a few years until we rebrand our snake oil once again to some poor gullible investors!

Big airships = Big bucks = Big losses

Even small ones are a handful in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2014, 06:13
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

There's a brilliant quote on that link: ...

There's a brilliant quote on that link:



There is a a Very Senior Officer who used to be high up in the MOD's capability area for ISTAR who now works for the Cardington gang - what is so...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2014, 07:32
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

BEags - I doubt it is anyone in the RAF/RN but...

BEags - I doubt it is anyone in the RAF/RN but probably a gaggle of those that wear brown and smell of mud. I remember sitting on a panel for the dreadful Herti that was full of brown jobs. I was the...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2014, 18:47
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

I thought I better post this again...

I thought I better post this again...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2014, 18:44
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Why bother! The Herc can carry 20t and the C17...

Why bother! The Herc can carry 20t and the C17 closer to 50t. You don't have to suck it to the ground and/or burn precious gas keeping it on the ground. No need for a mast like the 10 tonner. They...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2014, 17:41
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

Looks like a flying arse - oh, it is...:ok:

Looks like a flying arse - oh, it is...:ok:
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Aug 2014, 09:18
Replies: 535
Views: 291,193
Posted By Lima Juliet

20T of suction is going to use a lot of power...

20T of suction is going to use a lot of power and, unless there is a perfect seal, will need to be generated for a long period. The more I hear about this, the more I think it is madness...

LJ
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