Recent content by TachyonDriver

Jet noise! The sound of Freedom (especially our fighters going supersonic - helps me sleep better at nights). Yes, if a boom woke me up, I'd be WTF!! then .. OK chaps, as you were, carry on! If you want your own up close, personal airshow, just squawk 7500 and wait... :D

Is killrot still active??

That's an impressive flying arse! :)

What puzzled me was why the 727 video was slowed down.. I mean even at real speed you'd have seen what was happening..

Andy and others ;) knew exactly what jededia was alluding to. :cool:

Europe can just piss off! :cheers:

More like up to 3Gs and that's it...

Ah, so you've successfully Kerbalised her! :)

For anyone without a few hundred bucks going spare, you can at least practice & study the Curta's operations:- http://www.curtamania.com/curta/code/curta_simulators.html I've not tried the others, but I use the one by Jan Meyer (2d simulator). :thumbup:

I visited Spadeadam as a Cadet in the Air Training Corps, 35or so years ago! What a great day, we were allowed to clamber around one of the bofors anti aircraft guns set up to defend the dummy airfield they had/have up there. We managed to get the traverse to free up, not sure about elevation, I...

I believe Joe Biden is a complete :censored:-trumpet... Does he still think housewives should be armed with heavy double-barrelled shotguns these days? Perhaps the American sailors were just politely apologising? It happens sometimes even when it is not that persons fault... :facepalm: :cheers:

Can't comment on Maryland, but I hear you regarding some Beemer drivers over here too!

It seems Obama is wanting to cure cancer..........probably because he can't "cure" the 2nd... :rolleyes: ;) ..and that's as political as I'll get.

Aye! Welcome! :)

Impressive architecture for the library & planetarium!