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    News Sonic booms heard as RAF scrambles Typhoons

    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
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    Flight Question Controlling the ship

    Is killrot still active??
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    News Airlander 10

    That's an impressive flying arse! :)
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    News Cargo plane lands without nose gear

    What puzzled me was why the 727 video was slowed down.. I mean even at real speed you'd have seen what was happening..
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    News Large space rock burns up over Atlantic

    Andy and others ;) knew exactly what jededia was alluding to. :cool:
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    News Flying Scotsman in full flight after engine refit.

    Europe can just piss off! :cheers:
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    News Cargo plane lands without nose gear

    More like up to 3Gs and that's it...
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    OHM G42-200 StarLiner WIP-302

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

    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:
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    Launch News Hebrides rocket launch.

    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...
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    News Iran detains 10 US sailors after ships stopped in the Gulf

    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:
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    Autonomous vehicles OK'ed in California.

    Can't comment on Maryland, but I hear you regarding some Beemer drivers over here too!
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    News Alan Rickman RIP.

    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.
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    Greetings From England!

    Aye! Welcome! :)
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    Updates The North Korean Space Program Thread

    Impressive architecture for the library & planetarium!
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    OHM G42-200 StarLiner WIP-302

    Sorry, Racer - we'd like to get it fully finished in Orbiter! :D :D :P
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    A380 and Jetman

    Surely they would not target an Emirates jet?? :facepalm:
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    News Kolavia Flight 7K9268 (Airbus A321-231) crashes on Sinai peninsula

    Approximately at the time the rate of Descent increases, the ground speed DECREASES... if the plane went into a dive, then the crew would have to throttle back and use spoilers, flaps etc. to at least not have the speed increase, but to have the speed decay so much IN ADDITION to the rapid...
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    My epic space travels

    Vinny's craft is in fact slowing down anyway...
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    Internet Video Thread

    Were there films to deal with blondes & redheads too? :D
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