I fully agree with what you are saying, but my issue is that TSR2 should've continue even just purely as research Aircraft, instead of backing Concorde when the TSR2 got canned and even back then there were doubts about Concorde even being a success. ...
This book might be your up alley and does look to be quite interesting http://www.crecy.co.uk/britain-s-aircraft-industry-since-1909 The three TSR2 Books I have are TSR2 Britain's lost bomber by Damien Burke, TSR2 Britain's lost cold war strike aircraft by...
Well it be the smart ones I would hope and us expats returning, but I do love warm/ hot weather on the other hand due to my injuries from work.
Yeah, I'll keep watching it along the way to November. …in the days after Scott Morrison's unscheduled victory in May, Australian traffic to the Immigration New Zealand website spiked at 10 times its usual levels. (What do we think about that? I suppose ...
Here are the betting odds from Betfair courtesy of the Australian Newspaper from yesterday. Conservatives 10/11 Labour 23/1 Lib Democrats 99/1 Ukip 159/1 From what my mates are saying in the UK atm, is that BoJo will get back in with the majority to pass ...
An interesting survey from the ABC here in Oz. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-30/australia-talks-annabel-crabb-where-we-want-to-move/11649754
Well the UK is getting ready for the ultimate running of the Grand National in 9 December as BoJo has now got his election as old mate from UK Labour has now agreed to one has UK Labour conditions have been met. My gut feeling is BoJo will get back in with...
Yes Anne, I had the same feeling after the match that it would be Jandal’s fault that the AB’s loss to English. You can’t fault that wiry old fox Jonesy who a masterful game plain to beat the AB’s tonight.
The TSR.2 is one of my favourite planes of the 50-60's along the Avro Canada's CF-105. The TSR.2 shit fight is something I still to this day can't get my head around as it was basically an EE design Aircraft, but the lead builder was Vickers out of ...
Well it’s this time of the year I start look for books to read or reference books for my 1/700 model ships that I build during the summer period (the Northern Australian Wet Season) while listening to the summer of cricket on ABC radio except for the ...
Yes, but we still had an Airforce back then as well, unlike the glorify Flying Club/ Airfarce we have these days.
At least I'm not the only thinking along those lines, who the bloody hell uses a blow torch on combustibles such plastics, rubber etc? Haven't they heard of a heat gun etc for plastic welding. It all sounds very dodgy to me either AUS/NZ Standards or NZTA ...
Here is a article from Stuff.co and from the sound of it, a young and progressive ECAN after the last 9yrs of BS! I hope they give the members of “The No Mates Party” and their lackeys a two finger salute. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-...
Pity much of most of Oz are experiencing 4-6 degrees above avg temps atm and the fire behaviour being experiencing is something that would normally see after Xmas for the Mexicans south the tropics aka Northern Oz. Heck we had 3 major bush fires in the ...
Well the flip side to your 45", is that Luxton could up end doing a Donnie Bash? Which in turn could put in turn CoL government in for at least another 3 terms in which it would be able to this Super Tanker/ Road Train of this Neo Con/ Neo Lib economic BS ...
It’s a shame the bugger didn’t die after what he in ET and on current situation in West Papua. Then justice would be served to that cowardly ****, *******, ****** etc please in your own insults to this butcher of ET and West Papua. https://www.abc.net.au/...
No, it’s a old white bald male doing a HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) jump and the punters in Botany are aghast, shock that his chute hasn’t opened yet as he attempts to landing into Botany.
Grey, The back creek or saltwater creek in Nelson’s CBD has always flooded on a King Tide, I suppose with the effects of CC is only going to make matters worse in the coming years/ decades. But most people wouldn’t be effected or will don’t care until the ...
Grey@https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-30-09-2019/#comment-1658311 It’s quite common here in Oz with new housing estate and it can quite a headache for those trying to build a new house from these asshole developers and it actually creates a very ...
A bit of heads up that African swine fever has been detected in Timor-Leste, just a note for those that don’t know pork is a major source of the dietary intake through out the Sth Pacific Region let alone throughout the Asia Region with China has already ...
This interesting, if old mate Musk can get these new batteries mass produced and able reduce or prevent the Lithium Ion Batteries from venting, btw the toxic gases from a Lithium Batteries a not kind to one’s health from own personal experience. As we used...
Thanks for the heads up on this AYCC as I’ve never heard of them before, nor their of activities IRT fracking in the NT. I’ve just spent almost 6 days flighting fires in and around rural Darwin area, but mainly in the in Dundee area since last Sunday. ...
Sorry for posting this post a wee bit, as I’ve had a hell of week firefighting since Sunday anyway I may post something on how to get there about what happened and some of the debrief points from last nights community meeting. Today is the 20th Anniversary...
Here some interesting replanting going on up at the Daintree River area, with farmers, horticultural producers, tourism sector and the community are all involved. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-15/growing-a-rainforest-on-land-once-owned-by-christopher...
Just when you think the price of oil/ fuel was going to fall after old orange head sack the warmongering walrus. The Iranian backed rebels from Yemen full this lovely wonderful original attack using UAV’s on the Saudi’s in a swarm attack using Commercial ...
The old man comes from Broken Hill and to see the massive fish kill at the Menindee Lakes almost brought him to tears as the lake system was meant to hold water during the Drought's and hold water for the fish etc. But somewhere along the line some smart ...
The current fire events on the East Coast of Oz atm, is the wake up call for Local, State authorities and now all of the Federal Depts needed to have as the CSIRO, BOM, Bush Fire/ Fire Behavioural Scientists and Bushfire Fighters said these type of events ...
I mentioned about this wee monster a couple of weeks ago and it’s just as bad as it’s Northern counterpart. https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/climate-change/in-for-a-roasting-australia-on-brink-of-apocalyptic-conditions/news-story/...
I've just posted some interesting links on yesterday's ABCs Landline over at todays open mike. https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-08-09-2019/#comment-1653418
Yesterday I watched ABC's Landline as I do most Sunday's and this weeks episode was entire on Climate Change. There was some interesting stuff from a whole range of people including a former GG who has a special forces background and who also supported the...
https://thestandard.org.nz/open-mike-08-09-2019/#comment-1653159 Hi Everyone, The East Coast Fire Season, has started about 2mths early than normal. In some parts of the east coast it’s so extreme that some towns have next to no water or are likely to run ...
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