I've been in a Vulcan. Years ahead of its time - amazing that the the B-52 is still flying when much better bombers like the Vulcan, Valiant, Victor, F-111 et al are but memories.
Seriously - the Royal Navy calls a ship "Invincible", the US Navy calls one "Ronald Reagan" - the Royal Air Force calls a 'plane "Typhoon" the US Air Force calls one "Warthog".
Anyway, this schoolboy always dreamed of the "Blackbird" and "Valkyrie", and I'm British.
Never understood why aircraft speeds were measured in knots - that's a pretty strange convention seeing as military 'planes started out in the army rather than the navy.
Don't worry, now Concorde's gone the US govt. will miraculously repeal that particular edict just in time for Boeing to introduce a supersonic airliner.
What does "better"mean, exactly? Both are brilliant 'planes, but the Hornet (while a more high performance machine) didn't break ANY engineering ground with its design.
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A punter is some kind of amalgam of player/client/customer. Most common use is to describe a gambler who 'takes a punt' on a horse/dog/whatever.
I'm sure you've worker it out anyway, your Brit contacts are merely referring to their clients.
We usually refer to our clients as punters.
I hope you're right, the V-22 has certainly had it's share of problems.
Not to hand, but I recall reading that serious accidents were as common as 1 in 7 traineee chopper pilots.
Sadly true, though Harriers still aren't as dangerous as helicopters.
I've been in a Vulcan. Years ahead of its time - amazing that the the B-52 is still flying when much better bombers like the Vulcan, Valiant, Victor, F-111 et al are but memories.
Don't worry, Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes cast are loved throughout the world. We know quality when we see it.
What does Nimrod mean in American colloquial, exactly? You guys always seem to find it quite amusing.
thanks, good info
Maybe because they always had better names?
Seriously - the Royal Navy calls a ship "Invincible", the US Navy calls one "Ronald Reagan" - the Royal Air Force calls a 'plane "Typhoon" the US Air Force calls one "Warthog".
Anyway, this schoolboy always dreamed of the "Blackbird" and "Valkyrie", and I'm British.
Maybe that's it - maybe 'planes originally towed a little impeller on a line as a boat would to get its speed.
Yep, coz Boeing has no dealings with the US govt. at all.
Are you insane?
BTW, is this the same marketplace that the US DOESN'T ALLOW the Japanese to compete in?
Never understood why aircraft speeds were measured in knots - that's a pretty strange convention seeing as military 'planes started out in the army rather than the navy.
You're a chef in the National Guard, aren't you?
That's classified son, as is the whereabouts of all of your tax dollars.
I thought even the American military used Metric units - isn't a "click" a kilometre?
The Thunderbirds don't actually exist in real life, man.
Are you kidding? They didn't manage to deal with those hijacked 767s, and a MiG 29's a hell of a lot faster and more manouverable than a 767.
The dozy radar man would probably think it was a swarm of killer bees.
You don't seriously measure liquid in pounds, do you?
Don't worry, now Concorde's gone the US govt. will miraculously repeal that particular edict just in time for Boeing to introduce a supersonic airliner.
Betcha.
What does "better"mean, exactly? Both are brilliant 'planes, but the Hornet (while a more high performance machine) didn't break ANY engineering ground with its design.
talent speaks for itself
"Am I right? Definatly."
Apparently not.
fair cop
That's up to the owner of the life in question. If astronauts are happy to do it, we should be happy to let them.
How much OIL is worth a human life?
"xine/mplayer/ffmpeg are optimized for altivec"
Not like QuickTime is...