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Broithe
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They might have risked flying it out to Malta in the hope that it would get sorted out by the additional ground crews available there..? ..or, maybe the rats were trying to find a way out to a place of asylum..?
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Going back to the Shackleton, I wonder if the demise of WR986 at Safi is unique in aviation history? 'Rat infestation'. http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=157361 ..perhaps they needed an additional crew member..?
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Various "games" do go on - we tend to see pictures taken in clear weather - in less perfect conditions, keeping station beside the intercepted plane is not at all easy. On more than one occasion, the Bear has drifted downwards in cloud, until the intercepting pilot has suddenly found himself at 150 feet. Tu 95 seems to be a remarkably reliable device - has one ever crashed outside Russia?
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Well, he's definitely famous now... [video=youtube;ut6D-1akP_w]
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That applies to most maritime/patrol/surveillance/AEW aircraft.
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Didn't he play for Inter Milan?
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God, I'm hungry now.....
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Get your oats at Heuston Station.
Broithe replied to Broithe's topic in What's happening on the network?
A bit of kitbashing....? ..or it that a 'rye' comment in a post about oats..? -
Google Maps still shows 7 Blinders in Libya, but I doubt that they would work... https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=29%C2%B0+11%E2%80%B2+58.18%E2%80%B3+N++16%C2%B0+00%E2%80%B2+26.17%E2%80%B3+E&ie=UTF8&ll=29.193956,16.011726&spn=0.004116,0.004823&t=h&z=18&vpsrc=6
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Indeed, but it's horrifying that a 'journalist' can warn us to look out for something that seems to have last flown in 1992 - they also deleted the correct silhouette, just in case (I suppose), despite me telling them that that was correct for a 22M. It's fairly clear that the Tu 22 (Blinder) isn't swing-wing with those tip-pods, for a start, surely? Let's hope the chaps in the planes have more up-to-date charts... The Daily Mirror did once illustrate a story about a WW2 bomber crew member with a picture claiming to show a "bomber over Berlin" - it was a Handley-Page 0/400.
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The BBC has produced this 'helpful' guide to spotting Russian bombers - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-31537705 - with this silhouette :- ..but, it shows the old Tu 22.. ..not the current user of the designation.. ..they do show a three-quarter silhouette of the correct aircraft later in the article. Edit - They've believed me and changed the picture in the article - that was quick, just a few minutes since I emailed them..
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Get your oats at Heuston Station.
Broithe replied to Broithe's topic in What's happening on the network?
Available from Oxford - - should anybody be planning a cameo scene..
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It means Военно-воздушные силы - "military air forces" - seen better here, on a MiG 31. России is "Russian", of course.
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I was only talking about this - http://irishrailwaymodeller.com/showthread.php/1416-New-Recruit!!?p=21672#post21672 - to somebody yesterday. I wonder how progress is faring? Most of Irish industry is near the coast - it's not like the UK with Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, etc., all well inland and needing servicing by land transport..
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The RAF was still flying the lovely Shackleton into the '90s - virtually a modified Lancaster.
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It's hard to beat a bit of Betjeman. Plenty more on there..
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Might be worth siting the compressor in the draught of a fan - if you have a spare one about...
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This is quite a good spoof article.. http://newsthump.com/2015/02/19/eu-asks-russia-if-it-would-like-to-invade-greece-instead/
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Back again tomorrow, apparently.
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They're back - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31530840 .
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No USB, that's too old hat - it has a direct optical connection - straight into the retina. That 'little pulley' is for the height adjustment - there is considerable allowance for wear. I you ever get one, then remember to not have your feet on the footrest when lowering the board - but, you'll only do it once....
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Decoder identification by Manufaturer ID + VER
Broithe replied to Noel's question in DCC, Electrics and Electronics
These dogs they're to let loose, have they been chipped..? -
I'm still running my old Dargue Simplon - analogue, but it works OK and is unlikely to wear out soon.. ..well, not before I do..
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Well, some of us are prepared to drag it back a bit...
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Patience is the key... ..and not being tempted to put actual ammonia in them..
