2 of us are Brits

I’m sorry but the shortening of British or Briton to Brit is insulting and derogatory to me.

It HAS been used as a hate word e.g. “Brits Out”

In order to use the word at all, you must be a fellow Briton (and even then I am not keen on it), I will not accept it from any other NATIONALITY ( I emphasise that to differentiate from ethnicity or religion).

Political correctness is a double edged sword.

Regards Brian

So the 1911 is being released after 98 years, so why is the 1921 census not going to being released until 2021, 100 years later?:confused:

I had the beta test of the 1911 search site so the compilers could get feedback, only problem was that there weren’t any Northern counties available and all my lot are fairly local to Yorkshire :rolleyes:

The site gave the answer to your query; There was a statement on the 1921 Census forms that the info would be secure for 100 years, so this will be honoured.

Brian

After that who cares?… He’s a mile away and you’ve got his shoes.”
Billy Connolly 1942 –

With the luck that some of the posters here had, you’ve probably got his fungal infection too 😮

I cried because I had no shoes

Until I met a man with no feet.

I am the sole carer for my wife who is disabled by multiple sclerosis, I had to take early retirement to care for her but I still count myself lucky as I had a decent job with a decent pension and when she goes in for treatment or respite care I can get away and do some spotting. I worked with a nice guy in the 80s who had such a string of bad luck that he became depressed, needed medication and died after a reaction to the cocktail of drugs he was taking. I am sure most of us in middle age have a few personal tragedies, loss of close friends or family, redundancy, divorce, financial problems etc etc. As Eric Idle sang; “Life’s a piece of s*** when you think of it” So follow his advice and “Always look on the bright side of life”

Have a great day

Brian 😀

BTW this is the full version of that quotation, if anyone’s interested;

“I never complained of the vicissitudes of fortune, nor murmured at the ordinances of Heaven, excepting once, when my feet were bare, and I had not the means of procuring myself shoes. I entered the great mosque at Cufah with a heavy heart when I beheld a man who had no feet. I offered up praise and thanksgiving to God for his bounty, and bore with patience the want of shoes, A broiled fowl in the eyes of one who has satisfied his appetite, is of less estimation than a leaf of greens on a dish; but to him who hath not the means of procuring food, a boiled turnip is equal to a broiled fowl.”
~Sa’adi (Persian poet, a.k.a Muslih-al-Din/Muslin-ed-Deen) (1184-1291), in Gulistan (Rose Garden)
(translated into English by Francis Gladwin)

Im flying with spainair next sat and yes the same type of plane MD82! Im sort of worried!

If you are going to Spain I would be much more concerned about joining the 17,000 human beings that have had their lives violently and suddenly snuffed out by motor vehicles over there in the last 6 years.

Source; http://www.eubusiness.com/Transport/061119173537.ue204103/

How many full MD82’s is that? Approx 100 I reckon – a similar disaster to Madrid every 3 weeks!

The loss of any human life by whatever cause is to be lamented so lets keep this in proportion.

“…No man is an island, entire of itself…any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” John Donne (1572-1631)

Regards Brian

and Have a safe trip Conor Mc

Auster J1N Alpha at Skegness…sadly did not record which one..but it could have been G-AHSO, G-AJEI or G-AHAL… Clive.

Me too (in 1966) … but I did record mine; G-AIBH. Were you on holiday at Butlins by any chance?

I saw the aircraft at a Cranfield PFA rally a few years ago just after renovation – she looked great.

Brian

Concorde

then;

Convair B36
Boeing Stratocruiser (civil spec)
Tu114 (a ’95 would do)

Brian

However, in order for a WIG to fly it needs to have take-off speed same as any plane. A floatplane can not take off in rough waters, a WIG I would guess would be subjected to the same limitations. Maybe the limitations won’t be quite as strict if the WIG is sufficiently huge (and I am talking huge), but that still will shut it down if the wind exceeds a certain limit.

http://www.se-technology.com/wig/index.php has links to pics of the Ekranoplans mentioned.

I agree with a lot of your points tenthije, but here’s some further thoughts.

The large Russian ekranoplans, KM (Caspian Sea Monster), Lun, Spasatel (Civvy Lun planned for ASR work) and the more well known Orlyonok all used boost engines to augment lift and bring the craft into ground effect long before the ‘step’ speed of a flying boat. the KM and Lun used 8 at a noticeable fuel cost. (not good these days)

I don’t know how rough the water would have to be to prevent takeoff, perhaps some of the experts in the “Historical Aviation” forum can equate this with wartime Sunderland and Catalina ops. I have seen photos of Albatross ASR ops in very rough China Sea conditions.

As for your dismissal on speed grounds as opposed to aircraft. The KM cruised at 267mph (430kph) max was 310 mph (500kph) 10 times faster than shipping and weighed in at 544 tonnes. The KM was just an early example and experimental but if this could be updated and enlarged say 4X I think it would interest the fast freight people if costs could be kept lower than the 4 747s it would ‘replace’. No it’s not as fast as a 747 but it’s still fast.

The big disadvantage is the need for water as a uniformly flat surface (not much tundra in the USA or Europe) They could only really be useable on an oceanic port to port network eg New York to Southampton, (Rotterdam would be a problem due to Channel traffic). I see a possible winner as West Coast USA to Japan China and Korea. The cruising height of the KM was 4-14 meters (14-47 ft). I just wonder if this would be adequate for oceanic crossing. I have crossed the Adriatic in a Russian built hydroplane and in rough conditions it rode the inside of the waves and nearly capsized. Nearly everyone was sick and we had to continue the journey on reduced power and on the surface as opposed to planing. A long and arduous trip.

There are so many problems to solve, not the least being excessive engine maintenance due to salt spray ingestion, that I really don’t see a commercial use for them though I’m a great fan of Ekranoplans and would love them to succeed.

Brian