This is the worst Bendy Bus thread ever!

Religion. It’s just an argument over who’s got the best imaginary friend.

Have you seen those stupid losers on the God-Squad channels on Sky? They are as fanatical, poisonous and dangerous as the very religious leaders the USA is trying to eradicate. Clearly mentally ill, and clearly out to brainwash the gullible, to make money.

I like religion, simply because the Churches / Cathedrals etc. are usually the most beautiful buildings in an otherwise boring city, when a tourist.
That beauty is borne from money taken to assist the poor.

Hi all, I have a question some of you very knowlegable chaps on this site may know the answer too. On the Castle Bromwich supermarine factory does anyone know what shade of blue paint they used to paint the guttering collector tanks that were connected to the down pipes ?? I have been asked this by a friend who was too shy to post this himself !!!!!!!

Thanks, Steve

Wow, if you get an answer I’ll buy a pint (If I ever meet the person).

……and, I bet a lot of guttrin and fences in the Castle Brom. area had the same colour:cool:

F-22
F-35
F-2
AV-8B

add:
Predator
Reaper
Global Hawk
X-47

Even with all the graphite epoxy being used by the US aerospace industry, the golf club industry still rules the market for graphite materials.

Are you talking tonnage of production or value of production?
The Golf clubs use a different spec. of fibre, with a different resin system and a different method of manufacture. They are expensive too because golfers will pay through the nose for a set of bats that they think will improve their ruined walk.
Also, the bats have to withstand an impact load whilst deadening the spang from going up the arm of the golfer. It it breaks they can throw it in the bunker.

There are no bunkers at 35,000 feet, nor fire engines.

…and don’t forget the Chinook.

ok im not going to sit on the fence their both equal in the fact that they will never ever in a million album sales be as good as or play as well as IRON MAIDEN. Ive seen all three live n maiden just absolutely kicked butt:D

IM are indeed better, and even though they are British (We produce the best rock…..erm, apart from maybe classic Springsteen before he sold out), they are actually producers of racket and din, with a rhythm.:diablo:

Mrs. 91Regal’s devotion to a well known TV shopping channel has resulted in a retained image on the screen of my 3-year old Toshiba LCD. I have been told that there may be ways to lessen or even eliminate the effect. Do any of you knowledgable Forumites know any of these tricks ? – and please don’t say that the best trick is to buy a new tele, ‘cos I can’t afford it.:confused:

You may have to buy something……unless you know someone in “Software”. There are DVD’s of Software that you can buy which re-calibrate every pixel on the telly or Computer telly.
Pixel Fixer or something, it was called. About £30.

The Brits to fly it.
The Germans to do the paperwork
The Italians to cook
The French to cook sauces (Because that’s all French cooking actually is…Horse in a beautiful sauce)
The Swiss to negotiate
The Irish to build the dromes
The Belgians to run the bar
The Dutch to run the entertainment
The Poles to work for the Irish
The Scandinavians to do the maintenance.
…who’s left?

Neither.

They’re both bobbins.

Mass-produced corporate ‘Rock-Lite’ for hormonal teenage girls of all ages and genders.

Well, you did ask. 😎

Correct.
US 80’s style rock, isn’t.

I have an unclassified report in my flies about the flying hours of the B-52H (the sole model remaining in service).

As of 1 July 1991 (yes, a long time ago, but the planes were then “just” 30 years old)..
The average flight time on a 52H was 12200 hours and 1400 cycles.

The same report said the limiting detail for H’s were the wing upper surfaces at 31,200 hours and they would have an economic life beyong 2030…or two-thirds of their life was remaing.
Remember, this was after thirty years of service.

So, using those figures (60 years past 1991), they should be good until 2050 (= -).

That report is in our library too. I think a commentary in the report stated that the B52 will be the first 100 year A/c. Obviously not the same machine but from 1st flight to retirement, the “Type” will do 100 years.

Oh, and with Concorde gone, the B52 is probably the most beautiful aircraft in the sky. IMO.