Hi All,
Making a complete **** of myself with getting the Name Game wrong still there’s hope yet I suppose :stupid:

Geoff.

Hi All,
The Stargate Conspiracy by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince

Geoff.

Hi All,
Next news will be the assailants claim the victim was just muff diving! I have heard that stinks of fish to :highly_amused:

Geoff.

Hi All,
I can’t seeing it going that far unless Putin decides he will do a Georgia,Hungary or Czechoslovakia take over, the problem for the Ukraine is that there are no resources that the west will benefit from. Putin now sees the west as a toothless threat, we will stand by and watch as he does what he wants simply in my opinion because we need their gas, like was feared a few years ago the Russians will hold the gas pipelines as ransom if we go against their actions.
On the one hand their is big business in Russia that could persuade him to not be as bolshie and take a softer line as they say money makes the world go round and if those who control the Russian economy will suffer they may even get him out of power, on the other hand Putin being ex-KGB and would like a return to the old days of the Soviet empire with all the former states in tow this may be exactly what he is after and this is just the start of a series of territorial grabs.
What he has to consider is what the rest of the world will think and how it will affect his country in the outcome of any military action he may decide to take of coarse there is always the possibility that like the new Ukrainian naval admiral defected/resigned other in similar posts throughout the Ukraine may do the same this is a problem that could thwart any real attempt at a retaliation should the Russians use force.
Judging by the looks of the trapped Ukrainian forces they have older kit than the troops who appeared so suddenly in the Ukraine unless these are just the better equipped units of the Russian forces ?

Geoff.

Hi All,
Excellent work by all involved keep the momentum up all, Perfect tribute to the Panton Family Fred and Chris will be so proud :angel:

Geoff.

In your world maybe, but not in mine:D

Hi All.
Bruggen, What’s wrong with my world ? I have to be the only one who enjoys Quo while on the forum:highly_amused:
I always liked this Keith Woodcock print of the Skyhook
And found this video from 1942

Geoff.

Hi All,
Freehand, I thought the Americans were already in the Gen 6 design stage ? The trouble is the politics involved, I may upset a few here but I am convinced that The American aircraft manufacturers and their government have conspired to stifle the design of their allies civil and in particular military design teams, and as examples I of coarse refer to the TSR.2 and Arrow projects both way ahead of anything the American government and aircraft company’s had on the design board.
There was and has never been any aircraft designed that was so viscously hacked to death i.e. All the tooling, Jigs, etc.etc destroyed with no apparent reason ? I am certain that this country could afford to design and put in to production an aircraft perfectly capable of out classing other design’s, judging by the wasted money in this government and past governments we should be world leaders but because of the lack of foresight, investment and greed to a certain extent we have and never will again.

Geoff.