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  • in reply to: Idly wondering what Kermit is up to now. #973107
    j_jza80
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    A high back Spitfire perhaps?

    in reply to: Perranporth Airfield Spitfire development discussion #973892
    j_jza80
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    I can’t see how anything could go wrong

    Brilliant! 😀

    in reply to: What scale are these? #219395
    j_jza80
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    They look like the type used for war gaming.

    in reply to: Malcolm Hoods #974582
    j_jza80
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    Apparently some Razorback P-47s were retrofitted with them.

    Picture here: http://www.ww2incolor.com/us-air-force/p-47+5th+eme.html

    in reply to: Most beautiful aircraft #2264048
    j_jza80
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    I’d quite like to put forward the Victor

    Moggy

    Like so many aircraft from that era, she was a beauty until they started covering them with bumps and blisters. That transformation is nothing though compared to the differences between the DH Comet and the bulbous AEW Nimrods!

    in reply to: Most beautiful aircraft #2264183
    j_jza80
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    [QUOTE=Confucius says;1972252]And the little prince is quite a looker too!

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    I think you meant to post that in this thread: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6239

    😀

    in reply to: Most beautiful aircraft #2264268
    j_jza80
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    P-51C / Mustang III

    http://i1112.photobucket.com/albums/k483/Puddle-Jumper/Military%20Aircraft/198.jpg

    in reply to: Most beautiful aircraft #2264278
    j_jza80
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    Sukhoi T-4 (nose up)
    http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g437/Hayzate/qp_nam_sieuphamvk_03.jpg

    She’s not so pretty with the nose down. Does anyone know of any ‘in flight’ pictures of this type survive?

    in reply to: Most beautiful aircraft #2264290
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    I don’t know why every brit thinks the spitfire is the best looking plane ever. Oh wait the answer lies withing the question.

    Seriously, what is wrong with you?

    in reply to: Most beautiful aircraft #2264609
    j_jza80
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    I’ve always thought this is a beauty.
    http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x126/ScotRanger/DassaultMirage4-1.jpg

    in reply to: Most beautiful aircraft #2264687
    j_jza80
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    Without equal (imo)

    http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm203/j_s14a/3b25db7b.jpg

    in reply to: Scenario: Re-arming Argentina #2265132
    j_jza80
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    And a central theme running through this whole thread:
    How accurate is peoples perceptions of the Argentine economy?
    They seem to be having high inflation, but that’s never been out of the ordinary for Argentina, bar a few relatively short periods.
    It seems there is non-consensus about how they’re doing.
    Some, from certain inevitable quarters, maintain they are doing poorly, but there is as much evidence that this is untrue, and the economy there is growing at a rate that would be envied in other geographical locations.

    I’m aware of the default and the energy shares issue.

    I guess the truth is somewhere in between, as usual.

    Perhaps then, they’d like to start paying us back?

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9194819/Argentina-told-it-must-pay-back-45-million-UK-loans-that-were-partly-used-to-fund-Falklands-invasion.html

    A relatively small amount, a healthy economy would have no issue in paying.

    There are also plenty of unsubstantiated reports that the Argentine government has been fiddling the books.

    in reply to: Scenario: Re-arming Argentina #2265308
    j_jza80
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    Maybe my dictionary is wrong but a “bully” is someone that uses his superior strength to intimidate those who are weaker forcing them to do it’s will. Hardly the case, not even on paper, empty threats are just cheap talk and even kids know it.

    Sorry, you’re quite right. The word I was looking for was ‘Coward’ 🙂

    in reply to: Scenario: Re-arming Argentina #2265343
    j_jza80
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    Pal, you perhaps don’t see it, as you seem to be unfortunately blinded by ultra-nationalism (which is highly regretable for a Brit, as in my experience the vast majority are highly educated and very humanist peoples, usually far away of such pathetic beliefs as ultra-nationalism) but there’s a big difference between the islanders seeing themselves as British, subjects of the Queen etc, and considering the land they are on, obtained through very regretable means, as British! They are entitled to and have all the rights to consider themselves British (i don’t think anyone can argue with that), but they cannot ever lay claim on that island as British.

    There’s no ‘regretable means’ at all.

    And I’m not an “Ultra Nationalist”, I just have a problem with bullies, like the Argentinian government and yourself.

    in reply to: Scenario: Re-arming Argentina #2265573
    j_jza80
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    That’s as maybe but the UK will never just hand them to Argentina and Argentina will never agree to UK ownership so in the end real ownership will come down to the people who have lived there for over 200 years and the only way that can happen is Independance

    They’re having a referendum on the subject in March.

    As a UK citizen, I would be overjoyed for the Falklands to become fully independent, as many other British colonies have before.

    But, I don’t believe that would be the end of the matter. Every time Argentina faces a hardship, the Government will use the ‘Malvinas card’ to distract the population in a haze of nationalism. For that reason, the islands need assurances as to their safety. Britain will provide this, until such a time as the Falklanders wish otherwise.

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