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October 20, 2006 at 2:34 pm in reply to: Bet we have a better bonfire party than you…pic #1334804

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I would have mounted them to the side of your Transit van.Would have made the cars that were about to cut you off think otherwise….Could have been worse.Could have been a Phoenix.There are inflatable missiles I have seen being towed behind a pickup that look pretty awsome.Good additions mate.Thanks for sharing..

Is the Hamster available for guest appearances yet?

October 18, 2006 at 9:54 pm in reply to: Bristol Britannia #1247980

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_R6V

I know its wikipedia but it does give a good picie……..

October 17, 2006 at 9:56 am in reply to: Bristol Britannia #1249794

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When the Brabazon was being designed, were any noises coming out from anywhere about the lack of airline intrest in the Lockheed R6V?

October 16, 2006 at 9:54 pm in reply to: Power Jets without Rover? #1250089

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John Golley’s book ‘Whittle, the true story’ says there was a lot of friction between Power Jets people and Rover and Bill Gunstons books plus others say more or less the same thing.

Rolls had done over 400 hours testing in January 1943 compared to Rover’s 24 hours in December 1942, though I suppose Rolls did have the advantage of a working engine straight away.

October 12, 2006 at 9:44 pm in reply to: Merchant shipping #2090133

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I’ve had this 1983 (first UK publication) book for a long time

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ships-Shipping-Tomorrow-Jurgen-Lusch/dp/0870332996/ref=sr_11_1/202-4659133-2806265?ie=UTF8

makes an intresting read though they thought 5,000 containers in one go was high…. 🙂

Linking into my previous post about transverse tunnels, it has a diagram of a possible LASH barge carrier that uses a transverse tunnel rather than over the stern for the lifting of barges, also has an ‘over the bow’ crane arrangement but i’d have thought that makes a very vital bit of gear very vulnerable.

October 12, 2006 at 9:04 pm in reply to: Merchant shipping #2090186

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Neptune,

I found the full report later which says Maersk engineers have looked at it and said it can be done and on Page 55/56 gives the full specs.

http://www.onr.navy.mil/nrac/docs/2005_rpt_sea_basing.pdf

It also looks at the Seabee concept and suggests and idea might involve a combination of both Seabee type lift and more than one transverse tunnel to avoid single point failiure and allow maximum flexibility with sea conditions.

It also talks about the Intermediate Transfer Platform (bloody big semi submersible Flo-Flo) which I posted about earlier

I had heard of the idea of using Seabee ships to carry hovercraft before but gotto admit it was still a good plot line.

Intrestingly, whilst doing a search for modified S-class container ships, I got quite a few hits on sites where the possibility of China doing the same thing was discussed – they were talking about the Chinese merchant service much in the same way the Soviet merchant service was talked about 15-20 years ago.

October 12, 2006 at 12:16 pm in reply to: Merchant shipping #2090284

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Would the hull of the S-class container ship be able to take a transverse tunnel for LCAC as shown on page 22 of this PDF?

http://www.onr.navy.mil/nrac/docs/2005_brief_sea_basing.pdf

Its part of the US’s proposed ‘Afloat Forward Staging Base’ concept.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/afsb.htm

October 12, 2006 at 11:34 am in reply to: Bristol Britannia #1254391

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Many sites discussing the Brabazon say the upgrades to Filton proved useful for later projects.

However, to allow the Proteus to be used on the Brabazon and the Princess, the engine’s design introduced problems which delayed its introduction.

If the Brabazon and the Princess had been cancelled before the Proteus was considered, how soon could that engine have been introduced assuming it no longer has the cooling problems associated with it neededing to be fitted to the Brabazon and Princess.

Would the Filton site have been upgraded to the extent it was with an early Brabazon cancellation?

If it had been the Britannia that had been developed in place of the Brabazon with the Britannia’s first flight in 1949, what would that have done for the sales of the Britannia?

October 8, 2006 at 4:40 pm in reply to: Merchant shipping #2039051

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There is an article in the magazine of the Sunday Times about the possibility of using coastal container ships to releive congestion on the UK’s roads.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2099-2381827.html

October 7, 2006 at 11:24 pm in reply to: Widebody VC-10 #1260494

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How about if you go for a podded underwing engine mounting, do you have the engine power to get an early A340?

October 2, 2006 at 7:11 pm in reply to: General Discussion #349138

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What would Clarkson and Captain Slow make of this???

The Hamster lined up for Countdown
Top Gear crash victim Richard Hammond is being lined up as the next presenter of the vintage teatime word quiz Countdown. The star, currently recovering from a 300mph crash, could take over from Des Lynham after Des announced he’d like to quit at the end of the year.

The show would see a change of pace for Richard – known as “the Hamster” – from his life in the fast lane as presenter of the boys’ toys car show. Des has said he is leaving Countdown after 18 months because of the gruelling trek from his home in Sussex to Leeds where the show is filmed.

Richard is making a good recovery from a horrific crash behind the wheel of a jet-powered dragster at the Elvington airfield last month. But he’s not the only big name that Countdown producers are considering to join maths boffin Carol Vorderman on Channel 4’s longest-running show.

Also in the frame are Sky Sunrise presenter Eamonn Holmes and Deal Or No Deal star Noel Edmonds. But it’s the Hamster which tops the show’s shortlist. A source told the Daily Star Sunday: “If he keeps up his recovery, Richard would be the ideal choice to replace Des. But he will face tough competition from Eamonn and Noel.”

36-year-old Richard would be the youngest presenter of the show which was fronted for years by TV legend Richard Whiteley. The biggest stumbling block in his way might be the amount of mickey-taking he’ll get from Top Gear co-host and pal Jeremy Clarkson if he moves from fast cars to the rather more sedate surroundings of Countdown. The show is popular with the over-60s purple-rinse brigade, most of whom Clarkson would like to see banned from the road for driving too slow!

Source: Daily Star Sunday
02/10/06

October 2, 2006 at 7:11 pm in reply to: Richard Hammond seriously hurt (merged). #1944855

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What would Clarkson and Captain Slow make of this???

The Hamster lined up for Countdown
Top Gear crash victim Richard Hammond is being lined up as the next presenter of the vintage teatime word quiz Countdown. The star, currently recovering from a 300mph crash, could take over from Des Lynham after Des announced he’d like to quit at the end of the year.

The show would see a change of pace for Richard – known as “the Hamster” – from his life in the fast lane as presenter of the boys’ toys car show. Des has said he is leaving Countdown after 18 months because of the gruelling trek from his home in Sussex to Leeds where the show is filmed.

Richard is making a good recovery from a horrific crash behind the wheel of a jet-powered dragster at the Elvington airfield last month. But he’s not the only big name that Countdown producers are considering to join maths boffin Carol Vorderman on Channel 4’s longest-running show.

Also in the frame are Sky Sunrise presenter Eamonn Holmes and Deal Or No Deal star Noel Edmonds. But it’s the Hamster which tops the show’s shortlist. A source told the Daily Star Sunday: “If he keeps up his recovery, Richard would be the ideal choice to replace Des. But he will face tough competition from Eamonn and Noel.”

36-year-old Richard would be the youngest presenter of the show which was fronted for years by TV legend Richard Whiteley. The biggest stumbling block in his way might be the amount of mickey-taking he’ll get from Top Gear co-host and pal Jeremy Clarkson if he moves from fast cars to the rather more sedate surroundings of Countdown. The show is popular with the over-60s purple-rinse brigade, most of whom Clarkson would like to see banned from the road for driving too slow!

Source: Daily Star Sunday
02/10/06

October 1, 2006 at 4:42 pm in reply to: Vertical launch Sea Dart #1806833

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Quite a lot might have been possible: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/Alternative%20RN.htm

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Tony Williams: Military gun and ammunition website and discussion forum

Yes your article did get me wodering when I first read it.

October 1, 2006 at 4:35 pm in reply to: Pre-war Inflight refueling #1269704

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i don’t think the tanker aircraft had sufficent range to fly to the middle, refuel someone else, and then get back again.

That doesn’t stop its use now, in any case, would you necessarily have to fly all the way to the middle to get a useful extension to the receiving aircraft’s endurance?

September 28, 2006 at 8:33 pm in reply to: Vertical launch Sea Dart #1806908

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The Sea Dart Magazine isn’t directly below the launcher as in the Soviet VLS and the Mk13 Launcher. There is an intermediate stage directly below the launcher where the missile is warmed up, and the magazine is below that.

Yes, D K Brown’s ‘Rebuilding the Royal Navy’ shows the general arrangement of the Sea Dart launcher and magazine on the various designs floating around at the time but I wonder what could have been done if a VL system had been decided on from the start.
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