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July 21, 2005 at 12:15 am in reply to: You are " THE MAN " NEIL ARMSTRONG, #1381553

turbo_NZ
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I think you’ll find that was “less power than a ZX80“.

Granted,…but I just wanted to put it into perspective for some of our younger members….(I remember the old Sinclairs well) 🙂

TNZ

July 21, 2005 at 12:12 am in reply to: 36 Years Ago Today… #1381556

turbo_NZ
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Very nice pic !!

July 20, 2005 at 10:19 pm in reply to: You are " THE MAN " NEIL ARMSTRONG, #1381726

turbo_NZ
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Well, I got to shake Buzz Aldrin’s hand at Warbirds Over Wanaka…..well everyone did, but what a guy !!!
Very friendly and “down to earth” (sorry couldn’t resist that one !! ;))

TNZ

July 20, 2005 at 11:49 am in reply to: You are " THE MAN " NEIL ARMSTRONG, #1383048

turbo_NZ
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Yup I wanted to be an Astronought too when I was young….I still play around with model-rockets which are good fun too.

TNZ

July 20, 2005 at 11:15 am in reply to: You are " THE MAN " NEIL ARMSTRONG, #1383065

turbo_NZ
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Just some interesting facts.

The Saturn V was 363 feet long , weighed 6,221,444 lbs and had a lift-off thrust of 7,680,982 lbs (or 160,000,000 horsepower) !!!!!!!!!!

The first stage burns for 2.5 minutes to an altitude of 40 miles high (or 211,000 ft) attaining a speed of 5,400 mph…….

Now that is something else !!!

TNZ

July 20, 2005 at 6:27 am in reply to: You are " THE MAN " NEIL ARMSTRONG, #1383655

turbo_NZ
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here ya go……

Bit more grunt than a Merlin or Griffon… 😉

July 20, 2005 at 6:22 am in reply to: You are " THE MAN " NEIL ARMSTRONG, #1383671

turbo_NZ
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It is nearly UNBELIEVABLE? to consider it occurred only 66 years after Orvile and Wilbur managed to get off the ground in a box kite contraption at Kittyhawk USA, now thats really wow!! to think what had to happen in those 66 years to get Neil safely up there, and back again – safely!

…and all this done with computers that had less computing power than a Playstation……. 😮

TNZ

July 20, 2005 at 3:29 am in reply to: You are " THE MAN " NEIL ARMSTRONG, #1383699

turbo_NZ
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I personally love looking at the Saturn V rockets blasting into space. Such incredible power !!!

TNZ

July 19, 2005 at 1:27 am in reply to: How Low Can You Go?? #1386373

turbo_NZ
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….as I said, Daz….. 😉

July 18, 2005 at 7:53 pm in reply to: How Low Can You Go?? #1386772

turbo_NZ
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Thought this would amuse …….

http://www.friday-fun.com/showvideo.shtml?clip=fishing.wmv&width=480&height=400&clipname=Fishing

That scene with the Catalina from the start of the movie “Always” cracks me up everytime I see it 😀 😀

July 17, 2005 at 11:01 am in reply to: RIAT Friday pics – a close shave #1389174

turbo_NZ
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This reminds me of that Yak-9 in the US that pulled out a dive in high-alpha only just avoiding the ground !!!

Great pics!!

TNZ

July 15, 2005 at 11:09 pm in reply to: Reverse thrust in flight #554552

turbo_NZ
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I seem to remember an Air NZ DC-8 on a training flight inadvertantly deployed reverse thrust on one side on take-off and stalled into the ground, killing the crew. 🙁

TNZ

July 15, 2005 at 7:53 pm in reply to: Subtle Sabotage #1390563

turbo_NZ
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Anyway, all in all, a great story. These guys were the unsung heros of the war, bearing in mind what could have happened to them if this was found out by the Germans….. 🙁

TNZ

July 15, 2005 at 7:47 pm in reply to: Death by fire of a Avro Anson Mk.1 in Oz 1960's #1390570

turbo_NZ
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ooohh,…that’s sad…. 🙁

TNZ

July 14, 2005 at 4:42 am in reply to: How Low Can You Go?? #1393019

turbo_NZ
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ha ha, great story, Jules !!
Thanks

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