“we will have one flying in FRANCE. what about you in UK??” Firstly there is not a full scale Mossie flying in France – it is a modern three quarter scale replica and secondly why ask the question, other than to make a jibe? Perhaps CD went a little far in making a connection which was not made originally but the exchanges at that level are becoming rather silly.

We hope we might see the real thing here at Legends this from New Zealand, or maybe next year. And perhaps it will cross the Channel as well, to be enjoyed by all of us.

As an aside, regarding computors, don’t you think we have become far too reliant on them?.
I was typing quite a stithrum in a P.M. today to Sky High, and as I was about to type the last few lines the S*****G thing closed down as updates were being loaded, I gave up, and will send it another day, as all was lost.

Lincoln .7

There’s nothning quite like a “stithrum” in a PM…….:confused:;)

But we have no choice, have we? How do we now not rely on computers? The world would cease to function…….mmmm, perhaps that’s not such a bad thing afte all. And there would only be old planes flying around……..:D

see #16

I think it might be something you drink rather than something wet that brushes off on your lederhosen as you climb the Alpine meadows for a bit of yodelling.:diablo:

Probably the computer coupled with nanotechnology because almost every other modern development has depended on those two things.

CD – sorry to come back on this but I just stumbled across this from John Hutton, Minister in the last Labour Government:

“The public must be told the facts about nuclear, as well as other forms of energy. The most unpalatable truth is that no form of energy generation can be completely free of risk. And there is one chilling statistic that we should all have at the forefront of our minds when we consider the alternatives to nuclear – in China, 5,000 people die every year while mining coal for use in power stations. When it comes to energy policy, there are rarely any simple, easy choices.
Renewable sources must be part of a balanced policy, but they are intermittent and need to be engineered around a base load of dependable power generation if peaks of demand are to be met.
It is clear, therefore, that our needs cannot be met from renewable sources alone. Europe will, in any event, be extremely hard-pressed even to achieve its current renewable goals, let alone meet any increased level of output.
The most likely alternative global source of energy, if we abandoned our nuclear ambitions, would be coal or gas. However, burning more coal and gas will not help us reduce the amount of carbon being emitted into the atmosphere – in fact, quite the opposite. The human and environmental consequences of such a policy would be potentially catastrophic, which must be factored in to any call for an end to civil nuclear power.
If Britain were to turn its back on nuclear, a new “dash for gas” would be inevitable, given that it seems unlikely the Government would sanction any new coal-fired power stations in the foreseeable future. Not only would this be bad for our environment, it would increase our dependence on foreign energy supplies, making us less secure. This is a risk no sensible government should expose us to. A primary goal of energy policy must instead be to increase our energy independence. Nuclear passes this critical test.”