chartpolski
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Interesting about the fuel . My dad worked at Spadeadam in Cumbria where the Blue Streak rocket was being developed. He was just a maintenance man, not actually involved in the rocket. Anyhow, the Blue Streak was intended as a return strike ICBM in case of a Soviet nuclear strike. Problem was it was fueled by a mixture of kerosene and liquid oxygen. The kerosene was onboard but the liquid oxygen could only be added at the last minute to prevent it from freezing . It took about five minutes to add it to the kerosene in the fuel tanks, and in the event of a Soviet nuclear strike the
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I would say because a diesel engine is , because of the much higher compression needed for ignition, far heavier than a petrol engine of similar power. Cheers.
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Same technology, the inlet air control, used on aircraft jet engines. Cheers.
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Would the moveable nose cone be a VIVG , ( Variable Inlet Vane Guide ) used basically to control the speed of the air entering the engine compared to the actual air speed . We overhauled these in house using calibration equipment to simulate flight conditions. Cheers.
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You guys will know more about the space stuff than me if that’s what you’re interested in. I’ve been retired for 21 years and the aircraft type I last had recurrent training on is obsolete and out of service now ! LOL ! I know technology has come on greatly and I’d be considered a bit of a Luddite now ! Cheers.
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I asked about airports, because Concorde was restricted to airports with ground air-start facilities as it didn’t have an auxiliary power unit , presumably to save weight or maybe a balance problem, I don’t know. When the airline I worked for bought three MD 11 freighters and two 747 freighters , they had to have additional landing gear fitted because of the runway constraints because of the widly varying temperatures in the Middle East. There’s a lot more to air travel than most people could imagine ! LOL ! Cheers.
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Concorde could expand 10-12 inches. Cheers.
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Once again, would commercial airlines operate these craft ? Would they be able to use current airports or need specially constructed ones . It all comes down to money. It seems to me that airlines are going in the direction of non-stop , long haul, high passenger volume, a bit like Aldi and Lidl, “ stack ‘em high, sell ‘em cheap “ philosophy! My missus has recently flew non-stop New Zealand - London and non-stop Australia - Dubai. No landing and take off or ramp time fees and taxes at the stopover airports, save the airlines a fair bit of money ! It seems like the “pack them in”
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It’s relatively easy to build a supersonic aircraft, but making it commercially and economically viable is extremely difficult. Plus countries by-laws regarding supersonic flight further hinder its use. Concords engines were basically the same Rolls Royce engines used in the Vulcan bomber, 1950’s technology with upgrades. It’s ok having the technology, but you need the airlines to buy and operate them, and they won’t if they aren’t profitable to run. Cheers.
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Some of my colleagues would fly from Jeddah to Bahrain on our airline and then use our 50% concession tickets with BA to fly Concorde to LHR, and this was around £1,000 in the early 80’s, so full fare would be around £2.000 one way. You could get a slightly cheaper ticket as concessions were based on full fare not any special discounts. The cost of building, buying , maintaining Concord was huge and needed flight crews, ground crews and maintenance staff with specialist skills and even with outrageous ticket prices coupled with small payloads made it economically unviable. Cheers.
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Trump has just said civil aviation has gone backwards because we could fly New York / London in a third of the time on Concord and wants to bring back supersonic civilian commercial flight. That is something I’d like, but I disagree about it going backwards, it moved forward to mass , affordable flights. Concorde was very expensive and carried 100 passengers, todays long haul is relatively cheap and carries 500 passengers. It was political interference that ended supersonic commercial flight, governments banning sonic booms over land, but I hope it comes back and the Uk is at the foref
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These huge irrigation circle in the Middle East have supposedly changed the routes of some migratory birds. Cheers.
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I had most of those cacti growing wild in my garden in Saudi, also aloe vera, which was great if you or the dogs had a cut or a graze, just cut a bit of the leaf off and rub it on the wound. I’m going to get a plant here and try to grow it. It’ll be outside in the summer but taken indoors during the winter. Cheers. -
Mine are mixed Mangetout and sugar snaps……. I can’t tell the difference anyway ! Cheers.
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Sugar snaps coming through; Courgettes look to being very productive; Cheers.
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I used to go most years, but it got steadily worse, the fair selling more and more rubbish that had nothing to do with horses or travelling, the town full of tourists , the bars charging exorbitant prices and full of drunks wanting to fight I was at a hunt show yesterday and met up with an old travelling mate and asked if he had been to Appleby, he said he doesn’t bother now. Also some lads I know used to travel over in horse drawn vardos every year, but didn’t bother this year. I think it’s more of a tourist attraction now, but I have enjoyed it in the past. Cheers.
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11 out of 12 eggs hatched and chicks doing well; Cheers.
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mC’s got a new saluki pup ???? Does that mean he’s going to be the bane of my life for many years to come, telling me it’s faster than a non- ped whippet or a greyhound ??? I’ll lose the will to live ! All the best with it mate, I hope it’s phenomenal for you ! Cheers.
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It’s a terrible thing to see a breakdown in real time….but strangely compelling ! LOL ! Cheers.
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Night night Cheers.
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Are you an autistic savant , a misunderstood genius, a rogue intellectual or just on the piss ? Cheers.
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If you are insinuating alcoholic drinks, then it’s an occasional treat for me, not a daily requirement . Not that I’m inferring anything , ( of course I am ) ! LOL ! Cheers.
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I honestly eat well mate, game, fish, fresh veg, eggs from my own poultry, but I do like cheese, which is probably processed, I don’t drink to excess, but probably more than the governments recommended allowance. Ive never smoked and can say on my kids graves I’ve never took any narcotics. When I was younger I was into things like Karate, weight training, running etc. Now at almost 73, I still am out every day with the dogs , have two huge allotments that I take care of. I have regular medical check ups and dental, ( all my own teeth bar one that got broken), eye sight,( I don’t
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Now that picture has my gastric juices flowing whether it’s good for me or not ! Bon Appetite !
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Just catching up on Zia suddenly rejoining Reform . My in boxes are full and I need to reply, but Nigel isn’t returning my calls, he must be busy but the f****r better reply or my support may be in jeopardy ! LOL Cheers.
