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Tianhe, "Harmony of the Heavens"

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:29 pm
Posted in Space Related (& Freight) Ops
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:17 pm » in Space Related (& Freight) Ops
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'Divine Vessel' to mark China's first human spaceflight since 2016
Shenzhou-12 will be the third of 11 missions needed to complete China's space...

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China launches 3 astronauts to replace crew on Tiangong space station
The Shenzhou 20 spaceship took off atop China’s Long March 2F rocket from a...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:29 pm
The really boring and totally pointless snippets thread VI

Last post by OFSO « Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:37 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin2 » Sun May 12, 2024 3:44 pm » in Crewroom
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....and so it was. V is now closed.

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Many years ago when I worked on the top floor of the Telecom building in London, and the canteen was two floors below, and the street exit one floor...
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Last post by OFSO
Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:37 pm
A dark Cave. In the middle, a Caldron boiling. Thunder. Enter the three Witches.

Last post by Dushan « Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:35 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by EA01 » Thu Apr 17, 2025 2:47 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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How can that be indepentantly verified??, I cannot see the resolution on the UN website??

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Now can you answer who committed the atrocities on October 7?

You did not ask that question.

Now you can answer my question.

I did ask that...
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Last post by Dushan
Thu Apr 24, 2025 3:35 pm
Chaos in USA

Last post by admin2 « Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:22 am
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by barkingmad » Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:18 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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About 3,000 deaths recorded after 9/11 and look where that took us?

These statistics put that casualty count into perspective, or maybe not....

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There has been a lot of housekeeping done this morning on this thread, and the extraneous stuff has moved to
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Last post by admin2
Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:22 am
Friday Jokes

Last post by Archer « Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:03 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by OFSO » Sun Aug 23, 2015 5:28 pm » in Crewroom
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To kick off, here's one that had 'em rolling in the aisles (although I admit it was my Kindergarten aisles.)

There were four skunks: daddy skunk,...

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You mean someone has to write down all that drivel? Isn't that cruel and inhuman punishment?
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Last post by Archer
Thu Apr 24, 2025 8:03 am
Caption Competition......

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Thu Apr 24, 2025 7:31 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by CharlieOneSix » Fri Jan 13, 2023 3:51 pm » in Crewroom
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Dragonfly 548.jpg
Dragonfly WG722 of 705 Squadron RNAS Culdrose on 24 May 1961. The aircraft suffered a transmission failure, autorotated into a...

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Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Thu Apr 24, 2025 7:31 am
Peregrine falcons at Worcester Cathedral

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:36 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by Opsboi » Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:33 am » in Crewroom
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Always worth a watch; the female is Peggy

4 eggs we reckon

Any time you're stressed, have a watch

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Feeding at 04.30Z. One didn't seem to get anything. Doesn't look good for the last egg despite the above report.
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Thu Apr 24, 2025 4:36 am
HH Pope Francis

Last post by G~Man « Thu Apr 24, 2025 2:49 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by Karearea » Mon Feb 24, 2025 4:23 am » in Crewroom
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HH Pope Francis is gravely ill:

Pope Francis, who is battling pneumonia and a complex lung infection, remains in a critical condition, the Vatican...

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Different cultures view things differently. When I lived in Hawaii, my wife at the time had a videography business, she was often hired by families...
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Last post by G~Man
Thu Apr 24, 2025 2:49 am
Millions of us might be **** if we ignore the Russian-Ukraine war

Last post by tango15 « Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:37 pm
Posted in Politics & Controversial Topics
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jan 15, 2022 10:20 pm » in Politics & Controversial Topics
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Wed Apr 23, 2025 11:37 pm
Another C180 Down, Illinois This Time. 4 Dead

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:25 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by PHXPhlyer » Sun Apr 20, 2025 3:47 pm » in Aviation Incidents

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Single-engine plane crashes in Illinois, killing all 4 people aboard
The crash occurred just one day after another fatal incident in Nebraska, where...

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Juan on 2 fatal C180 wire strikes:

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:25 pm
More Boeing Bad News

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:05 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Dec 10, 2019 12:20 am » in Aviation Incidents
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Boeing CEO says China has stopped taking its aircraft amid trade war
Kelly Ortberg said that a few 737 Max planes that were in China set to be...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:05 pm
Tango's Traumatic Travels

Last post by tango15 « Wed Apr 23, 2025 5:31 pm
Posted in HowTo's
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by tango15 » Fri Apr 11, 2025 1:57 pm » in HowTo's

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Following recent posts by yours truly and subsequent comments, and with time on my hands waiting for the never-ending exchange of contracts on my...

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RUSSIA 1

Surprisingly, perhaps, Russia was our biggest customer. In the mid-70s, we were selling about £1m worth of equipment to them. They always...

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Last post by tango15
Wed Apr 23, 2025 5:31 pm
Departed During 2025

Last post by tango15 « Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:50 am
Posted in Where Are They Now
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by llondel » Fri Jan 03, 2025 10:49 pm » in Where Are They Now
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Britt Allcroft has died, aged 81. She was responsible for the TV series of Thomas the Tank Engine, watched and enjoyed by many children (and adults).

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Ronald David Scott (20 October 1917 – 17 April 2025) was an Argentine-born British soldier, and as a naval aviator he flew for the Royal Navy’s Fleet...
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Last post by tango15
Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:50 am
Will Ryanair go Chinese ?

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Tue Apr 22, 2025 7:55 pm
Posted in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat
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by OFSO » Tue Apr 22, 2025 3:58 pm » in Airline Rumours, Gossip and Chat

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Ryanair has a significant order backlog for Boeing 737 MAX family aircraft, including 150 firm orders for the larger upcoming Boeing 737 MAX 10 and...

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The B737 Max 10 isn't close to certification AFAIK.
China is turning back some new 737s so those might be available to RyanAir, just not Max 10s.

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Tue Apr 22, 2025 7:55 pm
Heritage Restored

Last post by Karearea « Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:39 pm
Posted in Military Nostalgia

by Karearea » Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:39 pm » in Military Nostalgia

The historic Soldiers' Block at Queen Mary Hospital in Hanmer Springs will reopen as a community centre on Anzac Day.
This is such a graceful...

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Last post by Karearea
Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:39 pm
Political Funnies. Memes, Pictures, Videos, Jokes but no politics. All countries welcome.

Last post by EA01 « Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:37 am
Posted in Crewroom
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by G~Man » Mon Sep 30, 2024 11:30 pm » in Crewroom

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This thread is here for us to share stuff that makes you laugh regardless of your political leanings.

Rules:
No getting butt hurt
Try to keep it...

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Things you find

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Last post by EA01
Tue Apr 22, 2025 10:37 am
Delta A330 Evacuated at Orlando Due to Engine Fire

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:56 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Apr 21, 2025 5:39 pm » in Aviation Incidents

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Passengers on Delta flight evacuate on slides after engine fire at Orlando airport
There were no initial reports of injuries in the engine fire...

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Delta plane catches fire at Orlando International Airport

Link has video.

ORLANDO, Fla. —
A Delta Air Lines flight caught fire at Orlando...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:56 pm
Write your own Daily Mail aviation incident drama

Last post by OFSO « Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:18 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by Capetonian » Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:50 pm » in Aviation Incidents
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Now anyone can be a Daily Mail aviation expert/consultant. All you have to do is select one of the options from the italicised parts of the...

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BBC just now, referring to an Airbus 330 preparing to depart Orlando...

The airline said crews evacuated the cabin when flames were seen in part of...
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Last post by OFSO
Mon Apr 21, 2025 6:18 pm
Handy source of WW2 naval/maritime aviation films

Last post by Rossian « Mon Apr 21, 2025 2:50 pm
Posted in Military Nostalgia
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by ricardian » Sat Apr 12, 2025 8:17 am » in Military Nostalgia

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Exploring the history and debunking the myths of World War II naval and maritime aviation through archival and personal accounts. Support account for...

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.....having been brought up near the sea where there were several Sunderland and Catalina squadrons operating. There were aero engine workshops...

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Last post by Rossian
Mon Apr 21, 2025 2:50 pm
Rant of the Day v2.

Last post by Woody « Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:24 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by admin » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:47 pm » in Crewroom
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This one was getting a bit big too.

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Just imagine how many thousands of pounds and years of drama school was spent by the people who ended up in this advert X(
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Last post by Woody
Sun Apr 20, 2025 2:24 pm
Senior Aero Sport Down Off of Deer Valley Airport, Crashes into Carport, Pilot Uninjured

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:00 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents

by PHXPhlyer » Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:00 pm » in Aviation Incidents

Pilot safe after plane crashes into carport near Deer Valley Airport

Link has pics.
Crash less than 5 miles from Chez Phlyer. :-o

PHOENIX...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:00 pm
Bell 206 Down in the Hudson River NY/NJ, 5 of 6 Confirmed Dead

Last post by G~Man « Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:50 pm
Posted in Aviation Incidents
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by PHXPhlyer » Thu Apr 10, 2025 9:05 pm » in Aviation Incidents
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Live Updates: Multiple fatalities as helicopter crashes in the Hudson River in New York City
The New York Police Department confirmed the crash, but...

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Kinda sounds like the assumption I made in post #35, in that the tail rotor driveshaft failed and the end is beating on the tailboom.
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Last post by G~Man
Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:50 pm
VPN Experiences, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Last post by llondel « Sat Apr 19, 2025 5:27 pm
Posted in Computer Chatter
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by ian16th » Mon Apr 26, 2021 9:56 am » in Computer Chatter

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I'm looking to use a VPN, any advice, warnings, good/bad experiences or recommendations?

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I run my own. I have a virtual server based in London so I can appear via there if necessary. It also runs Privoxy, which is an ad-blocking proxy...

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Last post by llondel
Sat Apr 19, 2025 5:27 pm
Storage Drive Not Being Seen

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:47 pm
Posted in Computer Chatter
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Feb 04, 2025 6:21 pm » in Computer Chatter

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I have a 5T disk drive that I want to use to store media.
My Win10 sees it in Devices and Printers but won't t let me access it nor does it show up...

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Still want to resolve the issue...Just not a big priority at the moment.
I found a USB drive (128GB) I think. that I am using to store stuff for...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:47 pm
Messing about in boats

Last post by G~Man « Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:36 pm
Posted in Crewroom
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by Karearea » Tue Feb 11, 2020 8:39 pm » in Crewroom
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For me this 29min video evoked The Wind in the Willows , and Three Men in a Boat , and Arthur Ransome's stories - I could see Tom Dudgeon and the...

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I hope you had it out of the water and checked for glass fibre osmosis. I've known one or two here who bought boats suffering from it.

It is...
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Last post by G~Man
Sat Apr 19, 2025 4:36 pm

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