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Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:27 am
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The Qubit Thread...
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TheGreenGoblin » Thu Jan 07, 2021 1:46 pm
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For those who are interested in matters quantum, of whom there must be many here! ;)))
A really good intro. to quantum computing...
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A really good article on this area of science by Tushna Commisariat...
although hard nosed Aussies like Matt O' Dowd might pooh-pooh such stuff...
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Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:13 pm
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Heavy aircraft on natural surfaces?
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John Hill » Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:39 am
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This may be a silly question but I will ask anyway...
There is a group who wish to return an ex-Air New Zealand 747-400 and position it at the town...
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JH - is this the same project as ? If so, which topic should we post on?
I seem to have confused this somewhat. I had intended the other topic to...
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Wed Dec 30, 2020 6:34 pm
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Oil not Olive
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Ex-Ascot » Mon Dec 07, 2020 9:32 am
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I am getting very confused with contradictory advice on engine oil. We have a plethora of engineering experience and qualifications here. What the...
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Go for 10/50 then, second thoughts, gear box oil is different from engine oil.
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Mon Dec 07, 2020 12:28 pm
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Sat Dec 05, 2020 4:55 pm
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Battery Power...
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TheGreenGoblin » Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:14 am
It seems Pretoria High School's star pupil is planning a BIG battery factory in Germany.
Tesla (TSLA) boss Elon Musk is aiming to build the world’s...
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Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:14 am
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Virgin Hyper Loop...
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon Nov 09, 2020 2:53 pm
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Hyperloop has completed the world’s first passenger ride on a super high-speed levitating pod system, a key safety test for...
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Hope no-one opens a window............. :))
PS How do you get on and off?
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Mon Nov 09, 2020 4:12 pm
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A double-take on this photo!
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Boac » Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:54 am
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Photoshop is good!
There is also a 'video' of the formation in flight. Clever cgi.
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Well, it's been tried before, so unless the physics has changed.....
Lockheeds attempt, by Kelly Johnson no less was called SUNTAN.
Lockheed...
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Sat Nov 07, 2020 5:51 am
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Nuclear power plants in aircraft....
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon Oct 26, 2020 2:50 pm
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Aircraft nuclear propulsion
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and one's underpants I regret to say that I am familiar with that experience.
More like nuclear power pants in aircraft then... ;)))
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Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:00 pm
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Contra-rotating props...
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TheGreenGoblin » Fri Oct 09, 2020 10:51 am
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A bit of nostalgia but also some comments on the efficiency (or lack of it) inherent in contra-rotating designs.
I love Soviet era designs. Old...
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Was the Gannet unique?
The closest thing to a Gannet that I saw was the Frog Alizé which only had one prop.
Elize.jpg
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Sun Oct 25, 2020 1:29 pm
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Mon Oct 19, 2020 4:35 pm
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Magnesium alloys?
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John Hill » Mon Aug 17, 2020 5:34 am
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We have received a Goblin engine to add to our museum collection. It some ways it is quite a gem with apparently all hoses, connections, ancillaries...
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Thanks, that's about four hours work so far on this side and we have just started on the other side. It looks good in some places but even our little...
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Last post by John Hill
Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:26 pm
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'Bitchin Betty' or 'Sexy Sally'
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon Sep 14, 2020 9:29 am
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I was interested to read that the Convair B-58 Hustler was probably the first aircraft to use recorded voice prompts as part of the control system....
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Cheer Up!
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Mon Sep 14, 2020 3:39 pm
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Flying V Takes Flight
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TheGreenGoblin » Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:24 am
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In partnership with Dutch airline KLM, Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) has successfully flown a scale model of its Flying-V airliner...
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Whenever I see a model used as an initial prototype I am apt to think of the Hardy Kruger character in The Flight of the Phoenix...
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Fri Sep 04, 2020 10:39 am
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Helicopter Anti-Vibration technologies and strategies...
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TheGreenGoblin » Fri Aug 28, 2020 4:03 am
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I was prompted to post this thread on the basis of some of the excellent points raised in C16's recent fascinating thread on the Sikorsky S-76...
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I'm not sure if it is unique but it is unusual - and that is the nodal beam anti-vibration system on the Bell 214ST - the helicopter type in my...
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Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:07 pm
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Nautical Design
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Ex-Ascot » Fri Aug 28, 2020 7:40 am
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The Squiffy Pussy III Project
As some of you know we own a pontoon house boat on our lagoon. It was designed and built by the previous owner of our...
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OK, just had a meeting with the welder friend. Put all your points to him guys (thank you again). He is going with the knife edge bow it will be a...
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Sat Aug 29, 2020 12:49 pm
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Wind Turbine De-Icing.
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barkingmad » Mon Dec 02, 2019 2:17 pm
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December UK and freezing fog with a breeze is forecast for 03/12.
Does anyone know how the wind turbine ‘wings’ cope with icing conditions or do the...
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#Black Blades Matter
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Thu Aug 27, 2020 4:19 pm
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AI pilot bests human F-16 pilot
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TheGreenGoblin » Fri Aug 21, 2020 3:30 pm
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An AI pilot has defeated a US Air Force pilot in a virtual F-16 dogfight in a coming of age moment for artificial intelligence.
The US military's...
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That's how I worked.
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Last post by Boac
Sun Aug 23, 2020 7:42 am
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Arecibo telescope badly damaged...
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TheGreenGoblin » Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:43 am
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Arecibo
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… So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure,
How amazingly unlikely is your birth;
And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere...
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Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:00 am
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Garmin Hack
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon Jul 27, 2020 5:45 am
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Tens of millions of people around the world have found their Garmin devices, including those used by runners, cyclists and pilots, down for fifth day...
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My Garmin is now fully charged and boots OK. In previous use the most it was off charge was two weeks while we were on holiday. With my new car it...
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Tue Jul 28, 2020 2:13 pm
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TCAS - To Avoid or Not?
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llondel » Tue Jun 30, 2020 5:16 am
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Interesting article in The Register today about how TCAS could be vulnerable to spoofing, so you'd be flying along and get an alert when there was...
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Reminds me of a recent re-run of an Air Craft Investigation episode 1 July 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937, a Tupolev Tu-154 passenger jet, and...
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Sun Jul 26, 2020 7:37 am
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Sat Jun 27, 2020 7:50 pm
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Great engineering companies that are longer extant.
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TheGreenGoblin » Mon Jun 15, 2020 9:23 am
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English Electric..
The English Electric Company Limited was a British industrial manufacturer formed after the armistice of World War I by...
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I used to work for EMI, although that was after they stuck a Thorn in it. Now part of Thales, I believe. Taught me that I didn't want to work for a...
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Tue Jun 16, 2020 5:47 pm
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Missiles.
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AtomKraft » Sat Mar 03, 2018 9:29 pm
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Always a tricky subject, for obvious reasons, yet fascinating for others.
The SeaSlug was a favourite, but hard to find footage.
Anyways, to top...
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Shorts was long on marketing success with this dismal failure on the battlefield. I remember the words of somebody who had used the Blowpipe in...
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Sun Jun 07, 2020 5:58 am
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Sat May 23, 2020 5:33 am
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