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Airlines warn of 5G flight disruption

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:33 pm
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by Alisoncc » Tue Jan 18, 2022 10:56 am
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The 10 biggest US airlines have warned that the impending switch-on of 5G mobile phone services will cause major disruption to flights.

They said...

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Mobile phone carriers agree to delay rolling out some 5G service near airports for another year, FAA says

Mobile phone carriers have agreed to...
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Sat Jun 18, 2022 5:33 pm
Sustainable Aircraft Fuel & eFuels

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:25 am

by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:25 am

While aviation draws the ire of environmentalists due to the industry's big carbon footprint (although still dwarfed by the shipping industry), there...

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Sat Jun 04, 2022 4:25 am
Sapphire Wire

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by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:11 pm

From fusion reactors to your internet connection, fiber-optic cables have a wide range of applications due to how efficiently they send data when...

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Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:11 pm
VTOL - Verbiage and Videos

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:01 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Mar 13, 2022 7:39 am
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The Yakovlev Yak-141

Cooperation with Lockheed
Following the announcement by the CIS on September 1991 that it could no longer fund...

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The V-22 has had a number of accidents over the years but the Quantico crash came at very difficult time for the programme resulting in a lot of...
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Sun Apr 17, 2022 4:01 am
Heavy Lift Aircraft - Pregnant fish and hooded whales!

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by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Apr 04, 2022 6:00 pm

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The loss of the Antonov An-225 to the barbarian Russians got me thinking about other heavy lift aircraft that represent extreme engineering, that...

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The Pregnant Guppy first flew on September 19, 1962, piloted by Jack Conroy and co-pilot Clay Lacy. Conroy was later to test fly the aircraft with...

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Wed Apr 06, 2022 5:01 am
Missiles.

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sun Mar 27, 2022 3:17 pm
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by 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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Ilondel, that is illustrated in one of the two videos. In addition to manageable reentry vehicles some payload is displaced by counter measures...
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Sun Mar 27, 2022 3:17 pm
Electric aeroplanes

Last post by ExSp33db1rd « Sun Mar 27, 2022 4:45 am
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by Alisoncc » Thu Apr 25, 2019 5:48 am
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Just been reading some journalistic bumpf about electric aeroplanes. Nothing of any technical value, but the author seemed to intimate that we would...

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Absolutely. I still have the Tee shirt I LOVE the smell of jet fuel in the morning
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Sun Mar 27, 2022 4:45 am
Airbus Hydrogen Propulsion Laboratory..

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:53 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:49 am

In 2015, one of the most powerful engines ever developed for an Airbus aircraft was approaching the final stages of development. But before it could...

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Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:53 am
Wind Turbine De-Icing.

Last post by barkingmad « Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:45 pm
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by 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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More mental detritus was affecting my small brain the other day as I panted up the hill on my bicycle then past the local wind farm.

We are...
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Mon Feb 28, 2022 12:45 pm
Handley Page & Slotted Flaps... the geniuses of STOL

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:53 pm

by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:53 pm

Handley Page, Lachmann et al...

For a shorter read on Gustav Lachmann...

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Mon Feb 21, 2022 1:53 pm
Rolls Royce Blade Production...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:16 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Feb 09, 2022 12:43 pm

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The blades on the Rolls Royce big bypass burners have always fascinated me. Does this article imply that these blades are no longer manufactured at...

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It seems highly likely that the British workforce at the Barnoldswick site were being shafted as of the last quarter last year...

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Wed Feb 09, 2022 1:16 pm
Type 45 Frigate - -MOD/Royal Navy faux pas when they went with BAES?

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Tue Feb 08, 2022 4:46 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Feb 08, 2022 2:46 pm

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The Type 45 Frigate fiasco is ongoing with 6 of them tied up in dock awaiting major engineering fixes.

This article gives a good summary of the...

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He was universally known as Buff during his time at the MOD :)) :))

A naked hoon or a buffoon! =))

Woody, you have made me laugh!

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Tue Feb 08, 2022 4:46 pm
Sign Me Up -The futuristic superyacht concept that can fly as well as sail

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:43 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:43 pm

The futuristic superyacht concept that can fly as well as sail

(CNN) — Why build a superyacht that just moves on water when you can create one that...

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Wed Jan 26, 2022 6:43 pm
Uiters Geheim en Ander Anekdotes

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:51 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Dec 13, 2021 6:32 pm

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I am currently reading Uiters Geheim en Ander Anekdotes (Top Secret and Other Anecdotes) by Kobus De Villiers...

He started his post-university...

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Private military corporations, in their modern form, appeared fairly recently. They proliferated in the post-Cold War environment,...

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Tue Jan 25, 2022 5:51 pm
The Engineering behind the James Webb Telescope

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:42 pm

by TheGreenGoblin » Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:42 pm

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Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:42 pm
Strange metals...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:49 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Jan 13, 2022 9:36 am

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Scientists have found a new “strange metal” that behaves in ways they can’t quite understand.

But the discovery could be key to finding out an...

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... resistance becomes constant – but in curates , that doesn’t happen ...

Rev. Jim might offer a comment o:-)

:)

Our cuprate runneth...

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Thu Jan 13, 2022 6:49 pm
Aero Engines used in cars and boats...

Last post by AtomKraft « Sun Jan 09, 2022 10:36 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:23 am

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My recent visit to a museum to see Donald Campbell's museum and the exhibition of the Bristol Siddeley Orpheus engine used in his boat Bluebird that...

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Gobbers.
I quite agree, 'Scarf & Goggles' is a really excellent YouTube channel, although I expect he will run out of material in due course.

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Last post by AtomKraft
Sun Jan 09, 2022 10:36 am
5G Fears

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Wed Jan 05, 2022 5:31 am
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by PHXPhlyer » Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:42 pm

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A political fight over 5G could upend air travel: What you should know

(CNN)From mask requirements to waived change fees, the pandemic has...

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Well, carrying on the yelling metaphor, from the last good joke and segueing on to the 5G industry bad joke, the FAA have been trying to get the...

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Wed Jan 05, 2022 5:31 am
Electrikery...

Last post by k3k3 « Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:44 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Dec 11, 2021 4:04 pm

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Sat Dec 11, 2021 5:44 pm
The World's Fastest Chickens

Last post by Boac « Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:56 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:07 am

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The cannons keeping airplanes safe, one chicken at a time

(CNN) — Birds may be the undisputed masters of the air, but they've been at the losing...

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Calling Snopes...................

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Last post by Boac
Thu Dec 09, 2021 9:56 pm
Spirit of Innovation stakes electric speed record claims...

Last post by unifoxos « Sun Nov 21, 2021 9:40 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Fri Nov 19, 2021 9:09 pm

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Sun Nov 21, 2021 9:40 am
Synthetic fuel RAF record.

Last post by Boac « Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:28 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:53 am

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RAF sets world record for first successful flight powered by synthetic fuel

The RAF has set a new world record after completing the first...

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Makes that 'record' somewhat irrelevant, really? What next? legislation to ban 'traditional' engines by 2030? Mr Shapps will not like it.

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Last post by Boac
Thu Nov 18, 2021 8:28 am
Hypersonic hype...

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:51 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:17 pm

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The inimitable Sabine Hossenfelder...

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For those who are interested in the physics and engineering maths relevant to this subject, this guy has put together a very good series of videos...

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Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:51 am
The Traitorous 8

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:42 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:58 pm
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The story of the microchip, the CPU and the rise and plateauing of Intel.

The Rise

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Well worth watching, and is wryly amusing from the off (vide. the comment about Sinclair and the National Enterprise board suggesting the company...
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Thu Sep 16, 2021 5:42 pm
Lawrence Livermore on the brink of break even with Nuclear Fusion

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:21 am
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Aug 18, 2021 4:11 pm
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Researchers at a US lab have passed a crucial milestone on the way to their ultimate goal of achieving self-sustaining nuclear fusion.

Harnessing...

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Some more flying form the Lawrence Livermore Labs...
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Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:21 am

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