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Post by jim on Mar 1, 2008 11:10:46 GMT 1
harrier pilots used a technique called viffing during the falklands war. (viff = vector in forward flight) they would vector their jets suddenly come to a stop in mid-air the argentine plane shot past right into the sights of the harrier.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2008 11:44:54 GMT 1
and a sidewinder up the tailpipe of the argentine plane! hehehehe
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Post by jim on Mar 21, 2008 17:59:07 GMT 1
if the bismarck was sailing against a 10 knot current and was sailing at 10 knots would the ship move forward?
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Post by swanrail on Mar 21, 2008 23:19:13 GMT 1
No it would stay still (landwise) - it use to happen with my yacht!!! Latest puzzle: todays news: a Japanese astronaut threw a boomerang into space on a space walk - and it came back!!!!!! Perhaps our Aussie friends can enlighten us on the flight theory of boomerangs?
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Post by eric on Mar 21, 2008 23:26:41 GMT 1
Agree about the Bismarck.....but the Boomerang?!?!?!?!
The only way it could come back to them would be on the next orbit, it must be a ponderous leg pull by NASA!
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Post by nemesis on Mar 22, 2008 13:50:14 GMT 1
Yeah, I agree it would have to be a lleg pull. I can't see NASA throwing space junk around. Just think about the littering fine they'd have to pay.
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Post by Mike B on Mar 22, 2008 21:04:48 GMT 1
The only way it could come back to them would be on the next orbit, it must be a ponderous leg pull by NASA! Apart from anything else, a boomerang is nothing more than an aerofoil. Space is a vacuum, hence no air! Say no more! ;D
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Post by Mark on Mar 23, 2008 5:40:17 GMT 1
Maybe they had tied a bit of elastic to it so they didn't lose it ?? Or maybe it was too much Saki
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Post by swanrail on Mar 23, 2008 14:29:58 GMT 1
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Post by Mark on Mar 31, 2008 1:39:22 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2008 4:52:45 GMT 1
Wow good for him.
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Post by eric on Mar 31, 2008 12:44:59 GMT 1
Wow, he's one detemined man.....nice one!
I had no idea that English Electric Lightnings still flew, they're as old, if not older that Southendnick's Vulcan!
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Post by Mark on Mar 31, 2008 13:24:27 GMT 1
South Africa is the only place they fly as far as I know. I always remember their party trick at the St Mawgan air day, take off - stand on tail - dissapear vertically - crowd watching with bloody trickling from their ears Truely awesome..... Mind, the Vulcan doing a low, full power pass over the car park and setting off all the car alarms was almost as impressive !!
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