[Leica] IMG: For Aviation Fans

[Douglas Barry]

I'm certainly not advocating supersonic over built up areas, Jim!! 
However, that F-35 is one expensive beast seemingly with a lot of 
problems. The US have sold a number of them to the UK and some of the 
media there are shocked by the escalating costs and issues - well, per 
Private Eye* anyway.

Douglas
* a satirical UK magazine

On 26/11/2018 15:49, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Routes are rather  limited, and straying from them infringes on the 
> rights of others.  My kitchen ceiling still bears the cracks caused by 
> Lockheed F-35 supersonic test flights when the bureaucrats deemed it 
> acceptable to perform supersonic test flights over the vast wastelands 
> of Tennessee.  The sonic booms struck almost daily, and complaints 
> fell on deaf ears. :-(
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 11/26/2018 7:50 AM, Douglas Barry wrote:
>> British Airways claimed to have always made money on their route. Of 
>> course, they could have been bullshitting as we've all learned 
>> through the Brexit process over the last few years.
>> That said, they could charge what they like for their target market.  
>> If one has a decent wedge, and time really does mean money, why not 
>> travel at Mach 2 between your British wife and American mistress, or 
>> vice versa :-)
>>
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>> On 26/11/2018 03:15, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Douglas, I’m not sure anyone could pick out a shadow in that 
>>> cluttered background.  I agree that it was a beautiful airplane, but 
>>> it was, in my opinion, economically unsustainable.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Nov 25, 2018, at 5:46 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Great shot of Concorde over the bridge, Jim, but pity he wasn't 
>>>> able to catch its shadow on the ground. Of course, nowadays, seeing 
>>>> as it's CNN, there'd be people shouting "Fake news!!" and 
>>>> complaining that it had been photoshopped in because there's no 
>>>> shadow to be seen.
>>>>
>>>> A wonderful plane, but living in Ireland, I only saw it taking off 
>>>> in London and, another time, missed its landing in Paris as we had 
>>>> to board another flight out. That time, I did see it taxiing past 
>>>> though. A friend of mine flew on it and showed me his souvenir pen. 
>>>> I envied that pen.
>>>>
>>>> Douglas
>>>>
>>>>> On 25/11/2018 16:56, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>>>> I found this link this morning, and thought others might enjoy it. 
>>>>> It's not new, so some may recall it from the past.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/concorde-last-flight-photo/index.html 
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Enjoy the article, as well.
>>>>>
>>>>
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