Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/11/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information