sk736 wrote:Typical of the media (BBC in this case) describing it as two aircraft colliding at Heathrow.
Elite based on what their ancestors did in Finland in 1939?
Jump to postNot bad for a "temporary" structure
Jump to postThe ship is 95000 tons. May take a few of those to sink it
Jump to postNew bridges get built over busy commercial waterways all the time. Right now, they're building the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Windsor and Detroit. It will soon be joined in the middle. Unlike the southern border, we got the Canadians to pay for it! :rotfl: :rotfl: The southern border ...
Jump to postI remember watching the press conference where the Air Force chief said that, "primary radar detected that MH370 had made an Air Turn Back and flew westward between Thailand and Malaysia" A reporter asked whether it was seen in real-time and he replied, "no it was on playback" I ...
Jump to postThe ivermectin religion is still alive and well
Jump to postDiesel electric submarines running on battery power are much quieter than nuclear boats
Jump to posthttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68592781
Putin only got 87% of the votes
I was wondering which route they are putting it on now
Jump to posthttps://www.businessinsider.com/faa-boe ... max-2024-3
Why not K-Y jelly?
Living space? That's a very Nazi sounding term
Jump to postThey left because of covid. Then the Far East was much slower to recover demand than the north Atlantic. Yeah, I was more referring to before 2015 when it re-started after quite a long absence I think. I think it was initially axed in 2001 following the Asian Financial Crisis and BA’s own process o...
Jump to postPutin declares Russia’s 1867 sale of Alaska to the U.S. is ‘illegal’ and wants it back. He, therefore, signed a decree to make the request official. https://www.turdef.com/article/putin-claims-alaska-as-russian-territory What's next, I wonder. The indepence of all countries that lay within the USSR...
Jump to postThis is a textbook example of Russian propaganda messages. Maybe, but I want to defend this poster as the account have been active for a few years now. His message could easily have come from either the left or right wing of the American politics. It could also have come from independent (Ralph Nad...
Jump to postbennett123 wrote:FLYFIRSTCLASS wrote:See Food diet...I see food, I eat it!
You beat me to it.
For nesting or feeding?
Jump to postDo you think there is a role for a range-extending battery pack that you can plug into your boot when going for long trips. Then these can be exchanged for a freshly charged pack when depleted. So will need a common standard across all manufacturers
Jump to postSo a new airborne division is 2000 strong? Sounds like less than a brigade
Jump to postShould be happy, leaving them the only one serving NZ. I imagine AKL will be one of the first routes they're gonna put their new A330neo once they get it in September 24. Well, in my mind it was D7 direct but yeah, there's still Batik Air via Perth. Still good for MH tho as they're still the only d...
Jump to postThere is no such thing as a monolithic "Western media". There are many news outlets, each with their own interest and agenda. To compare them to the press in certain countries where mention of a single word can land one in jail is ridiculous
Jump to postSome orange guy did say Putin was a genius for invading Ukraine
Jump to postHe should qualify for the FSB
Jump to postI guess that Putin will reply, as usual, that he wants the war to end as soon as possible but those belligerent Ukrainians keep it going because they insist they must conquer the Russian territories of Crimea, Kherson, Donetsk etc If asked, Putin will most likely answer, "what war"? Arres...
Jump to postPutin would rather the whole world forget about the Molotov-Ribbentrop deal
Jump to postWhat is wrong with drinking battery water?
Jump to postAdding some rocket packs will help
Jump to postFrom famous to infamous
Jump to postOn another note, yesterday was the anniversary of USSR's entry into the Second World War
Jump to postGalaxyFlyer wrote:Heck, a Netherlander Royal flues commercial, as the pilot!
The advantage of same aircraft is that you and your luggage will never miss your flight. If the first sector is "retimed" the second sector is also "retimed" accordingly
Jump to postMy wife’s school lends itself to a Ukrainian group so they can have a Ukrainian school at the weekends. The head of the group was in Ukraine at the start of the war and now she’s just back from her summer holiday. She says things are now very different, at the start it was viva Ukraine and now peop...
Jump to postJust flew BKK-KUL on 3 Sept. Aircraft was A330, configured 2-4-2 in economy. From the seat map looks like ex-SQ bird, but in AAX livery. So they must have returned all their previous aircraft and leased "new" ones
Jump to postI always thought polonium allergy would do him in
Jump to postA substantial fire was noticed at Soltsy air base in Russia, where Tu-22M aircraft are based. Russian media report at least 1 aircraft damaged. This would be the work of Ukrainian drones. https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1692841796366188568 A Tu-22 was indeed "damaged" yesterday...
Jump to postTWA772LR wrote:Aesma wrote:Hope you didn't sleep in the Eiffel tower, those guys are in trouble.
Nah that wasn't me.
Would have happened earlier if the sub-continent had remained as one country
Jump to postVersailles is reachable by regional train (RER). Just beware that there are multiple branches of the same line and look at the train destination before boarding
Jump to postThis sounds very promising. Hopefully they will be able to consolidate those gains. This is not a linear process: you liberate x% territory a week, and when you reach y% you win. If they manage to get within artillery range of any point of the Azov coastline, the "land bridge" to Crimea i...
Jump to postNo reason to risk money and effort when there are a few year's worth of production already sold. Unless the other party in the duopoly starts something
Jump to postI flew SQ 23 about 2 weeks ago and it went eastbound. But for 2-3 before my flight I noticed it went the other way. Probably depends on the wind. I am sure SQ chose the most economical route for the day's prevailing condition. Anyway I got my round the world trip in 2 flights
Jump to postDoes anyone have any insight on how well the ukraine counter offensive is actually going? In the US I can find sources calling it successful and failing. Only the Ukrainian high command knows if they are doing well. From the point of attrition, then Ukraine is veing methodical. https://youtu.be/bIF...
Jump to postI am sure the Russians destroyed more than all the drones launched
Jump to postI think insurance companies will quickly respond with hard and fast "no coverage" for shipping EV's (or external combustion as they're becoming known). It may be that EV's get shipped without batteries in the near future and batteries are either sourced locally, closer to final delivery, ...
Jump to postCommander of the 58th Russian army major general Ivan Popov was resigned from his position as a result of his report to Gerasimov. In the report, Popov raised the issue of needing to rotate units who have stayed on the combat line for a long time and bore significant losses. Gerasimov blamed Popov ...
Jump to postEverybody wants a CONtract. There are no benchmarks in advertising and branding
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