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General Discussion Area / Looks like fun

« on: 19 May 2015, 20:25:50 »

Anybody done any videoing using a quadcopter?

http://www.banggood.com/JJRC-V686-5_8G-FPV-Headless-Mode-RC-Quadcopter-with-HD-Camera-Monitor-p-965561.html?bid=11027

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General Discussion Area / Ideal for Luddites

« on: 19 May 2015, 17:14:46 »

An RF quiet zone!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-32758042

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General Discussion Area / For Those That Are Interested - Russia's Next Generation Fighting Vehicles

« on: 19 May 2015, 01:02:35 »

T14 MBT
T15 APC
Kurganets-25 IFV
Boomerang BTR
Koalitsiya-SV SPA

Jane's article with their normal high standard of diagrams and descriptions:

http://www.janes.com/article/51469/russia-s-armour-revolution

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General Car Chat / New Camaro

« on: 18 May 2015, 18:43:37 »

GM with the new Corvette and now the new Camaro seem to have made a serious effort in upping the ante for the quality, performance and handling in the muscle car marketplace, which is good for consumers.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/a15590/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-2016-chevy-camaro/?src=spr_TWITTER&spr_id=1457_182041441

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General Discussion Area / Another Snowden?

« on: 17 May 2015, 22:09:45 »

https://www.scribd.com/doc/265119365/The-Sec-ret-Nuc-lea-r-Th-re-At

Some things never change, like the efficiency of MOD Plod.

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General Discussion Area / BB King RIP

« on: 15 May 2015, 18:04:12 »

The sad loss of another of the musical greats. This man who defined a new way of playing an electric guitar and was a massive influence on several generations of musicians.

322

General Car Chat / New Audi 2.0L engine

« on: 12 May 2015, 19:49:12 »

It apparently uses a new combustion method to improve power and efficiency. Unfortunately, the article in which it appears could have IMO been much better:

http://www.gizmag.com/audi-high-efficiency-two-liter-engine/37428/

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General Discussion Area / For those that don't like politics - please don't view this thread

« on: 10 May 2015, 22:42:30 »

Polish Presidential Candidate.

324

General Discussion Area / BBC Bias

« on: 10 May 2015, 11:34:10 »

Looking at the current BBC news items does England exist any longer or is the only newsworthy part of the UK now the 8% of the population that make up the 'People's Socialist Democratic Republic of Scotland'. Not even any mention of the seat each won by Labour and the Conservatives.

Are the 8% the only payers of the TV tax and therefore the BBC is now the exclusive propaganda outlet for the said republic?

Google "BBC SNP" and there have been 25 stories over the last 2 days, then Google "BBC Conservatives" and there have been 18 over the same 2 days. So the party that has won an election against the expected polls predictions and represents all of the country is less newsworthy than the new Scottish Socialist Republic.

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General Discussion Area / Great A10 video

« on: 09 May 2015, 22:56:12 »

Close air support training missions in an A10. I've always been a fan of the '23mm ruin a tank commander's day Gatling gun'. The video of a couple of Hellfire launches is also interesting.

http://theaviationist.com/2015/05/09/go-pro-a-10c-video-25fs/

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General Discussion Area / A400M crashes on takeoff from Sevilla airport

« on: 09 May 2015, 15:12:34 »

7 onboard, 3 killed, 2 badly injured and 2 unaccounted for. Pilot reported systems failure just before crash.

http://www.airlive.net/2015/05/breaking-military-plane-crashs-at.html

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General Discussion Area / Why not?

« on: 06 May 2015, 21:58:33 »

When a garage offers a meal for 2 as compensation with no upper limit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-32605972

 

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General Discussion Area / Arlanda Airport

« on: 05 May 2015, 21:10:57 »

If are flying to Sweden via Stockholm's Arlanda airport, some of you might be interested in going through terminal 5 on your exit.

https://www.swedavia.se/arlanda/om-stockholm-arlanda-airport/om-flygplatsen/nyheter/ta-en-selfie-med-abbas-helikopter-pa-arlanda-/

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General Discussion Area / A political poll; but not what you were expecting

« on: 05 May 2015, 19:36:07 »

Something I have learnt over the years is that to keep politicians honest (I know an oxymoron) you need to engage with them, so they know their voters concerns and views. So how many time have people on here contacted their MP, minister, prime minister or even an international politician (MEP, foreign MP or leader) in the last 5 years.

It is something I have been doing more and more often as it has never been easier in this age of electronic communication.

Never forget they represent and are held to account by us, the electorate.

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General Discussion Area / Today's landing in strong crosswinds video

« on: 05 May 2015, 18:48:37 »

Enjoy.

http://www.airlive.net/2015/05/video-because-of-strong-winds-today.html