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Posted: 10/29/2004 2:09:46 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/29/2004 2:12:32 PM EDT
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I remember during the Falklands War the Brits sent a couple of those things down there to bomb airfields. IIRC they were considered obsolete even back then!
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Posted: 10/29/2004 2:19:19 PM EDT
[#2]
If you owned some land, that could be converted to a sweet condo!
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Posted: 10/29/2004 2:20:22 PM EDT
[#3]
If I had the money, I'd buy it and live out some of my James Bond fantasies.
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Posted: 10/29/2004 2:29:32 PM EDT
[#4]
no thanks.
it has lucas electrics...can't fly it at night with no dash lights. |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 2:40:42 PM EDT
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I understand that the real reason the Brits drink their beer at room temp is that Lucas Electric, Ltd., used to make most of the refrigerators in the U.K.. Lucas Electric, Ltd., was also rumored to be the originator of the "FlashDark" an electrical device which, when activated, emitted a cone of complete darkness. Its sales were disappointing, and it was withdrawn from the market |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 2:44:35 PM EDT
[#6]
Lucas Electric was nicknamed "Prince of Darkness" by English car owners.
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Posted: 10/29/2004 3:10:52 PM EDT
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lucas eletrics...or...don't drive at night!
hey...something smells like burning insulation...hang on a sec... aaarrrggghhh!!!! this computer was made by lu |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 3:19:56 PM EDT
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nigel and heath prepare to go over their pre-fligh checklist as they taxi their sopwith-avro hawker tornado down the runway at dorchester rafb...
nigel...pumps to full? heath...sorry, old boy, the gage is on the fritz, but the merlin seems to be hitting on all 9! n...flaps set to 15°? h...appears to be, but the servos are shorting and they do appear to be vibrating just a tad. n...right then! how about the altimeter setting? h...out of service, sir! we're awaiting spares from the brighton factory...i hear the latest shipment for the rover defenders are being diverted our way. n...hydraulic pressure? h...well, the vickers pumps are spinning full tilt, but the tachometers seem to report zero rpm's. n...how about the turbine intake temperature? h...showning an idicated 1400c sir...slightly less warm than the surface of the sun. n...by jove, i think we're all set for takeoff! h...jolly good, sir! throttle to full...brakes released...airspeed showing minus 24 knots indicated sir. n...blast! the damn heater is stuck on! taxi'ing back to the hanger for service. please be a good sport and ring up tony for us. |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 3:36:33 PM EDT
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Lucas Electrics… the Reason I only buy German or Japanese cars now… I like electrics that work in the wet!
 ANdy FWIW the Vulcan was actually a very capable warbird! It had a very low Radar cross section by virtue of it's flying wing planform, it was very agile… they could be looped and barrel rolled with ease, and they could go supersonic in a shallow dive. They sometimes operated out of RNAS Deadalus a few mile from my home in the 70's. They could get wheels up in 400yds with a 50 degree climb angle… very impressive for such a big plane.!   
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Posted: 10/29/2004 3:40:43 PM EDT
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I bet we could afford a group buy for this one...
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Posted: 10/29/2004 4:19:51 PM EDT
[#11]
A cool looking aeroplane. Probably the largest delta wing to ever fly. Obsolete my ass, they could still be operational if the budget was there.
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Posted: 10/29/2004 4:23:08 PM EDT
[#12]
 Mind if I copy that and send it to a couple people CB? Absolutly priceless... |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 4:30:54 PM EDT
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How'd you like to be stuck in this cockpit for a non-stop round trip
flight to the Falklands? More cool pics at the site. Vulcans and other British Cold War A/C 
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Posted: 10/29/2004 4:32:48 PM EDT
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WHAT??? NO DVD PLAYER? At least they have cupholders in the console on the right  Edited because it was the other right... |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 4:40:08 PM EDT
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A Vulcan's front office is VERY tight! It was originally designed for a single pilot, but the RAF decided at the last minute they wanted two pilots. The Nav-Bomb-ECM guys downstairs have it a little better, but not much. I know this because I've spent some time crawling through XM606. |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 5:28:20 PM EDT
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They may have more room 'downstairs' but IIRC no one ever managed to sucessfully bail out from the lower deck in all the crashes from various causes… no ejection seats… bad idea in a jet that usually operated at 250 feet and 600knots  Andy |
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Posted: 10/29/2004 5:28:42 PM EDT
[#17]
Group buy ???????????
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Posted: 10/29/2004 5:34:20 PM EDT
[#18]
Kickass plane it is!
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Posted: 10/29/2004 5:51:20 PM EDT
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If that plane were a woman her description would be
"Legs up to her throat" Georgeous aircraft. Saw one fly at a DC airshow in 1970, will never forget it. |
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