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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #15 on: August 22, 2012, 10:37:39 pm »
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #16 on: August 22, 2012, 10:38:21 pm »
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #17 on: August 22, 2012, 10:42:58 pm »
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #18 on: August 22, 2012, 10:49:21 pm »
Just watching it now and just got past the V-Bomber section.

Strange as it may seem to some of you but there appears to be a lot of dust and grit in the air that has got into my eyes.  :ashamed:
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #19 on: August 22, 2012, 10:51:04 pm »
It's on again at 2:50am on BBC 4 Tomorrow morning.  :happy2:
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #20 on: August 23, 2012, 12:04:57 am »
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WOW! I just watched it on iPlayer. What a well made documentary!  :notworthy:

As I was born in 1947 you can perhaps imagine what memories it brought back. Javelins, Meteors, Victors (my personal favourite), and last but not least the Vulcan - My first ever sight being several at once in the air somewhere in Lancashire - It was all so science fiction. I vividly remember my Eagle comics and annuals with cutaway illustrations which inspired me to be a draughtsman and pen & ink artist.

Later, in the 1980's, I discovered that a friend, Avril Butt, and longstanding client used to be an air hostess on BOAC Comets: http://www.avrilbuttproperty.com/about-avrill-butt-property.php < She looks the part doesn't she! Awfully well-spoken lady.

But, am I right in thinking that the Jump-Jet has now been scrapped? - Utter madness IMO!

And didn't the TSR2 form the basis of Concorde as well? Concorde not originally being intended as a passenger plane?
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #21 on: August 23, 2012, 06:18:15 pm »
Quote from: RedRobin on August 23, 2012, 12:04:57 am
But, am I right in thinking that the Jump-Jet has now been scrapped? - Utter madness IMO!

Yeap, the RAF Harrier and Royal Navy Sea Harrier squadrons are no more.  It's reported that the American's got them at what could be described as a very nice price!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153741/Languishing-Arizona-mighty-fleet-Harriers--sold-price-just-ONE-US-replacements.html 

Really enjoyed last night's programme.  I'm guessing the fast taxi runs were filmed at the Cold War jets day at Bruntingthorpe?  That looked pretty mega.

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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #22 on: August 23, 2012, 07:02:50 pm »
Concorde came from a stretched Vulcan Robin. :wink:

Lots of info here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #23 on: August 24, 2012, 10:22:08 am »
It's repeated on Tuesday 28th at 11pm BBC4
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #24 on: August 29, 2012, 08:33:34 pm »
Part 2 tonight.  :happy2:
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #25 on: August 29, 2012, 08:45:43 pm »
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #26 on: August 30, 2012, 09:15:43 am »
Bumped into a friend of yours the other day Hedge.

I could hear him getting larey 5 miles down the road, so I went to see him take off!! WOW! :pomppomp:

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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #27 on: August 30, 2012, 09:36:06 am »
Quote from: keano on August 30, 2012, 09:15:43 am

I could hear him getting larey 5 miles down the road, so I went to see him take off!! WOW! :pomppomp:


....Aren't boats, aeroplanes, and cars, usually referred to as "she"?
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #28 on: August 30, 2012, 10:10:42 am »
If you heard that monster Robin you would retract your statement :grin:

It is savagely loud, unlike any woman I have encountered in the past!
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Re: Heads Up - BBC4 21:00 - Jet! When Britain Ruled the Skies.
« Reply #29 on: August 30, 2012, 10:27:25 am »
Part 2 last night! great seeing a pilot smoking his pipe while flying the VC10 :happy2:
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