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RIP

Will admit I do enjoy riding the German Autobahn's as I did back to the UK in 2011... due to the time of day most of the trip was nice and quiet and I had no worries at 200kmh with another 50kmh in reserve... but even then you still have cars and bikes going past you in a blink of the eye. After riding back from the UK through the night it was weird slowing down for Austria...

I will admit I am a space sim fan as Elite was the first game I played on back in 1982/3 and I am signed up for Elite Dangerous Beta for when it is released... as to Star Citizen I will wait and see...

Happy New Year to all my Friends here... May 2014 be a great year for you all... wishing you all the best wishes.

I know we have a Chuck Norris Thread but this is so good it needs it's own thread!!!

RIP.

As an owner of a Cat this woman got what she deserved... don't mess with Kitty...

It's okay bring it in to the workshop bit of canvas and 2 by 4 plywood a touch of Dope and all will be fine... Trust us...

http://www.bbc.co.uk...nology-20897768 http://hexus.net/gaming/news/pc/49865-elite-dangerous-funding-ship-docks-safely-loaded-booty/ Elite is coming back they have managed to raise the funds to get the project started and David Braben is still in the creators seat !!! This game was the first computer game I ever played on a BBC Computer 3 decades ago and I hope it is as successful now as it was then...

And today is the first opening of the Alpha Test were they are testing single player combat... and so far damn it looks rocking... so from March 2014(release date) I may disappear for awhile...

Also I am on the EU Server under Beeble1... and so far yes I have bought some of the Special tanks but have been playing around 8 months and yes it is arcady but damn it is addictive...

Just checked myself my 3 year old 1gb card will not be enough... oh well off to buy a new one... Ram and CPU should be fine as I am running an AMD quad core running around 3.5 so I will be running medium setups... Though I may Overclock the CPU if required...

No on occasion they remove someone just to make sure that they are reading it correctly...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/air-force-obituaries/10439416/Squadron-Leader-Tony-Iveson.html May he rest in Peace and fly with his brothers in arms once more

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old, Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning. We will remember them. Lest we forget. On this day of Remembrance please take time to remember the Fallen the wounded and those still fighting...

My thoughts and wishes are with you and your family... and the best of luck for you and yours...

http://www.vulcantothesky.org/news/515/82/Concorde---the-last-flights.html 10 Years ago today was Concode's last flight... Nothing since has come close to the majesty and sound of this Iconic airliner... Farewell you white wonder... And here is Part one of the History and development of this beautiful jet...

RiP...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-8Yf5B6GbYk lol...

In reverse order... well the A-4AR basically is an A-4M with avionics from the F-16 :- Complete overhaul of the airframe, wiring looms and the Pratt & Whitney J52P-408A engine Installation of Douglas Escapac 1-G3 ejection seats HGU-55/P helmets Honeywell Normal Air-Garrett's OBOGS (On Board Oxygen Generation System) Westinghouse/Northrop Grumman AN/APG-66V2 (ARG-1) radar HOTAS controls and a 'glass' cockpit (2 CRT color screens) Sextant Avionique/Thales Avionics SHUD Litton/Northrop Grumman LN-100G inertial navigation system MIL-STD-1553B data bus Two General Dynamics Information Systems AN/AYK-14 mission computers Northrop Grumman AN/ALR-93 (V)1 Radar warning receiver AN/ALQ-126B jammer AN/ALQ-162 jammer ALR-47 chaff/flare dispenser IFF AN/APX-72 This is from Wikipedia I know but it is useful at times... also it is configured for Sidewinders and an updated version of the Martin Pescador Air to Surface missile HUD included... The Delta's would be very limited. The Israeli's generally removed the radar from the Mirage IIICJ's that were sold to Argentina (19) after the war this was replaced with a ranging radar for the guns as the extra weight was not required as they rarely carried the Matra 530. The one's in service/purchased by Argentina would be setup as per the original Mirage IIIEA (A was added to signify Argentina) with the standard Thomson-CSF Cyrano II air/ground radar. The Dagger though is basically a Mirage V ranging radar in the nose again with some air to ground avionics. Hud's on the later aircraft would be 1960's limited information compared to modern huds. The Finger update though I am not so sure about it is a French setup update was done by Thomson CSF not sure on the full upgrade. Will see if I can get further information from my library at home...

Good bye to the wonderful old Funbus... There is now only one 4 Jet Engined British Designed and Built aircraft flying... And that is the Avro Vulcan...

Also there is a MWO game as well... http://mwomercs.com/ Allows you to mod your Mech's and then take them into a fight online...

Well being an Englishman in Austria I will be going to see it with a Union Jack...

It's a Cylon ship or is that just me?

Oh me I am just happy that there are such wonderful people out there doing this for us...