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Month: May 2016

Sweaty Dave, Going Postal
Engineering

Concorde – End of an era

11th May 2016 Sweaty Dave 0

Initial thoughts of such transport were started in the 1950’s, focusing around the required wing shape necessary for both supersonic flight and low speed manoeuvrability, but it wasn’t until the Anglo-French accord of 1960 that [more…]

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We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office

10th May 2016 Going Postal 0

Whilst lurking in the shadows of GF and now GP, I have upgraded my English vocabulary. Cameron is no longer CMD, he is the LTC. Diane Abbott is no longer a mere MP, she is [more…]

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