Technology

Driving

19th September 2019 Godfrey Bloom 0

There are 33 million drivers in the UK. It is therefore highly unlikely if you are reading this book you are not a driver. For the last twenty years you have been made to feel [more…]

Most of you will be aware that the Royal Air Force (and Royal Navy) are currently inducting a new combat aircraft into service. The Lockheed F-35 Lightning II. This is the aircraft the Royal Navy’s [more…]

How about sending me a fourth gimbal for Christmas?

5th August 2019 OldTrout 0

Part of a conversation between Mission Control and Apollo 11 : 104:59:27 Garriott: Columbia, Houston. Over. 104:59:34 Collins: Columbia. Go. 104:59:35 Garriott: Columbia, Houston. We noticed you are maneuvering very close to gimbal lock. I [more…]

The Fat Albert Saga

11th July 2019 Going Postal 0

In the 1960’s Boeing designers were years behind the McDonnell Douglas DC9 and BAC 111 and knew they had a problem as these two twin engine aircraft would beat them to market gaining a considerable [more…]

Is Your Watch Killing You?

4th July 2019 Going Postal 0

In 1902 an inventor called William J. Hammer left France for America. With him he carried a curious souvenir from 2 friends of his which would later result in the deaths of many, many young [more…]

TSR-2

26th June 2019 Blown Periphery 0

“All modern aircraft have four dimensions: span, length, height and politics. TSR-2 simply got the first three right.” – Sir Sydney Camm The TSR-2 was designed as a tactical strike and reconnaissance aircraft by the [more…]

Musings about Electric Vehicles

13th June 2019 Going Postal 0

My Citroen C3 will be three years old in January and knowing that in the past I have often changed my car then, a friend asked me if I had considered going Electric. Several years [more…]

By the Numbers

9th May 2019 Grimy Miner 0

On Going Postal we have a number of radio hams (holders of the Amateur Radio Broadcast Licence), and lots of others who have radio equipment with that tantalising logo on the tuning dial “SW”. SW [more…]

Oxcart, Part 2

6th May 2019 Æthelberht 0

In part one of this series we took a look at the early spy flights of the Cold War and the vital intelligence they gathered from behind the Iron Curtain. We mentioned some of the [more…]