Classic British Flight Sim

In this centenary of WW1, we approach the commemoration of the very moving Christmas truce. I give you Mike Harding - 'Christmas 1914'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujJD122Yd9U

Dear, oh dear - the scenes of pandemonium on the news...Merry Christmas!

Every US craze comes over here anyway, so I suppose Black Friday is no exception.

Why is the MoD selling it? Cut backs in budgets to look after it, I presume.

The TriStar was the more sophisticated of the two and hence, more expensive, which would explain why the '10 was more numerous. I like the look of the TriStar more than modern airliners, because the wings are positioned further back on the fuselage, and the engine on the tail which looks good when v...

Pilot describes the incident at Culdrose, back in the summer...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... -episode-8

Although, in hindsight, many now agree that cancelling it was probably for the best; it had become a monster: Too many 'departments' had wanted it to do too many things. There was no single 'boss' overseeing the project, and as the individual design companies had merged into BAC, this caused tension...

Yes, but it should have stayed in service for at least 30 years. Or you could say it still was, under MoD contract, until Heavylift went bust.

The TV reception issue was when TV used VHF (before UHF). My Dad remembered Argosies causing interference flying overhead on approach to Benson.

Essentially, the Atlas is a Belfast replacement with tactical capability. Just a pity it don't look like one.

Bedford (ex RAE) airfield was once suggested, although maybe a bit far from London?

Older members might remember plans to build an airport north of Aylesbury in the early '70s, which would have annihilated a few villages.