Kev Newbold

@AeroPaleo Great thread, I’ll be honest tho, in 15 years of fixing them as RAF squadron ground crew I never heard the term Mighty Fin until years later. We just called it a Tonka ( I was 90’s and 00’s era)

Refs: AGARD AR-226 (June 1986) and AGARD CP-339 (1982). 14/14 End If you’ve enjoyed… you know what to do! #aerodynamics

One thing that is unavoidable when looking over a Tornado is that enormous vertical tail. Not for nothing was it known as the ‘Mighty Fin’ It would be surprising then, would it not, to discover that the prototype had a directional stability problem. Surprising indeed… 1/14

@WarMonitorClips Even in 1939 the Germans were recycling spent cases!

The Battle of the Westerplatte, first combat between German and Polish forces on September 1st, 1939 🔥🔥

@Eisenkocher @rookisaacman 16 of the UK tranche 1 aircraft are being stripped for spare parts last I heard ☹️

@rookisaacman Have you checked out the Tranche 1 Eurofighters being phased out? Any interest in those? There are about 90 aircraft from Germany, Italy and GB being phased out and it is very doubtful that they ever find buyers. Maybe a private one is possible, long-term?

Not as cool as rockets, but for aviation fans: two MiG-29UBs are off to Europe for overhaul & a British Tornado F2, soon to fly, will sport historic Battle of Britain colors. All will eventually fly at airshows and support Polaris training, R&D & test pilot training flights.

@jamesdeeganMC @Keir_Starmer I’ve had 2 letters from the MOD mobilisation cell lately. They say I legally have to declare annually my latest details for reserve liability. I left in 2013 after 23 years with NIL reserve liability ….if we need 51 year olds we are fucked!!

The white working class they abhor but expect to die in a ditch for them they can f**k right off Dulce et decorum et pro patria mori “the old lie” Never again let the likes of @Keir_Starmer _Starmer and their families do the fighting never again

@WarMonitorClips Shithouse warfare

Drones 🤕🤕

@IsraeliPM Not in my name 😡

Days after Hamas executed six Israeli hostages, the UK government suspended thirty arms licenses to Israel.

@easyJetholidays I didn’t receive a 72 hours to go email. Just on the app which says you will be contacted by email. We checked out at 11am in torremelinos and have no idea what is happening. I tried to call and they says you are busy but to wait for your team to contact us.

@kevnewbold Hi Kev, it's disappointing to learn that you haven't heard from our teams. Please can I check if you have had the opportunity to speak with our On Holiday Support teams? Contact info is provided in your '72 Hours to Go' email. - Alex

📢 Important update

@ThebestFigen 4 greens …. Clear to land 🛬

@MarioNawfal Absolute bastards ….. and the west demonstrates on their behalf. Sickening

@FightingOnFilm The series was well played out, the oddity was the failure to mention that the German FLAK crews were the one thing we never defeated. They were deadly throughout much to our trooos peril

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@ReutersUK Godspeed to all serving in our military(s) protecting us all from piracy and terror

UK legal advice says Yemen strikes justified under international law reut.rs/3u0fPyC

@JTTsteve Oxo Good Grips 1058015 Bottle Opener/Can amzn.eu/d/3MsL2zy I use this, security have no issues. But then I have a Tools of the trade security pass too!

As ferry pilots, we often fly 20-25 hours across long distances and frequently need to service the engine oil enroute. Especially so with the more tired engines. Turbine oil comes in cans, and since we have to go through security to get to a job, we don’t have tools. Fortunately the on-board crash axe is the PERFECT tool for the job. If you put one finger over the top hole, and move swiftly and smoothly into position and then release your finger - you can pretty easily hit the filler tube with little to no spillage 👍🏼 Unfortunately it’s not possible to do while also filming, so you’ll see no evidence of my (ahem) “perfect pour”

@CllrLWilliams @MerPolSthLpool @CllrSamGorst I’d like you to come for a cup of tea so we can see what you are all about Lucy. Cressington Heath May not be high on the agenda but it’s 800 voters 👍🏻

@GeographicalMag Japan?

Do you know what country this is? Come and test your knowledge with one of our country silhouette quizzes! geographical.co.uk/quizzes/quiz-c…

@BigJetTVLIVE Crunch !!!

BOSH! A350 HARD LANDING 😮 CX239 from Hong Kong smokes the mains on Rwy 27L during crosswinds at London Heathrow. Watch as the opposite inertia kicks the 230 tonne flying machine all over the place. A real battle between pilot and machine to get that thing straightened up with the rudder - Pilot won it 💪🏻 The direction that thing was facing once they’d caught it, I seriously thought they would Go-Around. Pilots were saying after the show, and I completely understand, that ‘this footage doesn’t replicate the turbulence we experience in the last 2 miles of approach’. I’ve been a passenger during strong winds on approach. Seeing the wing flexing and the flight surfaces going crazy, I imagine the pilots up-front in complete calm: Aircraft crabbing, NFP calling-out the numbers, picking their moment to go manual, one hand on the Thrust Levers, expecting those last-second gusts. Even during a landing like this, you’d be surprised to see just how calm the pilots are when it’s all going-on Get involved ✍️

@MartinSLewis Done!

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@SimonCalder Drop off 2 is free for 40 minutes at Liverpool John Lennon Airport ….takes 3-4 mins to walk the short distance to/from the terminal

Airport drop-off rip-off? £5 now standard to "kiss and fly" in front of the terminal at big UK airports. Stansted tops the league at £7, with the Belfast airports lower. Cardiff, London City & Inverness have no fee. Use public transport, the airports urge. independent.co.uk/travel/news-an…

@AmazonHelp can you chase up a replacement I have requested? Not heard anything for days and I’m waiting on doing a big job with the item.

@DaveThePapLpool @opengolf_news @sytreports @ExploreLpool @GolfWorld1 @republican @buffalo_dragon @ActivateDgtl @EamonnHolmes @daviddiamante Cheaper than a hotel for the golf 😳

Very Nice yacht named Reef Chief arrived in liverpool, ready for the Open Golf Championship at Hoylake. so the beers are on james. @opengolf_news @sytreports @ExploreLpool @GolfWorld1 @republican @buffalo_dragon #yacht #Golf #jamesdicke11