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[Codz]

Avro Vulcan in the center.

 

[Evil_Onyx]

It's RAF Duxford, Hangar One (AirSpace). Behind you is the over-mach display. To the right of you is the aerodynamic demonstration exhibit.

Yep taken last year during the Flying Legends air show weekend.

Avro Lancaster, DeHavilland Mosquito, Sea King, Canberra(?), Comet, Glostor Meteor.

Avro Lancaster - Yes
DeHavilland Mosquito - No(it is in that room but not the photo, its hanging right above where i took the photo.)
Sea King - No
Canberra - Yes
Comet - Yes
Glostor Meteor - No (there is one on the site but not in that photo)

Avro Vulcan in the center.

Yes.

There are 18 (maybe 19) aircraft in that photo that can be identified.

 

[astrosammy]

There seems to be a Tornado behind the Vulcan. And it looks like there is a Spitfire between Lancaster and Vulcan.
Only thing I know about the helicoper is that it looks like the one used during the Mercury program.

 

[Evil_Onyx]

There seems to be a Tornado behind the Vulcan. And it looks like there is a Spitfire between Lancaster and Vulcan.
Only thing I know about the helicoper is that it looks like the one used during the Mercury program.

Yes to the Tornado and Spitfire.

 

[Izack]

I'll add the CF-100 hanging from the ceiling.

 

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[Mojave]

You know, Prometheus looks amazing. Why? you ask- well it looks like one of the few movies that are actually still movies- a unique and interesting story, good CGI, good acting, a great director, and so on. Best of all, it's not a remake!!!! The filmmakers weren't lazy! They actually cared about the movie! How about that in this day in age "cough, cough, total recall remake, cough cough"-oh, sorry, I just needed to clear my throat for a second.

Now, the spaceship design is still very much a work of fiction (unspecified FTL technology). But at least they bothered to have a story behind the company. I looked around the Weyland Industries website and it's pretty interesting. Fictional, but interesting. Stuff about colonization, terraforming, medical technologies, artificial intelligence, etc.

EDIT: I'm not sure I'd want a David 8 or any other android indistinguishable from a human walking around my space ship. That's a tragedy waiting to happen (there's a David in the film). If you have no clue what I just said then look at the aforementioned website.

EDIT 2: I'm not so sure animated GIFs will be widely used in the 2070s as a promotional tool.

Is it me, or does his face never change?

 

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[mojoey]

He looks like he would fit nice in a movie playing an SS officer


excuse me while I go slap myself with godwin

 

[Evil_Onyx]

Name as many aircraft as you can, bonus cookies to who can name the museum.

(I know its a bad photo but it was the best i could get at the time.)

You've had a day so here they are in no particular order.

1-Left wing of the pre-production [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde"]British Aircraft Corporation/Aerospatiale Concorde G-AXDN[/ame]
2-TSR-2
3-[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_York"]Avro York C1[/ame]
4-[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Lancaster"]Avro Lancaster[/ame]
5-[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra_B2"]English Electric Canberra B2[/ame]
6-The Rotor head of a [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Wessex"]Westland Wessex HAS1[/ame]
7-Westland Wessex HAS1
8-The engine cowling and 3 of 5 blades of a Supermarine Spitfire F24 (Mk 24)
9-The under carriage of an [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airspeed_Oxford"]Airspeed AS40 Oxford Mk 1[/ame]
10-The very to of the rudder of a [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning"]English Electric Lightning Mk I[/ame]
11-[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Vulcan"]Avro Vulcan B2[/ame]
12-Avro Canada CF-100 Mk 4B hanging above the Vulcan.
13-[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Dove"]De Havilland DH 104 Dove 6[/ame]
14-[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Comet"]De Havilland DH 106 Comet 4[/ame]
15-Right Wing of an [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Anson"]Avro Anson Mk 1[/ame]
16-[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SEPECAT_Jaguar"]SEPECAT Jaguar GR1[/ame]
17-[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAC_Strikemaster"]BAC 167 Strikemaster Mk 80A[/ame]
18-[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panavia_Tornado"]Panavia Tornado GR1[/ame]
19-Right wing tip (with the bulge) of a [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland"]Short Sunderland V[/ame]
20-[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Lysander"]Westland Lysander IIIA[/ame]
21- I cant ID the Biplane behind the Tornado.
22- i think the wingtip obscuring the biplane is of a [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handley_Page_Hastings"]Handley Page Hastings[/ame]

Anyone that got more than 10 is doing well.

 

[orb]

Want a nice blanket?: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/05/14/want-part-xiii-moon-throw/

 

[Mattyv]

Want a nice blanket?: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/ba...ii-moon-throw/

 

[NovaSilisko]

 

[RisingFury]

 

[mojoey]

ahh broom...i love you!

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

3 launches in 5 hours on Wednesday - I better make preparations for launch reports soon... :uhh:

 

[Spacethingy]

Sigh, I'm gonna miss sixth-form... Especially physics... :thumbup:

 

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[MattBaker]

Arguing with a british patriot is like beating a wall, you hurt yourself, the wall keeps it's opinion and you feel like a retard...

 

[NovaSilisko]

Arguing with a british patriot is like beating a wall, you hurt yourself, the wall keeps it's opinion and you feel like a retard...

Sounds like trying to argue with... almost any American =p