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From: S'mee on 26 Oct 2009 18:53 On Oct 26, 10:06 am, Doug Payne <dwpa...(a)ist.uwaterloo.ca> wrote: > J. Clarke wrote: > > The Older Gentleman wrote: > >> S'mee <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >>> In deed, that photo is one of the more famous "still photos" of a V1 > >>> being 'tipped' by a spit. IIRC the Meteor was used exclusivly to take > >>> out V1's. > >> It wasn't involved in combat in Europe at all, though I think a few > >> sorties were flown right at the end. Yes, it was used against the V1s, > >> as was the Hawker Tempest (also used in Europe, of course). > > >>> Now on one's honor (that leaves out krusty as he has no > >>> honor) name the three countries that were the pioneers in jet > >>> propulsion. I'll give you a free clue or two the americans and the > >>> japanese weren't even in the running. > >> Hm. Well, Britain and Germany, obviously. The third is difficult. Not > >> Russia. Not France. I think Italy made some developments. > > >> Go on then, which was the third country? > > > I'd bet he means Italy--a sort of jet engine was built there, although it > > was only half a jet as it used an internal combustion engine to spin the > > compressor instead of powering it via a turbine in the exhaust. > > > However he could also mean Greece where the first jet engine ever was built, > > but that was a steam jet and it was promptly forgotten for a millennium or > > so. > > Or China, where rockets were used in the 13th century But a rocket is NOT a jet engine.
From: Twibil on 26 Oct 2009 20:54 On Oct 26, 1:54 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Wing-tipping V-1s was part of the anti-"V"-weapon campaign, as was > > "Operation Crossbow". > > It was not part of XBow. It was just a tactic used by a very few pilots. > Sorry. You're doing it again, prick: I didn't say it was "part of XBow". And to think that you sometimes wonder in print why so many posters get pisssed of at you...
From: Road Glidin' Don on 26 Oct 2009 22:51 On Oct 26, 6:54 pm, Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > You're doing it again, prick: I didn't say it was "part of XBow". > > And to think that you sometimes wonder in print why so many posters > get pisssed of at you... Actually, he's probably a lot more respected around here than you'll ever be.
From: S'mee on 27 Oct 2009 00:00 On Oct 26, 8:51 pm, "Road Glidin' Don" <d.lan...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Oct 26, 6:54 pm, Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > You're doing it again, prick: I didn't say it was "part of XBow". > > > And to think that you sometimes wonder in print why so many posters > > get pisssed of at you... > > Actually, he's probably a lot more respected around here than you'll > ever be. THey are just tangling the attributions and such. Like you've never done that? Bhudda knows I have.
From: The Older Gentleman on 27 Oct 2009 04:09
Twibil <nowayjose6(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Oct 26, 1:54 pm, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > Gentleman) wrote: > > Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > Wing-tipping V-1s was part of the anti-"V"-weapon campaign, as was > > > "Operation Crossbow". > > > > It was not part of XBow. It was just a tactic used by a very few pilots. > > Sorry. > > You're doing it again, prick: I didn't say it was "part of XBow". > Indeed you didn't. Apologies. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER (currently Beaving) Damn, back to five bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |