Chumping at the Bit!
North-Korea is defending itself from a hostile west, rather than what our media claims is their mad dictator! This small nation does now possess a viable nuclear weapon, one that is much improved on the U.S. bombs that were dropped on Japan in 1945 that ended World War-II (1939-45)!
The problems of starting a war of this time, is that of the long period of no testing of platforms on all sides and the N-Koreans not as yet having a stable enough ICBM to take-off and reach its target? On the other hand the west is known to have a high failure rate in their missiles of either going a rye or failing to detonate?
So hopefully nations and intermediaries will still want to keep talking and not be offended by Korean cultural blustery?
Thursday 2 November 2017
Strange visitor to near Earth?
Approached and made a sharp Turn?
Astronomers are mystified to this object that last week entered our solar system at high speed and departed at an almost 90 degree angle, faster than it come in? The object was small, possibly no longer than forty metres and its trajectory was very unstable, leaving many wondering was it a tailless comet or a wayward asteroid?
Those who had to chase it out of our system found it hard and it is not known if any images of it are available? The much speculation of an alien visitor of course has been dismissed, but since we have been sending signals out into space it would not be surprising that if there are other intelligent life forms they may want to investigate us?
Astronomers are mystified to this object that last week entered our solar system at high speed and departed at an almost 90 degree angle, faster than it come in? The object was small, possibly no longer than forty metres and its trajectory was very unstable, leaving many wondering was it a tailless comet or a wayward asteroid?
Those who had to chase it out of our system found it hard and it is not known if any images of it are available? The much speculation of an alien visitor of course has been dismissed, but since we have been sending signals out into space it would not be surprising that if there are other intelligent life forms they may want to investigate us?
Sunday 11 June 2017
British Class-66's Easter-European. One.
Hungary and Poland.
Many of the privatised rail freight companies operating in the U.K., also now have similar operations in Poland and Hungary and the older Class-66 locomotives have been sold on to do the same work as in the U.K.
This is the beginning of using the Channel tunnel pay for itself in the movement of minerals and cheap goods for the supermarket chains! Shenker is one of the biggest operators now taking over operations in Eastern-Europe.
Some of the Class-66's have been sold on to replace the aging former Soviet or East-German fleets locomotives, which are way behind these Canadian built engines and are more reliable.
Many of the privatised rail freight companies operating in the U.K., also now have similar operations in Poland and Hungary and the older Class-66 locomotives have been sold on to do the same work as in the U.K.
This is the beginning of using the Channel tunnel pay for itself in the movement of minerals and cheap goods for the supermarket chains! Shenker is one of the biggest operators now taking over operations in Eastern-Europe.
Some of the Class-66's have been sold on to replace the aging former Soviet or East-German fleets locomotives, which are way behind these Canadian built engines and are more reliable.
Romanian-Yugoslavian Aviation. Part-Two.
SOKO Jastreb J1/RJ-1.
This is another joint aviation project that this time made money through exports to Zambia in Africa! This aircraft was derived from the G2-A Galeb, and again based on the Rolls-Royce Viper turbojet.
Top speed was 820 kph and height achieved 12,000 metres, armaments were three Colt-Browning 12.7mm machine guns and a huge variety of rocket, bomb and missiles.
The J-1 was for the Yugoslavian air force, the J-1E export version, with improved electronics.
The RJ-1 was a reconnaissance version and the RJ-1-E was again the export version.
This is another joint aviation project that this time made money through exports to Zambia in Africa! This aircraft was derived from the G2-A Galeb, and again based on the Rolls-Royce Viper turbojet.
Top speed was 820 kph and height achieved 12,000 metres, armaments were three Colt-Browning 12.7mm machine guns and a huge variety of rocket, bomb and missiles.
The J-1 was for the Yugoslavian air force, the J-1E export version, with improved electronics.
The RJ-1 was a reconnaissance version and the RJ-1-E was again the export version.
Romanian-Yugoslavian Aviation. Part-One.
Orao/IAR-93.
This was a joint venture between the two named countries above to develop a single seat fighter based around the Roll-Royce Viper turbojet engine. Speed was in excess of Mach1.6, with a cruising height of 16,000 metres and a 1 minute36 seconds to 36,000 feet (11,000 Metres).
This was some aircraft used as a ground-attack fighter and not really reported in the west, at the time of a viable fighter jet. It was armed with two 30mm cannons and had five hard points capable of carrying 3000 Kg of mixed weapons loads?
Entering service with both the Romanian and Yugoslavian air forces in 1974, a second two-seat trainer and reconnaissance version was proposed as the IAR-93-B
This was a joint venture between the two named countries above to develop a single seat fighter based around the Roll-Royce Viper turbojet engine. Speed was in excess of Mach1.6, with a cruising height of 16,000 metres and a 1 minute36 seconds to 36,000 feet (11,000 Metres).
This was some aircraft used as a ground-attack fighter and not really reported in the west, at the time of a viable fighter jet. It was armed with two 30mm cannons and had five hard points capable of carrying 3000 Kg of mixed weapons loads?
Entering service with both the Romanian and Yugoslavian air forces in 1974, a second two-seat trainer and reconnaissance version was proposed as the IAR-93-B
Thursday 1 June 2017
Nano Technology.
Shrinking Computing.
With this ''around a long time technology'' a breakthrough in its use, is allowing it to be adapted and fitted to a host of systems! Space will be one of its best platforms to shrinking Satellite sizes, even down to that of the newish basic computers?
These basic computers have been around for a while and they allow the ability to connect other devices such as screens, storage devices, printers and other! This means that the days of the laptop may be coming to an end?
Power and computing capacity still remains a problem and the return of the desktop is coming back, but this is perhaps due to thefts of mobile phones and the 2 in ones which is lucrative for criminals in relation to on-line banking!
With this ''around a long time technology'' a breakthrough in its use, is allowing it to be adapted and fitted to a host of systems! Space will be one of its best platforms to shrinking Satellite sizes, even down to that of the newish basic computers?
These basic computers have been around for a while and they allow the ability to connect other devices such as screens, storage devices, printers and other! This means that the days of the laptop may be coming to an end?
Power and computing capacity still remains a problem and the return of the desktop is coming back, but this is perhaps due to thefts of mobile phones and the 2 in ones which is lucrative for criminals in relation to on-line banking!
Thursday 26 January 2017
U.S.A. Space Expansion.
Trump Promises.
Space exploration will perhaps make the United States of America great again, much has been promised and one thinks Mr. Trump will try! The Space-X testing and return missions are improved and now working, but they are a chance thing, which remain to dangerous to put humans into space?
Co-operation with Russia may lead to the combination of Shuttle technology to develop newer systems to have that very good re-usable platform again? Plans to build a Moon base and to have a half point station to Mars will lead within the next thirty years to getting people living on the red planet.
Space also offers much research into the use of tougher materials for building, that will be cheaper than relying on metals? There are many new needs of investigations to get underway in relation to sending robotic ships to land on Pluto, investigate Uranus and Neptune and a few more interesting places too?
Space exploration will perhaps make the United States of America great again, much has been promised and one thinks Mr. Trump will try! The Space-X testing and return missions are improved and now working, but they are a chance thing, which remain to dangerous to put humans into space?
Co-operation with Russia may lead to the combination of Shuttle technology to develop newer systems to have that very good re-usable platform again? Plans to build a Moon base and to have a half point station to Mars will lead within the next thirty years to getting people living on the red planet.
Space also offers much research into the use of tougher materials for building, that will be cheaper than relying on metals? There are many new needs of investigations to get underway in relation to sending robotic ships to land on Pluto, investigate Uranus and Neptune and a few more interesting places too?
The Electric Bike.
A Chinese Success.
It would only be time when some one would come up with a novel idea such as this new fold-away electric bike? China had already done it with the motorised plough, who did not need a tractor to haul it!
The ability to fold such a machine is to make it theft proof and cut out the need to find a place to park it up. Speed and range are limited, but if it can get the worker from A to B that is perhaps enough?
It would only be time when some one would come up with a novel idea such as this new fold-away electric bike? China had already done it with the motorised plough, who did not need a tractor to haul it!
The ability to fold such a machine is to make it theft proof and cut out the need to find a place to park it up. Speed and range are limited, but if it can get the worker from A to B that is perhaps enough?
This bike is putting out the gauntlet to other nations and manufacturers to do better, to make a speedier version one that has perhaps more appeal to the west? It is a good start and shows that when the Chinese their act together they can beat the world at many things?
New Trains for Virgin.
In Great Britain.
The Azuma class is to be the new Virgin Rail replacement for the Italian built Pendolinas, speed is perhaps the most consideration and the expansion to other routes? Many new types are entering service across the U.K. but despite this the problems of overcrowding remain.
London is the focus hub of most of the investment into new stock, while other parts such as Wales have to suffer with serious shortages of rolling stock and the many excuses that the operators have come up with?
Meanwhile one visiting the many yard and holding points such as Crewe can see much unused stock in the colours of the various companies? With the price hike in fares and the southern-rail industrial action things are not getting better with cosmetic make ups on an old decaying system?
The Azuma class is to be the new Virgin Rail replacement for the Italian built Pendolinas, speed is perhaps the most consideration and the expansion to other routes? Many new types are entering service across the U.K. but despite this the problems of overcrowding remain.
London is the focus hub of most of the investment into new stock, while other parts such as Wales have to suffer with serious shortages of rolling stock and the many excuses that the operators have come up with?
Meanwhile one visiting the many yard and holding points such as Crewe can see much unused stock in the colours of the various companies? With the price hike in fares and the southern-rail industrial action things are not getting better with cosmetic make ups on an old decaying system?
Thursday 5 January 2017
Happy New Year 2017.
New Aircraft!
China has two top brand aircraft coming on to the commercial market for 2017 onwards the COMAC ARJ-21 and C919.
These two will be a threat to Boeing and Airbus in China and the far-east in the years to come, but Japan is not to be left out with its Mitsubishi MRJ business jet?
Canada has the Bombardier C-Series, while Airbus its A350-900 now entering service and Boeing plans for the 737-900 and MAX.
What is making these new types attractive is new computing systems, fuel efficiency and improved materials. Embraer and Sukhoi have hit the market with professionalism and there are many more to follow with the business size commercial airliner filling in on the shorter routes?
China has two top brand aircraft coming on to the commercial market for 2017 onwards the COMAC ARJ-21 and C919.
These two will be a threat to Boeing and Airbus in China and the far-east in the years to come, but Japan is not to be left out with its Mitsubishi MRJ business jet?
Canada has the Bombardier C-Series, while Airbus its A350-900 now entering service and Boeing plans for the 737-900 and MAX.
What is making these new types attractive is new computing systems, fuel efficiency and improved materials. Embraer and Sukhoi have hit the market with professionalism and there are many more to follow with the business size commercial airliner filling in on the shorter routes?
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