I have worked on ( and owned ) quite a few of those engines and they aren't so sexy when you remove their covers and find out that everything inside is worn out and you can't get replacement parts easily ;)
But I love 'em just the same...
I don't think we will ever know the potential of the Ho 229 but given the poor stability and handling characteristics of contemporary ( and post war ) flying wing designs my personal feeling is that it probably had some nasty surprises waiting for it's pilots.
Tell me about it :( I find it difficult to exercise because I have serious leg injuries from a bike crash. I'm not fat but some days I can't walk to the gate of our house without serious pain. I used to be really fit, but not any longer...
The media coverage of the Spaceship Two crash is getting on my nerves.
But we don't have a TV, so I can choose what I want or don't want to hear....I'll stick to more informed sources than the mainstream media.
I took a look at their homepage and as soon as I read the words 'sustainable' and 'progressive' in their mission statement that told me everything I needed to know about them.
They don't actually do anything, they just set themselves up with the aim of telling other people what to do...
Azul came home about 11am. It was very unlike her to disappear and she is wary of strangers. One thing I had forgotten though is that this weekend is an unofficial holiday. Most of the homes around us are only occupied on holidays and I wonder now if she got inside a place which is usually...