Groundhog Thread Part Deux - P-39 Fantasy and Fetish - The Never Ending Story (Mods take no responsibility for head against wall injuries sustained)

[special ed]

Don't the French put a lot of extra consonants at the end of words because they have them left over and then make them silent to add to the confusion?

 

[Dimlee]

I think you may like this a German professor explaining Geordie which is from 50 miles north of myself and Rochie



and this from Yorkshire 50 miles south

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My grandmother used to read books in Yorkshire dialect which is English words with different meanings and German grammar. She would often say "I doubt" at the end of a sentence, which actually meant "I think" or "Ich denke".

I remember my first voyage to USA in early 1990s. Two pilots boarded in Chesapeake Bay. They spoke to me and my helmsman in "normal" English. One of them picked up his walkie talkie and gave orders in...well... "less English" (for my Russian ears). And then they talked to each other in some alien language and I was ready to burst into tears.
One year later I served on a small tanker which visited many ports in UK along the coast and in the Manchester Canal. That was another eye (ear?) opening experience. Pubs were the best language schools. A pint or two made the learning curve smoother.

 

[GregP]

Hi ThomasP,

The formula I used came from an aerodynamics text, but it only seems prudent to account for propeller efficiency. But the efficiency is already there when you check your rate of climb to start with. The intent of the formula was to predict the rate of climb with a change in horsepower assuming an engine tweak, not if the propeller changed or the aircraft got heavier.

Basically, you check your rate of climb and calculate your horsepower from the engine manual. Next, solve for the power required for level flight. Then, you vary the horsepower to get the new ROC.

But, your version of it seems reasonable. To check, I'd have to go try in a real airplane at different horsepower settings and verify the ROC. Unfortunately, I am not current in my license and am not likely to get current soon. But, I will see what I can do.

Cheers!

 

[rochie]

I think you may like this a German professor explaining Geordie which is from 50 miles north of myself and Rochie



and this from Yorkshire 50 miles south

.

My grandmother used to read books in Yorkshire dialect which is English words with different meanings and German grammar. She would often say "I doubt" at the end of a sentence, which actually meant "I think" or "Ich denke".

Terry (Airfrmes ) and I once spent an afternoon spamming a thread on here by typing in Geordie.
one of our American cousins's head popped when he read it

 

[Airframes]

Wheyaye man, ana think we shud gan an doit again like marra !
Howay, let's coin the corner an tappylappy doon the boozer an warkit oot bonny lad !

 

[buffnut453]

Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?

 

[GrauGeist]

Why can't the English teach their children how to speak?

And drive on the correct side of the road, too.

 

[rochie]

Wheyaye man, ana think we shud gan an doit again like marra !
Howay, let's coin the corner an tappylappy doon the boozer an warkit oot bonny lad !

aye soonds canny like marra but divent narr if wu gunna mek it like !

 

[pbehn]

And drive on the correct side of the road, too.

We drive on the left to avoid all the idiots who drive on the right.

 

[rochie]

And drive on the correct side of the road, too.

Hey, Hey we'll have none of that old fruit !

 

[buffnut453]

And drive on the correct side of the road, too.

They do...America copied the French. 'Nuff said!

Actually, driving on the left makes perfect sense because it ensures the right arm is free to wield a weapon if the person coming the other way demonstrates hostile intent. Unfortunately, since the advent of the automobile, that feature has become less significant...which probably accounts for the downfall of the British Empire.

 

[GrauGeist]

They do...America copied the French. 'Nuff said!

Actually, driving on the left makes perfect sense because it ensures the right arm is free to wield a weapon if the person coming the other way demonstrates hostile intent. Unfortunately, since the advent of the automobile, that feature has become less significant...which probably accounts for the downfall of the British Empire.

But I disagree!
You'll note that in Jousting tournaments, the contestants ride to the right of the rail opposing each other in order to present their lance to the opponent.

The driver conveniently being on the left side of the vehicle, on the right-hand of the road reflects this noble tradition

 

[pbehn]

But I disagree!
You'll note that in Jousting tournaments, the contestants ride to the right of the rail opposing each other in order to present their lance to the opponent.

The driver conveniently being on the left side of the vehicle, on the right-hand of the road reflects this noble tradition

Is that a real one you went to eight hundred years ago, or one you saw on TV?

 

[buffnut453]

But I disagree!

What a surprise!!!!

You'll note that in Jousting tournaments, the contestants ride to the right of the rail opposing each other in order to present their lance to the opponent.

The driver conveniently being on the left side of the vehicle, on the right-hand of the road reflects this noble tradition

You're stretching there, my friend. Jousting had formal rules and was a competition. It wasn't a substitute for travelling along country lanes where a dastardly highwayman could really ruin one's day.

As to the relevance of competitions to general driving behaviours, in NASCAR the drivers only make left turns....so is that relevant to the highway?

 

[Marcel]

You're stretching there, my friend. Jousting had formal rules and was a competition. It wasn't a substitute for travelling along country lanes where a dastardly highwayman could really ruin one's day.
As to the relevance of competitions to general driving behaviours, in NASCAR the drivers only make left turns....so is that relevant to the highway?

You clearly havn't been to America. The highways make no turns at all there

 

[Milosh]

As to the relevance of competitions to general driving behaviours, in NASCAR the drivers only make left turns

There are some tracks where they turn right and left.

 

[buffnut453]

There are some tracks where they turn right and left.

Wow!!! Progress!!!!!

 

[special ed]

The Germans drive on the right and it is a competition.

 

[Glider]

I remember my first voyage to USA in early 1990s. Two pilots boarded in Chesapeake Bay. They spoke to me and my helmsman in "normal" English. One of them picked up his walkie talkie and gave orders in...well... "less English" (for my Russian ears). And then they talked to each other in some alien language and I was ready to burst into tears.
One year later I served on a small tanker which visited many ports in UK along the coast and in the Manchester Canal. That was another eye (ear?) opening experience. Pubs were the best language schools. A pint or two made the learning curve smoother.

When I joined the navy one of the class had a very strong Geordie accent. It was so bad he was given elocution lessons because as the PO said 'people need to understand you in a full gale' which makes a lot of sense.

 

[buffnut453]

The Germans drive on the right and it is a competition.

Well, they have to so they can invade France more effectively.

And, yes, I'll get my coat.....AGAIN!!!