What Cheered You Up Today? (1 Viewer)
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Benevolens Magister
Heck, when I saw 'SLR', I thought you meant the 7.62mm L1A1 rifle !!!
Nice catch there Alex.
My good thing today - received a second-hand book via e-bay, which was very cheap, and in pristine condition. When I opened the cover, there were the signatures of the author, and Gp.Cpt 'Hamish' Mahaddie !!
Result !
Nice catch there Alex.
My good thing today - received a second-hand book via e-bay, which was very cheap, and in pristine condition. When I opened the cover, there were the signatures of the author, and Gp.Cpt 'Hamish' Mahaddie !!
Result !
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Heck of a bonus, Terry!
And while you're at it, tell me why the British used pink parachutes during the 60's
And while you're at it, tell me why the British used pink parachutes during the 60's
about the same as Wojtek, but i'm not unhappy! 
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Pink parachute canopies were used for supply drops, before the days of true 'Heavy Drop' and 'ULLA' systems. There were a number of colour-coded supply parachute canopies, each colour denoting a certain type of stores - ammo, fuel. rations etc.
I can't remember the colour designations , but I think pink was for ammo.
Military man-carrying (paratrooping) canopies were (and still are) a light khaki/olive colour, except on the basic para course, where white canopies are used for the stick on one side of the aircraft, with the olive on the other side, with the reserve 'chute canopy normally just white.
Special Forces, 'ram air' free-fall canopies can be dependent on use, with pale blue, black and DPM camouflage being employed.
Parachute canopy colours on ejection seats are dependent on the type of 'chute/seat, and are normally segmented into white, olive, sand and orange, to be used as a camouflage shelter in the three basic terrain types, with orange for rescue attention. The 'aeroconical'-type canopy is normally part red, part white, but again can be the four-colour segmented type.
Puce green and 'dayglo' pink canopies are used by very dodgy civilian free-fallers, along with diamante jump boots and Lyrca underpants ............
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Great info, thanks, Terry!
The reason why I asked, is because I saw pink canopies for sale in a military surplus catalogue. They said these were 1960's vintage, British military. The diameter is fairly good sized, too...perhaps 18-20 feet across (estimating from their photo).
The reason why I asked, is because I saw pink canopies for sale in a military surplus catalogue. They said these were 1960's vintage, British military. The diameter is fairly good sized, too...perhaps 18-20 feet across (estimating from their photo).
Alex .
Airman 1st Class
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Exactly! Shoot at something with the SLR, and it stays shot!!
Dave, they sound like the small, supply-drop canopies, used on 'door bundles' and the traditional, WW2-type container or pannier drops.
Dave, they sound like the small, supply-drop canopies, used on 'door bundles' and the traditional, WW2-type container or pannier drops.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I'd buy it. Due to your recent "run in" with an idiot armed with a car, I'm thinking "ejection seat" installed in your next car.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Not sure about an ejection seat, though. Perhaps just get something a little more solid to repel any future encroachments into my personal space?
T Bolt
Colonel
Yea, but the gas mileage would kill you. 
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Couldn't be any worse than the pickup I used to own, years back...Yea, but the gas mileage would kill you.
A 1973 Dodge 1-ton Power Wagon with a Magnum 440, 727 Taskflight trans and a 2-speed rear differential. It had the Club cab and factory 9' bed with a payload capable of 2,200 pounds. I was lucky as hell if I got 9 miles to the gallon with it, but then again, there was nothing this monster could not handle.
hmm...now that I think about it, if I was in this Dodge last year, it would have probably used that old gal's Buick as a speed-bump...
Naw...I'll stick with the Panther
Yeah stick with the Panther mate! 
fubar57
General
The weekend. 90 minutes to home.
Geo
Geo
Went to a very interesting lecture this evening by Sir Simon Wessely the incoming President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists at Aberdeen Medical School on "Shellshock Or Cowardice: The Life Death Of Private Harry Farr"
Simon Wessely - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Farr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Simon Wessely - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Harry Farr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Not sure about an ejection seat, though. Perhaps just get something a little more solid to repel any future encroachments into my personal space?
Excellent choice!
