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I remember going to an airshow with my Auntie and cousins when i was about 6 years old and seeing the English Electric Lightning, it scared the fuck out of me!! :)

 
I was lucky enough to see the Vulcan fly on 2 occasions and had the chance to touch a very special aircraft in history!!:love:

 
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I was lucky enough to see the Vulcan fly on 2 occasions and had the chance to touch a very special aircraft history!!:love:

I saw it at Wings and Wheels one year with one of my daughters, stunning.
It was the year both airworthy Lancasters were there.
The following year we went to see it again but it didn’t come due to bad weather sadly.
Saw it again at Bournemouth Airshow just before it was retired.
 
I saw it at Wings and Wheels one year with one of my daughters, stunning.
It was the year both airworthy Lancasters were there.
The following year we went to see it again but it didn’t come due to bad weather sadly.
Saw it again at Bournemouth Airshow just before it was retired.
It was retired due to cost, it has a very complex running system compared to spifires and BF109 etc it cost 30K to use the parachute to slow it down on landing. A lot of shows it was not used to save cost, it's a real shame as you know it is a special aircraft. 🤷‍♂️
 
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A downed telephone cable reveals the amount of wires inside. It is estimated to have about 3,600 wires, with each wire color-coded and individually identifiable.
The wires are organized into groups of 25 pairs (50 wires), called binder groups. Each binder group is color-coded. Twenty-four binder groups form a super binder, containing 600 pairs (1,200 wires), wrapped with a color-coded string. Multiple 600-pair super binders make up the total cable, with each wire in the cable individually identifiable.
 
Spiral staircases, often turning clockwise, were specifically designed with military defense in mind during the Middle Ages. These famous circular staircases weren’t built randomly; their design served a crucial purpose. Located in towers and along castle walls, these stairs were meant to hinder enemy access to the upper levels of the fortress.
In military strategy, the design of these stairs made it incredibly difficult for armored soldiers to ascend in a line. The orientation of the stairs worked in favor of the defenders, as the attacker’s right hand would be obstructed by the structure, while the defender, positioned higher, could maneuver his weapon with more freedom and effectiveness.
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