MARU 5137

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1XaNnPUkLL/ Click on video for sound/commentary. Sweet.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kai. Enjoy the day.

On March 21st 2016 Lockheed Constellation named "Columbine" by US President Dwight D. Eisenhower departed Marana Regional Airport in Southern Arizona. The plane was beginning a ferry flight to Bridgwater Virginia for a full restoration. ONE of MY Favorites.

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=586202110448529&id=100071762353954 Looks yummy...

https://www.kotare-models.com/products/k32006-kotare-132-spitfire-mkvb-early Write up about the model kit Spitfire selling at $109. There is a full description below the link once opened.

Hello Peter, I hope you and your wife Diane have recovered well and are in good health. I missed saying Happy Birthday on your special day so a very belated happy birthday Sir to you. Keep well and enjoying life.

You're welcome. Inshallah! See you next year. Where are the NATS .... I was thinking to return to India for a break next year and see what remains of extended family. Just THINKING about it nothing solid planned yet.

Yes. There were sea of men ... it was like an ocean readying for a tsunami with kits !

Yes I know... maybe the price lower as the model gets "older" and is not as new anymore.

Belated Happy Birthday to you Pete. [ dont you have a twin brother Joel.. happy birthday to him. If I have got this wrong then apologies ]. Sorry I'm late to the party. Hope it was a super day for you.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=578210357914371&id=100071762353954 When you open the link, click on "more" to read details about this.

Here you go. Forgive the cell phone photographs.

These videos are on YouTube. So with respect to B.M. members who put them up, thank you. Credit goes to them. I did go . I saw the new 1:48 Scale Airfix Lysander. Hope all of you get a chance to attend this show and come over the Huge Pond. Enjoy.

How wonderful.

Guy trains to fly the fastest machine he’s ever been let loose in - a classic frontline fighter jet - as he also explores the origins and future of the jet engine. Guy Martin's, motorcycle mechanic to presenter and NOW learns to fly a jet and flies the De Havilland Vampire in Switzerland between the mountains as other fighter jets have.. Brilliant, Fascinating and exhilarating to watch him explain things. From visiting the Derby's Rolls Royce site ( I've been there MYSELF ) where he sees the world's largest Engine to finally fly the Vampire to the delight of the Swiss jet pilot who has been flying the Vampire since 1970s... Enjoy. MARU 5137

Welcome aboard an EA-18G Growler catapult shot off the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), somewhere near Wake Island in the beautiful Pacific Ocean. This was a 59K MAX power Case I launch off catapult 3 on a day training sortie. Look at the color of the water. Absolutely amazing. Fly Navy! **CORRECTION to the narration** In the jam, I mention "the Shooter" when I'm on the catapult. Since this was a bubble launch, the Shooters were actually in the bubble and the Catapult Safety Observer (CSO), an ABE (Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Launch/Recovery), is the Sailor who tells me to run up the throttles and gives me the final "thumbs up" prior to launch. The CSO is an enlisted Sailor. Al Shooters are Officers.

ONE learns a lot from this forum. Thank you Gentlemen. Here's another interesting video... U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters are conducting short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) training aboard the U.S. Navy’s latest America-class amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA-7). The concept of a "Lightning Carrier" involves adapting amphibious assault ships to specialize in the operation of F-35B stealth fighters, allowing them to function similarly to aircraft carriers. Typically, amphibious assault ships are designed to support Marine Corps landing operations, but a "Lightning Carrier" is capable of carrying a significant number of F-35B jets and can serve as the focal point for air operations, much like a traditional aircraft carrier. ENJOY. MARU 5137

Dennis , SUPER duper photographs. Thank you.

Ooh I forgot to mention.... I bought Books from the Akihabara store(5 floors of variety of goods from Books, to model kits to cameras and suitcases and wine and wine filled chocolates !! etcetera etcetera etcetera)..some Amazing photographs inside the books....

Normally, it takes over an hour to start up a B-52 bomber, but a method called "cartridge starts" or "cart-starts" can reduce the startup time to under 10 minutes. A small-controlled explosive called a starter cartridge, filled with approximately 4 lb (1.8 kg) of gunpowder, is placed into each engine to quick-start the B-52.

Mark, Impressive photographs. AWESOME. Thank you for sharing them.

I agree.

Ah thank you Hubert. Great knowledge you have. Thank You Sir.

Peter, Totally... they are very much enthusiastic about all sorts of hobbies, from plastic aircraft model aircrafts to Ships, to cars and Dioramas. The whole country is extremely pristine and clean.. you don't find any litter and there are NO trash bins in public places, not in restaurants, not in drinking places(Inns) or in towns and cities. There is NO smoking allowed in streets, rural or otherwise. The Air is SO fresh and you do not walk wafting through other people's smoke! sidewalks have round yellow grates with warning telling you "NO SMOKING IN STREET" IN Japanese & English. You do not see any cigarette stubs etc.. One takes their trash back home to dispose of or in hotels trash bins if like ME you stated in hotels. Even hobbyist who collect bugs..are enthusiastic !! They have training and guidance instructions for any Earthquake that may occur. Children are taken from school to experience the simulation of an Earthquake by going inside these educational white Earthquake Vans. Also it is for adults and foreigners who have never been in an Earthquake unless of course you are from California and other such places. The gentleman (the Caucasian ) caught in MY camera is Meindert..you may have seen his contributions on other forum ( LSP). The Japanese pride themselves in keeping everything pristine, clean and as yo7 can see their Fire Engine and Fire Engine House is IMMACULATE. You do not see utility vehicles with dirty exterior nor any other vehicles, privately-owned or otherwise. Bicycles are properly parked as are electric scooters. I absolutely loved seeing how clean it was. It's a VIRGO's Heaven !! And not a Pot Hole on the roads in sight. Motorways kept tidy and amazingly clean...perfection !! I wish the roads in MY country were like that... and overgrown foliage cut down. in the photograph of the Tokyo Tower, kids are playing Baseball and their coach is nearby.