Great to see the US carrying our symbolic cross of St George towards a historic Crusade that all historians will agree was a total success, Rep Jack. Too bad that England wouldn't get involved and will never know what St George means to warfighting.
Unknown to Michael, the ghost of Robbie Wijting was on his tail. He radioed Control:
"He'sh in my shights and I need permisshion to shoot"
But the WRAF operator queried "permission to soot?" and the opportunity was lost.
I'm in an ICE (identification correction enforcement) detention centre and can't even self-deport in a biplane. Since I said "Fokker" in Michael's presence, he took umbrage 😁
"I've told you a thousand times" is irritating when it's not hyperbole.
Total (and probably incorrect) conjecture on my part, but another possible explanation:
Converting the G-50 nose from radial to an unfamiliar inverted V12, they really kinked the exhaust outlets - not realising the deleterious effects on performance. But Alfa Romeo would have known that, surely?
A cutaway technical drawing of the Fiat G-50V
Looks like the 601 was inverted from this cutaway of the 50V. The thing is, the exhausts look similarly low as the G-55. Probably the tilt angle of the photo fooled me. Very clean lines so not much to reference against.
Perhaps you should add "sponsor of Pope's Law" to your substack profile, Rep Jack.
Isn't there any TS account that replies "nobody cares, you orangutan-faced cockwomble"?
There should be at least one.
I found out even later. I could use a search engine, but you probably know. Did the G50V use a not-inverted V12? The height of the exhaust outlets were what threw me.
Hmm, I looked into whether the Fokker was a 50 or 60 and a site said the Robbie Wijting was a 50. It's at the bottom of page.
www.karo-aviation.nl/photo/RNLAF/...
Ah, that makes sense. The markings were too early for a G-59 👍
TL - Fiat G-59
TR - Boeing B-50
BR - KAI FA-50
BL - Fokker 50
I'm not convinced of the G-59 and can't find your picture, but the exhaust is too high for earlier Gs. TL is OOO, but I think I have misidentified it.
With Sade: "Y-fronts can't we live together"
(Phil admitted to wearing Y-fronts, decades after Neanderthals became extinct)
Another terrible Ali-Sade punmash would be be "Your Love is When We Were Kings".
I've been hiding for good reason.
# AppleDesserts "the crumble in the jungle" is too terrible even for me.
I've been away to give Sade and myself a break but I chuckle at you two.
I won't make an Ali-like return until FGF does # ice-cream. The Thriller in Vanilla, maybe.
The timeline of you two punning is like holding out for George Michael and Aretha Franklin. I stew you were waiting.
Rep Jack, that was like reading Philip Marlowe talking to the guy that was in that Da Vinci Code movie. I could even hear the saxophone playing, although I do live above a porn movie theater.
"Donald wept"
Blonde woman in Vote Leave t-shirt celebrates Sunderland Brexit referendum result.
She looks familiar
Even if, to quote your favourite, they served dead dog eyes without a face?
(Apologies for plagiarism)
Sous vide pilchard semolina, winched up the Eiffel tower, served with parsley sauce blown through a straw to make spittle bubbles, should be on Le Jules Verne menu, if it isn't already.
Semolina pilchard is very Heston Blumenthal.
Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye does sound like what gets you a 2nd Michelin star. Creative culinary expertise.
I enjoy shooting anything that moves, Rep Jack, but I hope Our Favorite President succeeds in his mission to either build or destroy bridges with Iran.
Never mind the mid-terms: Trick or Treat is coming and firing 600 rounds at child terrorists makes my AR-15 expensive. I'm looking at $120/barrel.
Keep it in mind for the # MeditationInASongOrMovie
"We're not dealing with Winston Churchill" Trump said of Starmer and, hopefully, he's correct.
