Conspicuous ConsumptionHave you ever been photographed sat on a balcony eating a croissant; or wallowed in luxury just for the sake of it? What's the most ostentatious thing you ever seen or done?
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 28 Jul 2011, 13:18)
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Interesting on the VC10.I just discovered that the VC10 holds the record for the fastest subsonic Atlantic crossing between London and New York. Only Concorde was faster. Amazing stuff for a first-generation jet airliner.
Concorde would be less comfortable but the Vulcan is a hell of a machine. There's still one flying now: www.vulcantothesky.org/ but funding one is not easy. They were another highlight of those air shows; I remember their display takeoff routine - full power, then haul back and point straight upwards, 90 degrees to the ground, before the end of the runway. Did your uncle have anything to do with the 'black buck' raid on the Falklands? I think they used the entire fleet for that.
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Scrumper, Tue 2 Aug 2011, 14:37,
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