John Norman

I expected rousing cheers but have heard naught at the news Sir James Dyson is launching into new battery technology that could delight us all. It was writ large in the D.Mail yesterday that he'll be using Li-ion batteries developed by a firm called Sakti3 which are smaller than conventional Li-ion cells, more powerful & more robust with the liquid electrolyte replaced with a coating of non-flammable metal. Sounds a winner - but how much is tabloid tosh I wonder? Perhaps we're all a bit cynical where batteries are concerned

It's not always modellers -- and nothing beat this true story. When the Nazis invaded southern Norway in 1940 the RAF decided to send some Hurricanes to northern Norway -- using the aircraft carrier HMS Glorious to get them there. 46 Squadron flew theirs to Glasgow and would you believe, the fighters were then taxied over fields and along lanes to a jetty on the Clyde. Must have been one heck of a task with so little forward vision Glorious was 20 miles away so the Hurri's were loaded on to barges and ferried out. When they finally arrived alongside the carrier, their wings were removed and the planes hoisted aboard. It was several hours later that it was discovered the wing bolts had been left on the barges -- now long gone!!! It took quite a while for the shipboard mechanics to make replacements.

Splendid machine Pete......you moved the aerials so they end up outside the fuz.......are those little plastic supporting thingies purchasable bits of kit, or did you make them? The angled plastic bits supporting the aerial ends I mean

On the dotted....jonnor

If you missed previous showings DON'T miss "The Passenger who landed a Plane." on Ch 4 11.20 tonight, Wedy. Mindblowing......this guy took over the Cessna when his pilot died......he cruised around IN THE DARK......couldn't see his instruments 'cos he didn;t know where the light switch was.....and he finally made a successful landing with barely enough fuel left. Fantastic -- he deserves an MBE --Magnificent, Brilliant Effort. Jonnor