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"D. Patterson" wrote in message ... "Spiv" wrote in message ... "D. Patterson" wrote in message ... "Spiv" wrote in message ... "D. Patterson" wrote in message ... "Spiv" wrote in message ... "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Spiv" wrote in message ... Failed. Not so. It depends on one's point of view. The UK is a bit smaller than the state of Oregon, and there are eight US states larger than Oregon. From a US perspective, the UK is small. My God, where do they come from? By Dutch standards it is big. The UK is nor small. Not only is the UK small, it is tiny. It is only 1.4% the size of Russia. Which means nothing at all. It means Britian is 1.4% the size of Russia and tiny by comparison. Which does not mean Britain is small. It means Britain is a small nation in area, It is not. The UK is not small. The evidence of Britain being only 1.4% the size of the largest nation conclusively demonstrates Britian is a very small nation among the third smallest nations in the world. Still not small though. Have it your way, Thank you |
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"Brandon J. Van Every" wrote in
message {snip} It is now; the last time I heard somebody talking about "the whole world's population could stand on X" I think it was closer to three. Feel free to regard me as having functionally been living in a cave for the past three decades or so. Well, maybe they can stand on one foot, then. On each other's shoulders, it's only double, LOL! If they all jump down at the same time will it create a tidal wave which will engulf the earth? Cheers Martin |
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"ANDREW ROBERT BREEN" wrote in message ... Honestly not sure - never carried fare-paying passengers, f'sure. Nor was it intended to. shrugs OK, first airliner to be powered by jet engines, if you prefer. The first airliner to be powered by jet engines was the de Havilland Comet. The Viking was certainly an airliner and the Nenes were certainly jets, so whether or not the resulting combination was intended for service as passenger-carrier or as a testbed for the engine there's a touch of "airliner+jet" about it, whichever way you re-arrange the words. All Viking airliners were built with Bristol Hercules engines, piston radials. The Nene Viking served as a testbed for the Rolls Royce Nene turbojet. This aircraft did not serve as an airliner in that configuration and it was never intended to do so. The Nene-powered Viking was not a jet airliner, it was a jet engine testbed. At the conclusion of testing the aircraft was converted to Viking 1B configuration, with Hercules radial engines, and used for charter work. Comet was the first one to fly commercially, though. Tu-104 probably the second (don't think Canadair C-102 ever carried fare-paying passengers). The C-102, like the Nene Viking, never carried a fare-paying passenger, but unlike the Nene Viking, that was it's intended purpose. |
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... "D. Patterson" wrote in message ... "Spiv" wrote in message ... "D. Patterson" wrote in message ... "Spiv" wrote in message ... "D. Patterson" wrote in message ... "Spiv" wrote in message ... "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message link.net... "Spiv" wrote in message ... Failed. Not so. It depends on one's point of view. The UK is a bit smaller than the state of Oregon, and there are eight US states larger than Oregon. From a US perspective, the UK is small. My God, where do they come from? By Dutch standards it is big. The UK is nor small. Not only is the UK small, it is tiny. It is only 1.4% the size of Russia. Which means nothing at all. It means Britian is 1.4% the size of Russia and tiny by comparison. Which does not mean Britain is small. It means Britain is a small nation in area, It is not. The UK is not small. The evidence of Britain being only 1.4% the size of the largest nation conclusively demonstrates Britian is a very small nation among the third smallest nations in the world. Still not small though. Have it your way, Thank you No, that is not what I wrote, Spiv. I wrote: Have it your way, Britain is smaller than small, because it is tiny. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt, but 1.4% really is tiny, rather than just small. If it were much smaller, we would have to include it along with Vatican City as being infinitessimal...like your sorry excuse for a brain. |
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Brett wrote: "David Thornley" wrote: In article , John Mullen wrote: David Thornley wrote: Last I heard something like that, the world population was more like three billion, More like six IIRC It is now; the last time I heard somebody talking about "the whole world's population could stand on X" I think it was closer to three. Feel free to regard me as having functionally been living in a cave for the past three decades or so. Three decades ago - the world population on Feburay 6, 1974 was about 4.15 Billion (and they still had less than a square foot of the Isle of Wight) :-) Damn, how old am I getting? -- David H. Thornley | If you want my opinion, ask. | If you don't, flee. http://www.thornley.net/~thornley/david/ | O- |
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... "Jim Voege" wrote in message .. . "Spiv" wrote in message ... It didn't need to be in 1945, as it imported food from its North American colony, Canada, Canada was an independent nation by then which declared war independently on Germany. Not so. Independence in 1948, 1959 Try 1867. Try reading about it. Try living here for 50 years like me. You think I might know eh? Jim |
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... Which makes it a jet airliner. Nope. The Nene Viking was not an airliner. I would say a lot. Airliner with jet engines, is a jet airliner. Correct. That's why the de Havilland Comet and Avro Jetliner were jet airliners and the Nene Viking was not. |
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... It can feed itself. Much of the UK is national park. That can be used if needed for crop growing. But the UK could not feed itself during WWII. It didn't need to be in 1945, as it imported food from its North American colony, Canada, by then with the U boat problem suppressed. Canada was not a UK colony in 1945. |
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... 1951 I think you will find all rationing was abandoned. Nope. The rationing of meat continued until July 2, 1954. I believe that was the last rationed item. You have to read it again. It said "by then", meaning by 1945. It is quite clear. The only thing "clear" in your messages is that you don't know what you're talking about. Boy is this ng full of people with no reading abilities or logic. One in particular. |
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"Spiv" wrote in message ... It was a jet airliner, that is what they do. Duh! Exactly! Jet airliners carry people as cargo! That's why the Nene Viking is not considered a jet airliner. I am confused. Well, that's stating the obvious. I am learning from myself? No. I am the teacher, you are the student. I doubt I could learn very much from you. Oh. I wasn't aware that you were completely unteachable. Pity. |
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