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Instead of winter tyres, try skids and rockets: :rock:

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Photo: Charles Kaminski / National Science Foundation / U.S. Antarctic Program Photo Library
 
Hmm. Why would you need rockets when you've already got propellers?

And what happens if there's no snow at the other end?
 
Hmm. Why would you need rockets when you've already got propellers?

And what happens if there's no snow at the other end?

For very short take off :doh:
 
Hmm. Why would you need rockets when you've already got propellers?

And what happens if there's no snow at the other end?

But the Propellers are not turning!!!

Alan
 
It is called JATO, jet assisted take off,and is used give a large increase in thrust on take off to allow the use of shorter runways than normal.

The americans tried a similar system where they intended to land a C130 in a football stadium for a hostage rescue and fittted extra JATO rockets facing forwards to give a very short landing run and stop. Unfortunately when they tested it ...............er well the video is on Youtube........they trashed the aircraft.

oops
 
Bit of a quantum leap but still aircraft associated. What ever happened to the Belfast Skyvan. I'm not sure but I think it was made in Belfast by Short Brothers.
That was a great small cargo lugger.
 
Bit of a quantum leap but still aircraft associated. What ever happened to the Belfast Skyvan. I'm not sure but I think it was made in Belfast by Short Brothers.
That was a great small cargo lugger.

Yes built in Belfast. Still doing service in various parts of the world.
 
Just had a quick look on Wiki (quite dry no leaks!!) Found this at the end of the blurb on Shorts.
Bombardier purchase
In 1977, the company changed its name back to Short Brothers, and in 1984 became a public limited company in preparation for privatisation. The government announced the sale of Shorts to Bombardier on 7 June 1989 for £30 million. As part of the sale the government also agreed to write off £390 million of the company's "accumulated losses and inject another £390 million to recapitalise the group and cover current and future losses, capital investment and training."[28] Bombardier beat a bid from The General Electric Company plc and Fokker whilst Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm withdrew before final offers were submitted.[29] The sale was finalised on 4 October 1989.[30]
In 1993, Bombardier Shorts and Thomson-CSF formed a joint venture, Shorts Missile Systems, for the design and development of very short-range, air defence missiles for the UK Ministry of Defence and armed forces worldwide using expertise dating back to the 1950s. In 2000, Thomson-CSF bought Bombardier's 50% share to become the sole owner. Shorts Missile Systems was renamed Thales Air Defence Limited in 2001.

Fancy Fokker and Messerschmitt having a pop at Belfast again.
 
Another way is to buy a Unimog, used it to clean the snow:

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and then use it to pull your train home:

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Just had a quick look on Wiki (quite dry no leaks!!) Found this at the end of the blurb on Shorts.
Bombardier purchase
In 1977, the company changed its name back to Short Brothers, and in 1984 became a public limited company in preparation for privatisation. The government announced the sale of Shorts to Bombardier on 7 June 1989 for £30 million. As part of the sale the government also agreed to write off £390 million of the company's "accumulated losses and inject another £390 million to recapitalise the group and cover current and future losses, capital investment and training."[28] Bombardier beat a bid from The General Electric Company plc and Fokker whilst Messerschmitt-Boelkow-Blohm withdrew before final offers were submitted.[29] The sale was finalised on 4 October 1989.[30]
In 1993, Bombardier Shorts and Thomson-CSF formed a joint venture, Shorts Missile Systems, for the design and development of very short-range, air defence missiles for the UK Ministry of Defence and armed forces worldwide using expertise dating back to the 1950s. In 2000, Thomson-CSF bought Bombardier's 50% share to become the sole owner. Shorts Missile Systems was renamed Thales Air Defence Limited in 2001.

Fancy Fokker and Messerschmitt having a pop at Belfast again.

That's right John, Belfast suffered the worst blitz after London in April 1941.
 

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