James May's flight to 'edge of space'

[Menelaus]

10 knots between stall & max speed...

Gosh.

That must be fun.

Jeez - that's an almost zero margin

[NotAllThere]

It's just that much fun. You don't want jizz loating about in zero-G...

He wasn't in zero-G.

[Moscow Mule]

That used to be the gig at aircrew selection for the RAF that if the length from your hip to your knee was too long you wouldn't be accepted for pilot training because if you had to bang out you'd leave the bit below your knees behind ... admittedly as a stand-up once pointed out "stings a bit, but less so than staying with it".

My ex missed out on RAF pilot selection because her arms were 2cm too short.

She was pretty gutted as they don't start measuring you until you're almost in.

[VectraMan]

Concordes' fuselage is pressurised - the U2 cockpit isn't

Yes I know. But the point I was making is James May was making a big fuss about all the training and equipment required to go to 70,000 feet, whereas (a couple of years ago anyway) he could have just bought a ticket for Concorde and been sipping champagne whilst flying almost as high.

That Burt Rutan designed X-prize winning craft made it to 112Km (364,400 feet). Now that's high ;-)

[Menelaus]

Yes I know. But the point I was making is James May was making a big fuss about all the training and equipment required to go to 70,000 feet, whereas (a couple of years ago anyway) he could have just bought a ticket for Concorde and been sipping champagne whilst flying almost as high.

That Burt Rutan designed X-prize winning craft made it to 112Km (364,400 feet). Now that's high ;-)

WHS

[Moscow Mule]

Yes I know. But the point I was making is James May was making a big fuss about all the training and equipment required to go to 70,000 feet, whereas (a couple of years ago anyway) he could have just bought a ticket for Concorde and been sipping champagne whilst flying almost as high.

I think it's a *lot* harder to go to the extra 10000 feet.

But you're right, you could see the curvature of the earth from Concorde's cruising height.

[Churchill]

A fantastic programme.

I think Girly secretly like it too!

[The Lone Gunman]

A fantastic programme.

I think Girly secretly like it too!

Girly is too busy telling everybody about your make up and her shaving habits in the FFS thread to comment on that program.

[Churchill]

Girly is too busy telling everybody about your make up and her shaving habits in the FFS thread to comment on that program.

Par for the course!

[cailin maith]

Girly is too busy telling everybody about your make up and her shaving habits in the FFS thread to comment on that program.

Squeeler

Par for the course!