Posted by
Phil on October 15, 2008
Recently, I became a member of a very select, very elite club within the hallowed halls of Osprey (it's like the Illuminati, but with more tanks...)
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Posted by
John on August 15, 2008
The quickest drive from Chicago north to Oshkosh, WI is the wide, straight state highway 41. It takes you past fields and farms, including an enormous wind farm--something I've never seen before. The EAA (Experimental Aviation Association) grounds are just past a bluff of trees across from the first car dealership you'll pass on your journey...
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Posted by
Mike on July 18, 2008
There has been a lot in the news recently about the battle between Boeing and Airbus, both in civilian aviation, and more recently in the battle over who will supply the US Airforce with its next generation of midair refueling tankers...
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Posted by
Richard on July 17, 2008
I read today that the civilian version of the Osprey tilt-rotorcraft will soon be available to buy. So if you wish to deploy you and your family at the beach this summer in a way that gets you noticed then dig out that spare $18-23 million stuffed under the bed and you are all set.
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Posted by
Phil on July 07, 2008
Recently, with one of my typical flights of fancy, I started to ponder on some of the military sayings and quotes that have achieved fame throughout history. My personal favourites are:
"The sun will never set on the British Empire – God does not trust the English in the dark" – Anon
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Posted by
Phil on June 26, 2008
I was browsing the web recently, and came across a link to this WWI dogfight game. It's free, it's fun, it's pretty quick to play through the 10 levels, and you get to shoot down a zeppelin...
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Posted by
Mike on June 19, 2008
To celebrate the fact that the Osprey Blog is now a year old, we are running The Osprey Blog Birthday Competition where one lucky reader can win a book from every month that the Blog has been running...
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Posted by
John on June 06, 2008
A colleague recently encouraged me to read the Sci Fi classic Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. I've not read a whole lot of Sci Fi, but I enjoy it when I allow for the indulgence and this was no exception. The plotline is a bit slow, with several long passages about the necessity of self-sacrifice in a civil, democratic society, but these were not unpleasurable and I very much appreciated the force of Heinlein's argument...
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Posted by
William on June 04, 2008
On my regular route into Oxford , which takes me through the neighbouring village of Kirtlington ( great pub! ) I occasionally pass a beautifully preserved Half Track , surreally perched on the grass verge in front of a row of houses on a country lane. When I have time to stop and take a photograph or two, I never have my camera with me...
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Posted by
Mike on June 02, 2008
I love the Dambusters film. And this clip suggests that Peter Jackson is getting closer to filming a remake. Which could be great...like the Lord of the Rings. Or not so great - like King Kong. Fingers crossed he doesn't mess it up because he has a lot to live up to here...
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