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    Its a bit hard to tell from the brief moments shown, but for once they seem to have the correct Mark of Spitfires for that time period (three exhausts stubs each side, eight machine guns, black-and-white undersides), though the Bf109s seem to be the usual Merlin-engined suspects, which is fair enough given that the correct alternatives are very, very hard to source...! (another giveaway is that they appear to lack struts under the tailplane... ).
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    I remember seeing those in a "Janes All The Worlds Aircraft" back in the late 80s. Its kind of amusing to me that the real-life "X-Wing" was borne from a concept by an English person, I only found out the other day that Lukes "Red Leader" came from a town just a few miles up the road from me...
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    And if you remember, "Information is ammunition!"...
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    Lockheed-Martin clearly entering early production on "Iron Eagle V: Rise of the Machines": https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/10/air-force-tests-air-to-ground-strikes-with-an-autonomous-f-16-wi/ I know what you're thinking: 1) Wow, the F-16 VISTA is still flying? and 2) Wait, they made a fourth film?!!
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    Its not completely a new idea - theres at least one recent "Doctor Who" novel by Alastair Reynolds (yes, that Alastair Reynolds) where the 70s-era Master meets some of his... other... selves (though for plot reasons they don't play a major role in the story).
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    Which is one of those brilliantly simple ideas that Moffat tends to do so well - "Okay, we've had Doctors meeting before - why not Masters?".
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    LOL! Can't believe I didn't make that connection myself earlier!
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    BAE Systems is one of the largest ar - defence manufacturers in the world. I don't know if it would be possible to produce an aircraft "end to end", but even projects like the F-35 tend to be at least a bit international these days... We could call the aircraft Yukikhazi [1]... [1] "Khazi" is a British slang term for a toilet. It is pronounced largely the same as "kaze"...
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    Apparently Japan and the UK are looking into a joint project to develop a new fighter aircraft for the 2030s timeframe. Well, we are both fond of tea...
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    Regards Gundam shows to watch, its around this point that I crop up and... "Turn-A Turn Turn-A Turn, Turn AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA... Turn-A Gundam."...
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    I'm currently reading a book about the naval battles at Guadalcanal, and in one of the accounts it had this cool story that I hadn't heard before; apparently a Wildcat trying to intercept a "Betty" bomber at low altitude ran out of ammunition, so the pilot of the Wildcat used a bit of lateral thinking, lowered his landing gear, and literally bounced the bomber into the sea! I don't know how accurate this account is, a quick search doesn't seem to bring up any other references but if true its got to be one of the more unusual aircraft kills of all time...
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    The latter is probably reasonably likely once it gets into RAF/Fleet Air Arm service, providing as ever with us we can find the required spare change down the back of the sofa [1]... [1] Pardon me, I mean couch...
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    I have to say, they have captured the noses perfectly.
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    For the young 'uns: Laserdisc was like a DVD, but you could use one as a (very shiny) hat. (Records, ask your grandparents! Never knew they actually made them, though it makes sense for the era I guess). I can certainly imagine that "Crisis" cels, at least of the main characters or famous scenes, are going to be both rare and expensive.
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    Okay, thanks for the information. "Bubblegum Crisis" was the series that made me a subtitles convert (back in the day when all anime fans had to worry about was a) sub vs dub and b) where the hell could you buy any anime in the first place?!) and "Revenge Road" is, I think, my favourite episode.
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    Seriously? Is there any more information on this?
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    Hi... welcome to "Gundam". YOU WILL SEE THE TEARS OF TIME! Ahem. The original and very first series, from the late 70s, looks rather "Disco" now and might require some adjustment if you're used to more modern anime, but its still a good place to start and if you can stick with it until about half-way, when Tomino (Yoshiyuki Tomino, creator of "Gundam") steps up a gear concept-wise, it will help you understand many of the recurring themes and ideas that crop up in later series. Once you're got a few more "Gundam" series under your belt, try "Turn-A Gundam" - its very different, but well worth the effort. It can be enjoyed as a standalone SF series in its own right, but it helps to have seen a few other "Gundams" first to pick up some of the references made and enhance your enjoyment of the show.
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    The BBC had a line-up of contenders for the role, but its pretty much everyone who has ever worked in British television over the past few years so not overly helpful...
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    Oh, thats what they were! I thought it was the Nazca lines at first... I don't have a PS4 so other versions would be awesome but I can't see it happening anytime soon. Might just have to re-join the Bond villians favourite electronic company camp again...
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    Just to avoid any potential cross-Atlantic confusion from that trailer, "chips" = "french fries". Except traditional English chips are generally somewhat chunkier than french fries, which are also sold here as "french fries". In keeping with this nominative straightforwardness, in the UK what Americans usually refer to as "chips" are called "crisps". Clear? (we'll try and avoid the whole "cookie/biscuit" controversy).
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    Is that why they call it "Fullback"...? Israeli F-16 and F-35; interesting missile load-out on the -16...
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    I know that the South Africans got a computer-controlled rudder onto their Cheetahs, but I always imagined replacing the entire FCS would be a fairly major job on a (sort of) legacy bird.
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    Psst... wanna buy some Typhoons...? Going... well, not cheap, but... Hang on - that article also says that the F-15 is getting a fly-by-wire control system? Really? Thats the first I've heard of that one...
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    I had to look up B-57; forgot it was the US version of the Canberra. For a moment I read it as "B-58", which would have been all kinds of even more awesome.
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