Born Hunter
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Pure speculation but knowing the earth is much much brighter than the moon either the camera settings or post processing of the image has reduced the overall image brightness to stop the earth whiting out. Consequently the moon now looks dull. Like when you photograph a close by object with the sun in the background.
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Google Reaction Engine SABRE prototype. They got funding from HMG as well as a load of private aero/defence players for their hybrid air breathing rocket engine design. Some of the developments from that are going into the tempest program I believe. But yeah scramjet would require a regular jet to get to operating speeds for the scram jet to work and then an actual rocket to operate in space. Essentially non viable hence the work on hybrid engines that can do it all.
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Just interesting areas of R&D to watch in aero mate that’s all. The Chinese might develop teleportation and completely ruin everything!
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I think these planes would burn a lot of fuel on the way up but then they save it by effectively ‘freewheeling’ at 15k+ mph 400 kms above the earth. Unlike a jet which trudges through thick air at 10 kms altitude the entire way. They may need to break the sound barrier on the way up but at least it’s a short period of such before leaving the atmosphere and being in a boom less environment for the majority of the flight.
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It may be that the first space plane products do require special airports but I’m not really aware of any. The concept being they take off and land like any other plane except they achieve very efficient long haul flight by escaping the drag of the atmosphere.
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Remain below the sound barrier at all times. Once the planes at 400 km altitude there is no atmosphere and no potential for a sonic boom. That said I’m not totally sure if they could remain below the sound barrier while in the atmosphere or if they would need to break it.
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The concept is that they would operate from all airports yes. And they would overcome problems like sonic booms because they’d never generate one. But it requires a very advanced engine.
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I imagine charts will know. I think there may be advances from hypersonic research that cross pollinate but it won’t lead to hypersonic commercial flights, just cheaper subsonic ones. Space planes though will be game changing. Though reaction engines have already gone bust trying to develop one. Another potential big push will be in carbon neutral commercial air travel. Potentially e-planes or some other alternative engine solution.
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I think space planes will be the next ‘concord’. Once they figure out the engine tech to transition between atmospheric and exoatmospheric flight it really opens up huge potential. London to Sydney in an hour… But also there’s a lot of research going into hypersonics now which will potentially advance air travel too.
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My spaniels sounding off are probably as much a deterrent as anything. I was thinking more of something that would act as a last line of defence for my family in my absence. Something to chew f**k out of any intruder while they get to safety. Something I’m going to have to think on but several people now have said it’s the wrong way to go.
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I’ve got access to hundreds of acres of private farmland and forestry on the local estate/shoot I’m involved with. And all my other dogs walk out the house and down the street at heel off lead. Sounds like everything would fit if I go down this path. In your opinion what is the right breed for me? I guess a Dutch herder is too close to a Mali? Is there such thing as non trialing ones but still tested? GSD? Sounds like you’re a big fan of bandogs?
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I haven’t mentioned this but short of leaving the country that will be hard. I live in a very nice rural community that in the past 12 months is beginning to be f***ing destroyed. And that’s now the same story the country over. Its the sort of community where I can keep myself private but still everyone knows me. In the past 12 months though there’s been quite a bit of change.
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There’s absolutely a political side to this mate. I have reason to believe that a very contemporary political issue that isn’t being dealt with is the cause of this. I just can’t be arsed with it right now and I don’t know where I stand legally before speaking to the police.
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A great admirer of them but they don’t belong here, especially in my home. Maybe that’s not true anymore in the UK…
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Keeper mate has told me about a mate of his that has pups from stock he uses for everything. Dunno, sounds ideal but I’m sure downsouth had said they have a reputation for being a bit unstable? I’m taking this seriously but can’t rush.
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No my spaniels are soft as shite. They’re a bit aloof with strangers but totally soft. In fact I believe them not being at home is part of the reason I was targeted. Yard was quiet for 3 days. Which again is something I can change.
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Again mate, when I’m there I’m the first and last line of offence. My concern is when I’m not. Putting a series of other measures in place too but they’re all defensive.
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I’d go for a pup without doubt. I’d be hard pressed to trust an adult.
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I appreciate your words. I’m fully aware of how this could go, hence this thread mate. Interested in all opinions on this. I haven’t got the time to go into protection dog work as a full on hobby so any dog realistically needs to fit around my life like the rest of my dogs do. Perhaps my inexperience but I would say KNPV and trialing bred dogs are very unlikely to fit me just like the same stuff in gundogs don’t. And again I know the filthiest of this type will happily kill dogs but does dealing with it buy time? Does it filter out all but the worst?
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Although sticking it in this pen would be ideal
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I know a family that live very rural that love them but two of theirs failed to stop them getting burgled and the ones I’ve met have been ignorant as f**k. I like trainable biddable dogs that equally chill out when I do, like my spaniels. Agree with the kennel thing. But if I’m about I’m not so concerned. This dog will be where it’s needed when it’s needed and will have to be intrinsically adaptable.
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Yeah I hear you. I have the option of keeping it away but it needs to take the role of guardian so I figure it can’t be treated the same as the other dogs. What I can say though is the dog will be there to reduce risk not increase it. If it becomes a risk in itself I’ll shoot it like I would any other dog. But I want to avoid all that by making good choices.
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So, on Thursday morning while on holiday I woke up to a voicemail from a police officer informing me that my house had been broken into on Wednesday night. I’ve since found out that it was three masked males of foreign origins who ransacked it leaving once disturbed by my neighbour. I’ve basically got no information from the police at this time and don’t really want to discuss any further details before I’ve spoken to them when we return. However, in line with other security improvements Im seriously considering now taking on a dog for personal/family protection. My single biggest concern
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Something like that mate. Once I might have found such a persons beliefs interesting or even conflicting but these days I think it’s a very personal matter and frankly no one’s business.
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Could be!
