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Skriven 2006-10-31 09:57:05 av Glen Jamieson
     Kommentar till en text av Barbara Mcnay
Ärende: AIRLINE WOES 428 61031
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 -=> Quoting Barbara Mcnay to Glen Jamieson <=-

 >>  BM> Well, but this was late WWII/just postwar that I heard these booms. 

 > supersonic
 > fighters were being produced.  In crowded Britain, in
 > particular, the
 > resulting booms caused the residents around RAAF bases
 > to complain
 > that cows were being stressed and not producing milk,
 > and the fowls
 > were being put off the lay, so pilots had to be
 > trained to direct
 > sonic booms out to sea or other uninhabited areas.

 BM> Eh?  And so nobody noticed or cared whether any marine or terrestrial
 BM> wildlife was affected?

People had been blowing each other up in their millions on land and
sea for several years, so no one then cared about the well-being of a
few birds, sea animals or other wildlife!   Cows and chooks, otoh,
were directly connected to economics - and, of course, votes.
 
 > since that time has been directed to reducing the cost
 > per passenger
 > mile by building bigger and more luxurious subsonic
 > planes, but no
 > faster than the original 707, DC8 and their
 > equivalents.

 BM> In order to do that, they had to make great improvements in fuel
 BM> consumption to move the increased bulk and weight, I assume.

The original, skinny, pure jet engines were very thirsty, noisy and
inefficient, particularly at lower speeds.  Then the short, fat,
by-pass, or "fan-jet" engine was developed, which gave much greater
thrust at low speeds, used less fuel and was quieter.  This greater
thrust allowed larger, heavier planes to be got off the ground, and
the improved fuel consumption resulted in longer range.   Reliability
and times between overhauls have been steadily improved, and engines
and therefore planes have been getting bigger.  All of this has
resulted in the cost per seat mile steadily dropping, to the extent
where the Pacific Ocean can be crossed non-stop, and long distance
travel has become affordable to ordinary people like MLoo and me.

It is my firm conviction that the most effective preventive of future
wars is improved communication between the ordinary inhabitants of
nations, and in this, long distance air travel plays a most important
part.  The exchange of ideas and food talk over bulletin boards is
also highly effective in preventing world wars - apart from chili and
similar non-bloody wars, which are fun.  (Whew!  How's that for
dragging the subject back to food?!)

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Oven Baked Crocodile
 Categories: Alligator, Australian, Chilies, Cod
      Yield: 4 Servings
 
    1/2 kg Crocodile Fillets
    1/2 c  Lemon Juice
    1/4 c  Soy Sauce
      2 tb Chopped Parsley
      1 c  Olive Oil
      4 dr Tabasco Sauce
           Salt & Pepper to taste
      1    Clove Garlic crushed
      1 c  Breadcrumbs or Flour
 
  Place Crocodile fillets in a shallow pan. Combine lemon juice, soy
  sauce, parsley, olive oil, Tabasco Sauce, salt, pepper and garlic.
  Mix well. Pour over fillets ond let stand 4 hours. Turn pieces
  occasionally. Then drain fillets and roll lightly in breadcrumbs or
  flour. Shake off excess. Arrange steaks in a greased baklng dish and
  bake in a moderate oven (180 degrees C) for about 1 hour, or until
  tender.
  
  Recipe compliments of Crocodile Distributors of Australia From:
  Webmaster@nikibone.Com          Date: 12-16-02
 
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