David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 11:11 AM |
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Heads up: BBC2 Sunday: How to build a super car
8pm Sunday BBC2, BBC HD
"How the McLaren racing team used Formula One technology to design and construct the MP4-12C road car, whose design features include a
carbon-fibre safety cell and the first engine the company has ever built. The programme also reveals how the vehicle's sound was perfected in a
recording studio, just like a pop song. Featuring contributions by Ron Dennis, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button."
I watched the one last week about building an Airbus wing - decent programme, unlike some of the cr*p shown these days...
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Toniq-r
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 11:22 AM |
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Looking forward to this, just to see my handy work I worked there for 6 months doing the glazing and was well impressed with the building.
[Edited on 20/11/11 by Toniq-r]
[Edited on 20/11/11 by Toniq-r]
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phelpsa
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 11:37 AM |
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Definitely on the watch list! Any idea when it was filmed?
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steve m
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 11:48 AM |
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Thanks for the reminder David, im on nights so will set the box up!!
last weeks wing programme was riveting!!
honestly it really was a good programme!!
Steve
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mazie
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 12:08 PM |
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Thanks for the heads ups! Watched last weeks programme , the hoist used for the wing that broke down temporarily made my laugh! That would of been a
big problem!
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britishtrident
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 12:33 PM |
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I could tell a story about an international airport brought almost to a halt because a fire tender was up on the lifts in the motor pool when the lift
was condemned by an insurance inspector.. Without they extra fire tender they had to reduce the category of aircraft the airport could accept.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 01:10 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
last weeks wing programme was riveting!!
Doh! That was agonising! (and I don't even know if it was an intentional pun...  )
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GeoffT
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 02:50 PM |
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last weeks wing programme was riveting!!
.......I remember many years ago watching a similar program when they were building (I think) the Boeing 777. They did a destruction test on the main
wing where basically they just loaded up the wing until it gave way.
I never realised an aircraft wing could bend so far, with the wingtips up way beyond the top of the fuselage before it gave up the ghost with an
almighty bang. I think it reached something like 150% of the target fail figure before doing so though, quite gratifying really and all fascinating
stuff.
God I must get out more.......
[Edited on 20/11/11 by GeoffT]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 03:09 PM |
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I was talking to an airline pilot many years ago, shortly after my first-ever flight when barely a teenager... I made a comment about the way the wing
tips flap up and down... his reply was "they're meant to do that, otherwise the wings snap off!"
Accurate, but not necessarily reassuring. 
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vanepico
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 09:22 PM |
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ooooh you see those freshly made pistons? Automotive porn 
Might apply there for my industrial placement after seeing that!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 09:30 PM |
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Argh... I missed it.
I was about to moan to wife, and without saying anything,showed me the SKY+ .... she had spotted earlier it and recorded it for me.... bless her!
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lewis
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 09:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
I was talking to an airline pilot many years ago, shortly after my first-ever flight when barely a teenager... I made a comment about the way the wing
tips flap up and down... his reply was "they're meant to do that, otherwise the wings snap off!"
Talking to a pilot! That must have been interesting
I am a driving god!..........sort of
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phelpsa
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 09:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by vanepico
ooooh you see those freshly made pistons? Automotive porn
Might apply there for my industrial placement after seeing that!
Definitely do it! Two of my mates are on placement there at the moment as test engineers and they're loving it (despite regular 7 day weeks and
12 hour+ days).
I was quite disappointed that they completely missed out the design engineering stage, the most involved part of the process!
[Edited on 20-11-11 by phelpsa]
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 09:40 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lewis
Talking to a pilot! That must have been interesting
He used to be my cousin's husband... they're now divorced! The family connection got me an in-flight look in the cockpit, which was an
amazing treat for a kid.
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lewis
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 09:47 PM |
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How do you know there's a pilot in the room...he tells you
,I work with them every day so know how boring they are bloody glorified bus drivers lol
I am a driving god!..........sort of
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lewis
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 09:48 PM |
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Interesting programme tonight though.
I am a driving god!..........sort of
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 10:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by lewis
How do you know there's a pilot in the room...he tells you
,I work with them every day so know how boring they are bloody glorified bus drivers lol
Not far wrong, not far wrong at all...
Anyway - back to the plot - I wonder if I can scrape together £175,000+ to buy one of those cars...
...on second thoughts I don't think I'll bother, I'm too impatient to wait 2.5 years!
[Edited on 20/11/11 by David Jenkins]
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steve m
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 11:08 PM |
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And as Lewis said. "i also work with them every day" !!
some are great friends, and some great wank**s
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steve m
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 11:11 PM |
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Whats the difference between God and a Pilot ?
God doesnt know he is a Pilot
and
What does a Pilot use as contraception
His personality
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lewis
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 11:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by steve m
Whats the difference between God and a Pilot ?
God doesnt know he is a Pilot
and
What does a Pilot use as contraception
His personality
Haha I'll use these at work.
I am a driving god!..........sort of
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britishtrident
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 11:14 PM |
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The program was OK until they started explaining the engine design ---- who ever wrote the voice over script hadn't much idea about
engines.
Full marks to Mclaren big gamble but Ferrari watch out they are out classed.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
[/I]
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mark chandler
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| posted on 20/11/11 at 11:27 PM |
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For what you get they look cheap.... the finish on those cars looked fantastic.
That was a massive loom, I,m surprised these days that you cannot just run a few fat feeds around the car and use CAN to tell boxes at each end what
to do.. save a few pounds in weight.
Laughed at Ron Dennis's comment, coming second is just the first loser cannot argue with that.
Good program
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LBMEFM
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| posted on 21/11/11 at 06:47 AM |
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Of course McLaren are getting used to coming second in F1 maybe thats why Dennis is back in the factory.
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vanepico
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| posted on 21/11/11 at 08:19 PM |
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hamilton won it a few times ago tho? and the time before that they got 2nd 3rd i think
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