"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
06/11/2016 at 22:04 • Filed to: None
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"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
06/11/2016 at 22:04 • Filed to: None | 1
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Next time someone uses this phrase, inform them that this happened quite some time ago.
1st Lord Brabazon of Tara in 1909. That pig sure looks excited.
E90M3
> Alfalfa
06/11/2016 at 22:18 |
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mmmm, flying bacon
ttyymmnn
> Alfalfa
06/11/2016 at 22:21 |
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Lord Brabazon was actually an important pioneer in aviation. He was instrumental in the revival of the British civilian airliner industry following WWII, and was also responsible for the development of the Bristol Brabazon , the largest airplane ever built solely in the UK. Despite its size, the Brabazon only held 100 passengers, because each was given a berth similar in size to one you might find on an overnight train. They only built one, though.
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Alfalfa
> ttyymmnn
06/12/2016 at 00:50 |
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I knew he was basically the pioneer of powered flight to Britain, but did not know his role beyond that. Fun stuff
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ttyymmnn
> Alfalfa
06/12/2016 at 01:08 |
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Well, “powered flight” is a stretch, but he is the one who realized that all of England’s efforts had been toward making warplanes, and he recognized the need for large civilian aircraft when the war was over.