According to Chuck Yeager British people are 'nasty' and ‘arrogant’ .. He says on his Twitter feed 'the Brits weren't so friendly when we were fighting their war for them' .. he makes multiple posts .. We're the new nasty race .. (what he probably means is the English).
I think he's spot on. Good reason not to join in any US led wars. And if we're stopping EU migration we should tell the yanks to fuck off ...
:-)I wonder if Putin likes us? Strange world we live in.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/05/british-people-are-nasty-and-arrogant-says-wwii-flying-ace-chuck/
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I always looked up to him as an inspirational character and pilot when I was little.
the Bell X-1's plans weren't british as such, but it'd never have flown without the UK "selling" their supersonic aircraft designs to the US. (It was supposed to be a total exchange of research and drawings and technical data between the two countries. we gave them everything, they gave us nothing) The X-1's original elevators were a traditional design that caused too much turbulence for use as it would have resulted in the aircraft departing when approaching Mach 1.
We had the bright idea of having the entire surface move rather than just the trailing edge.
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Sounds like a Trump voter.
The yanks wouldn't have had jet engines without us.
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The jet engine, all-moving tailplane (from the Miles M.52), gyro gunsight and Merlin-engined Mustang are all things he would have had to do without if it wasn't for the British.
I said maybe.....
Maybe he's just bitter that he isn't remembered as widely as Neil Armstrong. He probably wouldn't have passed selection as an astronaut anyway even if he'd applied - too much of a loose cannon.
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So I watched the Matchplay highlights from the Ryder Cup and the fans behaviour.
I concluded he's wrong.
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As for the war in the skies, we owe more to the Polish Air Force (emigres) then we do the Americans.
Apart from that I agree with Chuck, we are arrogant, it's not called Great Britain for nothing.
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Although in fairness the Vikings got there first.
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