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By (user no longer on site) OP   
51 weeks ago

Reading 'Empire of the clouds, when Britain's aircraft ruled the world' by James Hamilton-Patterson, come across the following :

Whilst I appreciate most folk on here would not have flow an (English Electric) Lightning, this pilots who did - (and presumably most of whom would have had sex), - rated flying it as better than Sex.

thoughts ?

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By *icecouple561Couple
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51 weeks ago

East Sussex

Maybe they were getting very indifferent sex.

Two pleasures can be enjoyed equally in my opinion but if they rate one higher than another then I have to believe them.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
51 weeks ago

Good point ! I wondered that, sex may well have been 'different' in the 50's / 60's, it was interesting to come across that quote though.

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

I would turn down sex for a chance to fly one, so. I can believe it

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
51 weeks ago

Ditto !

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By *icecouple561Couple
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51 weeks ago

East Sussex

I don't think sex was different then. I just think describing something as better than sex is a way of saying it was an exceptional experience.

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By *uri00620Woman
51 weeks ago

Croydon


"Good point ! I wondered that, sex may well have been 'different' in the 50's / 60's, it was interesting to come across that quote though."

Can't imagine it'd have been that different for most then?

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

Spending time with someone giggling away and cuddling and just injoying someone company

If the last 14 years has teached me anything it’s sex is easy to get it’s the small things that you overlook that are hard to come by

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By (user no longer on site)
51 weeks ago

I like flying, but it’s not orgasmic is it?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
51 weeks ago

The book says it went from takeoff to 10 miles above the clouds in a couple of minutes !

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By *icecouple561Couple
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51 weeks ago

East Sussex

I think that the extent to which things are better than sex increases or decreases in accordance with the length of time since you last got laid and how available sex is.

Pilots are anecdotally attractive to whichever gender they like to have sex with so it's possible that sex was more readily available to them than flying this particular aircraft.

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By *rilingualMan
51 weeks ago

Guildford


"Reading 'Empire of the clouds, when Britain's aircraft ruled the world' by James Hamilton-Patterson, come across the following :

Whilst I appreciate most folk on here would not have flow an (English Electric) Lightning, this pilots who did - (and presumably most of whom would have had sex), - rated flying it as better than Sex.

thoughts ?

"

Its a real pity thunder city closed down.

It's an amazing experience, and nothing but nothing prepares you for that thrust on takeoff and in the air.

YOu're not so much in a plane as sitting on two jet engines and a fuel tank which are straining at the leash every second.

On full throttle with reheaters on , there's barely 20 minutes of fuel in the things.

I'd say its one of the most fun things I've ever done with my troosers on. Those pilots had the added bonus that they were holding the stick, so could make the plane really dance.

Better than sex? - on full burners and throttle it makes the adrenalin rush from a canyon bungee jump or a skydive seem like a premature ejaculation.

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By *irthandgirthMan
51 weeks ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster


"Reading 'Empire of the clouds, when Britain's aircraft ruled the world' by James Hamilton-Patterson, come across the following :

Whilst I appreciate most folk on here would not have flow an (English Electric) Lightning, this pilots who did - (and presumably most of whom would have had sex), - rated flying it as better than Sex.

thoughts ?

"

Given that the Lightning was basically an almost steerable rocket, the G forces and euphoria of successfully completing a mission would be akin to shagging a fiery red headed hellcat and screaming out her mother's name mid coitus.

Oh, and for those that haven't been in a fast jet, I can tell you that the first time your G-pants inflate definitely gets the blood flowing to certain areas. (Imagine those inflatable straps around your arm when you get your blood pressure checked. But around your upper thighs, and they inflate quickly)

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By *rilingualMan
51 weeks ago

Guildford


"The book says it went from takeoff to 10 miles above the clouds in a couple of minutes ! "

its bonkers. the just sit nose high and just launch upwards.

The sole purpose of that jet was to meet nuclear weapons head on and shoot them down, so it was all about getting off the ground and up there as quickly as possible.

QRA was roughly 3 minutes from standstill to airborne.

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By *irthandgirthMan
51 weeks ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster


"The book says it went from takeoff to 10 miles above the clouds in a couple of minutes ! "

The Lightning would go from takeoff to vertical very very quickly. For many years it held the record for the fastest take off (from land - air ram catapults on ships not counted).

The US finally beat it with an F16, that had to be stripped right down of all external tanks, with minimal fuel and held on blocks while in full reheat (cheating)

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By *rilingualMan
51 weeks ago

Guildford


"Given that the Lightning was basically an almost steerable rocket, the G forces and euphoria of successfully completing a mission would be akin to shagging a fiery red headed hellcat and screaming out her mother's name mid coitus.

Oh, and for those that haven't been in a fast jet, I can tell you that the first time your G-pants inflate definitely gets the blood flowing to certain areas. (Imagine those inflatable straps around your arm when you get your blood pressure checked. But around your upper thighs, and they inflate quickly)"

My eyeballs nearly popped when they inflated for the first time. I wasn't expecting the speed or the pressure the likes of that at all.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
51 weeks ago

Sage point,

From my economic study days my understanding I that this would be referred to as 'marginal utility', i.e. the satisfaction to the 'consumer' of having one more 'unit' of a good or service, and possible links to the 'law of diminishing returns'. i.e. as consumption increases the 'marginal utility' derived from each 'unit' declines.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
51 weeks ago

I'm envious ! I did not know that thunder city had ceased those trips.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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51 weeks ago

East Sussex


"Sage point,

From my economic study days my understanding I that this would be referred to as 'marginal utility', i.e. the satisfaction to the 'consumer' of having one more 'unit' of a good or service, and possible links to the 'law of diminishing returns'. i.e. as consumption increases the 'marginal utility' derived from each 'unit' declines."

Reply+quote under the post you're replying to helps us see who you're answering

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By *irthandgirthMan
51 weeks ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster


"Given that the Lightning was basically an almost steerable rocket, the G forces and euphoria of successfully completing a mission would be akin to shagging a fiery red headed hellcat and screaming out her mother's name mid coitus.

Oh, and for those that haven't been in a fast jet, I can tell you that the first time your G-pants inflate definitely gets the blood flowing to certain areas. (Imagine those inflatable straps around your arm when you get your blood pressure checked. But around your upper thighs, and they inflate quickly)

My eyeballs nearly popped when they inflated for the first time. I wasn't expecting the speed or the pressure the likes of that at all."

The first few times are amazing. However, for the untrained, repeated high-G pull will make you feel like you am trying to push your lungs out of your arse.

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By *irthandgirthMan
51 weeks ago

Camberley occasionally doncaster


"Given that the Lightning was basically an almost steerable rocket, the G forces and euphoria of successfully completing a mission would be akin to shagging a fiery red headed hellcat and screaming out her mother's name mid coitus.

Oh, and for those that haven't been in a fast jet, I can tell you that the first time your G-pants inflate definitely gets the blood flowing to certain areas. (Imagine those inflatable straps around your arm when you get your blood pressure checked. But around your upper thighs, and they inflate quickly)

My eyeballs nearly popped when they inflated for the first time. I wasn't expecting the speed or the pressure the likes of that at all.

The first few times are amazing. However, for the untrained, repeated high-G pull will make you feel like you am trying to push your lungs out of your arse. "

*are, not am..

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By *rilingualMan
51 weeks ago

Guildford


"Sage point,

From my economic study days my understanding I that this would be referred to as 'marginal utility', i.e. the satisfaction to the 'consumer' of having one more 'unit' of a good or service, and possible links to the 'law of diminishing returns'. i.e. as consumption increases the 'marginal utility' derived from each 'unit' declines."

TSR2 was in the wings by the time it was all shelved, trident was being pushed as the answer iirc, and you can do a lot more with a bomber and a hunter killer sub for the money.

Check out cold war fast jets on the iplayer if its still available, its a cracking programme and they have the taxi run of the lightning at bruntingthorpe - turn the sound up.

The programme talks about the the rise, golden era and demise of the uk fast jet role.

Unlike the USA, Britain didn't have the resources to make the glass cannon, so everything is more multifunctional from men to vehicles. But that's why our forces are so good. they have to be because unlike the usa, you can't shower them with toys and resources built to do just one thing exceptionally well.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
51 weeks ago


"Sage point,

From my economic study days my understanding I that this would be referred to as 'marginal utility', i.e. the satisfaction to the 'consumer' of having one more 'unit' of a good or service, and possible links to the 'law of diminishing returns'. i.e. as consumption increases the 'marginal utility' derived from each 'unit' declines.

Reply+quote under the post you're replying to helps us see who you're answering "

Thank you kindly, for the polite note on etiquette, good form (and please accept my apologies)

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By *rilingualMan
51 weeks ago

Guildford


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The first few times are amazing. However, for the untrained, repeated high-G pull will make you feel like you am trying to push your lungs out of your arse. "

That was exactly how it felt, it was utterly bonkers.

Thunder Ciity had a buccaneer as well, but i'd run out of money by that point and so couldn't book a ride.

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