New Airships To Protect British Troops

[Raistlin]

A brand new, 21st century-style airship could soon be patrolling the skies above Afghanistan, helping protect British and other Nato troops serving there.

A £350m contract's been awarded to American military contractor Northrop Grumman, one of the world's largest defence companies.

The deal will see three Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicles (LEMV) built for the US Army within 18 months and ready for operations by early 2012.

The LEMV's will be able to endure a small amount of small arms fire

They will be able to stay in the air for up to three weeks at a time and provide what designers describe as an "unblinking eye" of surveillance for forces on the ground.

Airship facts

• Able to stay in the air for three weeks
• Capable of withstanding small arms fire
• No crew
• Operates at 20,000 feet
• Flies at speeds of up to 80 knots (around 90mph)

Alan Metzger is in charge of the project.

He said: "There won't be any gaps in the data that gets sent back down to the troops on the ground.

"I don't know of anything that comes close to that at the moment that can stay in the air for up to three weeks at a time."

Bosses also say the LEMV's skin, a mixture of tough materials and Kevlar (often used in body armour), will be able to withstand a reasonable amount of small arms fire from Taliban fighters on the ground.

[Parts-King]

Hope nobody leaves a lit ciggie anywhere near one

[Bizarra]

The Hindenburg was the last word in technology, in it's day, too

[Raistlin]

Your car also runs off hot air, that might account for you inflated opinion of yourself...

[Bizarra]

Why not ? No pollution & environmentally friendly Also useful for checking my tyres

Yours could keep a fleet going :P

Toyota are abandoning their Hybrids in favour of my method & I'm currently in negotiation with them over the rights & Patents

[Raistlin]

Toyota are abandoning their Hybrids in favour of my method

Would that be the Rhythm Method as your Irish...

[Bizarra]

Toyota are abandoning their Hybrids in favour of my method

Would that be the Rhythm Method as your Irish...

But not governed by the Edicts of the Catholic Church, being a Protestant & a Heretic

Still, when you get the rhythm going, don't stop

You are slipping, my Friend You missed my deliberate[?] error in my previous post :o Too late now :D I hit the edit button B)

[Raistlin]

Toyota are abandoning their Hybrids in favour of my method

Would that be the Rhythm Method as your Irish...

But not governed by the Edicts of the Catholic Church, being a Protestant & a Heretic

Still, when you get the rhythm going, don't stop

You are slipping, my Friend You missed my deliberate[?] error in my previous post Too late now I hit the edit button

Over the last few days there have been so many, It would be churlish of me to highlight them all....

[Bizarra]

Toyota are abandoning their Hybrids in favour of my method

Would that be the Rhythm Method as your Irish...

But not governed by the Edicts of the Catholic Church, being a Protestant & a Heretic

Still, when you get the rhythm going, don't stop

You are slipping, my Friend You missed my deliberate[?] error in my previous post Too late now I hit the edit button

Over the last few days there have been so many, It would be churlish of me to highlight them all....

But last time I looked, you were a Churl

[Raistlin]

Toyota are abandoning their Hybrids in favour of my method

Would that be the Rhythm Method as your Irish...

But not governed by the Edicts of the Catholic Church, being a Protestant & a Heretic

Still, when you get the rhythm going, don't stop

You are slipping, my Friend You missed my deliberate[?] error in my previous post Too late now I hit the edit button

Over the last few days there have been so many, It would be churlish of me to highlight them all....

But last time I looked, you were a Churl

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I was watching a programme about airships and from what I gathered airships of today are the safest in the sky. What made the Hindenburg go up was the fact that it was painted with dope which as we all know is highly flammable.

[Bizarra]

Toyota are abandoning their Hybrids in favour of my method

Would that be the Rhythm Method as your Irish...

But not governed by the Edicts of the Catholic Church, being a Protestant & a Heretic

Still, when you get the rhythm going, don't stop

You are slipping, my Friend You missed my deliberate[?] error in my previous post Too late now I hit the edit button

Over the last few days there have been so many, It would be churlish of me to highlight them all....

But last time I looked, you were a Churl

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[Raistlin]

Toyota are abandoning their Hybrids in favour of my method

Would that be the Rhythm Method as your Irish...

But not governed by the Edicts of the Catholic Church, being a Protestant & a Heretic

Still, when you get the rhythm going, don't stop

You are slipping, my Friend You missed my deliberate[?] error in my previous post Too late now I hit the edit button

Over the last few days there have been so many, It would be churlish of me to highlight them all....

But last time I looked, you were a Churl

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Churl was not found

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You didn't look in the right place, you poor Churl You should know better than to contradict me on English, Archaic English & Saxon See results below

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ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon ceorl peasant.

Nicely researched Man