The Eagle Has Landed—Two Men Walk on the Moon

Today is a momentous day. In case you live in a hole you should know that today is the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission. The infamous moon landing. The mission fulfilled President John F. Kennedy's goal of reaching the moon by the end of the 1960s, which he expressed during a speech given before a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961

"I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth."

Stunning Sunset

Firstly, let me apologise for the lack of posting for the last ten days or so. Last week was half term, so I went home but my laptop's power supply failed and I've essentially been without a computer for a while now. Anyway, I've borrowed my mums until mine is fixed. On the downside, I have few photographs on here.

Cirrus SR22 GTS

On a trip to RAF Duxford a while ago I spied this rather nice Cirrus. It's an SR22 GTS, and is a US registered plane. Empty, it weighs in at just over a ton (1009kg) and has a useful load of 553kg. It can climb at a rate of 1400 ft/min (426 m/min), with a maximum operating altitude of 17,500 ft (5,334 m). it has a maximum cruise speed of 185 knots and at 55% power has a maximum range (With reserve) of 1170 nm (2166 km).