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You're right, Richard - I've seen hundreds of photos over the years of WWI aircraft being built, and the only time I've seen women involved was when fabric was being stitched.

Pandemic Ship getting stuck in the Suez canal Global shortage of microchips Global shortage of graphics cards (thanks, Bitcoin miners!)

CSM have just confirmed on Facebook that the 1/32 Hansa-Brandenburg D.I is indeed still a part of their release plans, but it's likely to come after the Caudron, Baby and Sopwith Scout.

It only looks terrifying from our point of view - don't forget, for 1914 this was state-of-the-art.

Looks like they're providing separate wingtips, so both the early and late types can be built.

Engine sprue is the same as their SPAD VII kit, otherwise it's all new.

In fact, you can only call it Jet Fuel if it’s from the Jet region of France. Otherwise, you have to call it Sparkling Go Juice.

But why should a claim of 15,000 Euro per hour ring alarm bells with him? He's a journalist, not an expert on military jet fuel procurement. If I told you that the weekly average of new crypto currency wallets used on the Dark Web was 15,000, would that ring alarm bells with you, or not? Furthermore, he doesn't have to verify it because he's made it clear in the article that it's a claim made by a third party. He's not reporting on how much the French Air Force spends on fuel, he's only reporting on what the lawyer has stated.

No it isn't. 'Speaking to La Provence, Rossi-Arnaud also noted that he and his client believe that the hazing was "a monumental waste of public money." He claims that the cost of flying a Mirage jet amounts to roughly 15,000 euros per hour in fuel alone.'. The journalist is reporting on what the lawyer has stated, and has made it clear that it is a claim and not necessarily a fact - which is good journalism.

Yeah, because the most important part of this story is how much the French are paying for their jet fuel…

The only human being, dead or alive, not contained within the frame of this photograph was Michael Collins. Truly an exceptional life.

Just heard that Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died aged 90.

I'd be amazed if it wasn't a new tool kit. The SPAD VII and XIII, although similar in look, were dimensionally very different aircraft - the XIII was larger in almost every respect.

Mine came through today as well - many thanks LH!

Haha, me as well! Mine's the one to the OX25 postcode

There's also a global shortage of glass, as suddenly the world needs to find enough to bottle 20 billion vaccine shots. Zero Paints are moving from glass to plastic jars for the foreseeable future (I won't be buying until they change back, I've had bad experiences of long-term paint storage with plastic jars). Even brewers are getting impacted, there's not going to be enough glass to bottle alcohol this year so we're likely to see a rise in prices for things like whiskey.

It'll be funny when the kit drops and the naysayers suddenly start complaining about the 'inflated' prices on Ebay.

Well that will save some effort on detailing the gear bays!

I think multi-screen support for MSFS is on the development roadmap.

Hidden away in the secret WNW labs was this beauty that never got to see the light of day. Many Bothans died to bring us this information.

OK Boomer.

Pretty good, and reminds me of a similar story. Sled pilot asks ATC for clearance to 60,000ft. ATC, not realising that he's talking to an SR-71, sarcastically responds "FL600 is yours if you think you can get there...". Pilot responds "Roger, DECENDING to FL600".

I have one problem with FS2020 - it's too good looking. So much so that when I play DCS, and even the new IL-2 Great Battles, I can't but wish that they had the same level of environmental detail. For the same reason I also think that the airliners are a bit pointless in FS2020 - when you're cruising at FL350 you really can't appreciate the scenery too much. FS2020 is way better when you fly GA. Having said that, there's no 'pew pew pew' in FS2020, so I use DCS, IL-2, and Rise of Flight for when I feel like putting a few rounds of tracer into something.

That's great news. I already own the Baby, the FF.33L is coming and there will be more WWI kits from Lukgraph - happy days indeed!

What are the other WWI models? Have I missed it, or have they not been announced yet?