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  • The kiwis won't be too happy about getting their designs plagiarised either... :)
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    • Originally posted by gf0012-aust View Post
      The kiwis won't be too happy about getting their designs plagiarised either... :)
      Can't blame the Chinese on this one -- it is launched from McConaghy Boats' own China yard.
      “the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson

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      • Originally posted by xinhui View Post
        Can't blame the Chinese on this one -- it is launched from McConaghy Boats' own China yard.
        i wasn't blaming the chinese on this.... i did see the yard involved.
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        • A friend just sent me this video of the USS Stennis. One US aircraft carrier has a more powerful air force than 70% of all countries. [VIDEO] Pretty interesting to watch.
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          • gf,

            someone forwarded me this new... damn funny.


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            Titanic II to Be Built by Billionaire Palmer, Chinese Yard
            By Elisabeth Behrmann - Apr 29, 2012 5:46 PM PT

            Australian billionaire Clive Palmer plans to build a 21st-century version of the Titanic with the help of a Chinese shipyard, with the cruise ship’s maiden voyage from England to North America scheduled in late 2016.

            Palmer said he had invited the Chinese navy to escort Titanic II on its maiden voyage to New York, according to an e- mailed statement. The initial pact with China’s CSC Jinling Shipyard also includes plans for a fleet of luxury liners.
            Enlarge image Titanic II to Be Built

            The Titanic sits under scaffolding in the spring of 1911 in this photo made available to the media by the Library of Congress. Source: Library of Congress (George Grantham Bain Collection) via Bloomberg
            Audio Download: Dr. Ballard Describes Discovering Sunken Titanic
            Enlarge image Billionaire Clive Palmer

            Clive Palmer, chairman of Mineralogy Pty. Photographer: Patrick Hamilton/Bloomberg

            The original Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic on April 15, 1912, costing the lives of 1,514 passengers and crew, according to the statement. Mining magnate Palmer, 58, has a fortune of A$5.05 billion ($5.3 billion) and was Australia’s fifth-richest person, according to BRW magazine estimates in May.

            “It will be every bit as luxurious as the original Titanic but of course it will have state-of-the-art 21st century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems,” Palmer said. “The Chinese ship building industry with our assistance wants to be a major player in this market.”

            The Titanic, commissioned by White Star Line, was the largest liner in the world when built at just under 270 meters (886 feet) and 53 meters high.

            Palmer is developing coal and iron ore mines in Australia, including the $8 billion China First coal project in Queensland state. Last year, he dropped plans to sell shares in his company Resourcehouse Ltd. in Hong Kong after commodities prices fell.

            To contact the reporter on this story: Elisabeth Behrmann in Sydney at [email protected]

            To contact the editor responsible for this story: Rebecca Keenan at [email protected]

            Titanic II to Be Built by Billionaire Palmer, Chinese Yard - Bloomberg
            “the misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing compared to the misery of not being exploited at all” -- Joan Robinson

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            • just goes to show, being a billionaire doesn't mean you're smarter. :) i guess you saw his CIA comments during the Qld elections? what a loon
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              • Oh, forget to insert this photo to pair with the above post.
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                • Would the environmentalists, let a coal belching ship near the UK or New York?

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                  • Originally posted by xinhui View Post
                    Oh, forget to insert this photo to pair with the above post.
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                    Andy, you are not my most favourite person right now.

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                    • left unsaid by the good colonel-- Celion Dion IS his most favou- never mind!
                      There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that "My ignorance is just as good as your knowledge."- Isaac Asimov

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                      • ok ok, back to topic.

                        gf, model of the PLAN's new truck. Not sure it is the same as the two U/C
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                        • Originally posted by gf0012-aust View Post
                          thanks matey, a profile shot would be useful.

                          there's some odd design features so far... ie compare new build and old build. you wonder what possessed them to design some of the features in 887

                          eg they've obviously worked out that the hangar door for 887 wasn't the best design for aviation flexibility, the weaps on the hangar wings on the newbuild will either be less intrusive, or they've rebuilt access paths in that hanger

                          they're certainly not afraid to modify core designs
                          Gf, an update
                          In five weeks -- nav radars and satcom aerials mounted.
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