Now that's what I call technology!
Eastbourne. Saturday, August 18th, 2007 about 5pm.
Picture this: grey skies, grey and miserable sea, yet thousands of people are standing on Eastbourne sea front, glued to the spot staring skyward. The Typhoon is flying a demonstration just out to sea for the Airbourne air show, and the things it is doing defy the imagination. Tail stands; genuine 90 degree ballistic climbs; horizontal spins. Jaw-dropping stuff, although I shouldn't actually be looking, as I'm driving, but it is impossible not to look. I have seen the Eurofighter with my own eyes, and I'm still gob-smacked just thinking about it.
One question - why is it the push to destruction that produces the most beautiful technology? I can't figure it out.
