by David Aldred | Nov 4, 2022
We begin this month’s update in the Lake District with the 50th Anniversary of Coniston Water Records Week being held over five days as I write this diary blog. There are as usual both UK and worldwide entries for this very prestigious event on the same stretch...
by David Aldred | Sep 20, 2022
An early monthly update this time around folks as our website guru Neil of Progress Concepts is off for a well deserved holiday, so we pestered him just before he goes away to squeeze this one in before he jetted off. Fortunately for Neil and those who get bored...
by David Aldred | Sep 8, 2022
From all of those involved with and supporting the Longbow jet hydroplane project, we express our deepest sorrow at the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. We thank her for her lifetime of unwavering service, duty and devotion to our great Nation and the Commonwealth....
by David Aldred | Aug 31, 2022
Thank you for tuning into our latest update for the project of building our jet hydroplane Longbow. The beginning of this month was spent with me finalising the drawings for the twin jet engine cradle and sending them off for our design engineer Paul Martin to cast...
by David Aldred | Jul 27, 2022
Shortest of updates for the project itself this month as I have managed to infect my lungs full of COVID 19. Also on the basis of why suffer alone and just for good measure I have passed it on to my good wife Gill who is clinically vulnerable and who you might...
by David Aldred | Jun 29, 2022
This month it was great to see our good friend Dave Warby and his team back at Talbingo Reservoir in New South Wales, Australia for a weekend of development runs with his jet hydroplane Spirit of Australia II. As we move into our summer season here in the U.K. those...
