The Brute Force And Ignorance I was designed in a time when finesse and elan
weren't a prime consideration. Creating a machine that could get into the air
bloody quick and kill the enemy in atmospheric or near space conditions was
the order of the day. There was a war on after all.

Dubbed the BFAI due to a chance remark made by the designer to an air
force chief wondering aloud how such a brick would ever get airborne; the machine
was notorious for its incredible durability.

The test pilot pictured, Group Captain Al Dente ("with bite" was an apt description
of his flying style), used to amuse dignitaries at air shows by lobbing breeze
blocks into the idling air intakes of the stationary craft. The lumps of concrete would
emerge at the other end covering the alarmed audience with harmless whiffs of atomised masonry.

Unfortunately the Captain's nonchalance when performing his party piece got the better
of him one year when he slipped and inadvertently sprayed a stunned delegation of politicians
with his own vapourised carcass. Apparently he'd always hated politicians.

On hearing of the circumstances of Dente's demise the Prime Minister offered the following tribute:

"Pillock!"

Apparently he had always hated egotistical test fighter pilots.