For those of us Downunda

More JUG’S please

😀 DDDDRRDDDOOOOOOLLLLLLL 😀 ,

Thank’s Turbo(Chris) 😉 ,

😮 Sound’s real good mate!!! 😮 .

Hope to grab one this tuesday 🙂

I wonder if JDK’S any good in tail dragger’s…………………………………………. :diablo:

Anywa…to echo what I said on WIX, the latest CWD is brilliant.
Do try a get a copy of you already haven’t, esp for Dave’s article about the sunken aircraft.

And then there’s the centrefold of massive Jugs !!! 😀
(P-47’s I mean !!!!!!,….what were you thinking of ??)

TNZ
(a naughty boy!)

LOL,….you’re a nutter, Phil…!!!!! 😉

Here’s the plan……………..

Well IF we are putting in order’s then!!! :dev2:

The only complete Tiffy would be real nice,…..you know where it is don’t you John…. here’s the plan o.k psstt…..

Also Setter(John) 😉 , are there any flying Warbird’s over there that you like a REAL lot!!! :rolleyes:
(I can think of a few, well the last of the few anyway’s)

Perhap’s you could take a good Aussie pilot (POME convict decent of course :p, seem only fair ) , back with you on your next trip!!! 😮 …….I think you get the picture…..underneath the radar and all that ! :diablo:

BUT Shhhh 😮 😮 …… we must keep these thing’s VVVVVWWWWEEERRRRYYYY Quiet 😀

Hi Dave

Clear as mud mate but I understand your position – I won’t take the wind out of CW’s sails though – just to say I think we both have the same info here and we both hope the deals are done .

Regards
John P

Folks

Lots of rumours going around, some true some not ( or as they say I can neither confirm or deny). Negotiations are still underway in several cases and there has been more than one change of mind. Needless to say when we are allowed to report we will… confirmation of at least two by the time the next Classic Wings is out ..I hope 😉

regards
Dave

Great Link Turbo(Chris), Most interesting!!!.

Ah, THAT Seafury, was sitting behind her all the last Sunday, of last Avalon Show.

Had a great YAK with the pilot, and his misse’s too(She gave me a VIP pass to get in with the real money people there!, and I got to YAK with even more pilot’s)

THAT BABY JUST PURR’S, I was most impressed with the Seafury.

Ok. I did like Oscar’s plane too!, another one nicked from N.Z. Too!

Just hope the Fury stay’s here!!!!

The Centaurus was also used in the mighty Brabazon, the Brigand, Ambassador, Blackburn Firebrand, Beverley and Vickers Warwick.

Good bit of discussion here about the Centaurus:
http://www.tgplanes.com/Public/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=424

TNZ

Yes DHFAN

And the Centaurus was alos used from memory on the Beverly so it must have proven reliable in that instance over long ranges/hours – any coments from resident experts on that?

Regards
John P

I think you’re about right there John.

They were used on airliners, presumably a different model, but I can’t see them passing a civil type test if there were any fundamental problems. Offhand, I can only think of the Ambassador that used them but I seem to recall there were a few others planned until turboprops took over.
Spares shortage and I imagine equally important, very little current knowledge and expertise.

TNZ

The Centaurus has a REPUTATION for being a bit unreliable and there is a spares shortage which doesn’t help but in truth I think it is fine given proper maintaince and operational perameters being followed. In the US they have the ability to use the reliable and slightly more available 3350 Yank Tank engine which is relatively cheaper than overhauling a Centaurus and the expertise is there wheras the Centaurus is a real odd bod engine in the US and nobody wants to know much about it.

My opinion

John P

When it was displayed I was blown away by the sheer power and speed of the Sea Fury. It made the Corsair and P-51D look positively slow with those high-speed passes at Wanaka. Well I know it is quicker, but it just seemed to be a heck of a lot quicker !!

Long runs with the engine at a consistent operating temperature would definitely help it you would think, so yes I share your opinion there.
Are the Centaurus donks normally quite temperamental ?

TNZ

Turbo

And thanks very much for your Sea Fury – I try to catch up with it here at Archerfield once or twice a month and very nice she is too and no major trouble with the donk since she got here years back – it seems to fly a lot and over long distances which may be the secret to keeping the engine in good condition? – we will soon have 3 or 4 Centaurus powered airworthy machines flying here which is probably the most anywhere – I wish the RANFAAM one would get going to add to the mix but I think they are still busy tryng to get/decide to get the Firefly going again

Hey John

It’s been a while since we’ve heard the awesome sound of the Centaurus.
I think the last one was the Bagdhad Fury.

As much as I like this, I’d love to see an A-1/AD Spad, something I don’t think has ever been here before.

Cheers
TNZ
(you haven’t got one of these in each pocket, have you…. :D)

DAVES or TurboNZ – Sea Fury?

Hi

I forgot earlier

Whilst in Blighty recently I heard more stories about a Sea Fury going to NZ again I hope this one is true as I think it would be good for you guys to have one again – anybody over there heard about it – There was a previous rummor last year but the money didn’t work out apparently.

Regards
John P

Turbo NZ –

Don’t know about the Kiwi one but the world scene for these is about to get VERY exciting perhaps it is one of these.

Regards
John p

I heard I rumour that a Skyraider is on it’s way to NZ.
Is that true ????? If so , AWESOME !!!!!!!!!

DaveM2, can you shed any light to this?

Cheers
TNZ

OOOh me art, it’s too much for me to take!

Hi Guys

Heard today of still more good toys on their way down unda !!!!

Surprises to come – more when I am able to talk about it – One of them is very exciting !!!

Regards
John P

Setter – and the RAF Cosford Liberator – What did I tell you!!!
remember you heard it here first!!!

regards

Mark P

Hi Guys

Heard today of still more good toys on their way down unda !!!!

Surprises to come – more when I am able to talk about it – One of them is very exciting !!!

Regards
John P