I’ve been following the overhaul of our Wasp engine for 8 months and needless to say I fell in love with it: since we opened it for inspection everything was so well preserved that the biggest things we needed to change were inlet valves! There are lots of pros and cons of a radial engine, and same goes for the inline engines. So what’s your aviation philosophy: Radial or inline? 😉
Alex
By: JDK - 8th January 2005 at 06:42
And I’ve got the pictures to prove it. Don’t give the car keys to just any old Hawker rebuilder tho.
By: srpatterson - 7th January 2005 at 21:53
This one certainly seems better able to absorb Adnams than most 🙂
Moggy
I remember after I returned home from my visit to Norfolk with Moggy, Mrs. P was looking at my photos…
“Oh, you were in Lavenham?”
“Was I?”
“Yes, that’s definately Lavenham…I’ve been there before as a student”
“Really?”
“Oh, it’s beautiful…where did you have dinner?”
“I have no earthly idea. We did have some very nice pints, though!”
Nice place, that Lavenham.
By: Coert Munk - 7th January 2005 at 20:42
Couldn’t agree more: the bigger the better!
By: Melvyn Hiscock - 5th January 2005 at 12:06
This one certainly seems better able to absorb Adnams than most 🙂
Moggy
and, fortunately, insults!
By: Moggy C - 5th January 2005 at 11:53
… small ppl can absorb G loads better than tall pilots, how about that? 😉
Alex
This one certainly seems better able to absorb Adnams than most 🙂
Moggy
By: italian harvard - 5th January 2005 at 11:37
how was that horrible song “shot ppl got no reason..” 😀
Apart for jokes, small ppl can absorb G loads better than tall pilots, how about that? 😉
Alex
By: Melvyn Hiscock - 5th January 2005 at 10:31
Nah, someone told him shorter people pay less tax.
By: Moggy C - 5th January 2005 at 09:20
Hey, I’m tall. Tall-ish. Sorta.
Tell them the truth Steve.
You were a six foot eight basketball playing collossus until you started pulling really heavy G in the Hawker :rolleyes:
Moggy
By: srpatterson - 5th January 2005 at 02:07
Hey, I’m tall. Tall-ish. Sorta.
Well I’m tall in China…
By: Melvyn Hiscock - 4th January 2005 at 23:48
She thinks she’s a Tempest II…
And its owner thinks he is five feet ten
By: italian harvard - 4th January 2005 at 22:11
whatever she thinks she is, she’s a beaut!!! 🙂
Alex
By: srpatterson - 4th January 2005 at 21:56
She thinks she’s a Tempest II…
By: galdri - 4th January 2005 at 21:54
A Sea Fury is supposed to have a five blade prop, doesn’t it 😉 😀
By: srpatterson - 4th January 2005 at 21:52
Radial, the bigger the better…
Twin row, 18 cyl., 3350 cu. inches and 3000 hp. Marvelous.
You know what they call in-line engines at Reno? Time bombs.
Stew Dawson has SEVEN consecutive Reno Air Races on his engine, and it’s still going strong.
By: galdri - 4th January 2005 at 21:21
No the engines are not hard to find, they do however carry a price tag that is a bit out of my limits at the moment 😮 Am just about to move house, and that is one EXPENSIVE operation 🙁
A Gipsy Major, overhauled by a reputable company will set you back approx. 18-20.000 Pounds Sterling. And I’ll need two of those!
By: italian harvard - 4th January 2005 at 20:50
well it’s not something u find everyday, but considering the relevant number of Gipsy powered aeroplanes still flying it shouldnt be that hard to find 🙂
Alex
By: galdri - 4th January 2005 at 20:39
Yes the Gemini has the Gipsy Majors, was modified by Miles in 1952. I’ve not even got the engines for the aircraft 🙁 At the moment I’m not too conserned about it, as I’ve got mountains of work to complete before they can go in. But if you happen to know of any Gipsy Series 10 Mk.10-1 or -3 laying around, give me a shout, will you!
By: italian harvard - 4th January 2005 at 20:28
galdri do u have them already overhauled and/or u have any experience on the Gipsies? They’re one of a kind engines u know? 🙂
I guess u have the Miles Gemini version with Gipsy Major, right?
Alex
By: Moggy C - 2nd January 2005 at 00:49
Well, I don’t know what oil you were using. On the YAK55, we had this problem shortly after we got it. All covered in Oil, a real pain 😮 We were using W15/50 synthetic oil. After a short discusstion we decided to try some old stuff on it, and put in SAE 100 oil (summer) and SAE 80 (winter). These are also known as 100 weight and 80 weight oil respectively. The oil mess down the fuselage all but stopped.
Too long ago to remember. I think it was Straight 80
Moggy
By: italian harvard - 2nd January 2005 at 00:49
Well, I don’t know what oil you were using. On the YAK55, we had this problem shortly after we got it. All covered in Oil, a real pain 😮 We were using W15/50 synthetic oil. After a short discusstion we decided to try some old stuff on it, and put in SAE 100 oil (summer) and SAE 80 (winter). These are also known as 100 weight and 80 weight oil respectively. The oil mess down the fuselage all but stopped.
U had a Yak55?? We have some friends here who own 3 Yak52 and 1 Yak55, and I’ve seen them doing some crazy stuff with that 55!
Dave I know, at least it wont get into the wheel bay area, but of course the long exhaust is not the solution… Oh well, I love oil fragrance! 🙂
Alex
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