Avspecs limited who are restoring KA114 for Jerry Yeagan’s Fighter Factory today posted on their Facebook page a plea for help to find a pair of spinner backing plates with a flight in the Mossie as a reward.
See……. http://www.facebook.com/#!/media/set/?set=a.271515572881883.73705.133710429995732&type=1
:cool::D
By: JonL - 18th October 2011 at 07:37
Do I detect a note of ‘if onlys’ here? What am I offered for a ride in a DH 82a, a DH 83c, a DH 84a and a DH94 all on the same day,place and pilot?
But only if they swing the prop…….
By: WJ244 - 15th October 2011 at 15:38
Do I detect a note of ‘if onlys’ here? What am I offered for a ride in a DH 82a, a DH 83c, a DH 84a and a DH94 all on the same day,place and pilot?
Stan
If you think my small piece of fabric fom G-AIDF would be any use for your Magister restoration I am sure we could sort somethng out!
By: ozjag - 14th October 2011 at 03:39
Stan
I can’t offer you much I’m afraid. A sit in my Jaguar cockpit is about the best I can do, unless you want a Su22 fin.
Paul
By: Bomberboy - 14th October 2011 at 03:10
How many of our intrepid forum members would actually take a Mosquito ride?
Abso-bloomin-lutely
I have a hunch a significant number would refuse out of fear…:D
Absolutely not!!!
By: Stan Smith - 14th October 2011 at 01:32
De Havilland rides
Do I detect a note of ‘if onlys’ here? What am I offered for a ride in a DH 82a, a DH 83c, a DH 84a and a DH94 all on the same day,place and pilot?
Stan
By: timuss - 5th October 2011 at 21:37
I see they posted a vid of a Hydraulic test with the pumps eing driven by electric motors on the bomb bay.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Avspecs-Ltd/133710429995732
Still looks like a lot of work is still to be done on her.
By: TonyT - 5th October 2011 at 21:30
I have concerns about the accident rate of twin-engined historic aircraft.
I would only feel safe to fly in it if they did the flight on one engine.
Look on the bright side. lose an engine on the likes of a modern Seneca and the other one is almost guaranteed to deliver you to the crash site.
😀
By: Denis - 5th October 2011 at 19:57
How many of our intrepid forum members would actually take a Mosquito ride?
I have a hunch a significant number would refuse out of fear…:D
If I had the items required, I would forego the flight just to see it do a few passes over Hunsdon airfield next June 23rd at about 13:00 😉
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th October 2011 at 19:37
Oh, I think I’d cope with the noise, vibration and discomfort of the cramped conditions. Just for half an hour or so.:D
By: Propstrike - 5th October 2011 at 19:22
In any case it is so awfully, awfully uncomfortable, what with the noise, vibration and cramped conditions.
Not a problem. I used to have an Austin Allegro.
By: PeterVerney - 5th October 2011 at 18:49
I would only feel safe to fly in it if they did the flight on one engine.
Then there would be no flight as it would not have enough urge to become airborne.
In any case it is so awfully, awfully uncomfortable, what with the noise, vibration and cramped conditions.
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th October 2011 at 18:20
Backplates
Just a little snippet I recall…
Apparently, Bruce, there is a difference of one-half of an inch in the diameter of a Lancaster backplate compared to a Mosquito unit.
I remember this being flagged by somebody somewhere many years ago to illustrate their point about minimal interchangeability between similar engine installations/airframes and the extra costs this must have caused during wartime.
Anon.
By: Bruce - 5th October 2011 at 18:14
I’ve got lots of spinner backplates. but none for a Mosquito….
They are also the same as for a CASA 2-111 if it helps
Bruce
By: Propstrike - 5th October 2011 at 18:09
How many of our intrepid forum members would actually take a Mosquito ride?
I have a hunch a significant number would refuse out of fear…:D
I have concerns about the accident rate of twin-engined historic aircraft.
I would only feel safe to fly in it if they did the flight on one engine.
By: J Boyle - 5th October 2011 at 18:02
How many of our intrepid forum members would actually take a Mosquito ride?
I have a hunch a significant number would refuse out of fear…:D
By: cometguymk1 - 5th October 2011 at 17:56
This is where Bruce finds a couple in his shed!
I thought that as soon as i read Facebook
Will
By: Denis - 5th October 2011 at 17:49
This is where Bruce finds a couple in his shed!
By: Bomberboy - 5th October 2011 at 16:39
Ooohhh if only???????
By: SADSACK - 5th October 2011 at 16:05
re;
I have a chunk of airframe in my mums attic pity its not what they want!
By: TonyT - 5th October 2011 at 12:24
Should be the same as Lancaster if it helps find any!
Damn its bent 🙁
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/images/search/116-york-cfhmx-crawshaw-06jul11.jpg
Though shows another out front in an early shot
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