By: David Burke - 14th July 2009 at 14:26
‘Fixed up’ so it could go up and down or ‘Fixed up’ so it was permanently down!
By: VoyTech - 14th July 2009 at 14:22
The “Yak box” came in very handy……big thumbs up to the engineers who got her fixed up in very short order 😀
Wasn’t the tail wheel actually fixed down on Sunday?
By: Dave G - 14th July 2009 at 00:05
Pic in this thread taken over Kent this afternoon
By: Paul F - 13th July 2009 at 16:38
Problem repeats itself?
They had electrical problems with the u/c before the La Ferte Alais display weekend too – thats why they landed elsewhere and then arrived at the show there with the gear locked down.
A repeat of the same glitch perhaps?
Paul F
By: Wyvernfan - 13th July 2009 at 16:35
FW190
Hmmm.. that could explain why she departed Dx today with undercart down, and was still apparently so when seen over Southend later on.
By: Squawkinhawk - 13th July 2009 at 16:12
Ah I wondered why she was minus a rudder when I went on my early Sunday morning walkabout. A big well done to the guys for fixing it up so quickly.
Talking of technical glitches, forgive me if i’m repeating anything posted elsewhere, but here’s a picture of the 190 from Sunday evening with partially extended tailwheel. Also the port leg wasn’t quite fully extended. Electrics perhaps?
Also I was very impressed by the crew’s attempt at replicating Cracknell and Fogle erecting a tent in Antarctic gales with their canopy cover 😀
By: Bograt - 13th July 2009 at 13:15
The “Yak box” came in very handy……big thumbs up to the engineers who got her fixed up in very short order 😀
By: JDK - 13th July 2009 at 11:42
Most of my model aeroplanes went through that phase, but weren’t fixed as quickly or professionally.
By: Bob - 13th July 2009 at 10:43
Thankfully it was flying again on Sunday – I suppose it is a tail dragger after all….. 🙂
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