Aircraft Identification

De rien.

Q6 Petrel … many thanks !

Are you enquiring about the Percival Q.6 Petrel or the Bristol Blenheim?

The following link is to the index of a history of all Sea Fury survivors.

http://http://www.warbirdregistry.org/furyregistry/furyregistry.html

It is not unusual for the Unlimited Racers to be built from parts of 2 or 3 airframes which then assume the identity of one of those airframes.
Furias is a “bitza” combining parts from at least 3 aircraft.
I am sure I also read that Sanders Bros were never very fussy about keeping the parts of one airframe together and simply used any bits they regarded as suitable for each Sea Fury build regardless of their origin. For instance I am pretty sure that it was stated in another thread that the original fuselage of WG655 is still stored with the Sanders Bros but the aircraft is flying in the UK.
The home page for the website of Critical Mass states that she is now being returned to stock configuration and that the original wings that have been clipped have been traded with another air race team for their spare set which are still standard so some of the Sea Furies are a bit like Trigger’s broom ie totally original other than one or two changes of fuselage and wings.

Avro 695 Lincolnian ZP-CBR was RE376………. Whoops, its already been covered !!! Silly me !!!

Planemike

Aircraft Identification.

Thanks for your efforts. They are just pictures I have had sitting on my HD and I hate not knowing their ID’s.

You are right about the York it’s rego is probably G-AHDB (it’s a bit hard to see) and the Mosquito could be CF-HMM (same problem)

On a side question do you (or anyone else know the origins of the Racing Sea Furies), Furias, Dreadnought and Critical Mass et al.

I checked on G-INFO http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1

Seems like you may have some confusion on types – G-AHEB was a Dragon Rapide.

See: http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1209 for the Yorks. I think all went directly to their civvy registrations. The “WW” and other late serials are not serials that the aircraft were built under, but ones that they were used under in the 1950’s when trooping.

Seems like the Lancastrian was probably G-AGMX – direct to BSAAC

“Star Watch” wasn’t a Lancastrian, it was a Lancaster freighter, reg G-AGUL, ex PP690 (see Ian Ottaway’s site here: http://www.flywiththestars.co.uk/Airline/Fleet/fleet.htm)

The Lincolnian was RE376 according to http://www.airliners.net/photo/Avro-694-Lincoln/1782750/&sid=376fcf3bfb6cf9bb3a7494e43202f401

According to this link: http://forum.planetalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=5332 CF-HMA wasn’t a Mosquito.

An interesting list of aircraft -what’s your interest in them?

Cheers.

So it really is a trainer then. Up in the 180 hp Archer today, it seems like a rocket compared to the tommys 112 hp.

dme

Having consulted a Single Engine service ceiling graph it gives 4500′ at AUW and ISA. So 4000′ as drift down should be ok if flown correctly… from experience no chance of climbing to the book figure on one engine.

Ref 4 seats, thats only for symmetry, 3 plus fuel for 3 hours and bags was ok much like many 4 seat aircraft. The practicality of it was a cheap twin for training, who needs extra seats for that? As a trainer it was/is quite good.

A bit of digging reveals 2 x Lycoming O-360, each rated at about 180 hp lugging, at worst 3,900lb or 1769 kg.

Moggy

Precisely why I said ‘some sort of comfort’

Moggy

Oh, I know. I still wonder what the output of one of those engines is. Would it keep you straight and level in a one engine out situation – at full fuel, pax etc.

I’m going up tomorrow in a Piper Archer, not been flying in nearly 6 months, alot more power than the tommy 112bhp too..

dme

I wonder if it would, what would one of those engines show in BHP? If one quits and you have a full a/c, that little engine has got to carry the other dead one about :rolleyes:

dme

Precisely why I said ‘some sort of comfort’

Moggy

I suppose it gives you some sort of comfort at night and overwater.

Moggy

I wonder if it would, what would one of those engines show in BHP? If one quits and you have a full a/c, that little engine has got to carry the other dead one about :rolleyes:

dme

I suppose it gives you some sort of comfort at night and overwater.

Moggy

I’ve flown one of those. 🙂

Nice, if a bit underpowered.

Moggy

I had a P2 flight in one once. I agree with you about it being underpowered and a twin with four seats? Not really worth it is it?

Dont think there are many on the UK register though.

Martin

Thank you very much 😀

I’ve flown one of those. 🙂

Nice, if a bit underpowered.

Moggy

Aircraft ident

Just Google G-INFO,
then database and you’ve cracked it.

Have hours of fun !!!!!!!

Thank you very much 🙂

Does it list it as belonging to anyone or just Private

Nope I was wrong, thh CAA say its a Beech Duchess