By: MrBlueSky - 18th June 2006 at 23:46
Doh! Yeah your right EN830 my mistake…
By: Leonard Chowns - 18th June 2006 at 22:40
Lots of Fun?
Took a Bell out to my Mom & Dad’s place! Where the house is found in the quaint little Hamlet of Hockley ,In the Scenic Hockley Valley In Ontario Canada. Not to densely populated? Thank Goodness he owned the vacant lot just next door, all of a sudden Bang Pop grind and more grinding. then no power. What to do????? The prop was still rotating Nicely and we where a few Hundred feet off of the ground ?? Feather the prop then within a few feet of Mother earth gave the prop all the pitch we could? A rather heavy landing but we made it!! Apparently It was a sheared Pin or a broken crank { did not want to hear why, let the mechanic worry about that} Had to be one of the most exciting events ever “At least in this lifetime” They took our ride away on a flatbed tractor trailer. Lenny Avionics Specialist. King City Ontario.
This was my first post? If I have placed it in the wrong location ? Please forgive me! Lenny
By: EN830 - 18th June 2006 at 22:33
Even Rolls-Royce don’t have any… I think Kestrels are a no go as well.
Yes they do, one is on display in Derby, though I do believe it is one of Mr Vizards engines on loan to the exhibition.
By: MrBlueSky - 18th June 2006 at 22:12
What ever happened to the idea being kicked around three or four years ago to build a taxiable replica of a Whirlwind? It always seemed to me that if you’re going to go so far down the line, one might as well do the sums and the engineering properly and fly the beast.
Do any Peregrines survive? (I doubt it) Or could a Kestrel be ‘Peregrinised’? (ditto).
If the fairy godmother could wave her wand and recreate a British fighter of that era previously supposed to be extinct, I’d go for a Hornet or the Martin-Baker MB5. Dream on….William
Apparently the difference in costs of a flying replica against a taxiable one was about £400,000…
Steve Vizard I think has a couple of them from a salvaged Whirly but I don’t think they will ever run again 😉 Even Rolls-Royce don’t have any… I think Kestrels are a no go as well.
By: wessex boy - 18th June 2006 at 22:11
WB… Are you using the expand icon that is down in the bottom right hand side? If not move your cursor over that point and click over the icon when it appears…
Aha! every day is a school day!
Interesting correspondance
By: Scouse - 18th June 2006 at 21:46
What ever happened to the idea being kicked around three or four years ago to build a taxiable replica of a Whirlwind? It always seemed to me that if you’re going to go so far down the line, one might as well do the sums and the engineering properly and fly the beast.
Do any Peregrines survive? (I doubt it) Or could a Kestrel be ‘Peregrinised’? (ditto).
If the fairy godmother could wave her wand and recreate a British fighter of that era previously supposed to be extinct, I’d go for a Hornet or the Martin-Baker MB5. Dream on….
William
By: MrBlueSky - 18th June 2006 at 21:37
I can’t quite read them, what are they?
WB… Are you using the expand icon that is down in the bottom right hand side? If not move your cursor over that point and click over the icon when it appears…
By: wessex boy - 18th June 2006 at 21:30
I can’t quite read them, what are they?
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