Old Warden 2016

Was perusing Flickr and came upon this photo taken of the Spitfire a couple days ago – always nice to see the great progress being made: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hangar48/31658900172/sizes/l

Old Warden Monday 21st November:

Here’s an (overdue) update from Old Warden.

The Shuttleworth ‘season’ ended seven weeks ago, but the engineers are busier than ever with annual inspections, rebuilds and repairs.

The latest project in the workshop is the 1912 Blackburn Monoplane. Uncovered indeed. It was a real treat to be invited in for a close look, and I am sure it will be a highlight of next month’s Engineering Open Workshop Days (Thu/Fri 29/30 Dec, bring biscuits!) See:

http://www.shuttleworth.org/events/openworkshop2016/

Plenty of progress on the Spitfire systems:

Also in the workshop was the Kennet Aviation Harvard:

The Sea Hurricane will be getting a new tailwheel:

Work also underway on Avro 19 and Mew Gull:

Van’s RV-7 G-TRVR has arrived for completion. This is the project started by the late Trevor Roche, and finished by John Edser for operation by the Shuttleworth Collection. Should look good with roundels….

Many thanks to all at OW for information and assistance.

Attended my first ever Old Warden show on Sunday. Won’t be the last, particularly if the Fly Navy theme is continued.
An excellent day, good selection of aircraft all fitting into the theme, lovely atmosphere and surroundings. and last but not least very good traffic management.

Excellent display. Entertaining, professional and safe.

Attended my first ever Old Warden show on Sunday. Won’t be the last, particularly if the Fly Navy theme is continued.
An excellent day, good selection of aircraft all fitting into the theme, lovely atmosphere and surroundings. and last but not least very good traffic management.

Nice try, DCW.

Actually, the Shuttleworth Sea Hurricane has recently been converted:

I think the distance thing comes into force in August?

Eye4wings.. Hurricane wings are one of the great mysteries. Yes there are many flying, but if you were to administer a truth drug to those responsible they’d tell you the bits all fitted together to make them slightly different every time. That washout – well spotted. It’s achieved by the front spar tip boom/extension having a ‘drooped’ taper. And it is very subtle – not classic ‘washout’ as it only applies to the rounded tips and not the ‘primary aerofoil’ (and giving the impression of zero incidence when viewed from the side). Now, if you could use that eye to work out the angle off the vertical ‘datum’ on which the plane of the main spar web lies 🙂 Clues – it ain’t vertical, and it ain’t the 2 degree incidence either.. in practice it appears to vary somewhere in between and be how the centre section and its mounting points ‘came together’.

As an aside, originally the wings were bolted to the factory wall, and that was your jig right there!

I too am just back from Old Warden. Their shows seem to get better and better and they were justly rewarded for this by what seemed to be almost a full house. There were certainly far more people there than I am used to seeing. The flying was noticeably a bit further from the crowd, but not so far away as to spoil the enjoyment of the show.
Well done to all concerned.

I thought it was superb too, and being the first airshow I have attended this year, I did not recognise any difference in the distance of the aircraft from the crowd. Brilliant selection of aircraft and cracking weather to go with it. Brilliant brilliant brilliant.

Great traffic management too, took next to no time to get out

FB

Just got back from Old Warden with my face tingling from the sunshine, and very impressed. Despite all the added weight on their collective backs, the Shuttleworth Collection managed to put together one of the best programmes I’ve ever seen there. :applause:

The HAC Nimrod left Duxford for OW this afternoon.

Glad to hear it. Egg yolks forecast all day and not too much wind. Can’t wait!

Swordfish and Merlin helicopter have arrived at Old Warden for the Navy show tomorrow.

https://www.facebook.com/ShuttleworthCollection/

Brian

What’s happening withe Camel? Still engine-less at the back I see, is it due to fly this year?

Old Warden Friday 3rd June:

A quick visit this morning found SE5A G-EBIA/F904 ready for a road trip (she won’t be away for long!):

The Sopwith Triplane looks ready for some engine tests:

I am half sorry to hear the Wildcat has gone as they are a visually impressive display aircraft that also make enough noise to partly drown out the commentator. That said I think Old Warden is best suited to wood and canvas aeroplanes pottering around a summer sky, bliss.

Talking of washout I think its a rare commodity on the Comet but the replica built in the USA was given some. I wonder what the rebuild of G-ACSP will get, project update here http://www.cometracer.co.uk/restoration/

Richard

Yes, sorry gents – a case of ‘act in haste repent at leisure’! I knew something was off as I posted the pic (assuming CADman had meant that aircraft). I also wasn’t paying attention as I passed through on my way through to get details from the DH60s for fellow modelers as time was limited (Swiss garden interested wife’s birthday – not mine!)

One other thing I did look for was signs of any ‘washout’ on the wings of the Hurricane as confirmation for the means I have been using for years to tip-stall proof my RC models’ wings. It is there sure enough but really hard to spot – just the merest up-turning of the tip’s trailing edge.
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I think that ‘Snipe’ might get the hump at you calling it that, haha.
It’s a camel (replica)

Snipe. What Snipe???

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