One for 'Daz'.

Many Thanks,

Looks an incredible collection.

Photographs

Mark,

As a matter of interest did you happen to get any pics of the other aircraft in the hanger which you could possibly share with us?

Many Thanks

Y11F

I most certainly did and most certainly can.

All my 35mm is away at the processors so it will be next week before I can post. I have a few small digi shots but let’s wait.

In the mean time here is a shot of a large photo in the work shop office. From memory there are 24 Warbird and Classic aircraft in the fabulous ‘Jim Smith Airforce’. This is a very private collection tucked away in Northern Montana and is rarely if ever seen in public.

Mark

Mark,

As a matter of interest did you happen to get any pics of the other aircraft in the hanger which you could possibly share with us?

Many Thanks

Blimey – first time I’ve ever seen anything like that!

Probably not quite the scale effect they were going for, though 😉

Two sets of exhausts? Does that mean it’s powered by two very small engines driving a common propshaft? Handy for incresing the endurance though, just shut down one engine ala Gannet.

Close. Two Ford V6 engines connected by a flex plate.

I seem to remember The Aston DB7 V12 variant ‘married’ two Ford V6 engines together. I had a peek at the Aston proto in Jack Roush’s shop in Detroit whilst on other business, about eight years back.

Mark

Two sets of exhausts? Does that mean it’s powered by two very small engines driving a common propshaft? Handy for incresing the endurance though, just shut down one engine ala Gannet.