Upottery

As you may have already seen and just to add to……..

We only made it to the show with the exhibition trailer as Dave blew his Landrover up and it was too short notice to hire a second for the event. Just as well really as the sat/nav took us through Upottery itself which, as anyone who knows the area, realise how narrow the roads get!

XM692, will there be an event there next year as I will bring my Spitfire along if there is?

If anyone on the forum are in the Lytham St Annes area on the weekend of the 27th/28th June 09, I’ll be there with the Spitfire and exhibition trailer, helping the town raise money for their war memorial. Make yourself known.

We’ll probably end up in the Pub during the eves like last time!

Finally, the Hurricane is no longer at Spitfire Corner, I drove it up to Delabole yesterday afternoon, where she is now under cover awaiting further restoration.

cheers Baz

I’ll just check the weather…………………

Yep, it’s raining so we’re going.

Davidstow

Well, we made it to Davidstow,with both trailers, after negotiating the traffic en-route the Royal Cornwall show at Wadebridge. The moment we turned up – it rained. The rain only eased for the laying of the wreath at 15.00hrs then it continued raining some more. It was a poignant rememberance where Mr David Keast from the Davidstow RAF museum spoke some words over the memorial stone to a gathering of onlookers.

We were reminded that from this and other airfields on this day that many young men were embarked on the most historic invasion in history.

it ended with the words,

They shall grow not old,
as we that are left grow old:

Age shall not weary them,
nor the years condemn

At the going down of the sun
and in the morning

We will remember them.

……………….cheers Baz

Limitation for flaps is 160Kts
Normal unstick is 130 Kts
Safety speed is 170 Kts
Undercarriage limiting speed is 190 Kts
Stall occurs about 82 Kts depending on weight.

So all fairly close together, take into consideration engine acceleration time and you could have a really bad day if you’re not on the ball.

Are you saying this is not the greatest choice for a drone, was it just the RAAF that used them this way?

not much on google