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January 6, 2007 at 12:26 am in reply to: Argentine Pucara A-549 at Duxford #1251581

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The Sea Vixen does seem to be quite well represented in other museums…and in the air (thanks RedBull)!

I’m always surprised (but pleased) to find one at Duxford. I suppose a Sea Vixen feels a bit ‘Naval’ in Cambridgeshire.

But then we’re not likely to see one at Cosford or Hendon are we.

WA$.

January 5, 2007 at 6:34 pm in reply to: Battle of Britain Tour- Cd Rom #1251900

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I’m happy you found what you were looking for. I’m sure a few forumites did search for this (without success) as I did.

I’m wondering is the CD-ROM for the car CD player or for your computer and will you get it sent to you in advance?

Have you been to the UK before? You may find driving over here a very different experience (especially in B-of-B country) from that in Canada!

WA$.

January 5, 2007 at 5:52 pm in reply to: Argentine Pucara A-549 at Duxford #1251924

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What exactly is your objection to the Pucara…aesthetics? :confused:

WA$.

January 5, 2007 at 4:35 pm in reply to: Project for Divers? #1252075

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Operation ‘Deadlight’ was the name for the sinking of these u-boats.

As for their location; they are scattered all over that area!

Some were to be sunk as targets but a great many foundered in bad weather on route and I don’t suppose anybody was too careful as to where they ended up – so long as it was under the sea somewhere.

I wonder how deep the sea is there? Too deep for sport diving.

I remember reading some ten years ago that somebody wanted to salvage them for the ‘exotic’ metals in them. If scrap prices keep rising maybe this project will be viable.

WA$.

January 3, 2007 at 11:02 pm in reply to: Hercules book #1253723

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I’ve never found one but I would recommend ‘By Jupiter!’ (the Life of Sir Roy Fedden of Bristol Aero-engines) by Bill Gunston.

It’s out of print but there is an expanded version available through the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust (I think?).

WA$.

January 3, 2007 at 10:49 pm in reply to: Can anybody identify this (aircraft) piston? #1253736

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I should have said it definitely isn’t from a Lancaster!

You are quite correct about the MkII Lancaster of course but a Hercules piston is bigger (5.75”) and looks like this…

…except it wouldn’t be green.

Thanks for trying.

WA$.

January 3, 2007 at 10:07 pm in reply to: Argentine Pucara A-549 at Duxford #1253788

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If it was a toss-up between money being spent on the Pucara or the Victor (or any Victor)…

…then I’d spend it on the Victor every time but I don’t think the Pucara needs much attention.

It would be nice if it was just ‘complete’ but ‘un-restored’ and kept in the dry.

I’ve always thought of the Pucara as the Stuka of the Falklands War and only 15 years after the war they are being scrapped.

What if the Stuka at the RAF Museum had been scrapped in 1960?

And think of what was scrapped in 1960. What would we give for those aircraft now!

WA$.

January 3, 2007 at 6:52 pm in reply to: Argentine Pucara A-549 at Duxford #1254030

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A-533 was scrapped around 1997. 😮

They do have another (A-528) on loan to the Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum.

I’ve edited my previous post (#3) to give more info.

WA$.

January 3, 2007 at 10:56 am in reply to: Argentine Pucara A-549 at Duxford #1254208

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Enough to have started scrapping them! 😮

A-515 (ZD485) – RAF Museum Cosford

A-517 – Privately owned. Possibly shipped to the Channel Islands? (Anybody know?)

A-522 (8768M) – North East Aircraft Museum (on loan from Fleet Air Arm Museum – Yeovilton)

A-528 (8769M) – Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum (on loan from Museum of Army Flying – Middle Wallop)

A-533 (ZD486) – (Cockpit Section) Boscombe Down Aviation Collection

A-549 (ZD487) – IWM Duxford

The only one flown in the UK was A-515 (ZD485) from Boscombe Down between 24/08/1982 and 09/09/1983 (to Cosford).

Why aren’t any flying in the UK?

Certification? Difficulty in getting spares. Lack of money. Lack of Interest.

WA$.

January 3, 2007 at 12:56 am in reply to: Can anybody identify this (aircraft) piston? #1254368

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Just this (via eBay).

WA$.

December 22, 2006 at 9:00 pm in reply to: Atmospheric Midland Air Museum…… #1262912

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Very nice photos but…doesn’t the Sea Vixen look odd from that angle!

Wondered what the hell it was for a few seconds.

WA$.

December 21, 2006 at 11:07 pm in reply to: Blenheim project update #1264194

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1930’s fuel system ergonomics.:)

WA$.

December 21, 2006 at 10:40 pm in reply to: Blenheim project update #1264221

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Brilliant. I wonder when the last flight of a short nose Blenheim was? Well before 1945, I’m sure.

Not sure, as unless it was either stock footage or well-used models, two or three of them appeared in the classic The Way to the Stars, from memory, and that came out in 1945….

You beat me to it!

I’ve always wondered about that footage. I’m sure it wasn’t models and if it was stock footage it was well ‘grafted’ into the film.

Great photos. And yes, excellent progress!

Wasn’t this Mk1 nose ‘preserved’ as a home-built car? Does anybody have a photo?

WA$.

December 21, 2006 at 10:30 am in reply to: Butcher Bird coming to DX #1264934

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I’ve been doing a bit of reading and while there are striking similarities between the Ash-82 and the BMW801 (thanks DoraNineFan) neither it seems is a ‘copy’ of the other or of any other engine for that matter.

BMW 801C-2:
Type: 14-cylinder supercharged two-row air-cooled radial engine
Bore: 156 mm (6.14 in)
Stroke: 156 mm (6.14 in)
Displacement: 41.8 litres (2,550 in³)
Dry weight: 1,055 kg (2,325 lb)
Power output: 1,176 kW (1,600 hp) at 2,700 rpm for takeoff

ASh-82:
Type: 14-cylinder air-cooled two-row radial engine
Bore: 155 mm (6.1 in)
Stroke: 155 mm (6.1 in)
Displacement: 41.2 L (2,514 in³)
Dry weight: 868 kg (1,914 lb)
Power output: 1,268 kW (1,700 hp) at 2,600 rpm takeoff power

Although the Wright Cyclone SRG-1820 was licence-built in Russia (as the M-25) the ASh-82 (and earlier M-82) were a Russian designed ‘development’ using some Cyclone design features.

Similarly the Pratt & Whitney Hornet was licence-built by BMW (and ‘developed’ into the BMW132) but the BMW801 was a new engine with some design features of the Pratt & Whitney engines.

The Chinese engine is presumably a licence-built (un-supercharged) ‘copy’ of the ASh-82.

FlugWerk are very lucky to have such an engine ‘available’. Surely it wasn’t still in production in China?

Is the engine fitted to the FlugWerk FW190 supercharged?

(I would think not.)

WA$.

December 21, 2006 at 12:29 am in reply to: HMS Furious – RAF Hurricane take-off crash #1265123

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Thanks for your response.

Unfortunately in a further conversation my friend states that this accident took place in the Mediterranean (although he did take part in transporting RAF Hurricanes to west Africa aboard HMS Furious).

Apparently HMS Furious was fitted with two small ‘bridges’, one starboard, that was used by the captain, and one port, that was used by the embarked squadrons.

Apparently during this incident those killed were ‘pilots’ who were in the port bridge.

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