Nothing original about that at all – not one small piece.

I’ve come across this guy before – he was selling a load of Goering stuff at one point.

Bruce

The blood might be real………….he may of cut himself making the canopy in the dark; obviously it was made in a darkened room.

Would you buy a used airframe from these guys?

Do they deliver? trailer looks a bit iffy, one of the wheels has come loose……

Not totally true Chox old chap! Kemble is not that far!! My goodness, I have just returned from Colorado and we had to drive 120 miles each way just to go to the cinema!!!

The problem is it is difficult to make an airshow that is both fun for average joe and his family and viable money wise. Most airshows have a mix of modern and old….Fairford still has a good chunk of participants that can be considered ‘cold war warriors’…..nice to have a dedicated show for WW1/WW2 aircraft. 40s/50s/60s jets are difficult to find and not always easy to be booked (I have never heard of any jet operator saying he made money!). In the UK we have a varied and wonderful array of aviation airshows. You can see cold war aircraft at your local RAF station, Fairford show etc…..

I didn’t realise you were a projectionist…..

For some reason I thought they had some deal with the old Officers Mess being rented out for functions… or am I thinking of some other station/base?

Sounds like a good idea, so they probably haven’t thought of it!

How much heavier is leaded fuel compared to unleaded?

No it isn`t Andy, I think he is referring to the H-Merlin, based on Merlin 100 series components and with vertical cylinders like the Napier Dagger. I am not sure if it was actually built though. Rolls-Royce do have a scale model of it somewhere.

Thanks for the heads-up by the way, I am going to keep an eye on that eBay seller and see what else comes up.
Will you have the Lion runninmg in 2010? (please!)

Pete

Would that be the 100H24 producing 6500hp? apparently never built, just as well really!

The burrs left after grinding are very small, and I think that it is only an issue to get the maximum life from an engine; it may be possible to polish a crankshaft in reverse rotation, but that problem is compounded with RR cranks, because they are hardened with nitriding.

The way the Admiral used the word is an obscure but correct usage. The dictionary says it may be primarily Scotch in usage (or Scots in more modern terms).

It’s use in the USA in not unexpected though. It is odd how words and phrases suddenly shift. I was brought up with a clear understanding of the Scots word “Minging” as being very specifically something with a nasty, bad smell – fish that’s gone off, that type of thing. Then suddenly it re-emerged in in SE England with a much broader meaning as anything bad, poor quality.

Sorry Bob, should have warned you not to read the above. Etymology, however popular with Guardian readers and Radio 4 listeners, is never going to be exciting.

AllanK

I’ve never encountered “Minging”, but I’ve met a few “Mingers”….