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October 28, 2007 at 9:10 pm in reply to: dornier pfiel 335 #1303373

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There would have been no need as the major powers had already recognised the potential of jet engines.Rear engine cooling would probably rear its ugly head(if you excuse the pun);)

Flippin eck Victor,are you the duty thread starter or something 😀

sorry to take so much forum space up,ive got a avid thought train 😎 😎

October 28, 2007 at 9:05 pm in reply to: R.R.merlin,Jumo 210,BMW 139 which was most reliable #1303396

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No matter how partisan you are there is only one answer. RR Merlin. By the way the BMW139 powered the prototype FW190, but was bigger and heavier than the newer 801

didnt the merlin lack fuel injection ? and i know later marques improved performance but all in all i feel the british aero engines fell behind german technology, i appreciate their jet engines were somewhat unreliable ie. 262 /arado but overall their enginerering prowess outshone ours,dont forget their tech boys had day and night bombing to contend with but still produced the goods,i consider the FW 190 the ultimate ww2 fighter plane despite its heavier powerplant,its clean lines and superb handling outclassed the spit/hurricane Galland rated the aircraft and his opinion will certainly “do for me”:cool: 😎

October 28, 2007 at 8:57 pm in reply to: dornier pfiel 335 #1303421

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It was – see the Cessna 336 and 337 series.

thanks for the info ,ive just looked on a site and viewed the 336 ,its certainly done the deed as it were but lacks the graceful lines of the 335 mnot a pretty aircraft at all (in my opinion that is) thankyou again
vic:cool:

October 28, 2007 at 7:12 pm in reply to: Blohm und Voss flying boats #1303608

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Your wish is my command! Here’s a shot I took of it a couple of months ago – if you want to see another angle let me know.

Tim

hello there consul
thanks for the photo of the 138 and i would very much like to see any other photos you have of the aircraft do you know its history ? and which museum houses it please it certainly needs some urgent tlc
regards vic:cool: 😎

October 28, 2007 at 4:36 pm in reply to: General Discussion #298722

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There is no need to quote the entire post directly above yours – Moggy

i agree with your commrnts, however these road traffic officers who ply up and down the motorways are simply causing mayhem by their actions stopping by a broken down vehicle on the hard shoulder then causing holdups by coneing off the area when it doesnt require this action, blocking the lane with the ensuing snarl up the result and al;so stopping on the hard shoulder observing traffic its enough having the police to contend with and their convoy antics let alone these people its like a circus at times.:mad:

October 28, 2007 at 4:36 pm in reply to: SPEED CAMERAS #1923934

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There is no need to quote the entire post directly above yours – Moggy

i agree with your commrnts, however these road traffic officers who ply up and down the motorways are simply causing mayhem by their actions stopping by a broken down vehicle on the hard shoulder then causing holdups by coneing off the area when it doesnt require this action, blocking the lane with the ensuing snarl up the result and al;so stopping on the hard shoulder observing traffic its enough having the police to contend with and their convoy antics let alone these people its like a circus at times.:mad:

October 28, 2007 at 1:04 pm in reply to: WWII Ground Equipment #1304068

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RAF GROUND EQUIPMENT

tractors were mainly david brown,fuel bowsers,recovery vehicles usually AEC Matadors,and the queen mary trailers had bedford o types as tractor units ,ambulances,fire tenders austin K4s, austin eight pick ups,station hacks were hillman minx,austin eights, and staff cars usually humber super snipes,and hillman 14s, lots of these vehicles found in the olyslager books on the series 😎 😎 😎

October 28, 2007 at 11:42 am in reply to: General Discussion #298724

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Hello,
I’m a Drummer, so not really qualified to comment on the Strat’s playing qualities. However, as an ICON it probably has no equal in the musical world! They DO have to be Fiesta Red though!
On the subject of Design Icons, what do you think of the following? (in no particular order of merit):
Napier Deltic Diesel Engine.
Vespa Scooter (NOT the current one – the original all-steel one).
Eames Chair.
Avro Vulcan.
What are YOUR favourite Design Icons?
Regards
Paul

hi paul exellent choice.heres mine
1vespa scooter
2 Ford consul and zephyr MK11
3.Avro Vulcan
3/handley Page Victor
4.Chevrolet Bel Air 1958
5.Chevroley Impala 1963
6.B52
7.1961 hotpoint fridge
8.Concorde
9.1960 Ford Thames Trader Truck
10.douglas DC3
iused to see Deltic quite often as we lived next to the Leeds London main line
amazing loco and a really cool colour,:cool: 😎

October 28, 2007 at 11:42 am in reply to: Fender stratocaster #1923941

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Hello,
I’m a Drummer, so not really qualified to comment on the Strat’s playing qualities. However, as an ICON it probably has no equal in the musical world! They DO have to be Fiesta Red though!
On the subject of Design Icons, what do you think of the following? (in no particular order of merit):
Napier Deltic Diesel Engine.
Vespa Scooter (NOT the current one – the original all-steel one).
Eames Chair.
Avro Vulcan.
What are YOUR favourite Design Icons?
Regards
Paul

hi paul exellent choice.heres mine
1vespa scooter
2 Ford consul and zephyr MK11
3.Avro Vulcan
3/handley Page Victor
4.Chevrolet Bel Air 1958
5.Chevroley Impala 1963
6.B52
7.1961 hotpoint fridge
8.Concorde
9.1960 Ford Thames Trader Truck
10.douglas DC3
iused to see Deltic quite often as we lived next to the Leeds London main line
amazing loco and a really cool colour,:cool: 😎

October 28, 2007 at 11:32 am in reply to: Avro Manchester – Any in existance? #1304231

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Why would a rare airframe (even then) be recovered at great effort, only to be scrapped?

this idea continues on today recovering rare airframes and leaving them to rot
1 W1048
2the collection at long marston.
3.concorde.
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October 27, 2007 at 12:44 pm in reply to: General Discussion #298743

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extremley iconic but i prefer the Gibson Les Paul

the les paul gibson is a superb instument, didnt he(les paul) build his own recording turntable using a flywheel from a chevrolet truck for maximum stability and hr pioneered twin rack recording ,a great artist and technician ,iloved his duets with maryford “how high the moon etc”:cool: he led others followed:cool:

October 27, 2007 at 12:44 pm in reply to: Fender stratocaster #1923975

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extremley iconic but i prefer the Gibson Les Paul

the les paul gibson is a superb instument, didnt he(les paul) build his own recording turntable using a flywheel from a chevrolet truck for maximum stability and hr pioneered twin rack recording ,a great artist and technician ,iloved his duets with maryford “how high the moon etc”:cool: he led others followed:cool:

October 27, 2007 at 12:37 pm in reply to: Vintage UK Dak Photos #1305112

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And even then that only came in when operating DC10’s!

ill consider my hand slapped then!:cool:

October 26, 2007 at 11:34 pm in reply to: Vintage UK Dak Photos #1305717

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Dear All,
Some years ago at North Coates aeroclub I was given some old black and white negatives by another member. The negatives I was told show some Daks at Humberside way back when?. I’ve not had a scanner that will scan negatices until this week. So to clear my conscience for not having done something sooner and to test the scanner here they are. I hope they are of interest to some of the forum readers.

For those interested in such things, the film was Ilford’s HP5. Its way grainer than film I would shoot back in my film shooting days. I don’t think the photographer was the great with his processing. But thats “vintage” for you. I think I must have been one of hte last of my generation to learn how to process film.

I’d be interested to know more if anyone has any background inforamtion. The latter two shots show aircraft in the colours of “Eastern Airways”, I don’t recall them, but I do recal lteh hanger still being painted withthe “Anglia” logo when they still used to have an airshow at Humberside in the early eighties.

Regards
Radiochris

i think freddie laker owned “skyways” and as he bought up ex military aircraft these could be freddies babies ,nice photos very clear,thanks for sharing them

October 26, 2007 at 11:22 pm in reply to: General Discussion #298838

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routemasters

thankyou for the responses, in the final analysis theres the old addage .”if something is working well,why change it ” they were utterly reliable not overly complex and people liked them. its rather like changing the shape of londons underground train tunnels to square shaped isnt it ,point being ,theres no point end of:cool: 😎 😎
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