The US Government is using Allison for ‘super-secret’, fully funded, programmes from which its new owners will be excluded access. This work is only 3% of Allisons business.Ray

Can you clarify your statement?:confused: As I understand it, Rolls Royce (Allison Division) are doing work for the US government and the owners of the company, RR, don’t know what their employees are doing or aren’t allowed to use the knowledge that they are producing.:confused:

Very interesting! Hopefully Avion Ancien will be able to translate. Did they ever confirm that the plane thought to belong to Saint-Exupery actually belonged to him?:confused:

Well done Paul! Percival P.10 Vega Gull G-AELE was a participant in the Kings Cup races.

http://www.airrace.com/Pre-warKing.htm

I think you are probably correct. 9J-PAA seen here with four engines in the company of some DC-4’s.

http://www.airliners.net/articles/read.main?id=65

And here is a video of it flying!

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_Aviation_Traders_ATL-98_Carvair-Airline_Phoebus_Apollo_Aviation_Aviation_Video-1322.html

And you have got a big number for a little plane, N67247 🙂

Well found. The seller certainly knows how to write a good blurb!:D

Ahh Viv Bellamy eh?

Got our aircraft in order now.

G-APNT First Wot built in the U.K. believed still current.

G-APWT Second Wot built in the U.K. and the subject of this thread. That is Viv Bellamy walking to the plane at Oxford. Looking at the flying photo, bet he isn’t wearing a seatbelt!

This shows ‘PWT before installation of the turbine.

Please keep us updated Chipmunkey!:)

I might be able to do you a sketch or two now where are my crayons !:)

Sorry, banned, comes under the heading ‘no recording equipment!’:D