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May 30, 2007 at 8:36 pm in reply to: Percival Q6 G-AFFD #1290553

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Boghopper Percival Q.6 G-AFFD saw service with 6 AACU, Northolt Station Flight, Heston Station Flight, Halton Station Flight, Old Sarum Station Flight, 510 Squadron and the Metropolitan Communications Squadron.She is however better known for being the personnal machine of Sir Phillip
Sassoon pre war.If you saw the centre section of a Q.6 in a hangar in East Anglia along with a pair of wings for same it’s G-AFFD.If it doesn’t however fit that description please tell us some more!

:confused: :confused: :confused: Where did Boghopper come from in this thread?

May 30, 2007 at 3:47 pm in reply to: Percival Q6 G-AFFD #1291103

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Here is another picture of ‘FFD looking similar to its present condition. I think the photo may have been taken at Redhill in the early sixties. I believe there were a total of fifteen Q.6’s constructed. The prototype ‘EYE was at Thruxton about 1960.

May 30, 2007 at 8:04 am in reply to: Interesting photo on e bay #1291551

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Looks like a good candidiate for a caption contest!

May 30, 2007 at 7:59 am in reply to: Airworthy BAc 111 For Sale on Evil Bay! #1291555

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Guess, No! Hush-kits (http://myaviation.net/?pid=00491782)

That is correct. It was also the plane used by John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential elections.

May 30, 2007 at 7:44 am in reply to: Air India freighters #527200

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Are they converting their own A310’s or sourcing them from elsewhere??

Initially, Air India are dry leasing three A.310’s and one 747. On an associated topic, EADS are discussing with Jupiter Aviation the possibility of opening a freighter conversion facility in India.

May 29, 2007 at 9:54 pm in reply to: Percival Q6 G-AFFD #1291889

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Docks or Airport?:D

May 29, 2007 at 9:45 pm in reply to: Percival Q6 G-AFFD #1291902

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Really great news Tom! Saves me the trouble of writing to the owner, it was on my ‘to do list’. From previous photos, the parts seemed fairly well restored and just needed fitting together, sure that is an exaggeration. So will the parts all reach the Coventry area or are your lips sealed?

May 29, 2007 at 4:50 pm in reply to: Indonesia jet 'black boxes' found #527431

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Adam Air are close to signing a contract for the retrieval of the black boxes which were located last January.

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=6bd232b1-10a1-44a1-8526-0d0e1010b9c7&

May 29, 2007 at 4:17 pm in reply to: Tucano for Private Use? #435397

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If engines can be acquired for $200US, I figure a frugal investor could probably get one back in the air for under $400,000 (not sure what that comes to in pound sterling). Not a bad price IMO seeing that the similar Pilatus PC-7 turboprops seem to all be selling for over $1 million, and they’re not nearly as attractive a platform as the Tucano IMO.

Think there’s a zero or two missing in your engine estimate!

$400,000 is 200,000 GBP give or take.

May 28, 2007 at 6:53 pm in reply to: Long Marston collection Don't do this!!! #1293518

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The ‘other’ forum has some good intentions and ambitions in bringing to our attention some decaying or maybe forgotten artifacts. However, I have no wish to explore drains, sewers and culverts. The trouble is, any damage or vandalism gets attributed to the greater majority and by association, in the case of aircraft or associated buildings, aviation enthusiasts. This is not good in the long run. I still have the inner feelings of the ‘tagger mentality’ in their explorations and the grammar used in their postings just reinforces this impression.

May 28, 2007 at 10:16 am in reply to: Weird website. #1930307

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You’ve got too much spare time on your hands Micheal

It’s Michael!:D and you’re right on that day!

May 28, 2007 at 10:16 am in reply to: General Discussion #312839

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You’ve got too much spare time on your hands Micheal

It’s Michael!:D and you’re right on that day!

May 27, 2007 at 10:21 pm in reply to: Bede BD-5 comes to grief #435429

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Addt. info.

I didn’t know the BD-5 was banned by the CAA.
If so, how did Corkey Fornoff do the flying for the Bond film in the 80s?
US registered?

Yes, and the film was ‘Octopussy’. The plane was an Acrostar Minijet a conversion of the BD-5. Some planes were modified by Corkey Fornoff and Bob Bishop. The film plane is now grounded and either with Corky or in a restaurant in Florida. For the hangar scene, the plane was mounted on a pole and pushed through the hangar according to IMDB. Great link for Acrostar details below.

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0256.shtml

May 27, 2007 at 9:13 pm in reply to: Buccaneer Rebuilt-Not what you think! #1295063

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Good news there then. Was also interested and sorry to divert your thread, but the Martin Marlin story is also very interesting and as the link is a little difficult to locate, here it is.

http://collections.naval.aviation.museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display.php?irn=16007756&QueryPage=%2FQuery.php

May 27, 2007 at 9:02 pm in reply to: Flambard Gannet ECM6 XG831 #1295070

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Regarding movement by road, you could try phoning West London Aero Club at White Waltham

Call Angela Rogerson, 01628-823272 or e-mail [email]ops@wlac.co.uk[/email].
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