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November 8, 2005 at 5:28 pm in reply to: Mystery engine – can you ID? #1418068

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I think you have some wires crossed there David 😉

To the best of my knowledge, no Gemini was ever fitted with the Blackburn Cirrus Major. They all had Cirrus Minor series II, or Gipsy Major 10 engines. There were, however, two Miles M.75 Aries produced with the Cirrus Major III engine. The Aries looked very much like a Gemini, but was a different aircraft, with a stronger fuselage and bigger tailfins.

Took me too long to get this done 😎 It has already been clarified 😎

October 23, 2005 at 12:28 am in reply to: Why not volunteer? #1340971

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Robbo seems to be all over the place tonight 😮

October 1, 2005 at 8:55 pm in reply to: ex Russian Spit IX #1368576

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RK858
No. Not the same one.

PT879

Yes

Obviously all very clear! 😉 😀

October 1, 2005 at 1:46 am in reply to: 1/6th scale P-51C Princess Elizabeth model #1369414

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till I noticed the wooden looking Hurricane pilot!

If you believe what some people are saying about the BoB, all Hurricane pilots had a wooden heads, not to be flying a Spitfire. Because, as you know, the Spitfire did win the Battle of Britain all by it’s self :rolleyes: 😉 😀

October 1, 2005 at 1:19 am in reply to: B-29 Lady of the Lake #1369440

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Call aerotrader- their B-29 project is only a million bucks!

That must be a pretty far gone ‘project’. A complete rebuild in order? Something near flying condition should fetch a lot more than that.

October 1, 2005 at 1:00 am in reply to: Officially #417610

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Sarcsm off

And when did that happen? 😉 😀

September 30, 2005 at 11:54 pm in reply to: TV audience figures for Red Bull air race #417616

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Many, many thanks to the pilot, Ian, for an unforgettable experience – now I know what 5g feels like!

Hehe, only 5g’s, was he taking it easy on the old guy? :diablo: 😉 😀

What about 5g’s negative? Did you try that one? 😀

September 28, 2005 at 9:53 am in reply to: Flight Data Recording? #417804

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I’ve never heard of FDR’s on light GA aircraft (Cessnas and the like). That does not mean, of course, that it does not exist! 😉 One of the most obvious obastacle for the GA community would be costs, I have a feeling that certified FDR’s do not come for free!

I think I remember an article in FlyPast saying that the Aircraft Restoration Company/Historic Flying Ltd. have been putting some sort of FDR’s into their latest Spitfire restorations. If this is a Certified unit, or something home made, I’ve got no idea. Mabe you should fire off an e-mail to them and ask. This is the nearest I can come to answering you question 😮

September 25, 2005 at 9:58 pm in reply to: New Zealand Miles Gemini #1378438

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After seeing hairy’s post, I seriously thought I’d made a complete mess, there would be no Gemini in New Zealand. 😮 So started looking on the web, and this is what I found.

Lyn Foster, aka Aerobuild Vintage Aircraft Restorations, Brooklands, AUSTRAILIA, does have the the remains of Three Geminis. They are c/n 6486 ex-G-AKEN/VH-GBB, c/n 6522 ex-G-AKHU/VH-BOB and c/n 6435 ex-G-AILK/VH-BJZ. On the http://www.miles-aircraft.com site, it is stated that they are going to make two flyers out of the three. How old, and how accurate that information is, I do not know. I did see the ad in CWDU for the sale of one of the machines, but I do not remember which it was.

Now for the aircraft that started all this off! According to the Miles site, one Gemini, c/n 6524 ex-G-AKHW/ZH-AHW, is said to belong to Stan Smith in New Zealand. So, yes, there should be one over there!

September 25, 2005 at 9:00 pm in reply to: My local airfield in Germany, Sunday. #417908

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The photos seem to have got lost somewhere along the way! 😉 😀

September 25, 2005 at 12:30 pm in reply to: New Zealand Miles Gemini #1379169

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Looks like I’ve got my wires well and truely crossed over this one! 😮

You’re right Dave, it would be Stan Smith’s Gemini that I’m thinking about in this case.

September 24, 2005 at 10:57 pm in reply to: I'm hooked! #417993

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. I can now truly understand flight

LOL. Then you have reached more understanding in your 30 min. than I’ve done for the last 16 years of flying. The funny part is, you can never learn everything there is to learn about flight, no matter how much you fly. That’s what makes it such a wonderful thing, you are always learning something new! When you start your training, never fall into the pit of thinking you know it all.

Anyway, I think I know what you were trying to say. It was just how you said it that made me laugh 😀 😀

September 24, 2005 at 1:04 am in reply to: Beaufighter or Hudson #1380413

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Well, in the pictures is a sleeve valve radial, so that pretty much rules out the Hudson. However, why would it be a Beaufighter ? A Hudson is a bomber/anti-shipping machine, making the assumtion it is a Beaufighter does not really make sense! If it was a bomber/ anti shipping machine of some sorts (and the locals identify it as Hudson), why couldn’t it have been a Beaufort? It used Bristol Taurus sleeve valve engines?

You have to give the local folklore one thing, they might not be right about the exacact type, but, they would certainly know whether it was a bomber or a fighter. If we take that debate all the way till the end, it might have been any bomber with a sleeve valve engine in it. On the other hand, since they identified it as a Hudson, which was generally speaking, a ship/sub hunter, I would bet my money on it being something working along similar lines. Only two types come to mind, the Wellington and the Beaufort, with the Beaufort the likely candidate.

September 22, 2005 at 10:55 am in reply to: Wot, no pictures of Wicko G-AFJB? #1382134

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I read that Foster Wickner Wicko G-AFJB is back to full health again, has flown after it’s restoration and appeared at Popham last weekend.

That’s great news but I am suprised no one has posted pictures on this forum. There is, I think a single pic on the G.A. forum but it is an historic type and, I think, the only survivor.

Roger Smith.

It is not a Spitfire, that’s why it’s not covered here 😉 😀

I’ll get my coat

September 19, 2005 at 11:20 pm in reply to: Popham 18/9/05 #418140

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What type of aircraft would that G-AFJB be? Is it the Foster-Wilkner GM1 Wicko that paulc talks about at the start of the thread? I’ve never seen anything like this before! Must be british! :p
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