What would be of interest would be to ask any of the pilots on this forum what they would be able to own (as opposed to what they would like to fly).

I think I can answer that one for you! I always wanted a Hurricane. That’s a machine I really want to fly. But I can not afford it. You do not find rebuildable Hurricanes, or even replicas in the price range I can afford. And I do not consider myself as a poor guy :rolleyes:

What do I end up with? I ended up with a really sexy, historic GA twin, the Miles Gemini. True, it will cost me an awful amount of work (about 15 years 😀 ), it will cost an awful amount of money, probably about 250.000 Pounds Sterling. It will sell for maybe 100.000 as a finished flying article. But it is Mine, ALL mine so I don’t care. Besides, the rebuilding is just a great fun (ok if you skip all the less than pleasant experiences 😉 ) My greatest fear at the moment is, that once it is finished, I will not get any fuel for the Gipsys 😀 😀 😀

The moral of the story is, I couldn’t afford what I really wanted (a Hurricane) so I went for something different. I did not go and build some 3/4 something that does not really look the part, and certainly does not have ‘soul’ of the real thing.

You are spot on there David!

We can all make up our minds, personally, regarding the Vulcan’s (former?) owner after seeing that picture. To publicly assult on an open forum is uncalled for, and could probably be heaven for the the lawers.

Ok, I got it wrong guys 😮 It’s not AH numbers that Skypilot, among others, had put together. It´s Manufacturers Part Codes. If you want to have a look at it, try here

Sorry about the mix-up guys

Galdri, my gut feeling and (limited in regard to aircraft engines) mechanical knowledge tells me you’re right although I have no personal experience to refer to.

Referring to Bomberboy’s extremely unpleasant post, I sincerely hope it can be proved you ARE right.

Thanks for that dhfan.

I think I know, more or less, how a piston engine with full feathering prop works. I have, however, no desire to enter in a flame war with someone who knows it all so much better, and has even seen an engine running with the prop in feather. 🙁

I’ll go for a La-9 with nitro, and clipped wings. Nothing can catch it at low level :diablo: 😀 Bearcats and Seafuries can stay at home :diablo:

A couple of months ago, there was a thread running here about the subject. IIRC, Skypilot62 and Bruce between them had make a complete list of all AH numbers. However, try as I might with the search function, I’m not able to find it. Maybe someone less computer challanged can have a go dragging up that thread.

Is the engine an Armstrong-Siddeley Cheetah?

Ok! This is not as easy as I thought 😀 I used to think my aircraft recognition was up to standard, but I’ll have to scrap that idea 😉 😀

Now to state the obvious (in the hope someone will finish). It is an interwar biplane. It has an engine turning anti- clock-wise as seen from the cockpit, which rules out the engine being german. The Tail is high set on the fuselage, probably as high or higher than the cockpit with a V-brace struts on the undersite and wires on the top surface. It also has a gun-sight for the front cockpit which would probably make it a fighter-trainer.

I thought it Might be a two seat Gloster Gauntlet. But I’m wrong. 😮