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  • December 13, 2005 at 11:48 am in reply to: Round The Bend- What was Nevil Shute thinking of? #1375373
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    Likewise I totally recommend Shute’s autobiography “Slide Rule”. It covers in first-hand detail his time working for Geoffrey de Havilland at Airco, as senior stress engineer on the R100 (and the R101 debacle) and how he persuaded Lord Grimthorpe to help finance Airspeed Limited.

    It’s a heck of a read. One of the best books on my overtressed bookshelf!

    December 11, 2005 at 1:37 pm in reply to: Forum visit, DH Museum, 11th December #1377524
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    Rescheduling seems a good idea, although traffic chaos hasn’t materialised (yet) on anything other than M1.

    I think both it and the viz will deteriorate later this afternoon though.

    I live about 10 miles from Hemel, and certainly heard the bang(s) this morning. Smoke cloud has triggered an inversion fog that certainly precludes any aviating today. Time to oil the flying wires instead…….

    Thanks for all your efforts Bruce and Doc Stirling. Hope we all get to meet sometime soon.

    December 11, 2005 at 1:22 pm in reply to: Shuttelworth Gala Video #476611
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    Bring a pair of woollen socks and wrap them around the mike the next time.

    :

    A good tip. It works on microphones in open-cockpit aeroplane too! :rolleyes:

    December 5, 2005 at 11:04 pm in reply to: Stupid question time!! #414166
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    Doh! I was going to tell him Ju87 and watch him try to scale the plans down for VW power!

    December 2, 2005 at 5:07 pm in reply to: Anyone fancy buying G-ASOP (Sopwith Camel!) #1389874
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    How much of her originated in WW1? Problem with most rebuilds of WW1 aircraft is that there isn’t very much apart from metal fittings and fixtures that can truely be said to be of the period. A large number are rebuilds of rebuilds.

    In fact according to a learned source on the Great War Forum (thanks Dolphin!) this aeroplane was wrecked twice, before the end of the First World War!!

    “B6291 served with No 10 Sqn RNAS from 28 September 1917 before being wrecked at Droglandt on 30 September. After repair, it then went to the War School at Manston, then No 206 Training Depot Station at Eastbourne, where it was wrecked again on 7 June 1918. No 206 TDS had become No 50 TDS when B6291 spun in on 7 August 1918 when flown by 2Lt G V Straker, who was severely injured. It was struck off on 16 August.” http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=42583

    Still want it Bod?

    December 2, 2005 at 11:00 am in reply to: X1 or M52 – who's right – who invented the all moving tailplane first? #1391080
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    I hate to tell you chaps, but the French got there first. Actually it was the Paris-based Brazilian Alberto Santos Dumont who came up with the ‘flying tail’ idea on his Demoiselle in about 1907!

    The pics by the way are from a great site if you like this sort of aeroplane. http://www.thosemagnificentmen.co.uk

    Now back to saving up for that Sopwith Camel on e-bay!

    December 2, 2005 at 10:47 am in reply to: Anyone fancy buying G-ASOP (Sopwith Camel!) #1391167
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    Aint she a beauty!! Camels nice to!!!!! off to buy lottery ticket.

    How did I guess you’d be the first to respond!!

    December 2, 2005 at 10:45 am in reply to: Ray Hanna #1391175
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    The end of an era.

    November 30, 2005 at 1:19 pm in reply to: I've started #414402
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    Flying with Leading Edge at Cumbernauld, 9 quid per landing. We have a way round it though for the moment: do a go-around at about 50ft every second approach!

    Try my patent flare at 10 feet method. It guarantees at least three touchdowns per approach!

    November 30, 2005 at 1:14 pm in reply to: Christmas Truce 1914–last survivor joins his comrades #1393021
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    Sadly, we are now down to the last handful of living survivors of the Great War.

    Does anyone know of any remaining living RFC/RNAS members?

    November 28, 2005 at 6:17 pm in reply to: Force landed Sunderland? #1394828
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    Here’s that pic. again. No further comment from me required!!

    November 23, 2005 at 9:29 pm in reply to: Light aircraft pics #1399933
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    Oh no…. you’ve posted pictures of a Comper Swift AND a Beech 18. That’ll set Blue Max and TT off again!!

    November 23, 2005 at 5:53 pm in reply to: Great Day For A Cub Flight #414696
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    Beautiful, Propstrike.

    Speaking as one who was sittiing under that ocean of fog in Aylesbury Vale, I’m very envious. Particularly as the returning Tiger was likely ‘FM with a chilled John in the back and an empty front seat!

    Grrrrr, or should that be brrrrrr.

    November 23, 2005 at 5:46 pm in reply to: 2006 Duxford Airshows #1400360
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    When do you think we’ll get the first “Will it be at Airspace” thread?

    November 22, 2005 at 12:41 pm in reply to: Shuttleworth Discovery #1401462
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    This appeared on another forum………..

    http://forum.planetalk.net/viewtopic.php?t=476

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