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March 9, 2012 at 9:43 pm in reply to: Spitfire X4650 flying at Biggin today #1033874

mackerel
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It sure looks like it’s first flight. I don’t recognise it so you might have been the first one to capture the 3rd Airworthy Mk1 spitfire flying in the world.:)

Well done and thanks.

He wasnt the first !!!!

Steve

February 3, 2012 at 11:10 pm in reply to: Mustang/Skyraider collision on Channel 5 #1076120

mackerel
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Thanks.

What a character.

“Would I exchange Christmas cards?”

*Most people then thinks he’s gonna say a dramatic “no way”.

And then says;

“Propably I would”.

Hi I saw the program & cant believe that the sky raider pilot has not been in touch !!

Steve

February 3, 2012 at 11:07 pm in reply to: HELP. Barn find Spitfire seat. Info? #1076124

mackerel
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Hi NI-SPITFIRE, i’m sure you’ve read all the post on here about selling this seat, and i should think that anyone in the market for such item knows about it now. I personally wouldn’t put it on ebay, I’d rather wait for the phone to ring because I’m sure you will get some good offers. Would be a shame for it to go back in the barn. Can think of some up coming projects that would need a seat if it can be made airworthy.

Steve.

February 2, 2012 at 10:22 pm in reply to: HELP. Barn find Spitfire seat. Info? #1077451

mackerel
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I agree, and you still are not safe, get someone complain about n item and they refund them and you lose your goods too… Legalised robbery.

Had that happen to me, sent item back that i had bought because it was not what it perported to be . No money sent back ! they said item never arrived back !! Be very carefull !!

Steve.

February 1, 2012 at 10:54 pm in reply to: HELP. Barn find Spitfire seat. Info? #1078803

mackerel
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Having commissioned a seat in Glass/Carbon, it cost an awful lot less than that, and included moulds!

Bruce

Hi Bruce, how do you get over design authority when making them from carbon ? Or are they strictly static one’s. I did notice that on a visit to HFL a couple of years ago that there was a carbon one on a bench.

Steve.

December 29, 2011 at 10:58 pm in reply to: Early Spitfire with simple ring sight #1042462

mackerel
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Think it still has the wing stiffners on it too Tony, they were a mod too I believe?

Mackerel, even though not used in combat after that time you would want everything flying in your airspace fitted with IFF and flares ?

Yes you could be right Tony, but why change to a flare that shoots up when the early downward ejecting one would do ? I suppose its that the later type had 6 cartridges & early type only had 1 in the tube. Answered my own question !!

Steve

December 29, 2011 at 10:17 pm in reply to: Early Spitfire with simple ring sight #1042610

mackerel
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Surely they would have been added during its life as updates..?

Maybe Tony but combat service finished june 21 1940 so would they have bothered with that ?

Steve.

December 29, 2011 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Early Spitfire with simple ring sight #1042736

mackerel
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spitfire K9942

HI all, does any one know what fuselage was used to reconstruct K9942 on show at cosford. Records show that it was built in 1939 but there are insulators in side of fuse for IFF radio aerial & there is the flare tube on stbd upper surface at Fr16 that were not fitted in 1939 !! Also seems to be flush riveted in places that should be SP85 rivets or equivelent.

Steve.

December 26, 2011 at 10:16 pm in reply to: Hawker part in Spitfire #1046663

mackerel
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Wee tube?

congratulations Eddie. It exits the fuselage between Fr11 & Fr12 in the floor.

Steve

December 25, 2011 at 11:05 pm in reply to: Hawker part in Spitfire #1047225

mackerel
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er…..pilot!:rolleyes:

Close !! the pilot would have an input !!

Steve

December 25, 2011 at 12:09 am in reply to: Hawker part in Spitfire #1047700

mackerel
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You’ve been looking at my stash of drawings again, Mackerel.

Will try and find an/the answer in the New Year. 🙂

I’ll give you a clue Dick, it’s fitted to the pilots seat !! Merry Christmas & see you in the new year.

Steve

December 19, 2011 at 10:17 pm in reply to: Duxford, Again…. #1054196

mackerel
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I am advised N3200 fuselage was scheduled to transfer from Airframe Assemblies IOW to Duxford over 14/15 December.

Looking good for a re-run of the wonderful P9374 project.

All in the boo…

Mark

You are quite right Mark 12 she left AA on 14th Dec, i’m surprised some of the eagled eyed on here have not posted a photo.

Steve.

December 15, 2011 at 10:15 pm in reply to: spitfire wing #1058312

mackerel
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What an irritating programme; I only watched parts of it because I kept spotting bits of aircraft! 😀

I wasn’t sure if it was a Spitfire wing but I’m sure there was a Jet Provost, Westland Wasp, lots of jet engines, ejector-seats, aircraft seats and the casing of a large two-row radial engine in there.

It seemed to be a massive store of museum type stuff.

Definately spit wing but not sure what mark ! Awful program but though it may be intresting with aircraft related bits laying around !

Steve.

October 26, 2011 at 11:47 pm in reply to: Me-109E Low Pass Video #1026037

mackerel
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Nice clip.

Two genuine article Bf-109Es flying (both in the States). Three Buchon-based Bf-109Gs in Germany.

The one in this clip belongs to Paul Allen.

This one is werk no 1342 i believe. Restored by Airframe Assemblies & put together to flight by well known 109 restorer in Essex.

Steve.

October 26, 2011 at 11:47 pm in reply to: Me-109E Low Pass Video #1033869

mackerel
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Nice clip.

Two genuine article Bf-109Es flying (both in the States). Three Buchon-based Bf-109Gs in Germany.

The one in this clip belongs to Paul Allen.

This one is werk no 1342 i believe. Restored by Airframe Assemblies & put together to flight by well known 109 restorer in Essex.

Steve.
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