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  • June 27, 2006 at 7:52 pm in reply to: British Classics line up at Duxford #1319415
    ozplane
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    Great photos but what a pity they didn’t get the Shackleton and Anson organised as well and put them all on the “pan” outside the AirSpace or whatever it’s called this week. That would have been a real Avro gathering but I suppose that was expecting a bit too much.

    June 22, 2006 at 12:10 pm in reply to: Duxford via the Orient Express. #1326393
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    The Orient Express have been doing these trips for the last 5 years and up to last year they also used to fly in Classic WIngs’ Rapide over Cambridge. There is also an option to stay on the train to Cambridge and tour there and also to Ely. I don’t remember a steam engine on any of the trips as it was usually a diesel in good condition. Dress code seemed to vary from “Very smart casual” to “Chavs day-out” but they all seemed to enjoy Duxford.

    June 19, 2006 at 2:45 pm in reply to: G-VFWE #400815
    ozplane
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    Well even a JP could get from your parking spot to the bowser at North Weald without running out couldn’t it Trinny? It was a good “do” though. I was there on the Sunday and really lusted after the SF 260 in Bolivian Air Force markings.

    June 12, 2006 at 5:50 pm in reply to: Google earth updates-proof that 3 Firefly's are still in Eritrea ? #1335408
    ozplane
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    The 2 ex-Swedish (?) Fireflies at Duxford don’t seem to be making much progress, if any, which rather proves the point that the cost of restoration versus residual value argument is highly relevant, otherwise one of them might be near flight status by now. I’d be pleased to hear I was wrong.

    June 9, 2006 at 10:30 am in reply to: avro york gets its wings #1251315
    ozplane
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    I guess the Miller’s Dragon Rapide at around 24 years has to be one of the longest restorations but certainly one of the best.

    June 8, 2006 at 10:03 am in reply to: Harvard Question #1253031
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    It’s a long time since A-level Physics but I think the formula you need Moggy is Velocity = Radius times Angular velocity (in radians per second). Thus if the angular velocity stays the same the tip velocity will increase as the radius increases. Don’t know what that proves other than Moggy is right.

    June 8, 2006 at 9:53 am in reply to: Coltishall Documentary on BBC1 Now! #1253039
    ozplane
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    I think that would be Mrs Shaw but I agree.

    June 8, 2006 at 9:51 am in reply to: HAC Bristol Fighter Flying? #1253048
    ozplane
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    You could also add the static Brisfit in Hangar 4 at Duxford to make it a “4-kite” line-up

    June 8, 2006 at 9:44 am in reply to: Coltishall Documentary on BBC1 Now! #1253177
    ozplane
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    In fairness to BBC Look East, they do cover qute a lot of aviation-related stuff mainly in the reunion/WW2/Duxford areas and last night’s programme was a good example of their output. Incidentally I bumped into Martin Shaw at Duxford a few weeks ago and he is not in the least bit smug. He was more than willing to chat about aviation and Stearmans in particular. Perhaps the director wanted him to do his Judge John Deed act for this show.

    June 5, 2006 at 10:09 am in reply to: G-VFWE #401234
    ozplane
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    Apologies Agcat I thought the tractors were there in 2007 but re-reading your post it’s this year of course. I share your hopes that they don’t do too much damage as Hullavington was super-smooth for the last G-VFWE.

    June 3, 2006 at 4:30 pm in reply to: G-VFWE #401251
    ozplane
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    We should be OK Agcat, as G-VFWE is moving back to it’s “normal” date of mid-May which should keep it clear of the “Tractor Boys”.

    June 3, 2006 at 8:04 am in reply to: Rolling the Lanc.. #1258805
    ozplane
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    CL5, it’s taxing the old grey cells but I believe John Jordan showed us the photograph as a slide during a chat he gave to the group at our airstrip about 7 or 8 years ago.

    June 2, 2006 at 5:32 pm in reply to: G-VFWE #401261
    ozplane
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    Come on chaps. The organisers of the G-VFWE get us in to some airfields that are usually off-limits and if you are so inclined it’s free and you get a free book as well. The fuel caught them out but then there was a huge uptake on the Sunday and where would you get resupplies on a Bank Holiday Monday? Not sure why you didn’t come on to Keevil after you’d fuelled up at Kemble (or vice versa) Janie? Was it the thought of the mayhem in the circuit which was being very well advised by the guys in the “Tower”.
    I look forward to Hullavington next year which is dead smooth grass everywhere, always assuming they didn’t make too large a loss this year.

    June 2, 2006 at 3:16 pm in reply to: Rolling the Lanc.. #1259792
    ozplane
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    I seem to remember a photograph of the late John Jordan flying either a Warwick or Wellington inverted down a beach in Norfolk. I also saw him complete his show at Henlow in his radioless Stearman, blissfully unaware that the Vulcan was holding out to the West, rapidly using up some of the Earth’s non-renewable resources. Definitely a great character.

    May 26, 2006 at 11:56 am in reply to: HAC Bristol Fighter #1268899
    ozplane
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    Was that the Brisfit heading North up the A1 past Biggleswade with a red and silver Tiger Moth “chase plane” at around 1530? I was at 2,000 feet in my Airtourer and I saw them just below me. Super job all round.

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