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January 28, 2004 at 8:33 pm in reply to: On Ebay for the EE Lightning guys !!!! #1825185

ageorge
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Originally posted by JAFO
Alastair

Thanks for the link above what a terrific item to come up for sale, I’ll certainly be bidding.

Thanks

JAFO

Bugger , I wish I hadn’t posted the bloody thing , I’m the highest bidder right now , I suspect not for long though !!!!

January 28, 2004 at 8:23 pm in reply to: General Discussion #403895

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Originally posted by Ren Frew
Oooh, I wonder how many tinnies you could get in one of those ?:D

What do you reckon Ren , 210 tinnies of Tennants Velvet , 12 bottles of Highland Park ??? , that would keep you refreshed until you get a chance to bury the mother-in-law .

January 28, 2004 at 8:23 pm in reply to: Refrigerated Coffins!!!!! #1979934

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Originally posted by Ren Frew
Oooh, I wonder how many tinnies you could get in one of those ?:D

What do you reckon Ren , 210 tinnies of Tennants Velvet , 12 bottles of Highland Park ??? , that would keep you refreshed until you get a chance to bury the mother-in-law .

January 28, 2004 at 8:10 pm in reply to: flying lessons #396495

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Originally posted by mike currill
Our medical requirements for the NPPL still seem to be somewhat stricter than places like the US and Cananda seem to accept but it still does not guarantee greater safety in aviation

The medical requirements for the NPPL are much the same as the requirements for your driving licence , so basically if you can drive you can fly , I think the NPPL is only good for getting lapsed pilots airborne again , people who have had their PPLA cancelled due to diabetes etc can now fly again.

January 28, 2004 at 8:05 pm in reply to: Quick question – knots/mph and cc/hp #396499

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Moggy is bang on – example, my tractor has a 2000cc engine and puts out a grand total of 25bhp , my car is 2500cc and puts out 148bhp , BUT when you have a look at the torque my car could never pull any of the implements my tractor does .

January 28, 2004 at 6:12 pm in reply to: Scottish forum meet #1825216

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Count me in !!

January 28, 2004 at 5:22 pm in reply to: Some Airshow photos from the 80's #1825220

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Originally posted by Der
Har har!
Bbbbberrrrrrrrppppp!:D

And I suspect he is locked in his shed with a bag of beers , a pipe and a pair of slippers right now !!!!!!:D

January 28, 2004 at 3:31 pm in reply to: Some Airshow photos from the 80's #1825234

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Originally posted by mike currill
I think the Gannet shot looks good. It creates nice moody pictures to under expose a bit.

You think Der meant to under expose it ??? , he was very probably full of beer 😀 😀

January 28, 2004 at 3:29 pm in reply to: Some Airshow photos from the 80's #1825235

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Originally posted by stringbag
I think The Neil Moffatt Gannet was rescued from Leuchars before it started its new job as a BDRT airframe.
Could be wrong though 🙂

M

I think your right , Neil is/was an airline pilot and the Mambas were found in Canada ??? and it was the guys from Leuchars who got her up and flying . Anyone know what Neil is up to now and if he still owns her ??

January 27, 2004 at 10:35 pm in reply to: Some Airshow photos from the 80's #1825345

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Originally posted by Der
Sounds about right Al.
I didnt do the sensible thing and write on the back of the photos!

I can remember buying one of the prints of Black Mike and getting to sit in her too , I was the idiot in the bright Red MkIII Ford Zephyr 6 with the huuuge mag slot Alleycats who couldn’t get out the carpark – **** .

January 27, 2004 at 10:23 pm in reply to: Some Airshow photos from the 80's #1825350

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Quality photos Der !!!! , was the Gannet 1985-86 at Leuchars , I remember Neil Moffat displaying it as it was Leuchars personnel who fitted the Double Mamba power unit (s) to her .

January 27, 2004 at 9:59 pm in reply to: F-111 #2656271

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Originally posted by Arthur
Doh! Obviously… you’re right of course, Alastair. But can i weasel out by saying the Natter was never ment to land at all 😉 ?

You never specified it had to land ??? 😀

Sorry – only chance somebody as thick as me would get a chance to get one over you so I had to take it !!:D 😀

January 27, 2004 at 9:57 pm in reply to: Kb976 #1825357

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You’re right Ian , by then Sir William had started disposing of his collection , the last ones to go were the Comet and the Shack which as you probably know were scrapped onsite , one of the Ansons lay outside (WD413 ??) propellorless for a while and the Sea Hawk lay behind it . The Anson flew out and the SeaHawk is now at Montrose . The Miles Magister is supposed to still be on the estate – but I’ve not seen it , there is an Anson looking centre section lying upsidedown in a ditch on the estate – a sad end to a superb collection .
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January 27, 2004 at 9:00 pm in reply to: F-111 #2656347

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The German Natter / Bachem (246 ??) was a rocket propelled interceptor which had a nose full of rockets – designed to break up Allied bomber formations , after expending its rockets the rear section containing the pilot and propulsion rockets fell away as one unit . No idea if this was the first though ???.

January 27, 2004 at 7:39 pm in reply to: F-111 #2656424

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The F-111 still uses the single capsule which ejects both pilots and almost the complete cockpit in one big lump, not so long ago an F-111 crashed in the Scottish Borders , the capsule is still on display at the Dumfries and Galloway Aviation Museum .
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