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  • in reply to: Top News Story #1830238
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    There were 35 built there. The story I heard/read was that there were supposed to be three at the bottom. The contributor to the previous thread said somebody had searched and there was nothing there.

    in reply to: Top News Story #1830268
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    There was a thread about this a while back. I think it was stated there weren’t any down there…

    Here:
    http://forum.airforces.info/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16381&highlight=windermere

    in reply to: Schneider Trophy #1830287
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    Would the last pure maritime aircraft have been the Sunderland?
    I saw it moored at Hythe in August 1989, I think before Kermit bought it, and it was here for a few years after that.
    I’ve got a pic of it somewhere but it’s not very good. S*ds Law, whenever I see a one-off like that I’ve only got a rubbish camera with me.

    in reply to: Schneider Trophy #1830482
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    Haven’t a clue which one but I’m pretty sure the one in the Science Museum is an S6b.
    JDK posted a pic on a previous thread of the awesome engine from the MC72 on display somewhere.
    Here:
    http://forum.airforces.info/showthread.php?s=&threadid=21206

    in reply to: RR Merlin #1830486
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    It really was an amazing bit of design work. I had no idea of length comparisons but, IIRC the Griffon has something like 1 sq ft or a little over, greater frontal area than the Merlin for well over 30% greater capacity. A good bit of that is fairly obviously taken up in the cam bulges on the Spitfire.

    in reply to: RR Merlin #1830817
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    I can’t consult my references at present as the books aren’t here but I’m sure the Merlin was a “clean sheet” design, based on Kestrel and R experience.
    The original head design caused serious problems and as a stopgap a scaled up Kestrel design was used, IIRC, up to the 60 series.
    Having said all that, as they’re all liquid-cooled V12s, certain features can probably be seen throughout.

    in reply to: Wartime License Builds Outside UK #1831663
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    As already stated, Tiger Moths were not built in India. The Indian company only ever made components, not complete aircraft of any model. They did assemble Gypsy Moths built in the UK. Whether that aplied to later types as well I don’t know.
    Tiger Moths were built by De Havilland in the UK at Stag Lane and Hatfield, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Morris Motors in the UK and under licence in Portugal, Norway and Sweden.

    Edit
    Just searched the forum. I thought I remembered it being mentioned before. According to Putnam, Victory Aircraft in Canada built one York.

    in reply to: Old TV Shows #1553166
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    With the aid of Google, it was called Wish Me Luck.

    in reply to: Old TV Shows #1553172
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    I vaguely remember it but t’other half loved it. No point in asking her what it was called as even when it was on she got it wrong.

    in reply to: Wartime License Builds Outside UK #1553176
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    DH had factories in Rhodesia and South Africa but they were taken over by the respective governments when the war started.

    in reply to: Wartime License Builds Outside UK #1553182
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    Mosquitoes in Canada, too.
    DH certainly had an Indian presence but I couldn’t say what they did without looking it up.

    Edit
    Unspecified components only.

    in reply to: Me262 Conspiracy (sorry) #1554255
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    Atc pal, I think you mean Eric Brown, not the bloke that sang Fire.

    Never heard of the Germans stealing alloy specs, although that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. However, they had severe shortages of many materials towards the end of the war and I believe chromium was one of the worst. If they hadn’t got any, they couldn’t put it in. Suspect it was manganese, not magnesium too. Nickel is often used in high temperature alloys and I don’t think they’d got much of that either.

    Bah, beaten to it!

    in reply to: Spifire PS915 #1554855
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    I DO like Griffon Spitfires, and the one after the Chippy pics is stunning.

    in reply to: What's hanging on your walls? #1555769
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    Wallpaper.

    Having filled every available space with mountains of books, I haven’t dared start on the walls.

    in reply to: The Guinea Pig Club #1556462
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    B*gg*r, missed it. Power cut from 6pm until early hours. Should be on again, the Beeb seem to be short of progs for the extra channels.

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