I’m sure you’re right Mike. Unfortunately, I’ve never heard either, or the V12, only read about them.

I don’t suppose anybody’s heard a Sabre for about 50 years but I bet there’s more than a few would like to. I know I would.

The post-war BRM used an H16 layout. I was reminded of it when following that link yesterday as I’ve heard the sound of that described as tearing calico. IIRC, peak power was 565bhp, from a supercharged 1500, in the early fifties!

IIRC, the biggest trouble with the Sabre was the sleeves. Once Bristol had been instructed to tell Napier how to do it, (much against their wishes), the rest of the development was reasonably quick.

Surely the “Me163” is an He162?

As JDK has certainly already noticed, it’s very strange that we have a preserved Seagull V and Australia has a preserved Walrus. A swap would seem to be in order.

Re Steve’s comment about not having flown in the Chippie, I called in at Hendon briefly 18 months or so ago with a couple of ex-RAF erks from my local, intending to go again this year for a proper visit.
Sadly, Dougie died a month ago, but I remember his face lit up when he saw just how much was there. When we arrived at the Canberra, no idea of serial no, that won the England to Australia race, he exclaimed “I’ve worked on this aeroplane!” Apparently, on the return trip it called in to Singapore with an oil leak and Dougie was one of the team that sorted it out and sent it on it’s way.
Nice memory.

Shame. I read a while back that the RAF has never not had a Handley-Page aircraft in service.

I could probably have worded that without the double negative if I’d thought about it.:)

It was the last aircraft to land at Hendon.
The fate that befell it was discussed on a previous thread. I blamed the RAFM along with everybody else, but, IIRC, it wasn’t really their fault.
Apparently the RAF retained ownership and responsibility until it was too late to save and then handed it over to the RAFM.

The two Tempests are also at Hibaldstow. I may be doing somebody a grave injustice here but I seem to recall reading that visitors were not encouraged. Whether that means a scowl or escorted off the premises at alsation-point I wouldn’t know.
I would have put gunpoint but as everybody knows, they’re illegal so there aren’t any around.