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  • October 5, 2011 at 9:28 am in reply to: Running an old Queen – help? #1057518
    Ken
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    I sent you a pm a couple of days ago asking what mark of Gipsy Queen the engine is.

    July 27, 2011 at 7:28 am in reply to: Miles Gemini Help #1082353
    Ken
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    Hi Sigurjon,

    I have looked through all my Gemini pics and have been sent some pics of others but none close up enough to see what handles were fitted so if you can help on your return it would be great

    Ken

    July 4, 2011 at 5:29 pm in reply to: Smths RPM Wanted for Mew Gull #1043180
    Ken
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    That looks just the job, I have sent you a note about it.

    Ken

    July 1, 2011 at 7:40 am in reply to: How do they do that ??? #1049495
    Ken
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    With aircraft Alloys and the soap trick you still have to quench it in cold water to make it soft, trouble is if you havent heated it quite enough its still hard and a fraction too much and it cracks when you cool it… learned from bitter experience.

    Dont mention it to the CAA man he would die.

    Ken

    June 30, 2011 at 7:44 am in reply to: How do they do that ??? #1051659
    Ken
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    Just a thought but are you using aircraft Aluminium as that can crack very easily folding over formers without heat treatment first, plus it can crack using the shrinker and stretcher (especialy stretching and usualy just as you think it need one more tweak). Ordinary Ali for ‘static’ projects are no problem though. I know having scrapped quite a few parts with cracking, it can also crack after heat treatment if you work it too much as it ‘work hardens’. on very complex flanges it has to be heat treated, part folded over, then heat treated again so its soft enough for the final forming.

    For those who dont know, heat treating means putting the Ali in a calibrated oven at a temperature of 500 degress for approx 20 minutes depending on thickness, then quenching straight away in cold water, this makes it very soft but warps the panel like mad which can be hard to straighten sometimes. Incidentaly you can only heat treat a part 3 times maximim as after that the properties of the Ali is altered.

    Sorry to gop on but just thought I would pass o my tips from experience

    Ken

    May 3, 2011 at 7:41 pm in reply to: The Great Air Race – England to Melbourne 1934 #1059988
    Ken
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    I love those old Pathe News pictures, brilliant.

    The Black Magic web site needs updating and we are working on it.

    The front fuselage fuel tank covers are all done and just being fitted, I have just finished the work to comlete the tailplane and am working on the elevators now. We have invested in a very large bandsaw and have started to machine up the wood for the wings spars which we plan to start shortly. The engine bearers are done and I am also working on the main undrcarriage assemblies and support frames.

    New pictures will appear on the web site shortly and I will post when its there to look at

    Ken

    April 26, 2011 at 6:00 pm in reply to: Rate of climb indicator #1070254
    Ken
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    Thanks Mark,

    I already have the standard English rate of climb indicator, the early one with the full numbers ie; 1.2.3.4. as used on things like Spifires, but as my post said I read in Owen Cathcart-Jones book that he fitted the Pioneer type and i just wondered how they compared. Seems that they made many different types so may never know, all I can say is that it was fitted in 1934.

    Owen was the pilot in a record breaking flight to Capetown in a Lockheed Vega in 1931 which is probably where he used the Pioneer type and impressed with it enough to ask for it in the Comet.

    Ken

    March 18, 2011 at 4:57 pm in reply to: Compass ID #1087686
    Ken
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    Just found the ‘crows foot ‘ marks under the locking lever. No visible markings and its heavily painted in wrinkle type paint. there is a plate on the side also heavily painted so there may be something under the paint here. this plate has the numbers 533/47 marked on it.
    The diameter od the top is 6.1 inches.

    Ken

    March 17, 2011 at 4:03 pm in reply to: Compass ID #1087825
    Ken
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    Sorry should have said its the larger type about the same size as the P4

    March 14, 2011 at 7:43 am in reply to: 1934 instrument information #1089506
    Ken
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    Thanks Anon

    I am looking for a pair of instruments and generators thanks

    .Ken

    March 13, 2011 at 7:07 am in reply to: 1934 instrument information #1090388
    Ken
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    Thats great Air Ministry, I have sent you a PM.

    Now the question is does anyone have any?

    Ken

    March 8, 2011 at 7:52 am in reply to: RPM Gauges #1095039
    Ken
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    Thanks for the info, below is the pic of the 6A/450 I have and will swap for a 6A/687 if any one is interested

    Ken

    January 28, 2011 at 7:53 am in reply to: G.46 Project Parts Needs #1141544
    Ken
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    Sent you a PM a couple of days ago saying i had a copy of the overhaul manual I could let you have a copy of on CD, did you get it as I havent had a reply

    Ken

    January 20, 2011 at 4:18 pm in reply to: Anyone recognize this Tacho? #1150103
    Ken
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    If we are putting out requests for help I could do with 2 for the Comet as well. I have been looking on e-bay but none seem to pop up.

    Ken

    January 20, 2011 at 9:01 am in reply to: Anyone recognize this Tacho? #1150446
    Ken
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    i think it may be early 30’s, I have seen similar in light aeroplanes and actualy looks similar to what may have been fited to the DH 88 Comets.

    Ken

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