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June 9, 2007 at 10:47 pm in reply to: HFL contact info #1279455

Wingnut
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Hi!

I still have trouble reaching HFL by e-mail.
The spitfires – AT- historicflying.com adress keep bouncing back from
my ISP mailserver and the http://www.historicflying.com website seems to be down..

If anyone can help me with a valid email adress, it would be most helpful.

(Send by PM.)

May 20, 2007 at 12:18 pm in reply to: Fuel burn on a P-51 #1301590

Wingnut
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This is what I heard from a Mustang pilot a few days ago:

About 60 gallons/hour in cruise and about twice as much in a display (max. continous power)

March 28, 2007 at 9:56 pm in reply to: May events at Kjeller aerodrome, Oslo #1259713

Wingnut
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To give you a taste of what the “Kjeller Flying Day” is like, here is a few pictures from the event in ’04, ’05 and ’06:

Last, but not least. Cavok serving Kjeller’s best burgers..!!

See you there!

February 22, 2007 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Spitfire drop tank parts from ebay #1294048

Wingnut
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As a sidenote I can mention that a colleague of mine told me a story about OFMC at one stage (early 1990’s) wanted to equip MH434 with a drop tank.
My colleague made the tank here in Norway, but apperently the project ran aground when the UK CAA didn’t like the idea…
I don’t know where the tank is now

My colleague Lars Ruud kindly supplied me with pictures of the slipper tank he helped restore/build for OFMC. Apperantly it was not destined for MH434, but for another Spitfire OFMC was working on at the time (anyone knows which one?).
The tank originated from a small batch of tanks held by the RNoAF museum.
All these tanks was in very bad condition. They were able to pick the best one and ended up replacing all other skin panels and quite few internal spars.
It is a 90 gallon tank rebulid to the original specs. i.e. sheeted steel with copper rivets. (Steel to keep it strong enough and copper rivets probably to avoid galvanic corrosion.
The tank was pressure and leak tested, but as mention in the previous post, UK CAA didn’t like the idea.
The last Lars heard of the tank was that it would be placed on static display, but never actually heard where it ended up. Anyone know?
I can’t remember if I have seen it at Duxford.

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E

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February 21, 2007 at 4:18 pm in reply to: climbing in #1295443

Wingnut
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I would like to quote a friend of mine who is a display pilot and when he got the chance to be speaker at the local airshow said:
“If you promise not to climb on our aircraft, we’ll promise not to climb on your cars in the carpark….!”

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E

February 18, 2007 at 7:20 pm in reply to: Spitfire drop tank parts from ebay #1298010

Wingnut
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As a sidenote I can mention that a colleague of mine told me a story about OFMC at one stage (early 1990’s) wanted to equip MH434 with a drop tank.
My colleague made the tank here in Norway, but apperently the project ran aground when the UK CAA didn’t like the idea…
I don’t know where the tank is now

December 31, 2006 at 11:42 am in reply to: Breitling Fighters Clip Coventry Airshow #1256933

Wingnut
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Another Breitling fighters video: http://home.online.no/~hoelsaet/video/breitling.wmv
Taped at FL2003.

I also put a couple of warbird videos up on youtube, check my youtube “channel”:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=propellskalle

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E

November 10, 2006 at 6:00 pm in reply to: OT: video of engine failure and crew abandon ac #1312195

Wingnut
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Looks like a birdstrike.

You can actually see the bird coming in fast(!), and dissappering to the left of the cockpit..

November 3, 2006 at 11:41 pm in reply to: New DVD release #1321227

Wingnut
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Bl**dy Hell.

Just watching the Bleriot clip frightened me to death.

The pilot must have been exhausted after all those massive wing warp inputs.

Is it the same chap who tried to fly the channel but unfortuantely had to ditch?

Must have a big cockpit to have room for his pair!

No, the pilot in the clip is Michael Carlson from Sweden, and he acctually flew the whole distance across the channel in 1999, 90 years after Louis Bleriot’s flight.
I guess it would be fair to say that Michael is the most experienced Bleriot in the world,..ever! He has been flying his Bleriot at airshow all around the world for more than a decade, and he now actually got two Bleriot XI..!

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E

November 2, 2006 at 11:40 am in reply to: FW 190 from the deep #1323705

Wingnut
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I found more pictures here:
http://www.luftwaffe.no/wreck/index.htm

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E

November 2, 2006 at 11:03 am in reply to: 'Piece Of Cake' on UK DVD! #1323737

Wingnut
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I got my copy yesterday, and had a quick look at it.
It does look like a copy from the old VHS tapes unfortunatly,but nevertheless it fits nicely in my DVD collection.

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E

October 28, 2006 at 9:54 am in reply to: Duxfords Storch #1330001

Wingnut
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Hi!

Can’t help you with your question at this time, but check out this site:

Norwegian Storch project

If your are into in Storchs, it should interest you.

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E

October 23, 2006 at 7:13 pm in reply to: A little Vampire entertainment #1333449

Wingnut
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Good Wingnut:-)Already six years ago??Time really flies.As you remember E ,the Vampire pilot also did a good peformance with the Max Holste Broussard LN-WNB. Didnt you fly in a Saab Safir after the show???

Yes LN, it’s really six years already.
and yes, I had a ride in Saab Safir LN-SAO after one of the Fagernes shows,
but it was a different year. Lots of fluctuations between 0 and 3,5 G throughout the flight which was quite aerobatic,… and in the end it made be feel sick….:-/

BTW. It was Knut Lande flying the Vampire in the video from 2000.

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E

October 8, 2006 at 7:17 pm in reply to: Looking for 'interesting' Spitfire schemes #1259526

Wingnut
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What about this:

Rolf Arne Bergs Spitfire Mk.IX of 331 (Norwegian) sqd.

Little bit of history

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E

September 23, 2006 at 8:54 pm in reply to: Who is that man?….Bob Hoover! #1282068

Wingnut
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I know Mr.Hoover used to do an impressive Mustang display, but I have never seen any video of it.

Does anyone know of any video clip of his routine on the internet or
any account that describe his manouvers?
I once heard a Mustang display pilot describe his routine as a proof of how much punishment a Merlin engine can take and still perform …

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E
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