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October 6, 2002 at 4:49 pm in reply to: The Ultimate Corporate Warbird ! #2104736

neilly
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RE: The Ultimate Corporate Warbird !

Hi Wombat,

Ant’s quite right. I have a book, Beaufort, Beaufighter & Mosquito in Australian Service. I couldn’t find any actual pictures, but there were 2 line drawings.

Cheers,
Neilly
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October 6, 2002 at 4:37 pm in reply to: Propellers Pt.2 #2104740

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RE: Propellers Pt.2

Hi Keith,

Excellent, keep it coming.

Neilly

October 5, 2002 at 9:14 am in reply to: Propellers – Pt 1 #2104901

neilly
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RE: Propellers – Pt 1

Hi Keith,

Excellent job! I hope you don’t mind, I’ve printed the above post out to keep, for future references.

Many thanks,
Neilly

October 4, 2002 at 9:17 pm in reply to: Another one for Uncle Keith – Pitch & Torque? #2104955

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RE: Another one for Uncle Keith – Pitch & Torque?

Hi Keith,

I understand what you’re saying. I think I was treating the pitch, torque & number of blades as one issue. When in fact it’s several. Any more information gratefully received.

Cheers,
Neilly

October 4, 2002 at 7:49 pm in reply to: Another one for Uncle Keith – Pitch & Torque? #2104977

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RE: Another one for Uncle Keith – Pitch & Torque?

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 04-10-02 AT 07:51 PM (GMT)]Hi Keith,

Thanks for the reply.

Will max torque still be at the same engine revs, too? Are you also saying, it doesn’t matter whether you use 2, 3 or 4 blade propellers the effect will stil be the same? (Pehaps the Tempest will have a 4 bladder, after all! I just hope I never break one!).

I think a future posting on propellers, is a good idea.

Cheers,
Neilly

October 4, 2002 at 7:15 pm in reply to: Another one for Uncle Keith – Pitch & Torque? #2105005

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RE: Another one for Uncle Keith – Pitch & Torque?

Hi Gary,

Thanks for that one. It’s always better when someone’s had first hand experience. I’m more interested in the torque effect – taking off with a model of this size has the same characteristics of the full size & one of the few problems with the Mosquito, was it’s take off swing. So what I was wondering was what effect a prop with a bigger pitch would have on the torque, as well as rpm & speed ( although I’m not that bothered by a high top speed. Just as long as there’s enough get up & go to mke the model fly like the real thing). By the sounds of it I should be trying a bigger pitch, so the engine revs take longer to build up.

So I’m hoping Keith will come up with a technical answer that I can file away for future use (ready for the next building project, which is in the loft awaiting construction, a Hawker Tempest V. That’ll have a 75 cc engine up front. Now I definitly can’t see a hugh 4 blade prop on it. I might have to settle for a 3 blader, but we’ll see!).

Cheers,
Neilly

September 30, 2002 at 10:26 pm in reply to: Mossie exhaust's #2105506

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RE: Mossie exhaust’s

Hi Keith,

I can supply a few pictures & drwaings, but leave the interlectual part of how it all works to the professionals, like yourself.

So, lets see how good you all are, see if you can tell the different Merlins apart.

TTFN
Neilly
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September 30, 2002 at 12:21 pm in reply to: 633 Squadron Mosquitos (A very old thread revisited) #2105558

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RE: Kermit’s mossie

Hi Steve,

The Oshkosh Museum Mosquito is RS 712. This is a Mosquito B.35. This Mosquito flew in both 633 Squadron & Mosquito Squadron. Her UK civil reg. was G-ASKB. It was bought from the Strathallan Collection. It’s American reg is N35MK.
TW 117 is a T.III which is in the Bodo Museum.

Cheers,
Neilly

September 30, 2002 at 11:53 am in reply to: Mossie exhaust's #2105566

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RE: Mossie exhaust’s

I would just add (just to confuse, a bit more), the shrouded exhaust is a totally different exhaust system, underneath. The exhausts were called saxophone exhaust, because that’s what they resembled. The reason this system was fitted was to give the Mosquito a higher top speed, because the way the exhuast gasses are funneled through created a ‘jet effect’ which in turn increaased the top speed by about 10-15 mph.

TTFN,
Neilly
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September 30, 2002 at 11:18 am in reply to: Mossie exhaust's #2105572

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RE: Mossie exhaust’s

The reason for pairing the last two sets of exhast stubs is quite simple – HEAT. If you look down on the Mosquito wing planform you can see that the radiator fairings come out a fair distance, so DH had to move the last stub forward. It wasn’t till the 2 stage Merlins were used that DH reverted back to 6 exhaust stubs. You can see from the side view of the nacelle how much longer the 2 stage nacelle is.

I hope the picture will explain a bit better than yours truely!

Cheers,
Neilly
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September 29, 2002 at 1:36 pm in reply to: 633 Squadron Mosquitos (A very old thread revisited) #2105638

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RE: 633 Squadron Mosquito’s

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 29-09-02 AT 01:37 PM (GMT)]
The problem with the Mosquitoes is not the condition of the wood, it’s the glue. The wood on TA 634 has been X-rayed & is in fairly good condition, well within it’s percentages. However, there is no way of telling how good the glue joints are, or at least that’s what I’ve been told.

The T.111 in the Norwegian Museum is TW 117, so she survived the film makers!!!

TTFN
Neilly

September 27, 2002 at 9:12 am in reply to: 633 Squadron Mosquitos (A very old thread revisited) #2105964

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RE: 633 Squadron Mosquito’s

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 27-09-02 AT 09:17 AM (GMT)]
RR 299 wasn’t in 633 Squadron, she was in the sequel `Mosquito Squadron’ (another poor film!!!).

The Mosquitoes that were film stars were: TW 117; HR 155; RS 712; TA 634. I think also RS 709 might have been there, but I’m not sure. These are the ones I can remember, of the top of my head, so if I’m wrong, apologies. If you want a more definitive answer I’ll do some checking up, but because I don’t have much time it won’t be till at least Sunday.

The fuselage that’s been completed, in New Zealand by Glyn Powell, is going to Canada. It’s going to be used by the Windsor Bomber Group to rebuild their Mosquito to static display (more info on the Mosquito Page http://www.mossie.org )

Cheers,
Neilly

September 24, 2002 at 8:58 am in reply to: anyone here like Mosquitos? #2106345

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RE: anyone here like Mosquitos?

Here’s the nose art to my Mosquito, LR 503.

Neilly
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September 21, 2002 at 7:50 pm in reply to: The Ultimate Corporate Warbird ! #2106503

neilly
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RE: The Ultimate Corporate Warbird !

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 21-09-02 AT 07:57 PM (GMT)]Hi David,

I agree. Just the thing for doing the weekly shopping in! Impress the neighbours, too! Lets face it, the Mondeo definitely ain’t going to beat you to the parking space (I nearly forgot, I’d go for the fully operational package of extras. You know those little add on goodies like 20mm cannons, machine guns & for those difficult occasions 60 lb missiles! Nothing to ostentatious, you understand?).

A slightly tongue in cheek, Neilly!

September 21, 2002 at 6:50 pm in reply to: The Ultimate Corporate Warbird ! #2106513

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RE: The Ultimate Corporate Warbird !

Hi All,

Sorry to be very predictable, but a Mosquito B.IX or B.XVI, would be my choice.

TTFN,
Neilly

ps.
If I could chose a run-a-round, for the missus as well, then I’d get a Beaufighter.
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