Rob Gauld-Galliers – Nieuport17 🙂

Thank you ahohha1234, yes indeed, Monuments Men 🙂

when, where since 1917

Many thanks to DCW, Duxman, Pen Pusher plus all of the contributors.
Personally my favourite out of the last set of photographs of 2012 by DCW has to be the Albatross and Nieuport 17. Two opponents from the same era in the sky together … when, where since 1917 … Duxford 🙂

Does anyone know if the decision to reverse the normal parking of the flightline…ie tails towards the hangars, was to allow a different photographic angle for us after all these years….or a result of last years Triplane upset as a result of the Fury’s propwash…I suspect the latter.

the aircraft were parked into wind as there was a strong south-south-westerly blowing.

It can be done with a proper engine

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a348/Andybeds/LEstrut3.jpg

Oh dear, engine snobbery!

Early war rotary engines had a TBO for a complete overhaul of around 10-20 hours, the mid-war types (Le Rhone, Oberursel, Clerget) of around 30-50 hours.
Ok if you operate out of your home field with a rotary (six 10 minute flights / displays in an hour) but to position to airshows and therefore a wider audience a radial is more practical. A 1 1/2 strutter is a large aeroplane so to de rig, transport and rig at a show, practice / display then de-rig, transport and rig would be too costly for most airshow budgets.

Nieuport 17 Ale

Fulstow brewery in Louth, Lincolnshire have had loads of aviation themed ales over the years. Ales brewed in genuine cask conditions using only malt, hops, ground-loop 😮 yeast and water!