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July 5, 2007 at 5:16 pm in reply to: Sopwith pup wind generator? or….. #1251036

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I was going to suggest it was an air pump that would have pressurised the fuel tank, but the bit about filling with none freezing oil might indicate another use. Unless the oil was just to lube the pump.
Most had wooden propellers which were set fairly fine.

July 5, 2007 at 12:53 pm in reply to: Hispano Suiza Blackburn Ripon #1251300

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One does survive see http://www.virtualpilots.fi/feature/photoreports/ripon/

The one on floats is RI-159.

June 21, 2007 at 10:54 am in reply to: 1960s Vulcan crash at Boscombe Down #1267324

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XA889 is a possibility, it was broken up at BD in 71 but whether this followed damage I dont know.
Cat 5 damage is usually terminal, perhaps in the case mentioned the damage was less severe and the a/c flew again, in which case it could be any one of 15 or so Vulcans that were with the A&AEE at some time or other.

June 12, 2007 at 8:51 pm in reply to: Things under aircraft #1276635

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So we have the answer, but why have an upturned brolly underneath the gun, was it to catch something, hide something or is it not a brolly.

June 12, 2007 at 1:36 pm in reply to: Things under aircraft #1277435

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Could it be the inflight refueling hose drum unit on a Harrow, it looks too light a structure to be a target/glider winch, or possibly a trailing aerial drum.
Is that a upturned brolly at the bottom of the picture, to catch spilt fuel perhaps.

May 29, 2007 at 12:43 pm in reply to: Concorde to fly again?? #1292649

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I am sure a Concorde could be made airworthy for a one off ferry flight if required, it would entail the robbery of parts from the other airframes and many concessions to life expired parts, but as for semi commercial/airshow use its a complete and utter NEVER.
I personally know of components that were causing real maintenance problems while the type was still in service, let alone after these years of inactivity.
It was only the determination of BA/AF and their subcontractors that just about kept it going to the end.
Since then the expertise, knowledge, spares, test equipment, authorisations, facilities have all been lost. It cannot be brought back.

May 29, 2007 at 10:47 am in reply to: What are you working on right now at home? #1292935

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Right now, I ‘as been mostly working on…..

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Looks as if its just the tailwheel left to fit.

May 14, 2007 at 4:44 pm in reply to: What happened with the Valiant? #1307772

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I am unsure about exactly where the spar cracking happened in the wing, outboard of the engines it had fairly conventional spar booms and stressed skin, while the centre section had forged spectacle shaped structures with openings for intake and jet pipes, I suspect it was here that the problem occured.
This site has a bit more detail of the wing fault http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/valiant/history.html
Our knowledge of aircraft structural design has come on a long way from the Valient, other designs from the same period had fatigue faults, sometimes they were repairable sometomes not. For example the Viscount wing spars were lifed and had to be changed at a certain flying hours. Shackleton and Pembroke the same.

April 28, 2007 at 10:38 pm in reply to: Ashley Walk Range info needed #1323799

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I have a booklet published recently about the range, if I can find it I will post details.
EDIT Found it. Its titled Ashley Walk Its Bombing Range Landscape and History. By Anthony Pasmore and Norman Parker ISBN 0 9523888 5 5. Published 2002.
Gives everything you need to know. If you cant get one send me a PM and you can have mine.

April 23, 2007 at 10:14 am in reply to: Latest Withams sale – Comet Fuse ID? #1329634

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I like the description of it as a ‘Fuselarge’. Is that to help the uninitiated potential buyer with a clue to its size.

April 21, 2007 at 9:56 am in reply to: spitfire engine question #1331634

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That’d be the Piper Enforcer:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_PA-48_Enforcer

The Piper Enforcer had a Lycoming T55 turbine engine and started as a Cavalier aircraft project, several Enforcers were built and trialed by the US military.
Cavalier had earlier converted a P51 to Dart power as the Turbo Mustang 3 with a ex Viscount Dart RDa.6 registered as N6167U and that was flying in the late 60’s before the project was sold to Piper.

April 1, 2007 at 10:14 am in reply to: Aladdin's cave, what a find ! #1257036

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What a co-incidence last night I came across an old hut with 3 complete Sopwith Camels in it!!

Im,e interested in the old hut, could provide spares for one under restoration in my garden.

March 25, 2007 at 9:20 pm in reply to: Unknown airfields #1262412

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Is that a Cessna 337 or a Vampire crossing the top image?

March 18, 2007 at 4:06 pm in reply to: cockpit section query #1269918

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Looks like Trident to me.

March 14, 2007 at 2:03 pm in reply to: RNHF Website update 12 Mar 07 – VR930 gets new paint and a "stablemate" #1273978

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Well done Lee! Between us we’ll get the UK’s warbirds painted authentically!!
Love the new scheme as the Korean one is a bit ‘old hat’. Two-seater – silver with yellow t-bands please – is there any other RN scheme?;)

VX301 was Sea Blue with Orange cowl and spinner with the Ferranti Flying Unit at Turnhouse, that would look very smart.
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