Guesses only? Well, I’ll try a stab at it.
Lets see.

Second picture shows 88 knots, approx 200 feet and 1729 hrs (well, it is daylight).

First picture shows 106 knots, approx 1750 feet and 1732 hrs.

So, in order to gain 500 feet per minute, you are driving very quickly up a mountain,
or
You are fortunate enough to be in the cabin of a classic aircraft.

And if this is heading ‘rapidly in the right direction’ at 106 knots, then I shall agree with Hairyplane and guess that is is one DeHavilland Rapide.

Prizes to Hairyplane cuss he got there first.

WL747, on this matter, I will have to agree with you.

97 Sqn

Wasn’t 97 known rather demeaningly as 97th (Foot) Regiment due to the unservicability of their Rolls Royce Vulture engined Avro Manchester’s?

(Rolls Royce Vulture ‘X’ engine, 2000 Hp. And didn’t a Pilot win an award for bringing a Manchester all the way back from a raid on one engine, thought at the time to be an impossible feat?)

AAhh. Thats better for me, how was it for you? I mean, it is such a breath of fresh air to have someone who knows what they are talking about say it straight and not concern themselves with the nanny-state PC Police.

Thank you G-NATY

Well, I liked what XR537 says. And I have to agree with his subtle points.

Could I persuade him to apply for the vacant position and become Minister for Aviation. At least that way, we would get someone who is interested, AND someone who knows what they are talking about, in a position to do something benificial.

He would definately have people listening to him through interest.

Don’t think PM Blair would offer the position though. Pity.

Originally by Forester and supported by DH106

“I’m not one of those who thinks that saving a cockpit has any relevance to aircraft preservation.”

Your opinion. Mine differs, based on my personal experiences. Doesn’t mean mine is right, just different.

Around 40 years ago in a museum in Ottawa, I sat in the cockpit section of a Second World War bomber. While making the usual inaine noises of a kid enjoying himself but not understanding quite what he was kicking, pulling and switching, a gentleman sat in the other seat. That gentleman had the patience to explain what things did in terms I could understand as an (I think) eight year old. When I asked this gentleman how he knew what everything did, he responded proudly but quietly that he had flown this particular aircraft many years before.

Around 25 years later, I was privelaged to be involved professionally with the ongoing preservation and operation of a number of historic aircraft. This included one of only two airworthy examples of the cockpit I had sat in all those years before, the Avro Lancaster.

Now, I am not saying that anybody else will have the same experience, but I am not unique, and many of you out there will have similar stories to tell.

All to often these days, we cannot save the whole aircraft. A rescued cockpit section, however, may well inspire another young person, and instill in them the interest to help do what they can in years to come to preserve part of aviation history.

I for one, sincerely hope so.

Ahh, BAS001. You are back. And you’ve responded to everybodies questio….oh, no you haven’t. OKaaaay.

How is this for positiveness. I’m positive you haven’t given any satisfactory answers to straightforward and extremely relevant questions.

With regard to scrapheap, at least Gordo would have something. You don’t appear to.

I have checked up on my facts. The minimum requirements in post 92 are factual. Does this mean that the ‘category b’ references are also fact?

Over to you (once again) BASpeedbird001.

Oh, by the way, I don’t get offended, so calling me names etc would be wasted effort.

IIRC, at a time when in-use radar systems in the RAF and RN had the prefix ‘Blue’ i.e. Buccaneer – Blue Parrot, Sea Harrier – Blue Vixen, the Tornado’s ballast was appropriatly referred to as the ‘Blue Circle’.