A sad loss

We can never forget nor underestimate the role these high spirited women had during WW2.A pity today that role models like that are usually not looked at in prestige.:( A different world..

Awaiting the Australian translated version..

-Remove and replace tailwheel = one beer
-Remove and replace rudder bar= a six pack of beer
-Remove and replace Oleo seal = a slab of beer (24)
-Remove and replace all control cables = a keg of beer
-Remove and Replace Merlin = drink beer till clinically dead.
Cheers Phantom.A great start and laugh for the day..Cheers.Honestly I could have done with a Hayes at the start of last week when my boss decided to drag this into the workshop..NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!:diablo:

Life and Death.

I think instead of analyzing how someone died we should be celebrating on how he lived and what he achieved.Leave the conjecture for the investigators.Thats their job.How many car accidents receive the same amount of coverage.Not racing cars just ordinary people who,s lives are shattered for ever.Should the Warbird industry be any different?Sure they are Million dollar machinery but the people who fly them know the risks the same as a person knows the risk of driving a car.Accidents happen.Thats why they are called accidents.They are not planned but we can try to minimize the risks.

Siezed parts..

At the moment I,m in the middle of restoring the bosses M3 Lee Medium Tank and the thing we use to loosen up bits is a penetrant like WD40 or INOX…Lots of it…..Apply every day in copious amounts and she may give way.If that fails a gentle heat with the Oxy might dislodge things.What you aiming to do is crack the rust that has welded the parts together..A sudden hit with a soft heavy object might do…:D

Hmmmm Merlins…

The sound,the history,the form of the aircraft in flight.The added joy is designing and building each individual part knowing one day that it will be part of something magical when complete.
Heaven is 46 inches of Mercury,2700rpm and 400 knots at 200 feet.:D

Holdens..

I,m just impressed that an Aussie car gets recognized on here .Cheers Firebird.I had an FB Holden Ute in my younger days which was the model before the EK.Difference was mainly the main bar of the Grill.The FB had a plain chrome bar whereas the EK had an insert in the middle showing the GMH Lion motiff.Also the EK had electric windscreen wipers as the earlier FB and previous models had vacuum.Great till you went up a hill :rolleyes: .
Cheers Mark 12 for the fascinating Pics.The Dambuster Lanc looks divine:D .