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  • June 22, 2006 at 10:21 am in reply to: weekend in France #1326447
    RPSmith
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    Thanks for hints/tips/comment

    jbs – it suprises me that such “World class” museums do not cater for their prospective foreign visitors a little more. I guess the British Museums have more of an excuse in that English is spoken more widely than most other (European) languages and, yes I know, the French are very protective of French.

    JDK – I’ve tried about four times to learn French and failed miserably each time :confused: Also, I had thought in investing in a monopod as that may be a little more acceptable – but suppose I’ll have to buy some fast film instead.

    TonyA – will be disappointed not to see the engine room. I was delighted at the Brussels Museum a couple of years ago to come across an R.A.F. 4a with a maker’s plate “Daimler, Coventry” on it – built in my home city.

    Roger Smith

    June 19, 2006 at 11:35 pm in reply to: BA Collection News 28-04-06 #1329664
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    [QUOTE=FMK.6JOHN]what the h*!! is going on with the interior?, all that iron oxide riddled roof beams will not help the corrosion situation on some airframes.[QUOTE]

    Are you sure it is iron oxide and not brown paint?

    [QUOTE] I will reserve judgement until the grand opening but I shall not be holding my breath!!!. [QUOTE]

    an’ if yer don’t start saying some nice things about this lot yer won’t get invited to no grand opening :p

    Roger Smith.

    June 19, 2006 at 7:15 pm in reply to: weekend in France #1330080
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    Thanks TonyA.
    Friend I’m going with had looked at the Musee de L’air site but was unclear. I am suprised a museum of such stature doesn’t have an English version.

    Roger Smith.

    June 19, 2006 at 4:22 pm in reply to: Spotted DHC Beaver!! #1330215
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    Have just seen an advert in the Stratford upon Avon Herald for yesterday’s Wellesbourne Wings and Wheels/Vulcan taxiing event. It says

    “Static display including Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk and de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver”

    Just checked with a friend who went there who confirms Beaver was there but Peter Teichman’s P-40 wasn’t.

    Roger Smith.

    June 19, 2006 at 4:11 pm in reply to: Boeing F4B/ XF6B #1330251
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    Have you tried e-mailing the Smithsonian?

    I sent them a question last year and, after an acknowledgement, got a reply about two weeks later.

    Roger Smith.

    June 14, 2006 at 9:40 am in reply to: "The British Light Aeroplane" #1334366
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    ..British Klemm Eagle Vh-uti which is one of the more common ones….

    British forumites will note there is something not quite right about this sentence!!! 😀

    Lovely collection Scion.

    A very green (with envy) Roger Smith

    June 13, 2006 at 6:27 pm in reply to: Southend Motor and Aero Company #1334826
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    Stab in the dark – likely the aeroplane was an HM.14 Pou du Ciel (Flying Flea)?

    Roger Smith.

    June 12, 2006 at 8:57 am in reply to: helicopter pioneers #1335669
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    The intermeshing rotor concept actually first flew on a 2-seater (3 in a pinch) German design [Flettner FL-282] during WW2… even operating from ships!

    As well as the Kaman HH-43 Huskie (illustrated in post 57) MAM also has most of a genuine WW2 Flettner Fl-282 on display at Baginton.

    The HH-43, incidentally, actually displayed it’s Rescue capability at at least one Coventry Air Pageant when it was based at USAF Upper Heyford.

    Roger Smith.

    June 10, 2006 at 4:18 pm in reply to: What's in the box? #1336152
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    gawsh, 21 posts and no one mentioned the words Stirling and China!

    :dev2:

    Roger Smith.

    June 10, 2006 at 8:55 am in reply to: Wrecks & Relics Edition 20 is out! #1336216
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    Have to talk nicely to the Bank Manager…. how much is the new one?

    Roger Smith.

    June 9, 2006 at 9:47 am in reply to: Meteor F.4 Instrument panel #1251445
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    Perhaps someone at MAM with a digital camera could oblige? – It’s a long time since I’ve seen it but I think the panel on EE531 is complete.

    Roger Smith.

    June 8, 2006 at 2:55 pm in reply to: G-ABNT Civilian Coupe #1252645
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    Rare engine (A.S. Genet) which might mean it’ll be grounded for some time whilst spares are sought??

    Roger Smith.

    June 7, 2006 at 5:51 pm in reply to: Harvard Question #1254202
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    Trolly Aux

    Another fine example of this is the 400m sprint at the Olympics, The runners are lined up on a ‘staggard start’ around the bend and yet after running at the same speed they end up more or less ‘line abreast’ when they get on the straight.John.

    And watch a wide column of marching soldiers turning a corner !

    Roger Smith.

    May 30, 2006 at 10:53 am in reply to: Last Flyable Bristol Freighter on Ebay!!! #1264831
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    Welcome Truculent
    Roger Smith.

    May 25, 2006 at 3:28 pm in reply to: Heh Heh #1269818
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    Vampire wannabee?

    Roger Smith.

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