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  • in reply to: Nose art tribute.. #825706
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    https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/49776650_10215745864152366_8683850361233997824_o.jpg?_nc_cat=110&_nc_eui2=AeGYBOWmhywRX7yR37LU7VgSdIH8si7oR7LHbmtUs8i4aOuRcxOTDzi8L-olrsqdoVAg__kqKCw_qP5UtJL_2f0twNnaUk167lz3Xyob97Wc8g&_nc_pt=1&_nc_ht=scontent-lax3-1.xx&oh=b9d7253d3c6fc0e3bba00eee7420ad54&oe=5CC1FBBE

    in reply to: Nose art tribute.. #825709
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    VH-DHY.

    ROTORWING HELICOPTERS PTY LIMITED
    MOUNT MARTHA , VIC, Australia

    in reply to: Battle of Britain Film 50 years this year 1969 #825997
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    At the time of the release you could buy packs of cards with gum (like baseball cards etc) from A&BC Gum. I think there were 5 or 6 cards in a pack & they showed stills from the movie… Anyone still have them? I recall having a stack about 2in thick.

    in reply to: Straightening Alloy #827391
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    Been 5 days & we still don’t know if the part is for a flyer or something aircraft shaped & bolted to the planet.

    in reply to: XP-82 Progress #827589
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    10 years of building & planning…. Then the first flight was unplanned 🙂

    in reply to: Straightening Alloy #827740
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    The general idea is you stop heating the part/area when the indicator has changed color, not keep the gas axe pointed at it… so there’s no danger of it becoming a puddle. Been using the soap method for 40+ years without issue.

    in reply to: Duxford Diary 2018 #827790
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    Have they named the buses yet? They’re very similar, how about arse & elbow? (as a friend named her two identical cats…)

    in reply to: Breeze Connectors #827792
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    Whereas in the US, Breeze is a brand of hose clamp used for P51 oil & coolant hoses etc

    http://www.breezehoseclamps.com/

    in reply to: The Hunt For The Missing Hercules 63-7789 #828008
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    Anyone else find it odd that they didn’t release one photo of the wreckage they claim to have filmed?

    Paging Mr Gillespie….

    in reply to: Straightening Alloy #828118
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    Airworthy or not?

    If not:
    Cover it with a black Sharpie, rub bar soap over it or use the gas wrench with just the Acetylene turned on & turn it black.
    Turn the Oxygen on & burn off the sharpie ink or carbon from the acetylene… or heat it to the point the bar soap turns black.

    It’s now annealed.

    Airworthy:
    I’m not opening Pandora’s box & putting my ticket on the line.

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    And in related news:

    https://www.eaa.org/en/eaa/news-and-publications/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/12-06-2018-Ensuring-Compliance-for-Vintage-Military-Aircraft-Operations

    December 6, 2018 – EAA representatives are using this week’s International Council of Air Shows (ICAS) convention in Las Vegas to facilitate discussions regarding the Living History Flight Experience (LHFE) exemptions, and changes that might be coming because of the FAA reauthorization bill that was passed and signed last summer.
    The exemptions allow vintage aircraft owners to provide passenger flight experiences in such legendary aircraft as B-17, B-29, and B-25 bombers, as well as fighter aircraft such as P-51s.
    “While the FAA reauthorization measure approved by Congress and signed by the president earlier this year provides essential stability for the agency’s funding, language regarding the Living History Flight Experience exemptions are among the significant number of individual provisions that are now being clarified for future operations,” said Sean Elliott, EAA’s vice president of advocacy and safety, who is among the EAA contingent at the ICAS convention this week. “EAA is facilitating those discussions to ensure that aircraft operators have a clear understanding of their responsibilities within the new legislation.”
    Those discussions will continue at the annual EAA/FAA Recreational Aviation Summit and the National Warbird Operators Conference in early 2019.

    in reply to: Hunter down off Hawai #830964
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    LA news reported it as a Marine Corps Harrier… multiple times.

    in reply to: Hunter down off Hawai #830967
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    On 12 December 2018, 14:28 local time the pilot of an Airborne Tactical Advantage Co (ATAC) Hawker Hunter Mk58 managed to eject safely. His Hunter splashed into the sea some five miles south of Honolulu’s Sand Island of coast of Oahu (Hawaii).
    The ATAC plane and pilot were supporting exercise Sentry Aloha that is being hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (HI). Sentry Aloha involves thirty aircraft from nine states and twelve different units. These include KC-135s from the Iowa and Wisconsin ANGs, F-15s from the Oregon ANG and US Navy F/A-18s from Lemoore (CA). The visiting aircraft are fighting during the exercise with the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons’ F-22A Raptors at Hickam.
    A webcam video from Surfline.com captured the crash, and shows the 47-year-old pilot ejecting from the aircraft prior to impact.
    The pilot was quickly picked up by a private sailboat and transferred to the US Coast Guard. Once on shore, he was treated by Emergency Medical Services and taken to the hospital in serious condition.
    We made some stills from the video of Surfline.com in which you see the Hunter in trouble over a ship, the pilot underneath his parachute and the splash.
    The Hunters of ATAC are flown by contractors to replicate enemy aircraft in training exercises.
    Photo credit (just illustrative): Hawaii News, Hivemind and stills from Surfline.com

    in reply to: Duxford Diary 2018 #831355
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    Reg & Sid…

    in reply to: Pan Am 103 parts still visible in Lincolnshire. #831549
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    Nope, that’s off to the North East.

    This looks like a grass strip:

    53° 7’23.99″N 0°12’47.39″W

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