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September 9, 2012 at 4:31 pm in reply to: RAF Martlesham Heath & BBMF Disappointment #1060803

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Whenever the BBMF fly over my house (and it’s a rare occurrence but does happen living near Farnborough) I’m more than happy!

September 9, 2012 at 4:17 pm in reply to: Rapide at DX 8th Sept Smoke but no fire…?? #1060837

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At least they had an extinguisher handy this time.

September 9, 2012 at 11:17 am in reply to: Rapide at DX 8th Sept Smoke but no fire…?? #1061025

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Hats off to the lads in the fire trucks who got there in double quick time but does anyone know wat really happened? I was at the car having me lunch right next to the AAM but I was too far back to see… there was a little white smoke then what seemed like a cloud of powder extinguisher…. I did see a BIG surge in the crowd though but that was all I could see… does anyone know what really happened? Photos?

The Rapide has a tendancy for the wing to catch fire if the engine starts a bit rich. Happened a few years ago.

September 8, 2012 at 1:57 pm in reply to: Spitfire MH434 & 'Jetman' #1061986

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I know it sounds funny but I can see that becomming a viable method of transport one day.

September 6, 2012 at 3:13 pm in reply to: Tomtit at Shuttleworth, Old Warden #1064306

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Here is a video of the RAAF Museum’s Sopwith Pup replica that is powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major that is started in much the same way as Stan has described. The only minor difference in this particular aeroplane is the “shower of sparks” is provided by a battery powered vibrating coil, instead of the more usual hand cranked starting magneto.
Anyone that has a Genet Major and/or parts they would like to part with, please let me know… 😀

How do you know when the prop is in the right position,
can you feel it?

September 5, 2012 at 11:51 am in reply to: WW2 Info on Jap strike at Pearl Harbour #1065974

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Sounds likely that this sub was the one captured on camera…

“Number #22 made it into the harbor and fired both torpedoes but they are believed to have missed their intended targets. It was sunk in the harbor during the battle with its 2 crewmen. It was dug up and moved a few times but is still buried at Pearl with the crew.”

…as the pucture showed the torps heading toward large ships, bigger than an LST.

September 4, 2012 at 2:30 pm in reply to: L39 down 1st Sep 2012 #1067032

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What manouver were they performing at that point in the display?
It’s hard to tell from the video.

September 4, 2012 at 2:22 pm in reply to: WW2 Info on Jap strike at Pearl Harbour #1067038

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For fear of actually posting something relevant to the topic ( 🙂 ).

Does anyone have information regarding midget (don’t go there!) submarine operations inside Pearl Harbour during the raid?
All information points to these midget subs being destroyed outside Perl or being lost before action. However, and it’s this `however` that has me interested.
There was a program on TV which showed a recon photo from one of the Japanese aircraft taken during the attack. It shows one or more torpedo tracks speeding toward one of the ships at anchor. What is interesting about this photo is there are no aircraft near the torpedo. Also shown is what appears to be the tell tale wake of a Submarine broaching the surface (midget subs had a habit of surfacing after torp release before the crew could re-trim).
So, is it possible a sub thought destroyed did actually enter the harbour and attack one or more ships?

September 3, 2012 at 4:53 pm in reply to: Stowaway found dead in BA landing gear bay at Heathrow #533336

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I seem to recall a body being found in Hounslow (possibly Fullwell) not so long ago. Fell from an aircraft.
Are there any recorded incidents of people surviving?

September 3, 2012 at 3:47 pm in reply to: L39 down 1st Sep 2012 #1068391

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What about the Hunter? Seem to recall several accidents, some fatal, to UK based privately owned aircraft.

September 3, 2012 at 3:44 pm in reply to: Bad designs #1068396

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I know the downward seats in the bombay of the converted EB-66 worked.
While in the forces, one of my wing commanders was a EB-66 EWO and had to punch out over North Vietnam.

He spent the next six years in Hanoi getting the crap beat out of him regularly.

What about the Phantom. Two undersirable features. One potentially deadly, one costly.
1. Having to wait 8 or so revoloutions (and 8 or so thousand feet of altitude) when recovering from a spin. The recovery proceedure being to do nothing if above 10’000 feet or bail out if below.
2. When launching from a carrier depositing the launch cable into the sea.

September 3, 2012 at 12:18 pm in reply to: Albatross and RE8 at Old Warden #1068603

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This pillock spent the show perched on a ladder right under the approach to the runway. This hedge has been clipped on a few occasions, it’s simply not somewhere to freeload from.

Dangerous Freeloader_0341 by shuttleworthpix, on Flickr

Isn’t that a Privet Investigator or is he just hedging his bets?

September 3, 2012 at 12:15 pm in reply to: Bad designs #1068616

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Blackburn Skua. Had a tendancy to enter an unrecoverable spin into the ground (or sea).

Curtis Helldiver. Had a spate of control failures causing the aircraft to roll into the ground (or sea).

Spitfire and Hurricane. Having a fuel tank in front of the pilot which could fill the cockpit with fuel, flame!

September 3, 2012 at 11:43 am in reply to: WW2 Info on Jap strike at Pearl Harbour #1068629

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What about the Welsh?

September 3, 2012 at 11:33 am in reply to: General Discussion #238031

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Did any of you notice this little item on the BBC News page recently ? Comments please, if indeed you have any.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19353039

I will rely on your erudition to keep the correct side of good taste on this somewhat delicate subject matter.

Well, I wouldn’t knock it.
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