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  • September 21, 2005 at 7:03 pm in reply to: What, when, where. #1382729
    steve_p
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    I’ll go for RAF Hurries flying off Beachy Head.

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    Steve P

    September 21, 2005 at 3:49 pm in reply to: ACAM's Avenger arrives #1382978
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    Yep, looks great. Starboard entry door too 🙂

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    Steve P

    September 21, 2005 at 3:25 pm in reply to: …Your exit may be behind you… #1383020
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    What about the early Typhoon? The only pictures that I have seen with the door open show a starboard door. Was there one on the other side as well?

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    Steve P

    September 21, 2005 at 3:18 pm in reply to: …Your exit may be behind you… #1383031
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    Mossie was starboard. Canberra too.

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    Steve P

    September 20, 2005 at 9:34 pm in reply to: WW1 Veteran, an amazing obituary #1384116
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    Could have been a DC.2.

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    Steve P

    September 20, 2005 at 3:27 pm in reply to: After The Battle,airfield plans. #1384621
    steve_p
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    Try this:

    http://www.afterthebattle.com/home.htm

    Hendon can also provide photocopies of plans of many RAF airfields but they are more expensive than the After the Battle sets.

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    Steve P

    September 17, 2005 at 1:27 pm in reply to: Plans of a great many aeroplanes… #1388211
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    The actions of Grumman in demanding payment for the use of the names such as Wildcat and Avenger were a bit dubious, and looked a bit like ideas dreamed up by company lawyers, acting to justify their salaries. I don’t think that their policy has been tested in the courts because the software developers, when faced with potentially expensive legal actions, have paid up.

    Regarding the Russian plans, I’d rather get them from a magazine. Unfortunately, the magazine copyright usually prohibits me from scanning them into my computer, which is not very useful when I am building a 3D model. Any chance of modifying the copyright blurb to allow the use of your printed plans in 3D modelling JDK?

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    Steve P

    September 14, 2005 at 4:10 am in reply to: A quick Merlin question. #1393545
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    Cheers for the advice JDK. I’ll get an email off to Fred. Given that he worked on the Welkin, he should be able to help. Gut feeling is that the manifolds will be standard.

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    Steve P

    September 13, 2005 at 9:49 pm in reply to: Rumour about scrapping of Manchester RJX? #1394330
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    Geez Toby, I’m not as old as the Vickers Vulcan. 😀 Many names have been reused over the years. Strange that the Swordfish was a development of the TSR.2. 😮

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    Steve P

    September 13, 2005 at 1:06 pm in reply to: Rumour about scrapping of Manchester RJX? #1395712
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    Toby,

    The Supermarine Sea Eagle was a 1920s amphibian. The fuselage was preserved for some years after it disappeared from service, but was ultimately burnt.

    Lee Holmes made a nice model of one for Microsoft Flight Simulator 9.

    The Armstrong Whitworth Scimitar was another 1920-1930s aircraft that could/should have been saved.

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    Steve P

    September 13, 2005 at 3:40 am in reply to: Aircraft designation: "Super" #1396432
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    Or the Bristol Superfreighter.

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    Steve P

    September 12, 2005 at 2:03 pm in reply to: Furys or Furies? #1397464
    steve_p
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    I would go with Janie on this one, but 5 Frogfoots just doesn’t seem right. :confused:

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    Steve P

    September 9, 2005 at 8:46 am in reply to: East Fortune 02.09.05 #1403920
    steve_p
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    I asked about photography there when I last visited and was told that the only restriction was that I would have to sign a form if I intended using a tripod. Presumably, a tripod = professional = money that we are not getting.

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    Steve P

    September 5, 2005 at 7:55 pm in reply to: East Fortune 02.09.05 #1409910
    steve_p
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    I was at East Fortune a couple of weeks ago, the thing that struck me was how photographer unfriendly the hangars were! The exhibits were either crammed together or had large banners to the front or side of them!

    I was there a couple of months ago and felt the same way. I was rather miffed to find that the Miles aircraft that I had specifically come to photograph were packed together in a dark, dirty and almost photography proof hanger.

    I fail to see what purpose the banners serve, other than to make photographing some of the exhibits impossible. I wonder if this is a deliberate policy, or is whoever was responsible for installing them just clueless?

    I will not be rushing back there in a hurry.

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    Steve P

    September 4, 2005 at 3:38 pm in reply to: Nicknames that stuck #1412117
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    I’ve heard RAF chaps refer to the VC.10 as the Vickers Funbus.

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    Steve P

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