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September 4, 2013 at 1:49 pm in reply to: Boscombe Down Aviation Collection updates #961925

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New gate guard at Aviation Museum

THE Boscombe Down Aviation Collection at Old Sarum has a new gate guard in the form of a Hawker Hunter XF357.
http://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/10650092.New_gate_guard_at_Aviation_Museum/?ref=mr

September 4, 2013 at 1:23 pm in reply to: Spitfire wreckage recovered from Salisbury Plain #961929

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Exactly whereabouts on Salisbury Plain is this dig taking place?

September 3, 2013 at 9:21 pm in reply to: comparison of combat jet engines #2251239

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The PW1120 would make a good J79 replacement, but you couldn’t fit the F119 in the space of an RM6/Avon. Just not happening.

How about some of the bombers getting engine upgrades?

B-1B = swap old F101 for new F135’s/F136’s
B-52 = swap old TF33 for new F118-100’s

Some retired bombers would have been improved with new engines…

Avro’s Vulcan = swap old Olympuses for newer Conway turbofans

What modifications were made to the 2 Vulcans that took part in the black Buck raid in 1982, were there not engine upgrades?

September 1, 2013 at 5:05 pm in reply to: Spotted 2013 #964828

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A Jet Provost has just flown over Boscombe Down heading west then turned and several minutes later and flew back over probably at only 3-4000 foot.

August 21, 2013 at 9:41 pm in reply to: Spotted 2013 #973293

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Red Arrows flying west to east over Hastings seafront 5.15pm today turning inland directly over the oldtown. Wonder where they had been and where they were going.

At 14.10 I was driving my truck near Weymouth when I noticed the red white and blue smoke from the Red Arrows who were displaying for the Weymouth Carnival.

August 15, 2013 at 9:53 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2013 #981328

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‘Unique’ is one of those words that is poorly used nowadays – a bit like ‘awesome’ and ‘one of a kind’

I find it odd that they don’t future proof (!) those plaques – quoting the www address!

‘Epic’ is the wrongly used word that really p**ses me off!

August 12, 2013 at 9:47 pm in reply to: US Military Markings on UK civil aircraft #985912

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if I was to buy an ex RAF Chipmunk and paint it with the serial number of another Chipmunk that is currently flying would the CAA allow this?

What makes you think I mean WP840? :rolleyes:

August 1, 2013 at 8:45 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2013 #998142

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‘Snafu’, you may well change your name yet again but you will always be ‘Little Demon’ to me.

Twenty-eight years ago to the day.

Mark

I can remember from several scenes in The Battle Of Britain how easily it seems to be to fit two people in the single seats in Hurricanes, Spitfires and other WW2 fighters. Is there really that much room or is a lot of breathing in and squeezing required?

July 27, 2013 at 6:46 pm in reply to: UK Airfield attacks during WWII #1002107

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I’m pretty sure Boscombe Down had a visit from the Luftwaffe during World War 2 but have struggled to find anything on net for some reason.

July 25, 2013 at 1:52 pm in reply to: Spotted 2013 #1004060

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As I walked along the north side Of Boscombe Down this morning between 5 to and 5 past 11 a small jet suddenly burst in to life and took off down runway 23, I didn’t get to see aircraft due to high bank in the way but was obviously either Hawk or Alpha Jet, a few minutes later a black helicopter (109?) flew in to the south side of the main runway, then an olive green Sea King with rotors folded was towed across the main runway from the north side to the south towards 2 others (with rotors out) parked outside (old?) Rotary Wing hangar and several minutes after that the blue white 109 from ETPS flew in from the east.

…and KF183 has spent the last 5 minutes doing circuits, I just love the deep drone of a Harvard! I wonder how long she’ll keep flying…?

July 25, 2013 at 1:44 pm in reply to: Spotted 2013 #1004063

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As I walked along the north side Of Boscombe Down this morning between 5 to and 5 past 11 a small jet suddenly burst in to life and took off down runway 23, I didn’t get to see aircraft due to high bank in the way but was obviously either Hawk or Alpha Jet, a few minutes later a black helicopter (109?) flew in to the south side of the main runway, then an olive green Sea King with rotors folded was towed across the main runway from the north side to the south towards 2 others (with rotors out) parked outside (old?) Rotary Wing hangar and several minutes after that the blue white 109 from ETPS flew in from the east.

July 21, 2013 at 12:49 pm in reply to: Reaction Engine Aircraft to Fly at Mach5 – To Anywhere in 4 hrs #507834

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I remember Barnes Wallis saying that he had a design for an aircraft which would fly to Australia in 4 hours

Australia in four hours? On a good day it takes me that long to get to Hull!

July 19, 2013 at 5:36 am in reply to: Future RAF – Mixed Fighter Force re born #2273659

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The truth is that no-one knows what the next war is going to look like.

Syria!

July 18, 2013 at 9:53 pm in reply to: The Dambusters – the future #1011499

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I imagine, like with the Lancaster, they will have to remove the bomb bay doors and have the bomb hanging slightly beneath the aircraft.

July 16, 2013 at 9:46 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary 2013 #1013436

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I used to wash Vulcans at Scampton. Is that any help? 😀

Brian

I sometimes wash my car, I could wash the Vulcan’s wheels?
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