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  • in reply to: Image – whats going on? #996597
    jayemm74
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    You’ll need a train, boat or plane to get to my ‘not so very’ local though. 😎
    However… the scene is rigged, which is about the same as photo-edited to my old eyes and the OP did ask: but is it as unexpected as the guys are making it appear?
    Over to you…

    in reply to: Image – whats going on? #999647
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    They’d have to have warp-speed reactions to behave like that. Where’s the canopy? If that ain’t Photoshopped, I’ll buy everyone in my local a pint. About as convincing as the Canberra flying through the hangar. :sleeping:

    in reply to: Biggin A26 – And spectators who watch but don't contribute #999651
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    Airshows are expensive, yet are still cheaper than a football match of 90 minutes duration (Or 97 if MUFC were losing)

    Apropos of that, how about people watching sport on TV rather than attending the venue. :dev2:
    As a possible example, I’d find it hard to criticise a low-paid or unemployed father who watches airshows from the sidelines with his kids. It’s not stealing, anymore than listening to a rock concert from outside the enclosure.
    In the distant past, I’ve attended airshows that have had reduced displays due to weather or technical no-shows and there was no partial refund of the expensive admission fee, so I like to keep things in perspective. There are far more serious things to get outraged about. 🙂

    in reply to: Is this a Boost gauge? #1012751
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    Strange… it looks like a manifold pressure instrument rather than a boost gauge. If it read in inches of mercury, it would indicate almost exactly standard sea level pressure (29.92″) but the instrument face shows psi, which would equate to 14.7 lb at sea level. Then there’s the minus scale to consider…
    It could well be a Negretti & Zambra calibration instrument of some sort, as suggested. Boost capsule testing, maybe.

    in reply to: Lycoming 8 cylinder maneto information needed #940083
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    It’s a Bendix magneto from one of the Lycoming 720 series engines; it should have a part number/serial number identity plate on it somewhere. What are your plans for it? There’s nothing much you can do without the tooling/test facilities and it can’t (legally) be fitted to an aircraft unless it has the appropriate release documentation (such as a Form One stating Time Since Overhaul, Airworthiness Directives complied with, etc) I’m afraid.
    It probably came off something like a QueenAir, Pawnee Brave or Aero Commander.

    in reply to: Sally B needs your help #981403
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    Speaking of the An2, isn’t the ASz621 engine a licence-built copy of the Wright R-1820 Cyclone?

    in reply to: RAF Colerne Photos? #985280
    jayemm74
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    XV198 September 73, 12:10.
    Aircraft carrying out rollers with No1 shut down for asymmetric training. No2 failed on climb-out and it crashed into the wood near the end of the runway almost vertically, left wing and nose first.

    in reply to: How to work in an Airport Ramp in the UK? #522475
    jayemm74
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    You might have this to contend with, too:
    Basic Disclosure Scotland
    It applies to all of the UK, not just Scotland. Address changes and employment gaps can cause problems with getting airport passes so be prepared for possible delays.

    in reply to: American "Stringer" lengths wanted #962271
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    The ‘L’ section bulb angle part number for those dimensions (for a flat attach flange) is:
    Douglas S1047299, Alcoa Die No K15644
    If the flange is convex (1/64th from flat), the numbers will be:
    Douglas S1059652, Alcoa Die No L24127

    in reply to: A 1960's boys' weekly(?) magazine #1872655
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    Look and Learn?

    in reply to: General Discussion #274215
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    Look and Learn?

    in reply to: Oil change method #398849
    jayemm74
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    Well, whatever your belief is on the subject, maintenance companies don’t have the time to wait for thick oil to drain on a fixed price 50 hour inspection.
    Personally, I’ve never known a routine practice of cold engine oil changes or compression checks and I’ve been around aircraft for a while.
    I wouldn’t consider doing that on my 20-year-old car, never mind an aero engine.

    in reply to: Graphite in tyres ? #1018329
    jayemm74
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    See here:
    ECTA tyres.
    Prior to that, tailwheel tyres usually had an earthing chain to dissipate the static charge.
    Strangely though, the RAF C130Ks (back in the 70s, anyway) used to have a three foot copper rod and cable to keep everything at the same potential on the ground.

    in reply to: Graphite in tyres ? #1029218
    jayemm74
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    See here:
    ECTA tyres.
    Prior to that, tailwheel tyres usually had an earthing chain to dissipate the static charge.
    Strangely though, the RAF C130Ks (back in the 70s, anyway) used to have a three foot copper rod and cable to keep everything at the same potential on the ground.

    in reply to: Identifying Parts From Possible Crash Site #1083994
    jayemm74
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    First thoughts: some pneumatic or fluid line couplings as well as a banjo and support or equipment stowage clip. No idea about the key-shaped bit.

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