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  • February 10, 2011 at 4:22 pm in reply to: Barton(Beds) Aerodrome #1124223
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    Good to hear the research is continuing Jenna.

    I too will try to make the talk on 1st March. What time is it due to kick off?

    February 9, 2011 at 7:01 pm in reply to: Sopwith Camel loses cowling (2001 incident) #1125846
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    I think the Old Warden aeroplane lost a chunk of cowling when something vital flew off the rotary…

    What Rolls-Royce calls an ‘uncontained failure’ these days 😉

    I also seem to recollect the Great War Team’s Warner-engined Pup replica having a similar experience.

    February 9, 2011 at 2:47 pm in reply to: Sopwith Camel loses cowling (2001 incident) #1126151
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    Yikes! Gene was very lucky that it didn’t cause any more damage (to airframe or pilot) as it departed!

    Fascinating footage…….

    February 5, 2011 at 3:32 pm in reply to: mystery aviation film #1130956
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    Glad to have been of assistance Simon.

    FYI, some additional storyboard images, featuring the Rumpler, are now on http://www.biggles-biplane.com

    February 4, 2011 at 4:55 pm in reply to: The And Now For Something Completely Different….Thread #1132219
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    Couldn’t quite work out the previous caption, but take Hart!

    February 4, 2011 at 2:04 pm in reply to: mystery aviation film #1132590
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    Link here: http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=45681

    Back in the days when I was (or at least flew) G-ASML!

    February 3, 2011 at 7:37 pm in reply to: mystery aviation film #1133307
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    Biggles Sweeps the Skies

    No mystery! 😉

    They were commissioned, along with a Sopwith Camel replica from Slingsby and our BE-2c replica for the film Biggles Sweeps the Skies.

    The Rumplers were for some reason (perhaps resulting from an earlier factory fire at Slingsby) delivered too late to catch the boat to North Africa. The delay meant that the weather was then going to be too hot to safely fly the aircraft and this was one of the reasons that led to the film being dropped, before shooting started.

    Both the Rumpler replicas survive in the U.S, while the Sopwith Camel replica is in store at FAA Museum Yeovilton.

    February 2, 2011 at 4:38 pm in reply to: The And Now For Something Completely Different….Thread #1134889
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    More stripes…..

    February 1, 2011 at 1:34 pm in reply to: The And Now For Something Completely Different….Thread #1136998
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    You frequently get the best view standing on the wing…

    Totally agree……

    January 27, 2011 at 6:42 pm in reply to: The And Now For Something Completely Different….Thread #1142103
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    ‘Two Men and a Bleriot’…

    January 27, 2011 at 10:03 am in reply to: The And Now For Something Completely Different….Thread #1142658
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    More fun in the snow. The aeroplane has moved on a bit since last winter!

    January 21, 2011 at 12:54 pm in reply to: Today's Pilot is yesterday's news (merger with Pilot) #416251
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    I seem to be finding a different ‘Pilot’ magazine to the one you read. In my opinion it is a very dull affair and no serious competition for the other magazine on the bookstalls.

    I sincerely hope a little of Today’s Pilot’s style and production values rub-off onto the Archant product and we get something more lively and interesting.

    Moggy

    It is notable that there has been a number of changes in the ‘Pilot’ editorial team in the last month. I like you, was finding some of the old content a little jaded. I now have higher hopes for the future!

    January 16, 2011 at 8:50 pm in reply to: Pup relica left Midland Air Museum #1154641
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    Yes but it’s not exactly a Coventry Climax FWA or Godiva is it??:diablo:

    January 16, 2011 at 8:45 pm in reply to: General Discussion #304831
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    So many people get hung up on pre-72 classics. For at most £200 or so a year for road tax, you get a far more reliable and practical classic by going for a late 1970s, early 1980s car.

    For the last ten years my daily drivers have included a 1932 Austin 7, a ‘proper’ Mini Cooper, a ‘proper’ Alfa Spider and a Morgan 4/4. I love them all and am still owned by some, but for £2,500 a 1980s Porsche 924S has them all beat into a cocked hat.

    With various old aeroplanes to keep, the solidity of ‘the growler’ has at least allowed me to get to the airfield and afford to fly. Oh, and it gives a solid 33 mpg too! I’ll keep paying the road tax!

    Mind you the missus’ new Fiat 500 is mega-fun and gives 60mpg!

    January 16, 2011 at 8:45 pm in reply to: Classic car as a daily runner? #1894373
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    So many people get hung up on pre-72 classics. For at most £200 or so a year for road tax, you get a far more reliable and practical classic by going for a late 1970s, early 1980s car.

    For the last ten years my daily drivers have included a 1932 Austin 7, a ‘proper’ Mini Cooper, a ‘proper’ Alfa Spider and a Morgan 4/4. I love them all and am still owned by some, but for £2,500 a 1980s Porsche 924S has them all beat into a cocked hat.

    With various old aeroplanes to keep, the solidity of ‘the growler’ has at least allowed me to get to the airfield and afford to fly. Oh, and it gives a solid 33 mpg too! I’ll keep paying the road tax!

    Mind you the missus’ new Fiat 500 is mega-fun and gives 60mpg!

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