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November 15, 2010 at 3:02 pm in reply to: What is a pre-Moratorium airframe? #1147723

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Not just about ‘fast jet’ exports from USA.

Shipping agent once told me “You can’t export that its a military airplane. DoD approval needed”

Pointed out that its a 70 year-old biplane….

“In that case its a heritage asset, we have to go to the Museums service….” :rolleyes:

November 15, 2010 at 2:53 pm in reply to: Atmosphere #1147728

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This picture from Action Stations Overseas, by S/L Tony Fairbairn appeared on another thread recently. http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=104880

It seems to fit here just as well too!

November 9, 2010 at 3:11 pm in reply to: Atmosphere #1154143

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RAF Bicester 1940……
and
RAF Bicester 2010……

November 9, 2010 at 3:00 pm in reply to: First World War from the Air #1154173

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I sadly agree. it was an opportunity missed.

Maybe we can do something better once we get ‘Biggles Biplane’ up and running? :diablo:

November 9, 2010 at 11:51 am in reply to: Atmosphere #1154576

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A few from the lighter end of aviating……

It will fly soon. Honest!

When you fly a Luton Minor, the only things you can catch are balloons!

Delivery flight. My last landing in in G-ASML

All-weather Tiger fun!

Sywell timewarp

Heading home

Sunset flight

And finally, to show what a proper photographer can do.. Thanks Propstrike!

November 8, 2010 at 11:58 am in reply to: Restorations why so long? #1156529

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Its not only the bigger war birds that take time. Any restoration takes time, most are not worked on full time with pressure of other projects and the problem of financing the work all coming into play.
As a for instance our BE2 replica restoration has taken 5 years from the pile of parts arriving at the workshop to where we are now in spitting distance of a first flight! 🙂

Quote from our June 2005 press release:

“It is hoped that the aeroplane will be flying again by the end of 2006″….. :rolleyes:

In our defence, as Matt has pointed out, a few other projects have been through the workshops since then!

November 7, 2010 at 11:14 pm in reply to: Engine Remanufacture #1157146

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I think JT442 has sadly hit the nail on the head.

Technically it is possible. In fact many major components are readily available in the USA, new built for engines such as Merlins.

However certification processes preclude their use in Europe as their makers do not have requisite manufacture / materials certification.

November 7, 2010 at 11:10 pm in reply to: Roy Chadwick #1157151

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The pilot of the ill-fated Tudor was W. A. ‘Bill’ Thorn, former 1930s Brooklands engineer Lancaster production test pilot at Castle Bromwich and close friend of Alex Henshaw.

His son, Peter Thorn went on become one of the first BBMF pilots to fly the Lancaster.

November 4, 2010 at 7:31 pm in reply to: Newcastle International Airport #1088540

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Thanks JT442. If you ever get to head a little further south, check out the Aviator at Sywell, which still maintains a similar decor.

http://www.aviatorhotel.co.uk/home.php

November 4, 2010 at 1:31 pm in reply to: Newcastle International Airport #1088686

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Sad to hear of the demise of an art deco building, but probably inevitable if it had deteriorated beyond the point of no return.

Has anyone any photographs of it either recently or in its heyday?

November 4, 2010 at 9:01 am in reply to: Nevada test site – Area 51 Groom Lake, NV #1088773

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http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/facility/nts.htm

http://www.fas.org/irp/overhead/groom.htm

Intersting stuff. But what the pictures really emphasise, is you can plan when satellites are coming overhead and put all the toys away!

November 4, 2010 at 8:53 am in reply to: Was Aeroplane – Is now Forums and Facebook groups? #1088777

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I suspect that the sale of Aeroplane Monthly to Kelsey has nothing to do with the viability of the individual magazine.

IPC took a corporate decision about a year ago to divest itself of all its specialist titles and only concentrate on high volume ‘lifestyle’ titles such as Look, Woman, NME, Country Life and TV Times.

They have sold off everything from Loaded to Railway Magazine to Superbike, Caravan, and Cage Bird & Aviary World to different publishers in the last few months.

Kelsey at least have a good track record in specialist titles, so I suspect it is not all doom and gloom.

Meanwhile good luck to Nigel Price on his worthy promotion to the helm at Flypast – and another big thankyou to Michael and to Ken for sustaining our monthly fix over the last few years!

November 1, 2010 at 5:34 pm in reply to: Was Aeroplane – Is now Forums and Facebook groups? #1090611

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All change but thanks to both for their hard work over the years.

Hear, hear!

October 25, 2010 at 1:11 pm in reply to: Sywell Aviation Museum Tiger Moth Project #1097194

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Would that make it a puss moth? ( sorry!)

I think after some of the local ‘yoof’ have had a go, it would be more like a Lop-eared Moth……

….I’ll get me coat! :diablo:

October 25, 2010 at 11:29 am in reply to: Sywell Aviation Museum Tiger Moth Project #1097308

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G’day all

Want to see a Tiger Moth – go to airfield where vintage aeroplanes fly.

cheers

Errr. Like Sywell!

Although I can see a point in a ground replica allowing a bit more close public access than most owners would normally dare.
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