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  • in reply to: Supermarine Attacker question #1567216
    RobAnt
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    Noted – but I don’t think we’re looking at anything scientifically meaningful here, from my point of view – I don’t know if the T20’s tail does lift simply from propwash, but I think it illustrates the behaviour well enough for our purposes.

    Perhaps a Fury pilot, or someone equally qualified, can advise?

    Does the tail lift from propwash alone?

    in reply to: DH Comet G-ACSS #1567225
    RobAnt
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    will dig them out if anybody would like to see them.

    No need to ask :confused: – of course we want to see them! 😎

    in reply to: Supermarine Attacker question #1567257
    RobAnt
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    that 2300hp Bristol Centaurus and five bladed prop trying to torque swing it all over the place on take off….

    Oh yeah – that is a problem, I just let the throttle out oh so slowly and try to catch it with the rudder – but it ain’t easy in that sense. I usually just manage to dodge all the buildings and get off on the grass after swinging first one way, then the other, down the runway ! 😀

    However landing its very docile – just glide her in at 100 mph and try not to bounce.

    Don’t know if that’s the prescribed manner, but it works for me.

    in reply to: Supermarine Attacker question #1576142
    RobAnt
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    I think you’re probably right. In the picture below you can see that the tailwheel is clearly well off the ground, while I have the brakes on. I know it’s only an FS2004 generated image, but I’m sure it’s accurate.

    Incidentally, this model of the T20 is so docile, even I can fly it, is it that easy in real life? – I have the sim settings to “realistic”!

    in reply to: Duxford Meet – Saturday 6th March #1576389
    RobAnt
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    I would love to be there, and if it were a Tuesday, I definitely would be – but unfortunately I’m not available most weekends, unless I book holiday – and I’ve already planned out the season ahead.

    Have a great day chaps (& chapesses).

    in reply to: Kemble – 20 June – Guess What #1576399
    RobAnt
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    “enjoy”

    Oh well, there hardly seems any point now 🙁

    There’s no way I’m going to be able to get anywhere near as good a picture as that in the future 🙁

    It’s great, you b’st’rd! 😉

    😀 😀 😀

    by the way – Mr Moderator person – can we have some more Smilies, please? A green one, for jealousy, would seem appropriate right now. 😮

    in reply to: The Colour of Carolyn's Tights #1576430
    RobAnt
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    They keep you nice and warm when it’s chilly!

    That’s true – ask any Policeman on traffic duty!

    in reply to: The Colour of Carolyn's Tights #1578055
    RobAnt
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    I watch too much TV.

    😀

    in reply to: Delta Jets #1579853
    RobAnt
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    I think if websites aren’t updated within 8 weeks they should be automatically closed down.

    And all the information contained thereon lost forever, no doubt. 🙁

    I agree with Andrew, informational websites dont absolutely have to be updated regularly. It is nice if they are, but if you don’t have anything new to say, there’s no need.

    I know both my personal and (more especially) business websites take up a great deal of my time – and I’m desparately trying to find ways to improve them so I can add/remove/change information without having to manually edit each page! By simply uploading or changing entries in a database, for instance.

    in reply to: B-50 At Hethel. #1579858
    RobAnt
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    The story locally that the pilot had been on B-24’s there during the war

    Looked to see if I could find some link between B24’s & Hethel, as this might have helped ID the Pilot through his association with one of the units based there.

    in reply to: Kemble – 20 June – Guess What #1581334
    RobAnt
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    I took this, rather fuzzy, one at a well known Naval emporium recently:

    in reply to: B-50 At Hethel. #1585614
    RobAnt
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    According to some sources, the 389th Bomb Group/564th Squadron flew B-24’s from Hethel sometime during the war.

    I found this thread http://www.com-web.com/wwwboard/messages/4247.html

    and

    http://www.com-web.com/wwwboard/messages/2539.html

    and this might be a bit more interesting:

    http://www.wf.net/~darilek/dar1.htm

    The 389th people might be the place to start, I can’t find anything about the incident itself.

    There are lots of Superfortress marks, identifying which one it is might help identify the unit.

    Try Here http://home.att.net/~jbaugher2/b50.html

    in reply to: Battle of Britain Film on DVD #1585667
    RobAnt
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    Now this “DTS” is a surprise.

    AC3/Dolby Digital is wonderful, but giving it the DTS treatment too means it will sound even better for those with DTS equipped digital converters. Which my AV receiver is 🙂 🙂

    (Now lets not get into an argument over audio formats, gentlemen. I know there are some of you out there that remember, and would prefer, the sound on vinyl with a needle and trumpet! 😀 😀 )

    in reply to: Kemble – 20 June – Guess What #1585698
    RobAnt
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    Nice to see the old Dragonfly there, I was hoping someone would post a clearer view of it – you can just see one far off in the background of one of the earlier shots.

    I can just see Mickey Rooney at the controls now, plucking that pilot out of the drink.

    (Movie – “Bridges of Toko-ri” I think – no Seahawks in it though – 🙁 ).

    in reply to: Contacting pilots #1586224
    RobAnt
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    Is Paul Day any relation to Flt Lt, Rock group drummer & DIY enthusiast Martin Day, the Tucano display pilot?

    Merely curious.

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