Periodicals

Not on all the aeroplanes asked about. Some are low key and likely to remain so. In an age where it’s all too easy to post a question or comment on a public forum one should not lose sight of the fact that you are actually requesting information on and discussing in public another individual’s private business.

Just because we may have a passing interest in a subject does not give us an automatic right to expect answers to queries relating to what is in fact another person’s private property.

Just my 2 pence worth, but then perhaps I’m just old fashioned. Must be my age……:(

A-26

Yes, I knew that.

G

Napier’s engine test bed

I believe this was Napier’s test and development unit at either Acton or Liverpool somewhere. The exhaust gases were vented to the outside via the odd pipework.

Long since destroyed sadly.

George

Harvard

Ex Dutch Air Force, then to a scrapyard near Amsterdam (I think), then on to Harvard Formation Team for spares use, then I think Aces High and traded on to a private owner. I think this was available on ebay recently.

G

Fatiague life

Anyone know what the remaining fatiague life of this aeroplane is?

George

Hispano

Intereatingly a few years ago I was fortunate enough to have an original Hispano published manual for the type pass through my hands. Their own designation for the type they were using at the time (as it appeared in print on the front cover) – ME-109J

Who cares what they’re called, let’s just enjoy the bloody things while we’re fortunate enough to still have people willing to put money into keeping them in the air. Ultimately that’s all that matters.

G