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  • August 19, 2008 at 12:40 pm in reply to: LACAB GR.8 Doryphore #1236804
    John Aeroclub
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    Especially if the birds have their A**** on fire in flight.

    John

    August 19, 2008 at 12:15 pm in reply to: LACAB GR.8 Doryphore #1236842
    John Aeroclub
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    Here’s the Spec. Note it’s role!

    John

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Aeroclub/File1671.jpg

    This may be of interest to some. http://picasaweb.google.es/matihagen/LACABGR8Doryphore

    John

    August 19, 2008 at 11:19 am in reply to: LACAB GR.8 Doryphore #1236917
    John Aeroclub
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    I have to say, I’d have guessed it was French too – they seemed to have an entire department dedicated to turning out plug-ugly aircraft.

    What a monster. Bet it grew good tomatoes, though!

    Adrian

    Here’s the Spec. Note it’s role!

    John

    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Aeroclub/File1671.jpg

    August 18, 2008 at 6:26 pm in reply to: LACAB GR.8 Doryphore #1237846
    John Aeroclub
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    This is the second time this month this machine has surfaced, An aquaintance in Argentina is building a scale model of it. I believe a continental magazine carried an article on it recently. It’s Belgian by the way.

    John

    August 18, 2008 at 6:22 pm in reply to: LACAB GR.8 Doryphore #1237847
    John Aeroclub
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    http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/Aeroclub/File1669.jpg

    I know they re-built this monstrosity after its crash in 1938, but does anyone know whether it actually flew again? Wouldn’t have seemed much point in re-building it over a period of 2 years and then doing nothing with it, but on the other hand I can’t find any reference to it ever flying again.

    August 16, 2008 at 10:20 pm in reply to: De Havilland Moth Club Vintage Air Tour. #1239220
    John Aeroclub
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    I was at Hucknall yesterday. We had the Dragon, Dragonfly, two hornets, three Leopards a Chipmunk, ten Tigers a Cub and a Cessna120. With a poor next day forecast Stuart Mckay (and Desmond Penrose) flew back to Henlow the others headed north around 1630hrs.

    John

    August 14, 2008 at 3:05 pm in reply to: DH Vampire Afterburner #1165710
    John Aeroclub
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    Note that it has the Vampire F.1 tail layout and the tailplane is set higher than on subsequent Mks of Vampire and Venom.

    John

    August 12, 2008 at 5:43 pm in reply to: Hurel Dubois Airliner #1168300
    John Aeroclub
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    The first of the Hurel-Dubois designs to use the high aspect ratio wing was a little single engine test type the HD10. I have a photo somewhere of the HD34? which was at RIAT a few years ago. BTW the special section struts contributed to the overall lift.

    John

    August 11, 2008 at 9:49 am in reply to: What from? #1169807
    John Aeroclub
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    Agree with CD, Baliol. That big firewall is the pointer.

    John

    August 8, 2008 at 5:59 pm in reply to: Venom at Grove #1172028
    John Aeroclub
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    FB.54 is just the export number for the FB.4 and no doubt there were differences to the avionics etc. The odd nose which housed an IFR and bombing computer, is a peculiarity of the Swiss ones which were modded late in service.
    John

    August 8, 2008 at 8:02 am in reply to: Venom at Grove #1172701
    John Aeroclub
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    It’s a Venom Mk.4
    John

    August 6, 2008 at 10:37 pm in reply to: Armstrong Whitworth Lynx engine – Help Please! #1173661
    John Aeroclub
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    Bryan. I probably have what you want. Email me.

    John

    August 6, 2008 at 4:18 pm in reply to: Aviation at Malmi and Messuhalli #1174266
    John Aeroclub
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    H and S, what about the chap clinging to the wing strut of the Arado and fending off the branches. The name of the guy to the right of the tractor appears to be Sid. Are there any more pics please.

    John

    August 6, 2008 at 11:44 am in reply to: Aviation at Malmi and Messuhalli #1174505
    John Aeroclub
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    That’s the bird. And your second shot is another view of the I-12 in the header photos.

    Cheers

    John

    August 6, 2008 at 11:06 am in reply to: Aviation at Malmi and Messuhalli #1174519
    John Aeroclub
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    I have Karl Irbitis’s book “Of Struggle and Flight” and after the war he went to canada and was instrumental in the design of the Tutor and Tilt rotors. I’m sure no VEF a/c survive but I’m sure there was one in UK at some point.

    John

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