Venues are also have a finite physical capacity… so the effect of any ticket price reduction is ultimately limited.

From Wiki page on RDX:

At room temperature, it is very stable. It burns rather than explodes and detonates only with a detonator, being unaffected even by small arms fire. (This is one of the properties that make it a useful military explosive.) It is less sensitive than pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN). However, it is very sensitive when crystallized, below −4 °C.[citation needed] Under normal conditions, RDX has a figure of insensitivity of exactly 80 (RDX defines the reference point.).

…and to think that when that clip was broadcast there were just a handful of Spits flying….

And also consider that at the time, most of the bits and pieces strewn over the driveway were only about 25 years old!

The Spit I and II took twenty six minutes to turn-around compared to under nine minutes for a Hurricane. That is; re-fuel, top up oil, re-arm, replenish oxygen – a complete ‘service’ if you like. A big difference.”

An interesting point of view.

Very interesting – obviously the different processes were carried out simultaneously by the various trade specialists. I am wondering what caused such a marked difference… from my own experience re-fueling the Spitfire is by far the simpler operation as it has only one easily accessible filling point on the Mk. 1. The Hurricane is, in contrast, more ‘fiddly’ as it has three separate filling points concealed beneath access doors. I would say you could re-fuel a Hurri in less than nine minutes – but the Spitfire would take half that time.

The oil filler on the Hurri is the other way around – much easier to get to and see what you are doing whereas the Spitfire is ‘fiddly’ and awkward to get to behind an access panel.

I am guessing it’s the re-arming process that was the big differential between the two types with the Hurri guns and ammo tanks being all in one place on each wing but with the Spitfire requiring more panels to be opened up and them being distributed across the wings upper and lower surfaces (no personal experience of re-arming to draw on!)?

There is nothing further reported re a sale as far as I am aware. Its as likely to stay in the US as it is to come to Europe and that will remain the case until a sale is confirmed.

Not long ago, I had to ask what “the boo…” was all about.

Stephen – thats exactly why I put the title next to the words ‘the boo’ ! :

PP972 Ben! And a great opportunity to plug the boo….. or rather ‘Spitfire Survivors – Volume 2’!

Yes some of us know each other in ‘real life’ but the forum gives the opportunity for a wider audiance to join in – inclusive rather exclusive….

The IPMS Stockholm tables are quite useful as well as they give FS equivalents – which most paint suppliers can reproduce I think

Not always in the UK – a lot are not familiar with the system.