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  • December 1, 2017 at 9:38 pm in reply to: Is this a Tiger Moth panel? #798628
    DH82EH
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    What he said :eagerness:

    Your assumption is correct.
    I am a part owner of CF-MAD. Type that in to google images and check it out. It’s heaps of fun!!

    Regards

    Andy

    December 1, 2017 at 7:29 pm in reply to: Is this a Tiger Moth panel? #798743
    DH82EH
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    The top R/H cutout is for the rev counter.
    The vertical slot is for an inclinometer.
    The bottom right cutout is for an oil pressure gauge.

    HTH.

    Andy

    December 1, 2017 at 12:44 pm in reply to: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Thread #798969
    DH82EH
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    You folks look like you are having loads of fun.
    Your passion is apparent and is no doubt a big reason this interests so many.

    Keep up the great work, both on the Meteor and on keeping us posted.

    Andy

    November 30, 2017 at 2:13 pm in reply to: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Thread #799424
    DH82EH
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    Andy from Canada chiming in with kudos from here as well.

    Good work Andy and Andy and Andy and…….. 😀

    Cheers

    Andy

    November 23, 2017 at 10:22 pm in reply to: UK gains another Seafire! #803483
    DH82EH
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    Archer,
    I would agree with your statement and say yes.

    Andy

    November 20, 2017 at 1:40 am in reply to: Sískin #805708
    DH82EH
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    What better fate than to have a rare part find an appropriate home.

    Well done to the donor of that part.
    Makes me smile.

    Andy

    November 19, 2017 at 12:15 am in reply to: Hawker Hart restoration projects #806345
    DH82EH
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    de Havilland Canada test pilot, George Neil was working on a Fury.
    This project has been taken over by Vintage wings of Canada.

    Andy

    November 5, 2017 at 12:15 am in reply to: A-W Meteor NF.14 WS788 Restoration Thread #813051
    DH82EH
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    Yup. That’s all there is to radar.
    A bunch of tupperware firing through 136 lbs of steel plate.
    Don’t tell the Germans! :highly_amused:

    Great to see her indoors. Thanks for the update.

    (yet another) Andy

    October 29, 2017 at 11:05 pm in reply to: SAAF Museum Spitfire 5518 rebuild #815783
    DH82EH
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    I realize that it is a half a world away, but Vintage wings of Canada have completed their Mk IX, and may be persuaded to part with their wing jigs.
    Just a thought. (worth what you paid for it!)

    Andy

    October 26, 2017 at 2:50 pm in reply to: Dry Ice blasting historic aeroplane parts #817179
    DH82EH
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    P&P
    I always really enjoy your threads.Your wit and writing style always make me smile.
    I’d also be happy to stand you a pint, should we ever cross paths.

    A technique for removing rust from steel that I have heard of, but not yet tried, is a mix of water and molasses.
    Whatever chemical interactions that take place in the foul fermenting vat, eats the oxide without touching the steel.
    Mix water with molasses in a 9:1 ratio and put your part in for as long as two weeks. Iron oxide is gone without touching the steel.
    I realize this will not leave a polished finish, but you will have removed zero non corroded material. Cheap too!

    Happy baking!

    Andy

    October 24, 2017 at 12:03 am in reply to: Mystery image of Dragon Rapide. #818164
    DH82EH
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    I would also venture to argue that the Aeroplane is a DH84 Dragon and not a Rapide.
    Different nose and wheel spats / pants / trousers.

    Andy

    October 19, 2017 at 12:07 am in reply to: Twin Mustang… getting close to flying #820161
    DH82EH
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    Hmm. Maybe there is something to my theory.
    Thrust line of the Hornet is below the wing like the ’82.
    Prop rotation works best inward at the top. Am I a genius? (please don’t answer that)

    Andy

    October 18, 2017 at 3:07 pm in reply to: Twin Mustang… getting close to flying #820297
    DH82EH
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    Here’s a little snippet from the Wickepedia page

    “Like several versions of the P-51 Mustang, the first two prototype XP-82s as well as the next 20 P-82B models were powered by British-designed Rolls-Royce Merlin engines, built under license by Packard. These provided the fighter with excellent range and performance; however, the Army had always wanted to give the Twin Mustang a purely American and stronger engine than the foreign-designed P-51’s V-1650 (built at Packard plants, dismantled after the war). In addition, the licensing costs paid to Rolls-Royce for each V-1650 were being increased by Britain after the war. It therefore negotiated in August 1945 with the Allison Division of the General Motors Corporation for a new version of the Allison V-1710-100 engine.[1] This forced North American to switch subsequent production P-82C and later models to the lower-powered engines. It was found that Allison-powered P-82 models demonstrated a lower top speed and poorer high-altitude performance than the earlier Merlin-powered versions.”

    October 18, 2017 at 2:53 pm in reply to: Twin Mustang… getting close to flying #820302
    DH82EH
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    The engines on the prototype were originally set up like the P-38 with the tips rotating outward at the top.
    As you say Oxcart, it wouldn’t fly.
    They quite literally switched the engines to the opposite sides and ended up with a world beater.
    The P-38 suffered from the opposite problem. With the prop tips turning in at the top, it didn’t fly worth a darn.

    I wonder if the reason is because the thrust lines of each A/C were different. That is P-38 below the wing mean chord whilst the ’82 has the thrust line above.
    Just my observation.

    Andy

    October 18, 2017 at 1:24 pm in reply to: Twin Mustang… getting close to flying #820314
    DH82EH
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    Not the XP.

    Some of the production models were Merlin powered as well.
    I can’t list them off the top of my head.

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