Send them all to Hamilton Ontario and we can see two B-29’s and three Lancs! 😀

Thanks for the reply TallyHo!
I had looked it up in the book in the meanwhile. No doubt it will be stunning.
I’ve spent many an hour gawking at the Seafire XV in Calgary as well as the one that used to belong to CWH.
Something about those short nose Griffons with a four blade prop that just so works for me.

Love the paint scheme on the fury. Looks great!

Andy

Is G-FXII EN224?

Andy

Wow!
Looking at that photo, it’s a miracle that the Tiger didn’t flip over in the rocks.
Tremendous job by the pilot to get her down with no serious injuries. Thank goodness.

That Tiger will fly again.

Andy Scott

There was a Flypast article in the magazine (you remember, the kind you could hold in your hand). I kept it for years because the article was so enjoyable. (written, I believe, by Mike Searle)
It chronicled the acquisition and the rebuild. There are two quotes from it that stick in my mind. I recall Spencers comment as…. ,,,,”I like it, when you get a Spitfire, you can paint it any colour you like!”
I also recall a quote from Mike.. “If you ever want to see a mans eyes glaze over with disinterest, or see him laugh until he cries, ask a Spitfire owner if you can have a flight in his aeroplane”
The article, of course, culminated with Mike taking G-FIRE for a flight. I think he liked it!

Andy

Even if this is an extreme shot of a “gust” or a “bump” as some are suggesting, the required reaction would be to get the nose down and get her accelerating.
The Tiger just does not have the power to climb in that attitude. If you get on the back side of the power curve there is no choice but to lower the nose to regain airspeed.
Another clue that would have been apparent in that photo would have been the slats. This machine looks like it has had them removed though.
If the slats were still installed they would give speed indication. They begin to deploy at speeds below 65 MPH or so.
BTW 1700 feet is plenty of strip to reject a takeoff even at sixty MPH or so. The tail skid is quite effective as a brake.
Generally, if a Tiger has a skid, it is not equipped with brakes. Trying to reject a takeoff by using hard braking would put an 82A up on its nose.
When it comes to tailwheel flying, I like the expression that “brakes are for taxi ways”

A

Ouch!

Thank goodness no one was seriously hurt. That is always the most important thing.
Probably can largely be attributed to the fact that the Stearman is built like a tank.

Speedy recoveries to all.

Andy

Would this be for a short Griffon like in a Seafire 15 /17 or maybe a Spitfire Mk 12?

Those engines are pretty few and far between I believe.

Andy