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September 10, 2013 at 10:17 am in reply to: Headcorn Museum #957574

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… museums … even have people follow you about watching you.

Either very few visitors, or a lot of volunteers, I would say 😉

September 3, 2013 at 1:45 pm in reply to: It could have been the Sea Fury's last 'kill' #962897

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I wonder if they both have the kills under the cockpit.

I know the Dutch B-25 flew with a crossed-out pidgeon under the cockpit, next to the mission markings after a birdstrike took out a glass nose panel on take off. Must have been the last B-25 kill in anger 😉

August 22, 2013 at 9:57 am in reply to: T.21 Restoration #972992

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It’ll all be worth it in the end….think of the fun you’ll have…..

It’s already worth it. Rebuilding the aircraft is a lot of fun in its own right. A different kind of fun, but fun indeed. And it would have been a shame to stand idly by and watch the prototype B-series beging burnt because nobody would take it on… That is what would have happened to it, we understood from the previous owners.

August 21, 2013 at 7:21 pm in reply to: T.21 Restoration #973629

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Yeah, well, it was a windy two weeks, with some great ridge soaring at Challock before heading off to Lasham. Wind restricted flying the T38 a bit, but we had some great flights with the T34 instead. And the way back went very smooth. Lasham was a ball, and I even picked up some T21 parts on the way back (try fitting a 4,00 metre aileron in a 4,10 metre caravan!), so we’re good for a few more months of work on the T21 wing. Then probably a Spring of finishing tail, fuse and wing, and off to the major rebuild of the port wing…

Eric

August 20, 2013 at 10:02 pm in reply to: T.21 Restoration #974800

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Compare to post #177. There’s progress…

August 16, 2013 at 7:13 pm in reply to: Vintage gliders at Lasham #980067

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I just can’t imagine why anyone would attempt to fly a 4×2 with wings attached!

Why not? There’s whole hoards of passengers flying pressurized coke cans thinness skinned planes on a daily basis. I’ll take the 4×2 any time. At least it won’t have an explosive decompression if it fails… 😉

For your peace of mind: the strength does not come from the wood, but from the wires. And they’re brandnew.

August 16, 2013 at 1:45 pm in reply to: Vintage gliders at Lasham #980510

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You need to take a trip to Old Warden, they regularly airtow their EoN primary glider to altitude behind their Super Cub.

They do too at Lasham with the one that is based there. Ours was just visiting.

August 16, 2013 at 1:04 pm in reply to: Vintage gliders at Lasham #980528

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I understood the Germans also are very interested in the wood in the spar since that is no longer available should they want to make any repairs to their flying Spatz and Bergfalke. And Dave, I think I still owe you that beer.

August 16, 2013 at 1:02 pm in reply to: Vintage gliders at Lasham #980532

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The only time you’ll find me flying a Primary is suspended from a tripod in a strong wind.
It was an enjoyable day at Lasham, although rarities from the Continent were a bit thin on the ground I thought. Still, many thanks to all of you who made the effort to cross the Channel and entertain us.

Most welcome. Shame you weren’t around that evening for the tripod flying then, a great hit with pilots and visitors alike!

We did bring the Sky and Prefect as well, although you probably missed that Prefect since it never made it to Lasham (tow bar broke off on the ring road of Antwerp. The aircraft is fine, which is about the opposite from what the conditiuon of the highway is at that place!). Cross over to Terlet (Netherlands) in two years (VGC Rally) and you’ll see more continental rarities than you care to count!

August 16, 2013 at 9:28 am in reply to: Vintage gliders at Lasham #980830

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Wow, sublime. What is it like to sit on the edge of nothing and fly around?!

Anon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-_nsM7kODo

August 16, 2013 at 8:43 am in reply to: Vintage gliders at Lasham #980977

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Thanks for those. Lovely pictures. I think I saw you taking the pics on short final (hence the waving) of 27 that day. I think you were at the back of the winch queue?

August 16, 2013 at 8:41 am in reply to: Vintage gliders at Lasham #980981

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Eric

Yes it was a superb event. Is this also you in the pilot’s seat – well seat is a generous term! I was amazed to see the Grasshopper aero-towed to a fair altitude!

Tim

Yes, that’s me as well. Never seen so many pics of myself in a thread before…

The Grasshopper has a Vm that is also Vmax for aerotow of only 46 kts, so we can tow behind most slow tugs that have the right performance at slow speeds. The Super Cubs is on the fastish end, but will do the trick if flown by an experienced tuggie as it is near stall when towing the Grasshopper. Any faster than 46 kts is not a very wise idea structurally-wise: Vne is only 70 kts, and it starts to develop aileron-reversal towards that (the wings warp more than the ailerons can compensate). It is a very interesting aircraft to fly actually, although I doubt we’ll ever make up for the time we spent rebuilding it (it was a wreck when we started).

August 15, 2013 at 3:41 pm in reply to: Vintage gliders at Lasham #982111

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That’s me on the Grasshopper BTW 😉

Excellent meeting, with loads of fun.

August 15, 2013 at 3:38 pm in reply to: Slingsby Kirby Kite Prototype #982114

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]219721[/ATTACH] We took the fuselage out of the workshop today. Now have to work on putting the plywood on the top of the fuselage.

Dave

Lovely sight. Good to finally meet up at Lasham BTW!

July 22, 2013 at 3:36 pm in reply to: Aviation museum in Toronto #1007705

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A bit like the TSR-2 then?

I seem to recall that one of these ended up in Canada? 😀
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