A ‘Trolley Acc’ (Accumulator) is just a BIG battery, as when starting a turbine, a flat or depleted battery can lead to a failed start if the turbine is not at the required speed before introducing the fuel. It’s a bit more complicated than that, but that’s the layman’s version.

Also, some self-contained air start units such as the ‘Palouste’, supply a compressed air source to spin the turbine up, rather than using a starter motor.

In piston engined aircraft, a Trolley Acc spares the aircraft batteries

No T6 pics from yesterday??

This any good? Parked a bit awkwardly……:p

Some more of Marinell…

A bit difficult hand-holding at 1/40th in a very strong wind, but it seemed to work

Well done, and a fantastic job Matt. It looks superb. Cant wait to fly it again:D That shine will soon be worn off……

Here it is with me driving just before it went away for some TLC..

it simply doesn’t look strong enough to support the weight of a go-kart never mind a Cessna

Dont forget the picture captures it during it’s retraction sequence, so it does look odd. Otherwise, its a standard Cessna spring gear leg 😉

Cliff Spink visiting some old chums?

(Cheaper to drive though…………………:D )

Well done Bod.. It looks a cracker:D

BIVZ (still not convinced – knew about it but the CAA’s GINFO website gives Ian McLennan as the builder).

Simple – Ian McLennan was a Tiger Club member who lived across the other side of the airfield. BIVZ was AFAIK the last of the Rollason ‘series’ of aircraft, and although it doesnt carry a RAE constructors number, can certainly be considered a Rollason series Turb. I remember seeing the fuselage in the Tiger Club hangar at Redhill for years before it was completed. It was operated by the Tiger Club until the unfortunate accident at Swanton Morley in 1998.

G-AWPA ended it’s days in an accident at Sunderland, cant remember the date but in the 80’s sometime (I think)

As far as ‘Z’s go, The Tiger Club also had Tiger Moth G-ARAZ for many years.

Happy days

The Turb that drowned was G-APNZ:D