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  • May 11, 2013 at 5:34 pm in reply to: Holiday reading-what would you recomend? #995847
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    ‘War in a stringbag’by charles lamb, in my opinion on a par with….
    ‘Wings on my sleeve, Eric Brown
    +1 for ‘winged victory’ v.m.yeates
    ‘Claude Grahame-White’ graham wallace
    ‘Bloody april’ Peter hart
    ‘Blue Ribbon of the air’ Henry Villard about the gordon bennett races
    ‘Wilfred freeman’ anthony furse

    March 9, 2013 at 1:43 pm in reply to: Greatest airshow moment (Very old thread dredged up) #968679
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    I would concur with cometguy, seeing thre Bristol F2b’s in a tailchase on a beautiful evening with my Dad, brother and nephews- fantastic for a lot of reasons

    February 23, 2013 at 9:00 pm in reply to: What will be the show stoppers for 2013? #985416
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    Dh Comet
    Bristol M1C
    Both at Old Warden hopefully this year
    Hawker Fury. I might even go to Legends if that were there

    December 23, 2012 at 1:00 pm in reply to: Late mark Rolls-Royce Merlin questions. #996088
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    according to the book mentioned above the basic changes for 100 series engines over previous series were:
    end feed crank lubrication
    over hung first stage of two stage supercharger
    improved intake elbow and single point fuel injection

    these mods allowed +30lbs boost

    for Hornet installation 130/131, down draft intake and moved the main coolant pump from below to the side, 131 with idler gear to reverse propeller rotation

    the 100 series formed the basis of 600 and 700 series commercial engines

    December 21, 2012 at 9:51 pm in reply to: Just Jane, is it going to fly? #997940
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    regarding the CAA’s involvement I was very fortunate to be a part of a small group who had a visit to Just Jane a couple of years ago which included being on board when the engines were run up, and we talked about the potential to fly then. The chief engineer said that they had had a very encouraging response from the CAA so I guess they have been involved from the start?

    August 20, 2012 at 10:27 pm in reply to: 91 year Spitfire pilot back in the air! #1082948
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    It may surprise some but being called a leftie is not an insult to many people

    August 20, 2012 at 12:43 pm in reply to: 91 year Spitfire pilot back in the air! #1083967
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    I’m with Melvyn on this- very happy for the pilot, original article in the Daily Hate was very poor reporting as usual current piece quite well done for them but then they do set the bar quite low

    February 22, 2012 at 9:07 pm in reply to: Mystery Engine #1052865
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    Clerget 9Bf ?

    made by Gwynnes Ltd , 1,750 produced with longer stroke and bore to give 140 hp, also made by Rushton and proctor of Lincoln

    Just a guess from the code from the photo?

    February 1, 2012 at 6:14 pm in reply to: Favourite aviation film moments #1079393
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    not strictly speak a film, although it was for a documentary..
    I think almost everyone must have seen it at some point, still makes me laugh (too much of the schoolboy in me I suppose)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmR-A-yJknw

    February 1, 2012 at 3:04 pm in reply to: Favourite aviation film moments #1079833
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    this sequence:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aED7xvYbMfw
    flown by Frank Tallman I believe

    Or this
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggdFzq20f4g

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