Whilst not wishing to hijack this thread, I’m after a slip bubble similar to this one fitted to G-AESZ for fitting to my Chilton build:

Any leads would be appreciated!

I’ve already found my altimeter, a 20,000 ft Mk XIIIB, which appears mint and worked perfectly in the Moth up to 4,500ft not so long ago. Apart from the slip bubble, a serviceable Chipmunk RPM gauge would be useful too…

Dave

Propstrike – close enough! The other types?
H

Near perfect in Norfolk too – Cromer Pier and Sheringham out to the West…

And then to a lower level to check out another vintagent. N Norfolk railway in steam (but why’s the engine going backwards?).

2) Can anyone tell me how effective (or not) the de Havilland idea of turning the struts side on to the airflow as airbrakes actually was?

As a user of the the said airbrakes, I can confirm that they have a mild effect on handling. I have seen written that they give a 3 degree change of nose down pitch when switched ‘on’ – as you’d expect, this is barely noticeable. However, where they are useful is on a calm day, when with bottom wings very close to the ground there is a build up of quite a ground cushion on landing, leading to a long float. The airbrakes reduce this float (a bit). In the cruise, they reduce IAS by about 7 or 8kts. I don’t know how effective they are on Puss and Leopard Moths, but they are longer, so presumably moreso than on the Hornet Moth.

Nice photos again Keith – I thought I took off from the hard, not the grass!

Ken,

Do you have someone in mind for making up the engine plate copy? I’d be interested in having a Gipsy Major plate made up for my engine.

Cheers,
Dave

Old Buckenham have a pre-1965 Vintage Aircraft fly-in on the same weekend…