Have you got the technical report you can post, showing the problems with leaving it verses putting it under cover? Has it got a long term under cover homoe at teh airport?
Didn’t that Andrew Dixon fly Sally B, or am I putting a slur on someone, if I am wrong I apologise but I recognise his face. IF the webmaster is right…not a very nice chap.
Sorry that is what i meant…Packard in a 16 a RR in a 9 and I have totally gone of thread for being picky sorry!
Originally posted by Dave Homewood
And that’s a good reason not to set up the plane thinking you’re flying a merlined Mk XVI, as poor Sir Tim did on his first flight in the XIV. Oh dear.
Isn’t a Merlin engined XVI technically a Mk IX?
Indeed they all need comercial backing and peoples attitudes can affect this. I heard rumour that Duxford were asked if they wanted a Virgin aircraft, but they wouldn’t take it because if the British Airways backing, with aircraft and I guess the new hangar money. Things like this are not condusive to what the museum is set up for.
I am biased though I don’t like BA since the Concord incident
It’s reported that the Corsair has been sold in NZ and the La9 is up for sale, which backs up what I was told a few months ago. I am glad our Southern Hemisphere friends are seeing more aircraft coming to their shores. I hope they enjoy them as much as we have. There is plenty more arriving here this year. Anyway I hope they keep going to NZ I am emigrating there soon 🙂
Watching Piece of Cake last night and then reading this today has just made me smile. I just realised quite how much our very own Moggy C really does sound like Moggy from the programme… i can imagine him saying the above comments now! 🙂
Thanks I like to know who is who, makes it all the more real.
Superb!!!!
Can you put names to faces?
Must of missed that sorry!
Oh of course, you are right how silly of me…gold yes of course it is
Engine still all in one piece then? I am surprised Nigel is not out in NZ as well… oh wel maybe he prefered an Engligh spring to NZ autumn… The weather hasn’t been that great over there this summer anyway. 🙂
Mmmn such a nice shade of yellow too 😀
I think the Badger is going to get it for telling you that…. bwbomber 😀
The MATS Connie did land at Duxford… I have pictures of it on the ground there.. although not at Leg Ends.