I couldnt help noticing in picture 4 what appears to be a starting handle on the floor of the rear of the trailer, and a starting dog to put it in…. 😮

Please tell me its got electric start….

i wouldnt fancy winding it up each time to start:o

There is indeed a starting handle I use it to get the engine turning before engaging the starter, on 12 volts, in order to take some of the stress off the pawls associated with the stating mechanism in the gear case. Once the electric starter has got the engine up to about 750 rpm on 12 volts I switch over to 24 volts. the engine then run up to about 1500 rpm when the accumalator in the fuel line trips allowing an energetic squirt of fuel into the combustion chambers when ignition occurs and we are off.

I should emphasis that getting this engine running order is very much a team effort involving Peter Grieves and Robin Byers here in Carlisle and Eric Barnes in Dorset. An important contribution was made by household goods retailer Dunelm who sold me a stainless steel measuring bowl which was used as the basis for the fabrication of a missing combustion chamber dome.

On health and safety, we do carry insurance and we do carry out risk assessments based on procedures made available by the Health and Safety Executive. It is quite possible that the biggest risk people take in attending air shows in driving there in their cars.