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August 17, 2015 at 11:34 am in reply to: Unusual Spitfire Canopy #911412

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Certainly looks different from a normal teardrop canopy as the top profile seems stepped. Also the glass is darker where the sliding and fixed bits overlap, which makes sense if it is a regular hood over a fixed teardrop section. One for the experts!

July 18, 2015 at 10:40 pm in reply to: Vulcan XH558 spirited display at RIAT #857177

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Maybe ‘enthusiastic turn’ would be better…

Joking aside, I had the same thought that something bad had happened.

July 15, 2015 at 9:41 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #859299

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Interestingly the Aircoupe ( actually an Ercoupe 415CD ) has been around for a very long time – in fact nearly 65 years or so

That particular Ercoupe has been registered as PH-NCE continuously since 1949. It has flown in its civil markings for a very long time but a few years ago it was sold and underwent a complete restoration which has seen it emerge in these US colours. It has been back in the air for less than a year (I think).

July 13, 2015 at 12:38 pm in reply to: Duxford Diary (2015) #862094

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Great shot of the P-38! I’m not a big fan of the Red Bull paint scheme but in this photo it doesn’t matter 😉

July 6, 2015 at 1:50 pm in reply to: OLD WARDEN 2015 #869317

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Hi Mike, I found that myself but by then I had already named the file. I hadn’t counted on the name appearing with the photo to be honest! Thanks for the correction!

Anyway, aren’t all helicopters just annoying wasps…. 😉

July 4, 2015 at 2:28 pm in reply to: OLD WARDEN 2015 #870994

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A few quick shots from Old Warden yesterday. Just shout for any requests!

Chipmunkcircuits by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr

Wasp_arriving by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr

RedChipmunk by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr

Hideandseek by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr

Dove by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr
Reason for the plastic in photo four was a freshly painted Spitfire wing (of which I did not take a photo I just realised).

July 1, 2015 at 5:51 pm in reply to: Cranfield College Relics(2008 thread) #873633

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Anyone got any photo’s of the A.1 please?

The A1 is still there today, it is being used to train people in carrying out safety assessments. It has been opened up but nothing destructive has been done. I’ll see if I can post a photo but not everything in the shed that it’s in should be on the internet.

June 28, 2015 at 10:09 am in reply to: Heads up VC10 moves from Brunty to Cosford on sunday #876540

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The inner wings are currently underway to Cosford. The fuselage was a tricky move because of its length, this next load is extra wide but it’s in good hands!

June 27, 2015 at 11:54 pm in reply to: Vulcan weekend, routing now up with detailed maps showing turning points #876692

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East Midlands Aeropark got treated to two nice passes with some lovely wingovers in between. I cannot match the standard of some of the other photos but I’ve done my best…
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June 21, 2015 at 10:10 pm in reply to: Heads up VC10 moves from Brunty to Cosford on sunday #881124

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Great photos!

Looks like Bob will be outside for the foreseeable future. During the process of putting the airframe back together again conservation will also take place. There are some areas which are normally inaccessible which can be reached now thanks to GJD’s work.

June 21, 2015 at 2:58 pm in reply to: Heads up VC10 moves from Brunty to Cosford on sunday #881404

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There are some images from the move on its own Facebook page here (no login needed): https://www.facebook.com/XR808
Also interesting to scroll back and see how carefully this airframe has been taken apart. No cutting involved apart from one or two small bits!

June 19, 2015 at 8:28 pm in reply to: RAF Cockpit Panel ID – I'm beaten!! #882864

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VHF radios. Just below is a switch to choose set 1 or 2.

June 19, 2015 at 8:25 pm in reply to: List of preserved Boeing 747 aircraft #882870

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I only saw the cockpit in Hoofddorp once, in 2006. Haven’t been there that often since.
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Flying Pencil, the section in Munich is an A300 fuselage if I remember correctly. I had the same thought initially, having seen it there last year.

June 19, 2015 at 12:52 pm in reply to: List of preserved Boeing 747 aircraft #883362

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The ROC Amsterdam Airport at Hoofddorp, The Netherlands, took delivery of a 747 cockpit a few years ago. This was to be used in their engineering training program. This cockpit came from a 747 which had been stored at Schiphol airport for many years and had been chopped up. It looked pretty much gutted then so I don’t know if they kept it at all. Sorry, that’s all I can remember about it, perhaps someone else knows more.

And isn’t there a small fuselage section in the Science Museum, London? Or am I confusing my airliners… IIRC it was just a small 1 metre long cross section cut from a fuselage.

Edit: Found it! http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/online_science/explore_our_collections/objects/index/smxg-30021 Oh, disregard, I see it is already on the list!

June 18, 2015 at 12:15 pm in reply to: RAF Cockpit Panel ID – I'm beaten!! #884326

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The holes at the top are for the VHF radios, brackets at the bottom may be for Navigation sets. Having the magneto switches in between points to something smallish (not much room for a better arrangement) and/or something that had items retrofitted (ADF and/or other bits added at a later stage). Somehow I got to thinking about helicopters but the twin engined bit doesn’t lend itself to many options there.
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