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February 20, 2019 at 9:02 am in reply to: 'New' British Airways Livery :) #817935

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There will be an A319 in BEA ‘Red Square’ livery, along with some other aircraft in previous BA liveries.

February 20, 2019 at 9:01 am in reply to: MSC Zoe: Lost Containers. Look what else they found #817937

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Interesting! As the page is in Dutch, perhaps a quick translation/summary may be useful:
Parts from three different military aircraft were collected from the bottom of the sea during the search for the lost containers from MSC Zoe. A tail section from a P-38 was recovered, along with a RR Merlin engine, a Bristol Hercules engine and some wooden propellor blades.

February 18, 2019 at 4:28 pm in reply to: 'New' British Airways Livery :) #818325

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Whats not to like?

They should have returned a VC10 to flight in these colours….

…. I’ll get my coat…

February 6, 2019 at 11:19 am in reply to: Veteran's Anson Flight in NZ #820622

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Brilliant! Well done Mr. Reid!

February 1, 2019 at 8:01 pm in reply to: That Merlin Crackle… Or Not? #821623

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There might be some Merlin sounds in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ev29gcUAk0

January 31, 2019 at 10:51 am in reply to: That Merlin Crackle… Or Not? #821950

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Just a thought, but perhaps we’re taking more care in adjusting the carburettors and ignition timings on these old(er) engines these days. Which period is it that you’re referring to Adrian? I can think of another couple of variables as well.

January 23, 2019 at 11:57 am in reply to: Dunsfold vandalism #822911

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The aircraft involved are privately owned and on private property. If there are no photos around then perhaps the owners have chosen not to distribute these. I understand, from several people who look after the local VC10, that two aircraft were significantly damaged, with the bill running into thousands of pounds for the airworthy twin.

My impression is that this incident was not supposed to get all that much media coverage, perhaps so that copycats are not encouraged, or to ensure that any details about how this was done do not spread around the internet. That doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

January 18, 2019 at 9:14 am in reply to: Silver Spitfire unveiling #823820

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Correction, the photos I’ve seen were of RR232/G-BRSF (with that registration on it). I guess they stuck the ‘G-IRTY’ regs on it for filming/photography purposes.

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The Boultbee video shows RR232/G-BRSF sporting the “G-IRTY” registration. Could be CGI, but it was photographed on the ground at Goodwood carrying that registration.

Now that I have had another look at these images, I’m sure there’s a bit of CGI involved, seeing as the pitot tube is on the wrong wing 😉

January 17, 2019 at 7:10 pm in reply to: Silver Spitfire unveiling #823964

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I thought I had seen a photo of MJ271 taxiing a few weeks ago. Can’t remember where though. It looked pretty complete.

January 14, 2019 at 9:37 pm in reply to: Dunsfold vandalism #824551

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According to the team that looks after VC10 ZA150, the damage to the VC10 is limited to stuff having been thrown around the cabin. No broken bits or spraypaint fortunately. The 747 and a locally based twin (airworthy) suffered most of the damage.

January 2, 2019 at 1:16 pm in reply to: French Air Force Museum at Le Bourget #827456

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Nice photos, thanks for posting. But may I recommend some corrections to the captions? The Hispano Suiza engine is a Napier Sabre and you have mis-labeled a Dassault Super Mystere as a F-100 Super Sabre.

December 19, 2018 at 8:47 am in reply to: The Self Build Bally Bomber was one thing but this!!! #830096

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There’s also a project out there to recreate an airworthy B-17C, but updates have been few and far between, so I don’t know if they’ve gotten past the initial stages. See here: http://aerovintage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=655

December 17, 2018 at 1:21 pm in reply to: Rarest restorations currently underway? #830306

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There are two projects underway to rebuild/restore a Fokker D.XXI fighter. One is in Denmark, the other one in The Netherlands, with ATN at Hoogeveen. Their project is well advanced with the wing finished and painted, the fuselage frame complete and being fitted out. Plans are to have an official roll-out sometime in 2019 with a tentative date for a first flight in 2020. I don’t know how far the project in Denmark has progressed I’m afraid.

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– Here’s a video from February 2018 that shows some of the work that went into this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTz7CLRyZZQ
– For up to date news from this project, see this Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FlyingFokkerD21/

December 4, 2018 at 9:10 am in reply to: Al Mahatta museum, Sharjah #832919

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DSC_3569_resize by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr
Upon entering the nose, the display board is mounted against the opposite wall (big white overexposed blob…)

DSC_3570_resize by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr
There is red lighting within the cockpit itself, the display board is just off the left edge of the photo.

DSC_3571_resize by Jelle Hieminga, on Flickr
This should look familiar then…

December 3, 2018 at 8:10 pm in reply to: Yes Another Spitfire Thread. #832983

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Must have been a lot of fun to play with, judging by that take off. It still looked odd though 😉
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