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  • August 20, 2012 at 2:02 am in reply to: It goes on( Amelia) #1084367
    Stepwilk
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    Since when did Lockheed aircraft have fenders? (referred to in the picture caption)

    If it was on a Harley–or a Triumph or BSA–it would be referred to as a fender, at least by U.S. bikers.

    I do wish TIGAR would give it a rest.

    I do wish commenters on this forum would give it a rest.

    August 12, 2012 at 1:35 am in reply to: What determines a "data-plate restoration" #1087043
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    Without skipping a step, Cate smiled, and asked, “Oh, and what color is YOUR Ferrari?”

    Totally off topic, but back in the ’70s, when the 727 was still in wide use (and a bit of a bear to land gently), I always enjoyed it when a pushy fellow passenger would say, “Wow, what a lousy landing.” I would smile and say, “And when did you last land a 727?” They never had an answer.

    August 11, 2012 at 11:00 pm in reply to: Flt Sgt Copping's P-40 From The Egyptian Desert #1087119
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    Listening to Radio 4 this morning, the story was about the anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. The only survivor of the crew is the navigator. A teacher at a high school in America introduced him as a veteran of World War Eleven.

    This is an ancient urban legend. Been around for years. Not true. Then again, if it’s on the Internet, it MUST be true, right?

    Go back to sleep, guys.

    July 22, 2012 at 7:14 pm in reply to: Battle of Britain – private footage #946825
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    Ah, the dreaded “regulars.” You and your pals should start another forum and admit only your friends.

    July 20, 2012 at 6:20 am in reply to: Was the Anson ubiquitous? #949095
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    Actually, what interests me is that we had nothing like the Anson–an all-purpose, all-services, multi-use, multi-engine trainer. Not the Beech AT-10 or -11, the Curtiss-Wright AT-9 or the Cessna AT-17. These were all basically pilot trainers, and our WWII gunners, radiomen and bombardiers mostly got training in other ways and in other airplanes (if airplanes were used at all).

    So though the Beech is similar in some ways–and I understand that you were kidding, not trying to make a serious point–we didn’t have anything like the Anson.

    July 19, 2012 at 10:30 pm in reply to: Was the Anson ubiquitous? #949246
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    Let’s end this thread before this silliness gets serious.

    July 19, 2012 at 10:17 pm in reply to: Was the Anson ubiquitous? #949252
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    No redneck race starter would ever be so polite as to say, “Gentleman, you can start your engines.” The expression is “Gentlemen, start your engines.” That’s an order, suh.

    And it’s actually the last words of the Star-Spangled Banner.

    July 19, 2012 at 10:03 pm in reply to: Was the Anson ubiquitous? #949258
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    I thought that the term bomb aimer was used in favour of bombardier in UK and most of the Commonwealth?

    ….and Wireless Operator rather than Radio Operator, Air Gunner rather than Gunner.

    Well, I’m writing for an American audience. Some might argue that while writing about things English one should use English usage, but if I was reviewing a Jaguar in Car and Driver, it would seem very affected to write that the bonnet was too short. A bonnet’s a hat over here.

    July 19, 2012 at 8:11 pm in reply to: Was the Anson ubiquitous? #949570
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    Thank you. Just what I needed–forgot all about the Ox-box, my only excuse being that I went to Harvard and not Oxford…

    July 18, 2012 at 6:44 pm in reply to: Potez 63 first hops #950533
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    Sounds about right…three light MGs.

    July 18, 2012 at 6:12 pm in reply to: Potez 63 first hops #950657
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    I have seen a couple of references to the 63-11 having as many as 12 light machine guns, making it the most heavily armed aircraft in the air at the time. I find this doubtful, but can anybody prove me wrong?

    July 15, 2012 at 1:07 am in reply to: The Earhart continues……… #954621
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    Old news. Go here…

    http://tighar.org/Projects/Earhart/Niku7/niku7dailies3.html

    …if you’re actually interested in finding out what’s going on day by day right now on Nikumaroro. Which I doubt anybody on this forum actually is, more’s the pity.

    July 14, 2012 at 7:10 am in reply to: Potez 63 first hops #955821
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    Where does it say this took place in the U. S.?

    July 13, 2012 at 5:34 pm in reply to: Can Anyone Confirm, Deny These Two Aviation Myths? #956377
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    Human hair in Luftwaffer aircraft seat backrests or cusions.

    Horsehair (from their tails and manes) was the standard padding in Prewar Mercedes-Benz seats, I know. My acquaintance Paul Russell, probably the finest Mercedes and Bugatti restorer in the world–he does all of Ralph Lauren’s cars–traveled to Germany to find the horse farm that used to supply that hair to Mercedes, so he could use the hair from the descendant horses in one of Ralphie’s cars.

    But human hair, I dunno.

    July 11, 2012 at 5:38 am in reply to: Heinkel 115 recover WOW this looks in good condition #959362
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    At least keeping the airframe wet/submerged is probably the best thing they can do.

    I’ve received an answer from the museum to my suggestion that they contact the Texas A&M people for advice, which they said they definitely were going to do, so perhaps more than keeping the airframe wet is in the cards.

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