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  • in reply to: Full-scale static replica Spitfire for sale #1585694
    turbo_NZ
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    hmmm,….$20K for the Spit,… approx $5K for a good V12 Jag engine, about another $5K of mounting brakes, the prop and engine mounts…..

    taxi-able replica with nearly the right sounds 😀

    TNZ

    in reply to: Displaying static Aircraft #1585727
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Phil,

    Have you been to the Wigram AFM ?
    If you haven’t it is a definite must !!! 🙂

    And if you do, hop across to Wellington and drop in to say hi 😀

    Cheers
    Chris

    in reply to: Merlin engine rumour #1585888
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Here’s a good (bad ?) example of “demob”……. 🙁

    TNZ

    in reply to: Displaying static Aircraft #1585909
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Placing it in a hanger with an imaginatve display environment adds a lot to the viewing experiance such as displays at Wigram RNZAFM in New Zealand – A real little gem of a place and getting better all the time.

    What needs to happen to all Museums is a lot of attention in the planning phase –
    1) What are you trying to achieve
    2) What do customers value and appreciate
    3) What is the context of the display and the aircraft(what is the aircraft and what environment should it be displayed in as a result)

    My thoughts.

    Kindest regards
    John Parker

    I concur. The Wigram displays are absolutely brilliant. The lighting does a lot for the atmosphere of the aircraft and sets the mood.

    Cheers

    TNZ

    in reply to: 1980s Secret Lancaster project #1585951
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Why even bother with a Lancaster when something of comparablish size like a HS748 manufactured by the same company would attract far less attention and they’re basically off the shelf aircraft.

    TNZ.

    in reply to: 1980s Secret Lancaster project #1586033
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    hmmm, interesting..

    The silent part,..would that mean it was jet-powered?
    4 merlins make quite a rumble I would think well before the lanc would even be seen.

    And “New Build”.
    Would the lanc have been built in the 80’s? What about the specialised tooling necessary to do this?

    I remeber seeing a pic of a lanc with turbojets mounted under the wings for testing these. So nothing is impossible I reckon.

    TNZ

    in reply to: Ryan STM force landing #1601059
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    hmmm,….dunno if I trust a chopper, with the rarity and value of the STM…

    If you owned the aircraft would you ???

    TNZ

    in reply to: Ryan STM force landing #1601251
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    I caught that on the radio news – it needs choppering out? Why? Clevedon’s polo field isn’t that small, it hosts international tounraments. I doubt that the STM needs that much ground to take off, and I would surmise it is capable of operating from grass? I guess it may be because of tree belts though.

    Glad it is still in one piece after its chequered career.

    Me too !!!
    beautiful aircraft !!

    Perhaps it’s had an engine malfunction causing the forced landing and can’t take off again ?

    Cheers
    Chris

    in reply to: New Pictures #1602171
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    That is very impressive, John !!!!

    in reply to: B707 pic question. #692983
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    I’m sure I’ve got some footage somewhere of that barrel roll in front of startled Boeing executives.

    If you look above in this thread you shall see I have included a link of this very same footage.

    It is brilliant stuff 🙂

    TNZ

    in reply to: Amazing footage of a Jaguar #1789563
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Saudis never had Jags… Just the Omanis.

    Oops you’re right, I meant Omanis…..

    TNZ

    in reply to: Amazing footage of a Jaguar #1790030
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Would they be Saudi Jaguars then ?
    Hard to tell in the footage

    TNZ

    in reply to: Amazing footage of a Jaguar #1790034
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    They didn’t work on my RealPlayer or Quicktime.

    Do you have all of you file associations set in your WMP ?
    As they’re MPEG-4’s
    Why the website owner chose the obscure formats is beyond me.

    TNZ

    in reply to: Amazing footage of a Jaguar #1790041
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    MPEG-4 files like that will require something like Quicktime. Better to use a more popular format imv.

    I agree, but they will open & play fine with Windows Media Player. I have version 6.4 and it’s fine.

    TNZ

    in reply to: Amazing footage of a Jaguar #1790042
    turbo_NZ
    Participant

    Well I liked it….take off or not… :rolleyes:

    TNZ

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