*Switches worthyone’s television off… then shoots it with a 12guage*

Go outside mate, theres a whole world out there for you.

Besides, she’d only screw you around anyway. It takes a certain type of person to do BB- one that NEEDS publicity and to be the centre of attention, and doesn’t care who they trample over to get it. Think of your bank balance and heart, and quit whilst your ahead.

Absolutley! Heard an interview the other night on Radio 5 (Saturday, I think) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/programmes/upallnight.shtml) with the bloke who left BB (suprised they gave him any airtime). All he appeared to be bothered about was self-gratifictaion of the highest order – and money. That probably goes for the rest of ’em. They’re all the same – a load of wannabe’s. In fact, can we start a ‘TV I’d like to trash’ thread?

Definitely agreed… striking similarity to the Latecoere 17… no… wait that wasn’t it (or last night even)…. still a similarity – although the ‘cowling’ is all wrong – but then… why worry… definitely fun ‘though

I’ve been having fun with Fouga23’s link… the blog puts it in Egypt… I’m calling it a CR-42… the u/c struts have it in my eye.

NAh, not a CR-42. It’s part of Vango’s new range of lightweight tents. Look, here’s one when it’s finished!(http://www.vango.co.uk/) 😉

Part of it IIRC. I think the 2 stage blower started for the Wellington VI ( high altitude) using a first stage off of a Vulture ….? I’m sure there are Merlin 60 experts out there who know the story far better.
You could try Hookers “Not much of an Engineer” for his version . I’ll see if I can dig my copy out.

I’d forgotten about that book. I’ve seen it but haven’t got it. I was thinking about an interview with Hooker on a programme called ‘The Plane Makers’ I fished out on video recently, where he states that it was one of his first senior posts (if not the first) he had with RR. This followed a report he’d written regarding supercharging and he was given the job, along with aforementioned blower. Mind you, I don’t recall him mentioning WHEN he landed the job, so it’s not inconceivable that he worked on the Vulture.

We certainly had another two, NF754 and NF755, both captured in December 1942.

Wasn’t the Pembrey aircraft, after evaluation, part of the catalyst to have the two-stage blower fitted to the Merlin. IIRC this mod was designed by Stanley Hooker at Rolls (who later went on to develop the Harrier’s engine design)

messerschmitt9 – which web site did you source it from?

What does the poster actually depict? (Yes, I know it’s likely to be an airfield, but give us a clue!)

Crystal Maze – definitely.

What about ‘Tomorrow’s World’?