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May 8, 2004 at 9:48 pm in reply to: Dornier Do 24 ATT water landing pics and more… #1559741

Kenneth
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I hyphened the reg to avoid any problems :))

@turbinz: The fuselage is from an ex-Spanish AF aircraft which has had the cockpit raised and undercarriage added (main gear legs from a Do 31, nose wheel from a Fokker Friendship). The wing was new, and of course also the engines.

May 6, 2004 at 8:55 pm in reply to: Dornier Do 24 ATT water landing pics and more… #1560922

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The take-off was duly saluted by the fire brigade, and she then made several low passes over the lake and the harbour, just as she had done upon arrival. What an absolutely amazing and breathtaking sight.

If you have the chance to see this aircraft make a water landing, do not miss it whatever you do!!!

May 6, 2004 at 8:52 pm in reply to: Dornier Do 24 ATT water landing pics and more… #1560929

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The aircraft remained moored for about two hours, during which the new Zeppelin NT airship came and had a look (note: not a blimp, but a real airship with a rigid framework). The return of the Seastar (registered “D-ICKS”…) in the meanwhile sunny skies over Friedrichshafen signalled that the Do 24 ATT was getting ready to take off again, this being accomplished after a take-off run of about 600 metres.

May 6, 2004 at 8:49 pm in reply to: Dornier Do 24 ATT water landing pics and more… #1560932

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Shortly after 11.00 local she alighted smoothly on the lake and used reverse thrust to come to a stop very quickly (three plane lengths at most). Unfortunately, the Seastar was not permitted to land too.

April 27, 2004 at 9:26 pm in reply to: Fly! The London Airshow (Report & pics) #437940

Kenneth
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Great pics – and good to have you back on the forum!

April 27, 2004 at 9:14 pm in reply to: Buying aircraft projects #437941

Kenneth
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You may wish to get yourself an independent PFA instpector to look it over for a second opinion.

I’d second that. Also beware of any closed up portions (box spar) which can no longer be inspected.

April 27, 2004 at 8:37 pm in reply to: Caravelle still flying – photos #664841

Kenneth
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Great – thanks for that link 🙂

April 27, 2004 at 8:35 pm in reply to: Real pilots don't autopilot #664844

Kenneth
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@R.Weaver:

Judging from your other posts it would seem that you have never, ever been at the controls of an airliner and that you only have very limited practical flying experience. So what in your opinion entitles you to judge what is real flying and what is not?

April 26, 2004 at 8:09 am in reply to: Do-24ATT on World Tour #1576573

Kenneth
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No,it’s not; the Seastar is a smaller amphibian with two engines in a tandem push-pull arrangement (looks like a small Dornier Wal) – and is incidentally also scheduled to be at the Berlin Air Show in May.

April 25, 2004 at 4:55 pm in reply to: Do-24ATT on World Tour #1585468

Kenneth
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So there are a few of these lovely things surviving then?

Dornier retained another one which for many years was mounted on a plinth outside the Dornier works in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, Fortunately, it has now been transferred to the Deutsches Museum in Oberschleissheim where it has taken its turn in the restoration queue (they’re busy restoring a CASA 2.111 at the moment). It will then take the place in the museum vacated by the Do-24ATT, which was displayed there from 1992-2003.

I intend to go to Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance to watch it land there on next Saturday and will post my pics here.

April 25, 2004 at 3:43 pm in reply to: Messerschmitt Bf109 #1585529

Kenneth
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Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) is now part of the EADS conglomerate. Ownership of their historic aircraft was transferred to the Messerschmitt-Foundation in the early 90ies but EADS remain operators of the aircraft. They have a Bf 109G-6 (D-FMBB) and a Bf 109G-10 (D-FDME; the aircraft that was seen on the British airshow circuit some years ago) and both are more or less Hispano-based. D-FMBB is said to have flown again recently and is scheduled to participate in the Berlin Air Show in May. D-FDME is grounded with a blown engine. Both are seen in public only very rarely. Some pics here:

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?threadid=12355&highlight=Manching

April 22, 2004 at 11:47 am in reply to: New quiz #1604243

Kenneth
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I’d say the aircraft in the foreground is an early Stinson SR-9 Reliant (i.e. not a “gullwing” Reliant)? But what is the aircraft in the background..?

April 21, 2004 at 8:07 pm in reply to: New quiz #1605515

Kenneth
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Based on the paintscheme I would say that could even be a Malmö Flygindustri MFI-9, the aircraft on which the Bölkow Bo 208 Junior was based, as it in my opinion looks very much like the standard MFI factory paintscheme.

April 21, 2004 at 7:56 pm in reply to: Do-24ATT on World Tour #1605526

Kenneth
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ILA (Berlin Air Show) participants list:

http://www.ila-berlin.de/ila2004/airshow/flugg_kat.cfm

Do-24ATT schedule:

http://www.do24.info

April 19, 2004 at 7:41 pm in reply to: Last SAS DC-9 flight #678432

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Love your avatar, Sonnenflieger! A real aircraft in areal paintscheme from the days when the Scandinavian airliner world was sound and healthy! Jättebra! 😉
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