Why is it recent governments are prepared to spend such vast amounts of money on the ‘security’ of Afghanistan at the cost of the security of the United Kingdom?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1288062/Cost-Afghan-Iraq-wars-rises-20billion.html

Well it’s either Energy, gas transmission, vast mineral wealth, a strategic pincer position on Iran, vast narcotics wealth or perhaps the desire to help a poor impoverished down trodden people aspire to monocracy in a ‘Tony & George’ style.

However, as I suspect that they are being slaughtered even more efficiently than the Russians achieved, the latter would appear to be a pipe dream

I can’t make any claim to be an engineer – as I’m not – but what I was told when I last asked whether we were going ahead with swapping them out, was that several of them while worn were within limits, and the worst one was going to an overhaulers for regrinding.

What the current situation is regarding them I’ll have to ask about; but I don’t like the idea of fire at all. 😮

Regards

Rich

IIRC the photos posted previously illustrated significant erosion on at least one of the lobes of the cam, such that the unworn corner of the lobe was quite visibly higher than the abraded new profile….. 😮

Would appear to be self defeating to run the engine with a source of self dosing particulate grinding media contaminating that expensive new oil? Especially when you have new cams in the spares stores.

Hi

Has anyone got a four view drawing of a Fw190A-5. The Osprey books have A-4, A-6 and A-8 though an A-5 would be good to see.

Unfortunately too many differences between the A-4 and A-6 to use either.

regards

MS

Why not have a look at Arthur Bentley’s site? He may have just what you are looking for and more. (Arthur is very closely involved with Flug Werk, their 190 project and a very nice man too!)

http://www.albentley-drawings.com/main.htm

http://www.albentley-drawings.com/fw190a_f_g.htm

Many other subjects covered in depth too.

Please tell me that isn`t a spar going across the glazing in the front turret……………

It’s ok, I think it’s just ‘Fanny Grey’ 😉

I concur, the depth of field is a playing trick here. Note that the wing of the Corsair casts a shadow over the wing of the B17 several seconds later. If it were dangerously close, the shadow would have passed over very quickly if not at the same time. (IMHO)

I mentioned earlier the rapid transit, endurance and engine 2 (+1 idling) engine (IIRC) extended loitering performance, though now one cared to remark. Wasn’t that another advantage of the Nimrod?

Is this the XH558 thread?