Aircraft General Discussion

LOL! All that wonderful hi-tech testing, then they are shaping the body panel on an English wheel!

Neil

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Neil,

When I left Avro in 1998, they were still shaping some panels on the English Wheel.

MichaelG.

Watched theTSR2 video,

all politician's are clowns , it's just.......

who will save us ??????????

Clogs

<edit> No sex, politics or religion!

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 10/11/2015 20:21:26

Gentlemen,

Watch this short video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckB4l0JHEmk

Martin P

Just watched the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum video of the ten Merlin formation (Lanc, Mozzie, two Spits and two Hurries)… I hate this word, but awesome…… I never could put a link on here, but it's easy enough to find on YouTube. Four beautiful aircraft types. You'd never call the Lancaster pretty, but everything about it is perfectly in proportion, it projects purpose and power. Wonder if the NZ guys have thought of putting a couple of replicas together….

As well, the Vintage Wings of Canada web site is worth keeping an eye on, a piece is added every week or so. Some interesting stories and photos.

Ian

The transport museum (MOTAT) in Auckland has an ex French Lancaster, it flew into Auckland a good many years ago, but I don't think they could possibly afford to maintain it in an airworthy condition, our local DC-3 Trust can't even afford to keep ZK- AMY in the air, it requires a major inspection, and some work done, and in it's last few hours of service had some major troubles with one engine, cracked cylinders. It also is being looked after at a museum at Ashburton in mid Canterbury.

The Lancaster was designed to do a job, and it did it well. The British heavy bombers were restricted by the demand that the wingspan had to fit in the hangers of the time, the same aircraft with a higher aspect ratio wing, ie., longer, would have been more efficient at altitude, but with all the restrictions there was nothing else that could carry the load.

Ian S C

Edited By Ian S C on 16/11/2015 12:09:29

Just walked out of the front door when this appeared over the lake. Managed to grab the camera.

It's predicted to reach over 100°F here tomorrow so I think that it was practicing scooping-up water for bush-fire fighting.

* Danny M *

Hi Danny,

Hope your are not near those WA fires.

Sam

Melbourne

G'day Sam, I live next to Lake Hume (NSW-Vic border) Thanks for caring.

Total Fire Ban here tomorrow.

I might just be able to get some pics of the big Sikorsky wokka-wokka's that sometimes suck water from the lake.

Also, there is a Focke Wulf 190 replica flying from Albury that I hope to grab some photo's of in the near future; it sometimes flies over the lake as the airport is only a few km away.

* Danny M *

Coming up on Sunday 29th November at 19.30 on channel 4, Guy Martin hosts a programme dealing with the Vulcan and the preparations for its final flight.

The programme is 1 and a 1/2 hours long.

Edited By V8Eng on 27/11/2015 19:18:09

From another site that I frequent, the Wings Over New Zealand /RNZAF Proboards. On the 2/1/16, a lad here in NZ celebrated his 16th birthday by flying solo 16 different aircraft types, 4 GA types including Tigermoth, Cessna 150, Victa 150 Airtourer, and an Auster Airdale, the other 12 were micro lights. Might be some sort of record.

Ian S C

Gentlemen,

Just before Christmas I had to clear my loft out ready for it to be insulated throughout with 300 mm fibre wool, I came across several boxes of slides I had forgotten I had, this afternoon I set up a slide reader, bought off Amazon this week, connected to my laptop and have come across some classics from 1976 including USAF Phantoms, Canadian Airforce and Norwegian Airforce F104 Starfighters, USAF F111's, Wessex Helicopters load carrying and BAC Lightnings. When I've been through the various boxes I will put some up for viewing.

Martin P

That should be interesting Martin, those slide readers are great, my one works on negatives also.

Ian S C

Ian,

mine does as well but I didn't know until it arrived I will put some photo's up tonight.

Martin P

Obituary.
The first test pilot of the French built Concord(e) died last Monday at the age of 95 outliving (by time and not age) Brian Trubshaw, Uk's test pilot by another 15 years.

**LINK**

BobH

G'day all.

There is a big bushfire nearby. This bloke has been hard at it for quite a few hours - he just skims along the lake surface after sideslipping down from the hills. It's well over 100°F so plenty of boats on the lake as people try to cool down.

Predicted temps of over 107°F tomorrow so he might be busy.

I hope that the boats give him a wide berth as it would be tricky to pick a clear stretch of water.

Lake Hume, NSW-Vic border, Australia

* Danny M *

Ah! Gotcha! - NSW not WA.

But still, I hope you are safe.

I had to convert to degrees C (41.7) to get a `feel' of it.

Any idea what percentage of the floats' volume is used for water?

Regards,

Sam

Pom ex Bolton

Found this on another forum. The funny in the last ten minutes raised a chuckle when I read his book years ago.

**LINK**

Hard to believe it's a quarter of a century since I saw its last flight at Mildenhall.

Regards Ian.

Had another visitor over the lake today - just thermalling along the ridge line of the hills with the engine quietly idling.

Looks like a fun sport.

* Danny M *

RE TSR2 - This 'painting' was displayed at Limoges airport a couple of years ago.
BobH