Aircraft General Discussion

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

The easy start is handy, but I'm told that motors often become addicted to it, and wont start without it. Its mostly (as far as I know), ether, don't know if there is anything else in it, the propelant is proberbly LPG, or similar. Ian S C

[Flying FiferParticipant @flyingfifer]

Neil,

I`ve got a couple of KK Ladybird kits so if you need a copy of any of the parts I can scan & send them to you. However since I put on a post yonks ago that I was scanning MEW my "message member" facility was removed. So put an answer here & I`ll PM you

Regards P`d off Fifer

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Hi P'd off Fifer,

Thanks, but the plan I found includes scans of the balsa sheet parts!

Ian,

 

I think teh addiction is an illusion – what it means is an engine needs attention but gets Bradex instead – deterioration is masked until engine won't even start when warm without a tot of the hot stuff!

Neil

Edited By Stub Mandrel on 17/07/2012 21:00:15

[Flying FiferParticipant @flyingfifer]

Hi Neil

No problem. have fun building/repairing & then flying. Outerzone is pretty good for old plans & they are a great bunch of enthusiasts. Funny they NEVER have this problem inspite of the adverts. He He.

Rant is over & ex-Fifer who has a life has returned from orbit. Life is a bit fraught at the moment as swmbo had a major op a couple of weeks ago during which she had one hell of an allergic reaction to the anesthetic & the docs are still trying to sort her out. Op was a complete success but the aftermath has kinda shortened my fuse hence my outburst last night when I settled down to a good old read & saw this post. Light blue touchpaper & bang. I dont mind the adverts at all as I never bother with them until they cover the posts.

regards Alan

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

I mentioned the restoration of a Mk1 Anson 9/ 5/ 12, it had two test flights on the 18/ 7/ 12, beautifull aeroplane, it was showen on the TV news that day. There are some vidios on U Tube, one 30min+, and another about 15min. Ian S C

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Hi Alan,

Best wishes to your wife.

I have the adblock plug in for fiefox, but don't tell David. Do tell the advertisers that I do read their paper adverts in the mags!

Neil

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

A British Royal Air Force Typhoon pilot flies up to the
Back door of a C-130 (Hercules) for a photo opportunity.

He radios, "How much closer do you want me?"

They radio, "How much closer can you get?"

Close enough?

Edited By jason udall on 21/07/2012 00:46:12

[jason udallParticipant @jasonudall57142]

[sorry missed the punch line]

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

24/09/12 first test flight of KA-114, ZK-MOS, the Mosquito rebuilt in NZ, it was on TV tonight, but unfortunately I had to go out, and missed it, I'll go and see it on broadband tomorrow. It will star at an airshow next weekend. Ian S C

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

When are you Kiwis going to build a Brabazon?

Neil

[John McNamaraParticipant @johnmcnamara74883]

Hi All

This is for military aircraft buffs.
If you Google

The Sopwith swashbuckler

It will lead you to a relatively unknown first world war ace…An Australian that served in the British royal Air force. He shot down 47 planes.
Mike Rosel is a personal friend and has just published a book about it. Lamentably almost a century late.

Cheers

John

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Neil, you'll have to wait till next week, at the same place as the Mossie is comming from, theres another Mossie, A Kittyhawk, and a Spitfire, and a Venom. On the TV the other night, the chap who is builing the Mossies said that if he'd known the work needed, he'd have never started. I think hes over 70 now. No film of test flight, that will wait to next weekend, first public display on the 29th Sept., I think it will be acompanied by a Vampire (restored at the same place). Ian S C

[Cornish JackParticipant @cornishjack]

Ian S C –

My very first flight!! 26/4/54 – T/O 1900hrs, Landed 2205hrs, ANSON 'N', Pilot – Master Pilot Landsman (Czeck or Polish ex WW2), gentle aerial amble around E Anglia from Swanton Morley. Beautiful clear skies, surrounded by the clatter of a pair of 'Cheetahs' and the combined odours of leather, hydraulic oil, Avgas, Elsan fluid and old vomit!!! Thought it was absolutely marvellous and continued flying and being involved with aircraft for close to 50 years! Nostalgia rules OK!

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

A resent rebuild to take to the air here wis a Mk1 Anson. The Air Force Museum is doing a static rebuild of an Oxford. The RNZAF had Oxfords and Ansons by the hundreds war time.

Mosquito rebuild: Glyn Powell is the builder and at 78yrs is wanting to get on with his mossie

http://www.mosquito@ihug.co.nz Ian S C

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

We saw the Mosquito in flight on TV tonight, it looks beautiful. Its hoped that it will be able to tour the UK, before heading to the USA. Ian S C

[NimbleParticipant @nimble]

Went down to Ardmore Airport yesterday morning hoping to see the Mosquito doing taxiing trials and was fortunate enough to see it come down the taxiway, it then aligned itself up with the main runway and proceeded to take off on its Maiden flight at approx 0940. It did anumber of circuits avccompanied by a Trojan before going out of sight, apparently they were having trouble with the airspeed indicator an went to Mangere (Jean Batten) Intl Airport. to land as the crash facilities were better there. I stuck around until 1130 before going home. Went down at abou1620hrs apperently the Mosquito had returned done a few more circuits before going back to Mangere. About this time a flight of 5 Tigermoths landed. At abot 1730 the Mosquito retuned to land. Apparently it has to do 5 flying hours before it can take part in an aeroshow so I guess it will be taking of shortly to do more hours. I live about 3km from Ardmore and sometimes I am on th landing flight path so I am ever hopeful i will see it again today.

Neil

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

The mosquito has been flying today at a special airshow, and been on TV news again tonight, then a "Breaking News Bulletin " came on, a Spitfire is circling Wanganui airport, burning off fuel before a forced landing, one undercarrage leg is stuck up. Don't know, but it is proberbly on a return flight from the airshow, I suppose we'll hear more later. Ian S C

Landing successful, the pilot walked away (no news of the aircraft, a bent prop at least, Oh well thats flying).

 

 

Edited By Ian S C on 29/09/2012 08:06:12

Edited By Ian S C on 29/09/2012 08:07:22

[Pat Wright 1Participant @patwright1]

Ian,

I went to the airshow today and the Mosquito put on three seperate displays. Most impressive low fast sweeping turns to show off the plan and underside views to the crowd with with the only sound I now know to be better than one Merlin!

A great credit to all those that made it happen.

The owner of the restoration company said a second one will be completed in 2015, a P3 I think.

The Spitfire you referred to with a wheels up situation is I believe a homebuilt replica.

Pat

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Never thought I'd see one of these fly again, wooden airframes don't last long so a total rebuild was the only way it was going to happen

An amazing achievement

Mosquito rebuild

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[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

ZK-SPT the 80%(I think),replica Spitfire, is an Austrailian designed kit by a company called Supermarine, and called the Mk 26B, it's all metal, and powered by a 5.7L Chevrolet V8 engine of 430hp.Compared to a Mk 1 Spitfire, it's power to wt ratio is better, it cruises at 180kts, and on take off, it climbs at 3500ft/min, 500 ft/min faster than the Mk1.

Mk 1 Spitfire span: 36' 10" Mk26B: 27' 8"

Wing loading: 23lb/sqft " : 17lb/sqft

Weight : 5500lb " : 2090lb

The undercarrage is opperated by electric screw jacks.

The pilot/owner, Richmond Harding (nick name Ditch), ex Topdressing pilot thinks it should be back in the air in a month. Ian S C

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Good program after the news on TV 1 last night, about ZK – ADT/ ex G – AAJO, it was flown from England, to Sydney in 1935 by the father of its new owner Jan Chisum , its a 1929 DH 60G Gypsy Moth. Its not long since it had a rebuild, still has its origional engine from before the days when DH tipped them upside down, loverly little aeroplane, the owners husband has a Tigermoth, it was seen at the Mosquito airshow, flying in formation with the other DH biplanes. Ian S C

ps The 1935 flight took 157 hours, cruising speed is about 74mph.

Edited By Ian S C on 02/11/2012 13:10:09

[AESParticipant @aes]

@Ian SC (et al):

You need to be careful about referring to "upside down" engines – I seem to recall reading/hearing somewhere that the DH chief engines designer at the time (was it Maj. Frank Halford?) reckoned that "all the rest of us" had their engines upside down and he was the only "correct" one (i.e. with his pistons on the up stroke going upwards) – all other inline engines with the cylinders facing "downwards" were "inverted" installations.

Dunno myself, a bit before my time (but wish I could have seen the programme).

Krgds

AES

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

AES, the program as proberbly on the TVNZ web site, but as I'm on dail up, I don't even bother looking at that. Had a look on google, found reference to the TV program on the York And District Plastic Model Society web site.

http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/2012-11-01-5186851

Ian S C

Edited By Ian S C on 05/12/2012 11:50:55

[KWILParticipant @kwil]

The video seems to have benn withdrawn or moved from tvnz website.

[AESParticipant @aes]

Thanks Ian SC. Like KWIL I couldn't get the link – as he says, the TVNZ site says it has been withdrawn.

Ah well, thanks for the thought anyway.

Krgds

AES

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