GordonM

I’m trying to work out how many I’ll buy! Hopefully the fact the article shows a MkIV means that will follow too?

So by the time the drawbar is included it’s even longer than it should be?

So according to those dimensions Selwyn (if my maths is correct) and assuming the width is frame not across the wheel the Flightpath C Trolley scales out exactly right width wise, but is around 13mm (or 2’ too long?)

Sadly I don’t have a photo (partly because I don’t use Flickr photobucket etc) As modelled by Flightpath the rear section is an X shape open frame, the rest is a solid floor. The dimensions as I’ve made mine is 24mm length by 20mm wide open area, the cross X brace 2mm wide and starting from the solid floor which ends 24mm from the rear axle, so there is an unbraced section approx 3mm long in front of the rear axle. The last support is at the very end of the solid floor, the supports are 23mm apart. Once the Cookie is on, very little is visible apart from the X braces, supports and front tapering section. hope that all makes sense?

Measurements from mine: frame length - 112mm “. Width - 24mm width to outside of wheels - 33mm wheel diameter - 10mm drawbar length - 22mm frame width is slightly varied (probably due to my poor folding skills) but 24mm is taken across the frame just in front of the rear axle.

3rd that

While cutting my lawn had a Griffon engined Spit pottering around overhead

Loved the guy on Look East who said he thought his kettle had 'blown up' then said he looked round for the 'nuclear fall out' -

Logically it could be a misprint of scale/manufacturer, but assuming it's a mistake it could also be an embargo date been mistaken?

Presumably because it would be impossible to make short notice arrangements for fuel, insurance etc. Plus the Administrators won't want aircraft to have more hours, use stock that they can liquidate etc

Apparently Ryanair used a financial year system for their leave which the Irish CAA insisted be changed to calendar year, leaving Ryanair to fit leave into three months less available time. The BBC gave this explanation on Breakfast recently?

With regards to bubbles in paint, it makes sense not to shake it. I work for the ambulance service, we have certain drugs which come as a powder In a syringe which needs mixing with a vial of water. If you shake the vial after injecting the water you get large quantities of bubbles. The bubbles take a very long time to disapate, if bubbles are injected it's not good! We therefore mix by a circular swinging motion, thus minimising bubbles, clearly similar would work with paint.

I bought my Valiant from TkMaxx at half price

Just tell her biplanes always weigh more - it's the extra wings don'tcha know..... 😉

Yes ago as a child I read 'Faith, Hope and Charity' by Kenneth Poolman, first published by William Kimber in 1954 - so written at time when details were fresh. I've not read it for years, however I do recall in it he states the aircraft were stripped of anything unnecessary to gain speed and therefore height. The book also talks about on Gladiator being given extra machine guns on the upper wing, Poolman describes it as looking like a WWI relic sat on the airfield, he also states it was known locally as the 'Bloodiator' During the darkest days of Malta's defence ground crews reportedly fitted Blenheim engines as replacements, both to keep the Gladiators flying, but also to give as much performance as possible(?) I'm sure I read somewhere that at least one aircraft had a Blenheim cowling to go with its new engine, but as I stated it's a while since I read the book!

To be fair when I first attended an air show (Burma Star Day, Waterbeach, 1970 something) the programme was printed showing 'the type of aircraft that MIGHT attend it was so predictable. Possibly rose tinted spectacles at work, but I'm not sure things were so much better in the good old days? Apart from the static park such as Bassingbourn (1976?) when there were multitudes of foreign Harvard/Texans arrive my memory is of far fewer warbird aircraft displaying, although there were obviously many more current service types available.

Cool, I've got a ClassicAirframes T7 in the stash, but I can always use more!

Pardon my ignorance, but what is the Alley Cat conversion for?

I had a flight in one from Duxford for my 40th birthday (some years ago!) best bit of the flight were 1) being weighed before loading to balance the plane - heaviest on last (can you nose over a Dragon Rapide?) and 2) the pre flight safety briefing complete with flight card with states one of the emergency exits is a circular canvas panel in the roof which one kicks through!

Question is what to do with the F8 fuselage, otherwise it makes a pretty expensive F4?

Just found this - excellent work. At some point my 8 Group project will start so lots of useful learning taking place!

Someone on eBay had produced a printed camera crate, along with braking parachute, I bought a crate from him, but I can't recall his details and a search of eBay hasn't turned anything up

A while back I went to a tyre fitter who had a large off road tyre blow as he inflated it at a wind farm site. No safety equipment in use, he was lucky to be blown backwards with only abrasions, as it blew he threw his arm across his eyes which possibly saved his eyesight.

Thanks for the help guys

Obviously having a brainfart I should have considered the 15/20 min gap would make sense as a circuit and bump