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Forum: Rotorheads
26th Nov 2020, 16:04
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Posted By heli1

very late to the party but the Wesland rep is...

very late to the party but the Wesland rep is Peter Derham ,the shop supervisor at the company's Weston factory.
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jan 2016, 15:58
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Dennis K is indeed the man...hopefully he will...

Dennis K is indeed the man...hopefully he will see this in time. Sad news about your father...I knew him only in passing but he certainly made an impact at Shoreham.
Forum: Rotorheads
20th May 2015, 20:06
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Dragonfly WG719 rolled down a hill a decade...

Dragonfly WG719 rolled down a hill a decade earlier...in Malta.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Dec 2013, 22:28
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Location....1987 Championships were at Castle...

Location....1987 Championships were at Castle Ashby?
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Nov 2013, 16:11
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

That close up of Slim was taken with the...

That close up of Slim was taken with the Westminster prototype ,which used Sikorsky S-60 dynamics married to twin turbine engines.could have been a good machine if Westland had stuck with it. Instead...
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Nov 2013, 17:29
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Savoia....What was the query on the Burma rescue?...

Savoia....What was the query on the Burma rescue? It's quite well documented and I recall meeting Carter and discussing it with him too before adding his signed statement on the mission to the Wall...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Nov 2013, 15:40
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

And another tale. The reason I've been told that...

And another tale. The reason I've been told that the early RAF Whirlwinds had the Pratt Wasp was because the postwar government couldn't afford to buy and import new engines so used existing stocks...
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Nov 2013, 15:36
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Tearing my eyes away from that gorgeous...

Tearing my eyes away from that gorgeous Hiller(!), the two HCC Mk 8s (XN126&127)were a crab response to Prince Phillip flying the Navy Whirlwinds ....they couldn't have that ....and were relatively...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2013, 16:58
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Neither of these Gazelles wereactually Bristow...

Neither of these Gazelles wereactually Bristow owned I Think.Both were with Vought Helicopters,the US agent as demo aircraft to begin with..1566 was built in 1978 and sold to Govmt of Trinidad and...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2013, 21:07
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Whirlwind tales........and what about the diver...

Whirlwind tales........and what about the diver who was sent down off Portland to locate a ditched Mk 7 and came up asking "which one "?
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Nov 2013, 19:53
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

You didn't need to practice engine offs in the...

You didn't need to practice engine offs in the early Whirlwind 7s.......oil circulation and overheating in the hover meant you got them for real!
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2013, 20:46
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Whirlwind savvy. HAR Mk 1 and Mk 3 RN with...

Whirlwind savvy.
HAR Mk 1 and Mk 3 RN with Pratt and Wright piston engines
HC Mk2 and Mk4 RAF Ditto
Series 1 Civil equivalent of HAR Mk 1...Bristow ,C Salvensen, Shell etc
Mk5 RN trials...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2013, 17:15
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Bear in mind that Bristow completely rebuilt...

Bear in mind that Bristow completely rebuilt G-AYNP,with the Series 3 nose mod for the Gnome and new cranked tail.In fact the only original Mk3 bit was the centre section. To be really anoraky it was...
Forum: Rotorheads
2nd Nov 2013, 08:26
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Awwww...you've ruined the thread now...

Awwww...you've ruined the thread now Savoia....talking about plank wings! Now the Whirlwind in the picture was converted from an ex RN Mk 3 bought at a bargain price no doubt and pioneered the...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Oct 2013, 08:45
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Autair was Bill Armstrong, an old world...

Autair was Bill Armstrong, an old world helicopter dealer who in the UK mostly operated from Luton and Panshangar but also had operations in Africa. He was a Bell agent there for many years but also...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Aug 2013, 12:40
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Shawline was Mike Barratt......super bloke.Where...

Shawline was Mike Barratt......super bloke.Where is he now I wonder?
Forum: Rotorheads
21st May 2013, 07:44
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Memory suggests Rowland Absolum did own Air...

Memory suggests Rowland Absolum did own Air Gregory and that Gay flew for it. Didn't they have a Lama at one time ?
I wonder where Gay is now??
Forum: Rotorheads
16th May 2013, 21:45
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Savoia......Tony Everard was the founder of the...

Savoia......Tony Everard was the founder of the HCGB circa 1966 and of course owner of Everards Brewery,a family business. He was an enthusiastic helicopter owner and pilot,very supportive of the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2013, 19:19
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

Really SASless. All US Army helicopters were...

Really SASless. All US Army helicopters were named after Native American Indian tribes ,so in this case it was surely pronounced the "Mo ha vee" not the "Mo ja vee "?
Sergei Sikorsky was with the...
Forum: Rotorheads
13th May 2013, 06:51
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

I guess the Brantly et al pictures at Middle...

I guess the Brantly et al pictures at Middle Wallop in 68 were at the Helicopter Championships that year , organised by the HCGB ?
Forum: Rotorheads
7th May 2013, 10:31
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

The Whirlwind above coded J ( for Eagle) is a Mk...

The Whirlwind above coded J ( for Eagle) is a Mk 3 ,XG581 ,photographed in the harbour at Malta circa May 1956. It was allocated to the Ships Flight that year.With the arrival of Mk7s in57 it was...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th May 2013, 18:46
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

Savoia...the Hiller is probably XS166 /42,the one...

Savoia...the Hiller is probably XS166 /42,the one John Eacott was standing by on the same day?! No squinting just cheating!
Forum: Rotorheads
4th May 2013, 04:47
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

So what's the serial of the Hiller in the...

So what's the serial of the Hiller in the background then??!
Forum: Rotorheads
1st May 2013, 18:48
Replies: 2,607
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Posted By heli1

All right...time to own up.I didn't read the...

All right...time to own up.I didn't read the serial.I worked it out from the code(62) ,the date and my Whirlwind 7 movement records of the time !
Still I wish my eyesight was that good.
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Apr 2013, 13:58
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

The Whirlwind 7 above is surely XK936, if you...

The Whirlwind 7 above is surely XK936, if you squint closely at the picture.Now on display at Duxford.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2013, 10:07
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

Over flying San Francisco Bay my friend.

Over flying San Francisco Bay my friend.
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Apr 2013, 05:57
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

Bob Smith is your god father Savoia? Good grief I...

Bob Smith is your god father Savoia? Good grief I first knew him when he was a test pilot on Sycamores and met him later at HeliExpo when he was working in South Africa
Where is he now?
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Mar 2013, 06:34
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

Vfr440.........Skeeter G-SARO is actually at the...

Vfr440.........Skeeter G-SARO is actually at the Yorkshire Air Museum but the Helicopter Museum has got four spare airframes if you fancy rebuilding another one !
A couple of the volunteers have...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Mar 2013, 20:25
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

I suspect the United Helicopters mentioned...

I suspect the United Helicopters mentioned earlier was indeed a Bristow affiliation....they also hadS-55s registered at one point on oil work. The UH-12 illustrated is in the same colours as the ones...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Nov 2012, 15:47
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

Devil Now that that truth is out about Hillsboro' and...

Now that that truth is out about Hillsboro' and newspaper payments to police officers in London isn't it time someone demanded an Inquiry into the Met 222 purchase !
A more unsuitable buy at the...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Aug 2011, 10:22
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

Commenting on your last two posts Savioa One...

Commenting on your last two posts Savioa

One of the Aussie pilots must be Don Farquarson who later joined Bristol's as a test pilot on Sycamores through to Sea Kings..no longer with us I'm afraid...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Jun 2011, 11:40
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

Savoia.. Going back to Colt Aviation Peter...

Savoia..
Going back to Colt Aviation Peter Turner was their chief pilot and today is MD Executive Aviation,still based at Staverton (sorry Gloucestershire Airport).
He is on leave for a...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Oct 2010, 10:03
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

Sox is still around ......and still occasionally...

Sox is still around ......and still occasionally playing golf when I last spoke to him !
Forum: Rotorheads
10th Sep 2010, 12:46
Replies: 2,607
Views: 2,834,124
Posted By heli1

Was Thamesdown operating from near Swindon...

Was Thamesdown operating from near Swindon towards the end ?I seem to recall the heli Museum collecting some battered JetRanger fuselages from a field near there a few years ago.
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