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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

26th Mar 2012, 12:19

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The vent pipe, left side, looks like a Rolls...

The vent pipe, left side, looks like a Rolls Royce engine?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Mar 2012, 13:30

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Its an SRN ... something, or the USN big one. ...

Its an SRN ... something, or the USN big one.

OH as required.

I built a small one of these to ride on across the airfield; it went very well except when crossing a grilled storm drain - it lost...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Mar 2012, 13:18

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Could this one float; and not 'fly' very high?

Could this one float; and not 'fly' very high?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

31st Jan 2012, 01:20

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French ‘V’ tail; Magister? OH

French ‘V’ tail; Magister?
OH

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

16th Dec 2011, 12:13

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There is something in memory about this, but I...

There is something in memory about this, but I can’t get at it.
Possibly a whiff of French perfume or maybe even Swiss chocolate?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

7th Dec 2011, 12:06

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I have to check the mileage into town, thence a...

I have to check the mileage into town, thence a student of shopping - she who must be obeyed.

OH

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

7th Dec 2011, 01:47

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Is this one Miles from any other one? Or still in...

Is this one Miles from any other one? Or still in school?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd Dec 2011, 12:31

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That’s a good one to float! I don’t think that...

That’s a good one to float! I don’t think that it had any wheels??

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Dec 2011, 15:48

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Those temp or thrust trimmers in the jet pipe...

Those temp or thrust trimmers in the jet pipe again; thus probably pre FADEC.
Also, there is a large gap between the jet pipe and airframe – quite old, non reheat?
Nice airframe tin work, perhaps...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

28th Nov 2011, 20:25

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Is it some sort of upside down thrust vectoring...

Is it some sort of upside down thrust vectoring experiment; or the entrance to a public toilet with glazed tiles?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

2nd Nov 2011, 19:41

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B 717. The engine pylons have a ‘control’...

B 717. The engine pylons have a ‘control’ tab/surface on them.
Engine pod with a strake.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Nov 2011, 17:42

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For the those lacking imagination - the 'Thrust...

For the those lacking imagination - the 'Thrust SSC' supersonic car which used two RR Spey engines:
Thrust SSC | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29663856@N03/5680385317/)
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Nov 2011, 14:03

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Reheat – a very British term. Always required for...

Reheat – a very British term. Always required for Thrust, and often to get supersonic, but not necessarily to get airborne.
Or just a lost Phantom of my memory?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

1st Nov 2011, 01:46

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Something vertical, with more than one of these...

Something vertical, with more than one of these engines?

Re the small disc-sectors on the external ring at base of the exhaust, are these thrust trimmers?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Oct 2011, 17:50

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…… and bits of a Gnat (?) stuck on the back of a...

…… and bits of a Gnat (?) stuck on the back of a pseudo high speed catamaran?
And your lunch would include a ‘Scottish’ named soup. OH!

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Oct 2011, 17:15

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Then perhaps your weekend thoughts of a pure...

Then perhaps your weekend thoughts of a pure turbojet would include 'blue' boats and Coniston Water?

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

23rd Oct 2011, 13:43

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Black Knight ... OH Black Arrow R4 rocket in...

Black Knight ... OH

Black Arrow R4 rocket in the Space Gallery, Science Museum, 2000. - Home - Science Museum London (http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/images/I052/10320809.aspx)

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Sep 2011, 13:08

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Jumbled … sorry, too cryptic. RTA = = ATR, who...

Jumbled … sorry, too cryptic. RTA = = ATR, who were partners with BAe in AIR. Hence the association with the BAe wind tunnel.
The turboprop model was adorned with the AIR logo. AIR had several...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Sep 2011, 11:55

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No not IPTN. Many manufacturers had similar...

No not IPTN. Many manufacturers had similar ideas, only a few were built.
None of the above made it beyond the wind tunnel, except that parts of the turboprop, full size engine/wing/fuselage...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

15th Sep 2011, 01:34

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To speed things up, this could have been a stable...

To speed things up, this could have been a stable mate - the earlier jet version.
http://i54.tinypic.com/d8zmq.jpg

and the project which both parties wanted to build but couldn’t afford it....

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Sep 2011, 18:50

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Sorry, no more progress so far, but in a jumbled...

Sorry, no more progress so far, but in a jumbled way MReyn24050 has consortium member.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Sep 2011, 15:25

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Sorry not the TurboLiner – incorrect fin shape...

Sorry not the TurboLiner – incorrect fin shape (not that you can see) and without curved flight deck window panels. Perhaps a little smaller – up to 120 seats, but more likely 70-100.

Ah Warton,...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Sep 2011, 13:21

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Not EADS Alenia, but a flavouring in the mixture.

Not EADS Alenia, but a flavouring in the mixture.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Sep 2011, 12:05

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RegDep, quite likely (btw where is that tunnel...

RegDep, quite likely (btw where is that tunnel located); however who was using it.

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Sep 2011, 01:25

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With a degree of confidence in #59. Name of the...

With a degree of confidence in #59.
Name of the design organisation, or likely manufacturer. Project only, not built.

http://i54.tinypic.com/18zser.jpg

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

14th Sep 2011, 01:09

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Lockheed XF-90, or 90A depending on engine fit....

Lockheed XF-90, or 90A depending on engine fit. Ex XP-90.
46-687 first of two(?) protoypes.

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