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Old 9th Nov 2015, 04:54
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India Four Two
 
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Day 10 - Victoria again

Jhieminga,

Thanks for the clarification about H-NACT.

Well, it's been a while. I've been back in Calgary for two weeks and after nearly three months away, there was a lot of boring stuff to do that kept me away from posting. However, as my alter-ego is still on Vancouver Island, 1000 miles away, I had better get cracking!

My UAS friend (also called David) and I drove back to Victoria Airport to visit the British Columbia Aviation Museum at 1910 Norseman Road

A very nice museum, with most of their collection under cover. We were shown around by a very knowledgeable volunteer. I've already posted the Bolingbroke and Eastman Sea Rover on What Cockpit. Other aircraft that appealed to me included:

Fleet Model 2:



When this aircraft was retired in 1971, it was the oldest airworthy aircraft in Canada. Interestingly, the engine looks like a Scarab, which would technically make this a Fleet Model 1.

Prototype Trigull:

One of the three prototypes built. Two were flown before the company ran out of money. Originally powered by the ill-fated Tiara engine.

TCA Viscount:





Nice to see it under cover. The first time I've ever been in a Viscount. I see why everybody liked the cabin windows.

Norseman:


Westwind IV (tri-gear Beech 18 with PT-6 engines):


Ironically, the aircraft that I had wanted to see - an R4D-8 (Super DC-3) - had been scrapped and all they had left was the cockpit!

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