Shuttleworth Spring show - 7th May
Shuttleworth Collection Spring Air Display 7th May 2006
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Allo Rob, can't see your pics at the mo (I will when I get home, looking forward to it!) but I welcome the Shuttleworth Season back! 
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Yes, it's a Hawker Hind.
In a few years' time we'll have a whole fleet of Hawker biplanes in the air (Hind, Nimrod, Demon, Fury, Audax). Now that's going to be a formation NOT to be missed.
Rob
In a few years' time we'll have a whole fleet of Hawker biplanes in the air (Hind, Nimrod, Demon, Fury, Audax). Now that's going to be a formation NOT to be missed.
Rob
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Thanks, PPP.
No, I didn't get any of my equipment back but I got a very rapid payout (Reported on Monday, cleared funds on Wednesday) from my insurer, which did a great deal to ease a pretty stressful situation. I've replaced most of my equipment and I'm happily clicking away again.
The police wrote to me to say that they'd successfully prosecuted a pair of thieves for stealing my equipment (and several other car crimes) but they've not done me the courtesy of returning my phonecalls to find out if there's anything that hadn't been disposed of.
In the meantime, the new Shuttleworth season is upon us and the wings for the Fokker Triplane were delivered to Old Warden on Saturday (the fuselage will follow in two weeks) so that's enough to lift anyone's spirit.
Rob
No, I didn't get any of my equipment back but I got a very rapid payout (Reported on Monday, cleared funds on Wednesday) from my insurer, which did a great deal to ease a pretty stressful situation. I've replaced most of my equipment and I'm happily clicking away again.
The police wrote to me to say that they'd successfully prosecuted a pair of thieves for stealing my equipment (and several other car crimes) but they've not done me the courtesy of returning my phonecalls to find out if there's anything that hadn't been disposed of.
In the meantime, the new Shuttleworth season is upon us and the wings for the Fokker Triplane were delivered to Old Warden on Saturday (the fuselage will follow in two weeks) so that's enough to lift anyone's spirit.
Rob
Stunning photographs - whenever I think I know what I'm doing with a camera I need something like that to remind me!
Incidentally, what was happening with the Chipmunk and the green balloon?
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Incidentally, what was happening with the Chipmunk and the green balloon?
G
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Seen that many times.
It happens that just occasionally one goes through the disc or just happens to get out of the way down the side. Used to annoy me that I got all but one (or two!) in the Tiger Club displays.
You will know the aerodynamics of that I imagine G.
It happens that just occasionally one goes through the disc or just happens to get out of the way down the side. Used to annoy me that I got all but one (or two!) in the Tiger Club displays.
You will know the aerodynamics of that I imagine G.
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The balloon looks like it missed the prop but the next frame (shot at 8.5 fps) shows the debris of the burst balloon, so what you see here is the moment just before bursting.
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Originally Posted by PPRuNe Pop
Seen that many times.
It happens that just occasionally one goes through the disc or just happens to get out of the way down the side. Used to annoy me that I got all but one (or two!) in the Tiger Club displays.
You will know the aerodynamics of that I imagine G.
It happens that just occasionally one goes through the disc or just happens to get out of the way down the side. Used to annoy me that I got all but one (or two!) in the Tiger Club displays.
You will know the aerodynamics of that I imagine G.
