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Old 10th Sep 2009, 12:00
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It looks like a Latecoere, but I think I'm wrong
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Old 10th Sep 2009, 12:09
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I thought Latecoere specialised in flying boats.
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Old 10th Sep 2009, 12:20
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Simply from memory rather than reference. Beardmore Inflexible??
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Old 10th Sep 2009, 12:22
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I think it looks like the Beardmore Inflexible, with those huge wheels and the trimtabs??

Just pipped me JEM60, well done! It triggered something in my memory too, but I decided to Google it first just to make sure, I would have had to declare open house anyway as I've not got anything prepared and would hate to hold up the night shift!

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Not even an hour for this one. It is the Beardmore inflexible from 1928. Developed to demonstrate the innovative stressed skin metal construction process.Although it flew it was too heavy for the three Condor engines. After two years it was dismantled and used to investigate metal corrosion.


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Old 10th Sep 2009, 14:08
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"Not even an hour for this one"

Welcome to my world S'land.
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Old 10th Sep 2009, 14:44
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LM, not just your world. I think that my record is about 8 minutes, just enough time to load the image, check another thread and find that my challenge had been answered. Ah well, such is life. Now for the important things, I need an industrial strength half litre of tea.
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Old 11th Sep 2009, 08:09
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JEM60 seems to have vanished. Now what do we do?

Shall I PM him?

LM
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Old 11th Sep 2009, 08:51
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I am not sure I have seen his name on this forum so he may not be aware of the protocols?

I think give it 24 hrs from his last post (so 1320 today) and if he has not submitted by then it becomes Open House.

Does everyone agree?
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Old 11th Sep 2009, 09:17
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I'm lecturing (aerodynamics) until 1120, so I'll drop him a quick PM in a few minutes.
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Old 11th Sep 2009, 09:26
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Yes, agreed. RR
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Old 11th Sep 2009, 10:19
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This is interesting. If we go OH at 1320, I can see more than one person trying to get there first with the possible result of two or three posts arriving at the same time.....

Gentlemen, set your clocks.

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Old 11th Sep 2009, 11:11
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This is interesting. If we go OH at 1320, I can see more than one person trying to get there first with the possible result of two or three posts arriving at the same time.....
Now, how in hell am I going to know when it's 1320 HRS over 'there.'

I'm lecturing (aerodynamics)
LM, you sound like a very interesting man. I'd love to discuss your life story over some beers. Have I got it right? You FLEW the Lightning? The stuff of dreams mate.

Too late for me, enjoy the 1320 deadline, I'm off to bed!
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Old 11th Sep 2009, 11:35
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Noyade,

Depending on where you are in Oz, you will be about nine hours ahead of us.
Therefore it's probably 2230 your time. Stay up Mate.

Yes, I did fly the Lightning, for five and a half years 1968 to 1973.
Later the Jaguar.

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Time

That time, 1320 hrs, is it zulu?
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Old 11th Sep 2009, 11:43
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Question

Anyone want to leave it until, say, 0900 UK time tomorrow?

That will give Noyade a chance.
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Old 11th Sep 2009, 11:48
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I'm pretty relaxed over it...mind you if we go now (well in 30 mins) then I'm sure by the time Noyade is up and about there will be one for him to guess, and then he can set us one for Saturday am? (besides which its a shame to loose another day and I'm not around Saturday so I'll miss out).

Ken
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Later the Jaguar
And the Jaguar! God I've led a boring life.

you will be about nine hours ahead of us.
And I'm a dumb bastard. I just realised that my last post is logged in at 1211 HRS and I made that at around 2100-2115 HRS here, so that makes it, as you correctly stated, NINE hours difference. I live on the East coast.

Anyone want to leave it until, say, 0900 UK time tomorrow?
No, don't do that. Continue as per your plan. I'll be at work tomorrow morning (Saturday). Damn, I hate shiftwork. Catch you all another time.

Cheers
Graeme.
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Ah.. "zulu" , a man after my own heart! None of that UTC nonsense, eh? Great!!!! RR
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Old 11th Sep 2009, 12:20
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1320 GPS time....

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