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Old 8th Mar 2012, 13:57
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I should F5 more often!!!
What a good idea!

All yours Mel.
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Thank you David here is the next:-
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Old 8th Mar 2012, 14:52
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How weird!

A helo by any chance?
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Old 8th Mar 2012, 14:55
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This engine was installed in a helicopter.
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Old 8th Mar 2012, 15:11
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engine or engines?
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Old 8th Mar 2012, 15:20
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The aircraft was powered by a single engine.
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Old 8th Mar 2012, 15:27
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RR Nimbus in a Wasp?
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Old 8th Mar 2012, 15:41
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You have it David the Bristol Siddeley Nimbus, later known as the Rolls-Royce Nimbus, a British turboshaft engine developed under license by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. from the Turbomeca Turmo in the late 1950s. It was used on the Westland Scout and Westland Wasp helicopters.



In the early days, the engine suffered several Power Turbine failures. Every after flight we had to carry out an Novalac eddy-current examination of the turbine disc shown in my original photograph. The only access was via the trouserleg jet pipe. It was replaced by the introduction of Mod 499, IIC. Happy days.

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Old 8th Mar 2012, 16:39
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Thanks Mel.

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Old 10th Mar 2012, 11:59
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This has been up for far too long.

It's a well-known European helicopter and I shall reveal it and declare OH
by 1600 prune time.
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Old 10th Mar 2012, 15:01
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Turbomeca Arriel, in a Dauphin/twin Squirrel,etc,OH if correct..
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Old 11th Mar 2012, 10:51
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Sorry for the delay - weird computer problem now resolved.

It's the EC155B helicopter.

Open House.
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Old 12th Mar 2012, 12:02
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Old 12th Mar 2012, 14:42
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G'day (or it will be) mate.

Was this a seaplane?
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Old 12th Mar 2012, 20:15
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Evening mate.

Yes, it was a float-plane.
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Old 12th Mar 2012, 20:51
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Northrop N-3PB float plane
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Old 12th Mar 2012, 20:57
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You clever dog!

Your control mate.

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Old 12th Mar 2012, 22:36
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Many thanks,Noyade.
The next challenge;
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Old 13th Mar 2012, 16:36
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Curtss XF14C-2. Cancelled I believe due to poor performance and delays with the availability of the XR-3350-16 engine.
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Old 14th Mar 2012, 09:47
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Correct,Mel, and well done.
YHC.
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