Devon airborne downunder
ZK-KTT was airborne at Tauranga on 30th December, for the first time in 30 years. Dave Phillips of Hunter, Mosquito and Tiger Moth fame at the controls.
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That second photo reminds me of the time when in response to a radio call from Air Traffic about the amount of smoke on start up the pilot replied that everything was OK but he was going IMC to start number two.
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Is that just black paint on the leading edge of the rudder?
Looks a bit like a de-icing boot, but I don't recall ever the Dove/Devon ever having those. |
Oh what joy. I saw it at Ardmore in 2007 looking resplendent. Many congrats to all those who worked to achieve this milestone.
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some later Doves seem to have had a de-ing strip on the tail
de Havilland DH104 Dove Mk.8 ? de Havilland Aircraft Museum
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Aah, just lovely
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Now they just need to get the Heron airborne. See pictures 1 and 3.
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I think the black stripe at the top of the rudder horn balance is probably just paint. It might be a rubber protective strip, as the rudder is fabric-covered.
As far as I remember, the TKS porous metal strips are only installed on the leading edges of the outboard wings and tail plane. I don't think the fin has one. I ferried one from Malta to the UK. It had been sitting out in the sun for a few months. After a good few engine runs and a test-flight, we set off. Traversing a cold front just south of Sicily, we started picking up some ice. I switched on the TKS system and watched, fascinated, as the ice ridges continued to grow! After a few minutes more, and following a lightning strike, I decided to turn it off. The ice stopped growing and eventually ablated after we exited the clouds. I reckon water/condensation had settled in the TKS fluid tank and so I was growing my own ice! (About 1000 hrs on Doves in the 70s and 80s.) |
HD,
That's the one. I first saw her in 2011. Looking more tatty than in your pictures. Some tears in the flap fabric, but I was told she's potentially airworthy. I had completely forgotten that there were fixed-gear Herons. eckhard, Thanks for that interesting anecdote. |
Lovely! I always considered the Devon to be one of those aircraft that looks "just right".
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That black bit on the rudder leading edge is paint, Doves Devon s were fitted with liquid anti iceing via porous strips on the leading edges of wings, horizontal and vertical stabilizers supplied by a 6 gallons tank aft of the main baggage hold and windscreen anti iceing via a hand pump fed from a 1 gallon tank forward of the nose bay hatch, however they are all removed from most of the type with only one exception which I am aware of.
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Originally Posted by eckhard
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I think the black stripe at the top of the rudder horn balance is probably just paint. It might be a rubber protective strip, as the rudder is fabric-covered.
As far as I remember, the TKS porous metal strips are only installed on the leading edges of the outboard wings and tail plane. I don't think the fin has one. I ferried one from Malta to the UK. It had been sitting out in the sun for a few months. After a good few engine runs and a test-flight, we set off. Traversing a cold front just south of Sicily, we started picking up some ice. I switched on the TKS system and watched, fascinated, as the ice ridges continued to grow! After a few minutes more, and following a lightning strike, I decided to turn it off. The ice stopped growing and eventually ablated after we exited the clouds. I reckon water/condensation had settled in the TKS fluid tank and so I was growing my own ice! (About 1000 hrs on Doves in the 70s and 80s.) |
Wonderful. Flew on a Devon out of Northolt once in early 60's. Brought back some nice memories long forgotten.
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Originally Posted by Wander00
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Aah, just lovely
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chevvron,
You are Roger Bacon and I claim my £5. ;) I should give a credit to Peter Mole for the Devon photos. You can see more great photos here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004565670700 And for Heron fans, here's an engine run from three years ago, with a bit of a post-start whoopsie: https://www.facebook.com/Classicflye...2926445465347/ |
Chev - that too.
ZFT - if before Jan 63 you would have been over the top of our house whilst I was around. Devons, Ansons, Expeditors, Flamants, etc, all day every day |
Originally Posted by Heathrow Harry
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some later Doves seem to have had a de-ing strip on the tail
But getting either de-icing fluid or hot air to the leading edge of a moveable control surface like the rudder sounds like a lot of hard work. I'll settle for it being a paint marking. |
Originally Posted by Wander00
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Chev - that too.
ZFT - if before Jan 63 you would have been over the top of our house whilst I was around. Devons, Ansons, Expeditors, Flamants, etc, all day every day |
Ah the old Smokey start ups, there is no descret way to fire up a gypsy queen,
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How about this one:D
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Flew the Sea Devon in my youth. Dont know if there were any differences. It was a delight to fly and it didnt have a hook !
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chevvron - "de Havilland" if you please! Never ever with a capital "D", so I was once told.
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AvroLincoln,
I've heard the same thing, but it's not clear. All the type number prefixes are DH and the company muddied the waters by using all caps in its advertising. Of course we could start a discussion about whether there should be an "e" in Avro. ;) |
http://forum.keypublishing.com/attac...5&d=1402351432
Aaaah, de Havilland ! The trick is to avoid ever starting a sentence with the name. :O |
and to formally include "The" in the company's name.
Looks up apprenticeship agreement, only to find it's in an envelope with "The De Havilland Aircraft Company Limited" in the pre-printed address and it refers to "the De Havilland Companies" throughout. AAAAAhhhhh! |
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