Gas Venting Stations (GVS)
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A lovely Super Cub almost found out what happens to aircraft overflying gas venting stations today as he overflew us at no more than I would say 500-600ft. We were carrying out venting tests at high pressure at the time.
Caught my eye because it was A) Flying Very Low, B) Flew right through the centre of the GVS, C) It was a nice one and I am a Cub fan.
Would have hated a blast of high velocity gas to have ruined his day
Caught my eye because it was A) Flying Very Low, B) Flew right through the centre of the GVS, C) It was a nice one and I am a Cub fan.
Would have hated a blast of high velocity gas to have ruined his day
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From: Lancashire
all those big gas towers you used to see in the big towns and cities
are all gone, remember the huge cylinders that used to rise and fall,
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From: Dubai
A high volume of gas pressurised to around 60bar exiting a 300mm stack would probably have ruined his lovely fabric job. Not sure of the effects caused by ingestion into the engine but I'm sure the results wouldnt have been pretty.
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From: Glens o' Angus by way of LA
Hmmm a cracking looking super cub flying low over the GVS station near Forfar, a few days after i bump into a guy with a cracking supercub at Perth and invite him to come in and land at my strip by describing its location as "just outside Forfar" what are the chances its the same guy ????
If it is the same plane I cant wait to see it on final at the strip, its is a top notch machine
If it is the same plane I cant wait to see it on final at the strip, its is a top notch machine
