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14th Jul 2016, 15:29
Replies: 34
Views: 9,266
Posted By RJM

Until she died recently in her 90s, I had the...

Until she died recently in her 90s, I had the good fortune to have a few chats with Ruth Adam, a former ATA pilot living in South Australia. I tried without luck to get her to give a radio interview...
14th Jul 2016, 15:18
Replies: 11
Views: 3,965
Posted By RJM

That looks like it. I should have googled the...

That looks like it. I should have googled the number earlier. If I hear what is likely to happen to it, I'll post again.
14th Jul 2016, 12:41
Replies: 11
Views: 3,965
Posted By RJM

Some scap aluminium turned up in my street

This morning, this was parked near my house. Clearly, it once flew, and someone may be hoping it does so again. Any ideas what it might be? I thought it might be a Sabre. There must be more of it, on...
27th Aug 2015, 04:10
Replies: 1,087
Views: 1,028,009
Posted By RJM

I suspect lawyers interpreting the law of...

I suspect lawyers interpreting the law of negligence will determine what measures are taken to reduce the risk and cost of liability for loss resulting from events at air shows.
13th Apr 2015, 09:22
Replies: 1
Views: 3,399
Posted By RJM

Fly like a bird

Amazing.

Markus Fischer: A robot that flies like a bird | Talk Video | TED.com (http://www.ted.com/talks/a_robot_that_flies_like_a_bird?language=en)
28th Mar 2015, 15:01
Replies: 3,543
Views: 5,540,881
Posted By RJM

I wouldn't dare to comment on the aviation...

I wouldn't dare to comment on the aviation aspects of this horrible business, but it occurred to me that LH may have preferred the news of the FO's apparent actions to leak early and 'bring the...
10th Jan 2015, 09:38
Replies: 467
Views: 325,954
Posted By RJM

Still impressive.

Still impressive.
10th Jan 2015, 08:37
Replies: 467
Views: 325,954
Posted By RJM

I think it normally takes a few days. It's to do...

I think it normally takes a few days. It's to do do with trajectories and velocity. Some fairly precision parking is required, and you don't want to rear end the thing. Recently, though the Russians...
19th Sep 2014, 13:43
Replies: 4
Views: 1,800
Posted By RJM

Lest We Forget, or Big Balls thread

I have to admit I hadn't come across Col Charles Carpenter and his quite aggressive use of his Piper Cub during WWII...

From Wiki....

"Carpenter joined the Army in 1942 and was commissioned a...
10th Mar 2014, 03:42
Replies: 11,831
Views: 23,816,006
Posted By RJM

Re Interpol's database, and apologies if this has...

Re Interpol's database, and apologies if this has already been answered here:

Are all reports of stolen passports logged by Interpol?
16th Dec 2013, 10:16
Replies: 162
Views: 51,042
Posted By RJM

DH 82 crash into sea Qld

TWO people are feared dead after a Tiger Moth plane crashed into the sea off Queensland's South Stradbroke Island.

The crash has left a trail of debris and fuel in the water and at least four...
15th Sep 2013, 16:23
Replies: 16
Views: 3,581
Posted By RJM

..or even melted down and the metal reused. ...

..or even melted down and the metal reused.

Thanks for the enlightenment, anyway.
15th Sep 2013, 11:27
Replies: 16
Views: 3,581
Posted By RJM

Fate of 23 RAAF F-111s... "buried"?

Is this the normal practice for obsolete military aircraft? Does 'buried' mean 'carefully wrapped and buried' or just 'put in the ground'?
17th Mar 2013, 21:35
Replies: 70
Views: 22,058
Posted By RJM

Replica Spitfire crash in South Australia - fatal

Australian pilot Mr Roger Stokes, 73, was killed yesterday when his home-built scaled replica Spitfire VH-VSF nosedived into vacant land at an air show at Parafield Aerodrome, South Australia.
...
29th Dec 2012, 08:09
Replies: 49
Views: 5,927
Posted By RJM

If a Bill before the Australian Parliament gets...

If a Bill before the Australian Parliament gets up, it will be illegal to offend anyone at all, including on a forum like this.

The test will be whether a persaon feels that they have been...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Feb 2011, 14:42
Replies: 227
Views: 53,805
Posted By RJM

http://i54.tinypic.com/30th0eq.jpg

http://i54.tinypic.com/30th0eq.jpg
26th Dec 2010, 08:40
Replies: 5,917
Views: 807,221
Posted By RJM

That's the Hume Highway between Melbourne and...

That's the Hume Highway between Melbourne and Sydney, Australia. I don't know what an aeroplane is doing there.
26th Dec 2010, 08:32
Replies: 10
Views: 1,117
Posted By RJM

Bingo, treads! Your turn (should you wish to...

Bingo, treads! Your turn (should you wish to continue...)

You're right - the 'rock' probably is a quarry. More of a hazard to taxying :uhoh: than takeoff or landing.
26th Dec 2010, 07:19
Replies: 10
Views: 1,117
Posted By RJM

It's on the island of Sylt on the German North...

It's on the island of Sylt on the German North Sea coast.

I didn't call the pick 2dguwwk, btw, the computer did that. I called it the imaginative name of '1'. Still can't find the smiley, but you...
26th Dec 2010, 06:40
Replies: 10
Views: 1,117
Posted By RJM

Hmm. The AH&N one's a bit pictorial. Maybe this...

Hmm. The AH&N one's a bit pictorial. Maybe this is worth one more go, perhaps limited to UK airfields. I think I may suffering a post-Christmas physiological condition, but 2dguwwk has me stumped...
26th Dec 2010, 04:16
Replies: 10
Views: 1,117
Posted By RJM

What airfield is that?

Here's a new competition. You find an airfield (European, non-military) on google earth, and post it up. Then see if anyone can identify it, or at least say where it is. Hours of excitement and fun!...
11th Dec 2010, 11:23
Replies: 160
Views: 57,175
Posted By RJM

Here's a good one: Notified...

Here's a good one: Notified (http://notifiedapp.com)

Nothing aeronautical about it, though.
23rd Oct 2010, 00:07
Replies: 46
Views: 22,068
Posted By RJM

Spitfire replica fatal crash

Man, 60, killed in Spitfire crash
22nd October 2010
A 60-YEAR-OLD man is dead after a plane crash near the Kybong airfield in Queensland, Australia.
The aircraft, believed to be a light plane came...
Forum: Nordic Forum
18th Sep 2010, 22:43
Replies: 3
Views: 1,400
Posted By RJM

I've had the book since 1971 - a less politically...

I've had the book since 1971 - a less politically correct time... It is undergraduate humour, but still funny. For the general edification, here are the Australian and Scots entries:

AUSTRALIANS
...
Forum: Nordic Forum
18th Sep 2010, 05:56
Replies: 3
Views: 1,400
Posted By RJM

Observations on the Swedish character

(by P J O'Rourke, not me!...)


SWEDISH
Racial Characteristics:
Tedious, clean-living boy scout types, strangers to graffiti and littering, but who are possessed of an odd suicidal mania....
23rd Aug 2010, 19:43
Replies: 62
Views: 12,044
Posted By RJM

Poor old Binos. Good luck mate.

Poor old Binos. Good luck mate.
16th Aug 2010, 13:25
Replies: 0
Views: 803
Posted By RJM

A comprehensive WWII database

For anyone interested - an excellent source of information.
9th Aug 2010, 11:31
Replies: 26
Views: 8,020
Posted By RJM

It looks as though once again PPRuNe has come...

It looks as though once again PPRuNe has come through with the required information. It looks as though they leaned up the carbies and to hell with burnt valves or holes in pistons.

I found the...
4th Aug 2010, 10:05
Replies: 3
Views: 4,151
Posted By RJM

Agreed. We certainly got value out of them, but...

Agreed. We certainly got value out of them, but with 180 hours maintenance for each hour in the air, and sourcing replacement parts from other countries' museums, something had to happen.
3rd Aug 2010, 19:49
Replies: 487
Views: 752,089
Posted By RJM

Great shot!

Great shot!
3rd Aug 2010, 19:35
Replies: 3
Views: 4,151
Posted By RJM

F111 farewell, 3rd December 2010

I'm certainly not qualified to attend, but others here might be...

Pigs Tales :: Home (http://www.boeing.com/global/Australia/PigsTales/default.html)
3rd Aug 2010, 18:55
Replies: 26
Views: 8,020
Posted By RJM

I read that. Amazing. Thanks Kitbag. Given...

I read that. Amazing.

Thanks Kitbag. Given the list of other modifications, it seems safe to assume they left the engines alone.

Out of interest, I found this during my investigations in a...
3rd Aug 2010, 17:36
Replies: 26
Views: 8,020
Posted By RJM

Doolittle B-25 engine mods?

I've been discussing, well, arguing, with someone about the Doolittle Raids.

With only about 450 feet of carrier deck available, my guess is that they gunned the engines with brakes and chocks...
16th Jul 2010, 18:20
Replies: 0
Views: 963
Posted By RJM

Recent Stuka pilot interviews

I happen to be interested in the Ju-87 Stukas. Someone called biltongbru has posted on YouTube over 40 interviews made in South Africa in May 2010 with an articulate and alert former Stuka pilot -...
Forum: Tech Log
4th Mar 2010, 20:23
Replies: 1
Views: 657
Posted By RJM

Basic question regarding landing wheel dimensions

I have a basic question about landing wheel diameters for light aircraft on which I am hoping the experts here may throw some light.
It seems that wheels and tyres have reduced in diameter (ie rim...
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