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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Mar 2024, 16:52
Replies: 29
Views: 2,649
Posted By Allan Lupton

I can't recall the detail but during my time at...

I can't recall the detail but during my time at Hatfield ('56-'93) there was a report that a 125 had been refuelled with AVGAS as nothing else was available. It went well and it seemed that the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Mar 2024, 11:43
Replies: 29
Views: 2,649
Posted By Allan Lupton

Quite so and it's Bovingdon, not Bovington which...

Quite so and it's Bovingdon, not Bovington which was/is a tank-training place in Dorset and has a museum to remind us of that.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Mar 2024, 07:50
Replies: 34
Views: 2,502
Posted By Allan Lupton

It would help if you tried to understand what the...

It would help if you tried to understand what the rest of us have written. As I wrote before, the Ghost engine was a cast-iron sidevalve and the Hawk (and therefore its derivative, the Eagle) was a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Mar 2024, 15:34
Replies: 34
Views: 2,502
Posted By Allan Lupton

The only thing in common between the RR Ghost...

The only thing in common between the RR Ghost engine and the Hawk is the number of cylinders. The Ghost is a cast iron side-valve engine and the Hawk is a fabricated separate-cylinder with overhead...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Feb 2024, 14:02
Replies: 22
Views: 2,410
Posted By Allan Lupton

Probably a back-formation from the well-known...

Probably a back-formation from the well-known phenomenon "a near miss" - we know that means "narrowly missing," but it could/should mean "hit it, but nearly didn't"
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jan 2024, 21:57
Replies: 13
Views: 1,176
Posted By Allan Lupton

The Church of England uses "Matins" (from the...

The Church of England uses "Matins" (from the Latin) as the label for its morning service, so I'd guess it means "morning" in this context.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jan 2024, 21:27
Replies: 18
Views: 2,478
Posted By Allan Lupton

I'll bump this up as there still seems to be some...

I'll bump this up as there still seems to be some interest in this, judging by the number of views
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Jan 2024, 08:48
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,179
Posted By Allan Lupton

El Adem?

El Adem?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jan 2024, 09:31
Replies: 18
Views: 2,478
Posted By Allan Lupton

I could have saved having Wynne's book as I now...

I could have saved having Wynne's book as I now find that a comprehensive analysis of the R101 is availible at...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 13:42
Replies: 18
Views: 2,478
Posted By Allan Lupton

I've read somewhere that the fifth engine solely...

I've read somewhere that the fifth engine solely as a reverse provider was a temporary measure - but I can't recall where I read it,nor its source. Wynne does not refer to it, or if he does I missed...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 09:13
Replies: 95
Views: 11,127
Posted By Allan Lupton

How about the de Havilland Sea Vixen?

How about the de Havilland Sea Vixen?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 09:10
Replies: 18
Views: 2,478
Posted By Allan Lupton

His Majesty's Airship

My post-Christmas reading was devoted to S.C. Wynne’s book of this title and I’m sure I am not alone. My understanding of the R 101 airship saga is based mainly on Peter Masefield’s 1982 book “To...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Dec 2023, 15:05
Replies: 4,962
Views: 731,999
Posted By Allan Lupton

One of Sopwith's developments?

One of Sopwith's developments?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Nov 2023, 10:32
Replies: 14
Views: 2,858
Posted By Allan Lupton

I should be able to fill in a few matters but it...

I should be able to fill in a few matters but it is rather a long time ago. I was in Sales Engineering and the HS134 was being schemed in Future Projects which was on the floor below us in the New...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Nov 2023, 14:42
Replies: 56
Views: 5,549
Posted By Allan Lupton

The B36 was a production aeroplane but the...

The B36 was a production aeroplane but the mixed-power Lancastrian was a one-off conversion, to be an FTB for the Ghost engine
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Oct 2023, 20:48
Replies: 55
Views: 11,680
Posted By Allan Lupton

and for extra emphasis I can point out that the...

and for extra emphasis I can point out that the first commercial jetliner (i.e. the de Havilland Comet) used a circular cross-section
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Oct 2023, 21:48
Replies: 8
Views: 1,187
Posted By Allan Lupton

We were always a bit puzzled that the One-Eleven...

We were always a bit puzzled that the One-Eleven was so much noisier than our Tridents. I think I recall a member of the Weybridge opposition (later colleagues) telling us that most of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Sep 2023, 17:42
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,179
Posted By Allan Lupton

I'll try Trieste, but there must be thousands of...

I'll try Trieste, but there must be thousands of other places with Italian names in the former Yugoslavia
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Sep 2023, 13:55
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,179
Posted By Allan Lupton

Tripoli seems a worthwhile guess . . .

Tripoli seems a worthwhile guess . . .
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Sep 2023, 15:38
Replies: 4
Views: 1,116
Posted By Allan Lupton

Good to know that: In England we were often told...

Good to know that: In England we were often told that de Havilland aeroplanes were a joy to fly, so I'd expect it of the DH overseas companies' machines too.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th May 2023, 17:49
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,179
Posted By Allan Lupton

Chevvron is right, of course, it is Bern/Belp so...

Chevvron is right, of course, it is Bern/Belp so over to him.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd May 2023, 19:54
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,179
Posted By Allan Lupton

This is subject to the 24 hour rule I assume ...

This is subject to the 24 hour rule I assume
safetypee has the right aeroplane I think I recall. There was an airshow at the aerodrome concerned, with a flying display which we managed to join with...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd May 2023, 17:28
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,179
Posted By Allan Lupton

OK let's try this one - sorry the quality isn't...

OK let's try this one - sorry the quality isn't what I'd hope:
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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st May 2023, 15:52
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,179
Posted By Allan Lupton

SLB's territory I suppose, unless it's the...

SLB's territory I suppose, unless it's the extreme East of East Anglia
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th May 2023, 11:17
Replies: 22
Views: 3,254
Posted By Allan Lupton

Like Planemike my first long flight was in a...

Like Planemike my first long flight was in a Viking (as a ten-year-old in 1948 in my case). I have no memory of Blackbushe if that's where we started but we fuelled at Nice, night-stopped in Malta,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Apr 2023, 13:59
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,179
Posted By Allan Lupton

Seychelles?

Seychelles?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Apr 2023, 13:54
Replies: 4,237
Views: 654,118
Posted By Allan Lupton

Let's change sides and suggest a Gotha. . .

Let's change sides and suggest a Gotha. . .
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Apr 2023, 11:28
Replies: 4,237
Views: 654,118
Posted By Allan Lupton

Looks like a big aeroplane so perhaps by Handley...

Looks like a big aeroplane so perhaps by Handley Page.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Apr 2023, 16:09
Replies: 4,962
Views: 731,999
Posted By Allan Lupton

A47 then. . .

A47 then. . .
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Apr 2023, 11:11
Replies: 4,962
Views: 731,999
Posted By Allan Lupton

Focke-Wulf fw56 prototype?

Focke-Wulf fw56 prototype?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Apr 2023, 10:18
Replies: 25
Views: 2,975
Posted By Allan Lupton

Thread creep but I can say that an aunt and uncle...

Thread creep but I can say that an aunt and uncle of mine travelled to Europe from Jo'burg in BOAC Comet 1s. After the accidents, that aunt claimed she knew the aeroplane wasn't right as she had had...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Mar 2023, 08:58
Replies: 4,079
Views: 313,179
Posted By Allan Lupton

Looks as if it could be Wellesbourne

Looks as if it could be Wellesbourne
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Feb 2023, 16:11
Replies: 34
Views: 7,168
Posted By Allan Lupton

Yes and as one who was in the audience for the...

Yes and as one who was in the audience for the Hatfield RAeS Mosquito anniversary symposium (and helped publish the book thereof), I would have said it was impossible to build a real Mosquito.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2022, 08:19
Replies: 56
Views: 7,593
Posted By Allan Lupton

and summarises my original point, I'd say.

and summarises my original point, I'd say.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Dec 2022, 14:30
Replies: 56
Views: 7,593
Posted By Allan Lupton

Strutter

For some reason I hadn't noticed that a replica Great War aeroplane is being built in Scotland until it was featured on BBC TV Bews today.
I'm old enough to have some idea of the types that were in...
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