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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Apr 2024, 11:52
Replies: 36
Views: 2,698
Posted By Rory57

I have read somewhere that equipment required for...

I have read somewhere that equipment required for aircraft production was supplied directly to the aircraft builder “free of charge” by the ministry. I am thinking of items such as tyres, magnetos,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
22nd Mar 2023, 16:01
Replies: 17
Views: 1,890
Posted By Rory57

I went to Reno races 20 years ago and have had a...

I went to Reno races 20 years ago and have had a few other holidays in the area. Went equipped to camp but every camp site seemed to expect only motorhomes and was hellishly noisy with their...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2022, 20:12
Replies: 11
Views: 3,107
Posted By Rory57

This was interesting: how the Thor missiles were...

This was interesting: how the Thor missiles were repurposed into the space business as launch vehicles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua6wSrokOYQ
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2022, 13:38
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,065
Posted By Rory57

An analysis here...

An analysis here www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ7a8paDs7k
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th May 2022, 15:33
Replies: 31
Views: 4,399
Posted By Rory57

When did this practice of “operation + random...

When did this practice of “operation + random name” start?
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2022, 07:43
Replies: 74
Views: 25,992
Posted By Rory57

-would cause complete destruction of the aircraft!

-would cause complete destruction of the aircraft!
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2022, 19:16
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,065
Posted By Rory57

Or fiddled with the smoke-dye… ...

Or fiddled with the smoke-dye…
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1030x759/6311f581_8eea_45ef_8b78_a2d2d8df72f9_0e6d8036d1657b95f30b1b195218a4ca53ebc7ed.jpeg
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2022, 12:50
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,145,065
Posted By Rory57

Plenty of options for destroying the function of...

Plenty of options for destroying the function of the Kerch bridge without blocking sea passage.
...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
17th Feb 2022, 20:23
Replies: 4,469
Views: 643,417
Posted By Rory57

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/800x492/image_bd8c9f3d17ce2ca96cbde4275e96433bb4788ac7.png
FR24 this afternoon. Some precision flying over Moldova.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Feb 2022, 14:18
Replies: 8
Views: 1,615
Posted By Rory57

Signed and passed on to others. Thanks for...

Signed and passed on to others.
Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Jan 2022, 20:46
Replies: 107
Views: 18,879
Posted By Rory57

Mothballed Tynes brought to life after ten years....

Mothballed Tynes brought to life after ten years.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIaL_mDIFic
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Jan 2022, 15:41
Replies: 30
Views: 5,337
Posted By Rory57

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/gloucestershire-ech...

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/gloucestershire-echo/20210923/281973200797355

Brief article about the wartime production of plywood in the Forest of Dean. Spot the deliberate mistake…
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Oct 2021, 07:21
Replies: 16
Views: 2,873
Posted By Rory57

What is that compact helicopter at 6.00 minutes...

What is that compact helicopter at 6.00 minutes please?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Sep 2021, 19:54
Replies: 21
Views: 5,566
Posted By Rory57

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7J_QZlI4xg&t=9s...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7J_QZlI4xg&t=9s
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Aug 2021, 18:35
Replies: 4
Views: 1,783
Posted By Rory57

Hispano Buchon

There are several surviving Hispano Buchon - I have seen them in museums and more than one of them flying at airshows.
But they have all been painted as Luftwaffe ME 109s.
Are any remaining Hispano...
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
7th Jul 2021, 13:56
Replies: 4,469
Views: 643,417
Posted By Rory57

10 Pumas flying south down the Wye Valley makes a...

10 Pumas flying south down the Wye Valley makes a FABULOUS sound! :)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Apr 2021, 18:33
Replies: 22
Views: 4,613
Posted By Rory57

B-29 was pressurised and the hemispherical nose...

B-29 was pressurised and the hemispherical nose is the optimum shape to withstand the pressure within the cylindrical fuselage.
Almost all other pressurised aircraft have some sort of pointy-bit in...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Feb 2021, 14:29
Replies: 278
Views: 59,277
Posted By Rory57

Gnome. ...

Gnome.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq78ZocOAkY
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Dec 2020, 22:37
Replies: 189
Views: 43,726
Posted By Rory57

Boeing’s Sonic Cruiser project came close to...

Boeing’s Sonic Cruiser project came close to being a “modern VC10” perhaps? Fast, beautiful, rear engines, not what the airlines wanted...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
17th Oct 2020, 08:37
Replies: 92
Views: 33,393
Posted By Rory57

The full story in this book, which I recommend. ...

The full story in this book, which I recommend.
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/325x475/51v456hjmcl_61205b93e692d4052cb10693ddf63a489824e58c.jpg
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Sep 2020, 14:08
Replies: 4,469
Views: 643,417
Posted By Rory57

Something rear engined and T-tail, heading North...

Something rear engined and T-tail, heading North East over Herefordshire just now. A real "ghost of VC10" moment.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Sep 2020, 09:31
Replies: 203
Views: 45,045
Posted By Rory57

Yes, and the American air Museum is at Duxford,...

Yes, and the American air Museum is at Duxford, which is another, and unique, part of the whole "WarBirds at Duxford" success story.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Jun 2020, 08:26
Replies: 4,469
Views: 643,417
Posted By Rory57

Of course, U2's nowadays have those (tanks - ?)...

Of course, U2's nowadays have those (tanks - ?) on their wings, which these old eyes interpreted as engines. Thank you.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
26th Jun 2020, 07:25
Replies: 4,469
Views: 643,417
Posted By Rory57

Over Cheltenham (yesterday, late afternoon) - did...

Over Cheltenham (yesterday, late afternoon) - did I really see a Nasa WB57? If I didn't, what else could it have been?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jun 2020, 09:47
Replies: 84
Views: 21,014
Posted By Rory57

When the Defiant was used (with a modicum of...

When the Defiant was used (with a modicum of success) as a night fighter, what was the method of attack? What was the approach to the target, from below as used by the Luftwaffe later on?

As...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Jan 2020, 12:30
Replies: 2
Views: 1,249
Posted By Rory57

My starting point on a similar quest was this...

My starting point on a similar quest was this book. Lists bomber command POWs by name and gives date, aircraft, squadron, airfield etc.Footprints on the Sands of Time: RAF Bomber Command Prisoners of...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Oct 2019, 16:53
Replies: 41
Views: 13,890
Posted By Rory57

Possibly this B24 that crashed in Herefordshire? ...

Possibly this B24 that crashed in Herefordshire? Bomber Crash at St Margaret?s Common, Christmas Day 1944, St Margarets, 1944, Ewyas Lacy Study Group...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Jun 2019, 13:00
Replies: 21
Views: 4,121
Posted By Rory57

​​​​​​​Antonov An2? Wiki gives 30 mph stall /...

​​​​​​​Antonov An2? Wiki gives 30 mph stall / 160mph max.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
16th Aug 2017, 18:34
Replies: 27
Views: 5,452
Posted By Rory57

A must-read, first hand, article on British...

A must-read, first hand, article on British Bomber losses and the official understanding of them here:

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/406789/a-failure-of-intelligence/

by Freeman Dyson,...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2017, 18:33
Replies: 575
Views: 213,692
Posted By Rory57

They are starving because of the massive effort...

They are starving because of the massive effort put into other things.
It is 72 years since V2 and Bomb #1, lots of engineering that was incredibly difficult in 1945 is absolutely routine today,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Aug 2017, 13:16
Replies: 32
Views: 14,054
Posted By Rory57

On neither bank does the firing order change....

On neither bank does the firing order change. That would require a different camshaft.
The confusion comes from stating the firing order as beginning from one particular cylinder.
Of course an...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
29th Jul 2017, 17:45
Replies: 11
Views: 2,674
Posted By Rory57

They are serviced after every run! Often that...

They are serviced after every run! Often that involves cylinder heads off. No pollen filter to change though.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Jun 2017, 20:13
Replies: 25
Views: 5,349
Posted By Rory57

Thank you - AN12 images confirm! Noisiest...

Thank you - AN12 images confirm! Noisiest turboprop over here at that sort of altitude since the Bear came to Fairford.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th Jun 2017, 19:49
Replies: 25
Views: 5,349
Posted By Rory57

Noisy propliner over Midlands just now

Four engine, high wing, chubby fuselage, low tailplane - NOT T-tail.

Smoky exhaust and very noisy. Thin red line along fuselage. Fairly slow, due west over South Herefordshire just now.

Any...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st May 2016, 16:15
Replies: 3
Views: 1,802
Posted By Rory57

Miles Messenger

http://www.pprune.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=392&stc=1&d=1463847104

Just found these photos in the family archives.
Can anyone tell me anything about this apparent propellor-loss accident? ...
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