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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Apr 2024, 06:05
Replies: 4,988
Views: 740,500
Posted By sandringham1

Plane trees, do I win.

Plane trees, do I win.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Apr 2024, 19:17
Replies: 127
Views: 29,234
Posted By sandringham1

It was not corrosion that caused the loss of...

It was not corrosion that caused the loss of Boeing 707-321C G-BEBP, it was fatigue cracking plus the failsafe design of the tailplane structure didn't behave in the way predicted. The accident...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
3rd Apr 2024, 08:50
Replies: 14
Views: 5,260
Posted By sandringham1

Looks like the tail end of the belly fairing aft...

Looks like the tail end of the belly fairing aft of the wing took the hit,
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Mar 2024, 13:03
Replies: 109
Views: 22,446
Posted By sandringham1

Not the last but close, DH 86 Express G-ACZP...

Not the last but close, DH 86 Express G-ACZP expired 21st September 1958 but on a positive note we do have two DH 90 Dragonflies, they were thought extinct for a while.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
11th Mar 2024, 07:14
Replies: 31
Views: 4,583
Posted By sandringham1

Or a nervous passenger bracing their feet on the...

Or a nervous passenger bracing their feet on the brake pedals, its been done.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2024, 21:48
Replies: 14
Views: 3,779
Posted By sandringham1

Right at the beginning of the clip you can see...

Right at the beginning of the clip you can see tip vortices off the RH prop, not so on the LH.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2024, 20:09
Replies: 159
Views: 34,542
Posted By sandringham1

An airline I was once acquainted with had a fleet...

An airline I was once acquainted with had a fleet of 737-200's. Soon after delivery Boeing realise a vital pin in the wing to fuselage joint was not to the latest production spec on some aircraft, so...
Forum: Airlines, Airports & Routes
14th Jan 2024, 14:41
Replies: 36
Views: 4,933
Posted By sandringham1

BA flew the Super 1-11's on the MAN shuttle, they...

BA flew the Super 1-11's on the MAN shuttle, they even managed to serve a hot breakfast, not easy going on such a short sector, a mod had to be done to install an additional water pump to get enough...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jan 2024, 09:30
Replies: 1,950
Views: 934,497
Posted By sandringham1

I saw that but didn't believe they would do it...

I saw that but didn't believe they would do it like that, I wonder where any water getting in there goes?
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
12th Jan 2024, 09:03
Replies: 1,950
Views: 934,497
Posted By sandringham1

The spring assist was especially important if the...

The spring assist was especially important if the door had an escape slide hanging on it, I guess.
What I don't understand is how the door, that appears to fit tightly into the fuselage skin with a...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2024, 11:36
Replies: 4,664
Views: 241,593
Posted By sandringham1

For gods sake stop trying to be polite about it,...

For gods sake stop trying to be polite about it, its f****d.
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2023, 09:48
Replies: 14
Views: 7,372
Posted By sandringham1

Will they mount the fuselage at 15 degrees nose...

Will they mount the fuselage at 15 degrees nose up for an authentic simulation of a Manchester shuttle inflight meal.
Forum: Rumours & News
28th Nov 2023, 13:00
Replies: 17
Views: 3,707
Posted By sandringham1

Reading to Coventry Drone Superhighway

Completed by 2024.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-67521014
Forum: Freight Dogs
26th Nov 2023, 07:22
Replies: 4
Views: 1,111
Posted By sandringham1

One freighter, the Antonov AN-12, has an entirely...

One freighter, the Antonov AN-12, has an entirely un-pressurised cargo compartment with just the flight deck being pressurised, the old turbine Guppy was like that too and the more recent Boeing and...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Nov 2023, 16:28
Replies: 20
Views: 2,198
Posted By sandringham1

If you are after the last piston powered...

If you are after the last piston powered fighter/bomber then the Douglas Skyraider must be a good candidate, the USAF handed theirs on to the VNAF in 72/73 and they carried on flying them for a few...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2023, 16:06
Replies: 9
Views: 1,827
Posted By sandringham1

Pegasus powered Sunderland's had a 24v electric...

Pegasus powered Sunderland's had a 24v electric starter motor geared to the crankshaft.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Nov 2023, 10:10
Replies: 6
Views: 1,193
Posted By sandringham1

Just a guess on my part but I wonder if the OP...

Just a guess on my part but I wonder if the OP might be interested in the crash, on the 4th April 1944, of Stirling IV glider tug LJ842. That aircraft struck a tree on the South Downs at night near...
Forum: Rotorheads
25th Oct 2023, 06:14
Replies: 36
Views: 10,493
Posted By sandringham1

Loss of TR blade/blades leaving whats left in the...

Loss of TR blade/blades leaving whats left in the only configuration that retains some semblance of balance and function is unbelievable. Very lucky people.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Oct 2023, 06:57
Replies: 21
Views: 2,727
Posted By sandringham1

Yes, all documented in the book 'Farnborough and...

Yes, all documented in the book 'Farnborough and the Fleet Air Arm' by Geoffrey Cooper ISBN 185780306X, 9781857803068.
Pictures of the Manchester in situ on the catapult, details of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Oct 2023, 12:46
Replies: 8
Views: 1,817
Posted By sandringham1

Hear Hear

Hear Hear
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
8th Oct 2023, 06:28
Replies: 25
Views: 7,905
Posted By sandringham1

This one...

This one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1NEOwDwapk
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
5th Oct 2023, 20:38
Replies: 52
Views: 19,769
Posted By sandringham1

The video of the landing looks just like the end...

The video of the landing looks just like the end sequence of the film 'Airplane'.
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
2nd Oct 2023, 11:57
Replies: 37
Views: 3,098
Posted By sandringham1

The reg isn't sewn on, just stuck, and I believe...

The reg isn't sewn on, just stuck, and I believe with a little gentle heat it can be peeled off.
All the examples I know of have retained the registration with the trike, even when the off-coming...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Sep 2023, 18:30
Replies: 4,988
Views: 740,500
Posted By sandringham1

I don't want to join the party but I couldn't...

I don't want to join the party but I couldn't resist offering Thomas Morse Scout.
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Sep 2023, 16:15
Replies: 23
Views: 2,799
Posted By sandringham1

Had an oil filled capacitor go pop once, the oil...

Had an oil filled capacitor go pop once, the oil mist that it emitted was just like smoke and gone in a few seconds. It was an open cockpit.
Forum: Rotorheads
7th Sep 2023, 19:41
Replies: 1,646
Views: 449,759
Posted By sandringham1

Ironic really, years ago aircraft manufacturers...

Ironic really, years ago aircraft manufacturers established airfields and build aircraft factories on them, now houses are built on the airfields and Mr Hill in battle with the planners.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2023, 14:01
Replies: 10,575
Views: 4,727,832
Posted By sandringham1

I don't have any personal knowledge but I imagine...

I don't have any personal knowledge but I imagine that in peacetime operations airframe and component lives are adhered to by the majority of air forces.
For the Ukrainians such niceties are...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
14th Aug 2023, 09:32
Replies: 26
Views: 3,422
Posted By sandringham1

The first generation Mosquito night fighters had...

The first generation Mosquito night fighters had AI Mk IV/V Longwave Radar, the forked aerial for that was fitted between the barrels of the four machine guns and more aerials on the wings. Cannons...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Aug 2023, 19:21
Replies: 90
Views: 21,144
Posted By sandringham1

If you look at google maps of the BA engineering...

If you look at google maps of the BA engineering base you can still see the twin rail tracks set into the concrete on which the trolley supporting the aircraft ran, they are visible in Megan's Strat...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Aug 2023, 14:18
Replies: 49
Views: 4,421
Posted By sandringham1

DC4 I think

DC4 I think
Forum: Rotorheads
5th Aug 2023, 10:49
Replies: 1,646
Views: 449,759
Posted By sandringham1

Interesting Youtube interview with a business...

Interesting Youtube interview with a business working on a similarly sized power plant to the Hill unit. TurbAero are developing a new turbine engine in the 200hp class for GA applications, time...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st May 2023, 14:14
Replies: 104
Views: 22,078
Posted By sandringham1

The Tristar damaged by a heavy landing had to be...

The Tristar damaged by a heavy landing had to be repaired on site at Brize as it was un-flyable in its damaged state, in fact it was close to being written off. The work was carried out by the BA...
Forum: Rotorheads
23rd May 2023, 10:14
Replies: 220
Views: 100,002
Posted By sandringham1

If your a follower of Lilium with a couple of...

If your a follower of Lilium with a couple of hours to spare then you might find this analysis interesting, personally I would be delighted to be posting a link to a manned flight but that still...
Forum: Private Flying
21st May 2023, 06:35
Replies: 15
Views: 1,337
Posted By sandringham1

A friendly no nonsense place to learn or just...

A friendly no nonsense place to learn or just have an experience flight is operating from a grass strip just to the West of Salisbury.
https://www.airsportuk.co.uk/
Forum: Spectators Balcony (Spotters Corner)
12th May 2023, 13:42
Replies: 8
Views: 1,092
Posted By sandringham1

Viking I cannot help with any figures but a...

Viking
I cannot help with any figures but a factor to consider is whether your flight will be carrying enough water to cover the outbound sector as well as the return, some destinations are unable...
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