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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Jan 2024, 21:05
Replies: 14
Views: 1,859
Posted By Fogg

I was puzzled by this ...

I was puzzled by this (https://www.airhistory.net/location/30526/Macon-Seaplane)awkward Short Empire landing site on the Saône river, and was told that the S-23 couldn't even make it from Portsmouth...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Dec 2023, 17:15
Replies: 14
Views: 1,859
Posted By Fogg

Thank you WHBM, I've added some of your details...

Thank you WHBM, I've added some of your details to the caption of the picture.
Of course KLM bought the DC-3 for the East Indies route. I had just expected the British to have enough long-range...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Dec 2023, 23:19
Replies: 14
Views: 1,859
Posted By Fogg

Thanks Renfrew, I added that to the caption.

Thanks Renfrew, I added that to the caption.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Dec 2023, 16:45
Replies: 14
Views: 1,859
Posted By Fogg

Yes, I'm talking about the colour scheme, with...

Yes, I'm talking about the colour scheme, with this specific version of the logo, with the word Speedbird below. I don't think this was used during the war.

The flight seems to be a cargo flight,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Dec 2023, 15:11
Replies: 14
Views: 1,859
Posted By Fogg

Dating Late 1940 BOAC Photos

Hi all,

Searching and researching old photos for AirHistory.net, I came across shots from Nigeria from a man named Edward Duckworth, now digitized by the Northwestern University Libraries in...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
10th Feb 2020, 23:47
Replies: 5
Views: 2,181
Posted By Fogg

Thank you Custard. The Ar 196 also initially...

Thank you Custard.

The Ar 196 also initially had an issue with the engine mounting not being strong enough. When it collapsed the propeller would cut into the fuel tanks in the floats.That is what...
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
13th Jan 2020, 14:02
Replies: 5
Views: 2,181
Posted By Fogg

Yes, I know the video :) The Kriegsmarine...

Yes, I know the video :) The Kriegsmarine captains did complain the aircraft was not as tough as the old Heinkel He 60, which was unduly heavy.
Forum: Biz Jets, Ag Flying, GA etc.
4th Jan 2020, 11:28
Replies: 5
Views: 2,181
Posted By Fogg

Landing a Floatplane

Hello seaplane pilots,

As a non-pilot I'm writing a book on the German WWII Arado Ar 196 floatplane. The warship Graf Spee was the first to take an operational Ar 196 during its famous voyage that...
Forum: Flight Testing
3rd Oct 2011, 19:22
Replies: 14
Views: 2,702
Posted By Fogg

Thanks for all the replies. It's fairly...

Thanks for all the replies.

It's fairly obvious to me now that I'm not going to establish the exact cause - I'll just leave my readers a footnote saying it could have been any small asymmetrical...
Forum: Flight Testing
2nd Oct 2011, 02:00
Replies: 14
Views: 2,702
Posted By Fogg

Thanks Mad (Flt) Scientist. Yes, it's a...

Thanks Mad (Flt) Scientist.

Yes, it's a pitot tube on the LH wing. (On the other wing, though, Finnish aircraft had a rather large protruding searchlight that the Dutch aircraft lacked.)

It's...
Forum: Flight Testing
1st Oct 2011, 11:35
Replies: 14
Views: 2,702
Posted By Fogg

Thanks ICT_SLB, The D.21 wing was built of...

Thanks ICT_SLB,

The D.21 wing was built of wood and clad with plywood. But a twist caused by the methodology of producing the wing of a jet fighter sounds like a very small twist, so I guess we...
Forum: Flight Testing
1st Oct 2011, 01:26
Replies: 14
Views: 2,702
Posted By Fogg

Hi Brian OK, maybe that wasn't very smart....

Hi Brian

OK, maybe that wasn't very smart. The aircraft is the Fokker D.21, used by the Dutch, Danish and Finnish forces during WW II.
Fokker D.XXI - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia...
Forum: Flight Testing
1st Oct 2011, 00:50
Replies: 14
Views: 2,702
Posted By Fogg

Stalling Tendency Towards One Side

Hello forum,

As a non-pilot writing a book on a 1930s fighter aircraft type, I hope you can answer a question that bothers me about its flying characteristics.

The Fokker D.21,...
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