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21st Mar 2024, 17:01
Replies: 15
Views: 1,672
Posted By Geriaviator

Another Merlin fate was to be used for tractor...

Another Merlin fate was to be used for tractor pulling. But my favourite memory is of the BOAC Argonauts opening up their four Merlins on the runway of RAF Khormaksar where my dad was stationed...
19th Mar 2024, 17:26
Replies: 38
Views: 4,093
Posted By Geriaviator

Sounds very optimistic, I would think 1000 hrs...

Sounds very optimistic, I would think 1000 hrs would be closer. Back to the Sabre, and the 1946 editions of Flight (can be seen online) carry Napier's adverts for the Sabre rated at 5000bhp -- yes...
18th Mar 2024, 17:08
Replies: 16
Views: 1,876
Posted By Geriaviator

One reason for the number of abandoned Luftwaffe...

One reason for the number of abandoned Luftwaffe aircraft was that there was no fuel for them thanks to the Allies' oil campaign. It's hardly likely that any German pilot would leave a fully-fuelled...
18th Mar 2024, 17:00
Replies: 38
Views: 4,093
Posted By Geriaviator

Don't know about the Centaurus but the approved...

Don't know about the Centaurus but the approved beverage for the smaller Hercules in the 202 Sqn Hastings was OMD-270. It so happened that this heavy lubricant was well suited to our 1936 Hillman...
18th Mar 2024, 16:50
Replies: 4
Views: 885
Posted By Geriaviator

Several westbound transatlantic aircraft ended up...

Several westbound transatlantic aircraft ended up on Arran and other Hebridean islands. I vaguely remember being told that the main runway at Prestwick was aligned to Arran's highest peak and the...
18th Mar 2024, 14:30
Replies: 9,606
Views: 4,312,840
Posted By Geriaviator

Germany's stalling and leaking makes me wonder if...

Germany's stalling and leaking makes me wonder if Scholz wants to set up a non-aggression pact with Russia. Oh, wait a minute ...
17th Mar 2024, 16:56
Replies: 9,606
Views: 4,312,840
Posted By Geriaviator

Wouldn't be surprised if UKR launches a volley of...

Wouldn't be surprised if UKR launches a volley of these things at one target. Must have been no joke watching the Seababies heading for your ship and knowing that its chums are also on their way, out...
15th Mar 2024, 18:21
7th Mar 2024, 16:39
Replies: 301
Views: 64,179
Posted By Geriaviator

Easy, it will need lots more VSOs to keep 'em in...

Easy, it will need lots more VSOs to keep 'em in line
1st Mar 2024, 11:35
Replies: 13
Views: 3,553
Posted By Geriaviator

Loved my Paro 180 for years, Hershey wing, stumpy...

Loved my Paro 180 for years, Hershey wing, stumpy fuselage, and utterly viceless. In and out of 400yd field no problem in moderate breeze. Trained and passed my IR, steadier platform than anything...
26th Feb 2024, 16:31
Replies: 108
Views: 35,173
Posted By Geriaviator

For anyone who cannot receive the BBC programmes,...

For anyone who cannot receive the BBC programmes, I can email them to you using a big file program if you send me PM with your email address. I'm pleased to have mastered this technology thanks to...
18th Feb 2024, 17:22
Replies: 62
Views: 7,648
Posted By Geriaviator

Of course he (or his successor) won't stop. They...

Of course he (or his successor) won't stop. They want to get back all the former occupied countries and their wealth eg Ukraine's gas and minerals. I still hark back to the downed MI-8 helo with NACH...
18th Feb 2024, 08:19
Replies: 195
Views: 82,595
Posted By Geriaviator

In the correct lane of course. Don’t want any...

In the correct lane of course. Don’t want any head-on do we?
17th Feb 2024, 14:08
Replies: 9,606
Views: 4,312,840
Posted By Geriaviator

I agree with @henra's assessment. Our politicians...

I agree with @henra's assessment. Our politicians grandstand on the world stage but have nothing to back up their rhetoric. Makes one wonder what will happen if Putin continues his advance into...
16th Feb 2024, 16:36
Replies: 195
Views: 82,595
Posted By Geriaviator

Plenty of advice on what the crew could have done...

Plenty of advice on what the crew could have done from those who may not have been in their situation. I wouldn't know how to handle a bizjet but I have a four-inch scar plus 40 stitches to...
16th Feb 2024, 16:21
Replies: 122
Views: 18,132
Posted By Geriaviator

Should this thread be better moved to Jet Blast?

Should this thread be better moved to Jet Blast?
15th Feb 2024, 17:10
Replies: 93
Views: 24,797
Posted By Geriaviator

Maybe distance lends enchantment but I have happy...

Maybe distance lends enchantment but I have happy memories of growing up in what is now Merlin Road at RAF Binbrook each side of 1950. The prewar terraces were well built and if there were any faults...
13th Feb 2024, 22:15
Replies: 9
Views: 3,189
Posted By Geriaviator

Plus the Director of Diversity, Director of...

Plus the Director of Diversity, Director of Equality, Director of Programming etc to ensure we are given a balanced view.
11th Feb 2024, 17:45
Replies: 19
Views: 1,911
Posted By Geriaviator

Agreed, but my point was why Sperry made an...

Agreed, but my point was why Sperry made an instrument that displayed the reverse of all other AH. It must have been like an aircraft with crossed controls where up was down and down was up.
11th Feb 2024, 14:39
Replies: 19
Views: 1,911
Posted By Geriaviator

Buddy Holly anniversary and the perils of IMC

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MOST OF you youngsters out there have never heard of Buddy Holly. But for us...
8th Feb 2024, 17:13
Replies: 31
Views: 7,242
Posted By Geriaviator

In fairness the Republic's GDP contains the...

In fairness the Republic's GDP contains the mega-profits of Apple, Meta and similar multinationals who channel their European rakeoffs to benefit from Ireland's low rate of corporation tax. The...
7th Feb 2024, 10:53
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,802,034
Posted By Geriaviator

Chug, I don't think WW2 aircraft had de-icing...

Chug, I don't think WW2 aircraft had de-icing other than Kilfrost paste which is like a brown grease to smear along leading edges and props. It was still available in the 1960s, a brave friend used...
6th Feb 2024, 15:59
Replies: 31
Views: 7,242
Posted By Geriaviator

Hell hath no fury like a politician denied...

Hell hath no fury like a politician denied his/her trip on a private jet.
6th Feb 2024, 15:55
Replies: 167
Views: 22,324
Posted By Geriaviator

Yes of course, sorry slipped my mind along with...

Yes of course, sorry slipped my mind along with decades of other stuff which I try to leave in the past.
6th Feb 2024, 15:35
Replies: 167
Views: 22,324
Posted By Geriaviator

No medals for that I'm afraid, though many...

No medals for that I'm afraid, though many deserved them for protecting the citizens. Politically it would be viewed as similar to Culloden, another unrecognised battle. Though I'm not starting...
5th Feb 2024, 16:54
Replies: 9,606
Views: 4,312,840
Posted By Geriaviator

If it's wrong to shoot the pilot on the street,...

If it's wrong to shoot the pilot on the street, is it wrong to shoot him two days later as he enters the base from which he takes off to bomb civilians in Ukraine, is it wrong to shoot him with a...
5th Feb 2024, 16:17
Replies: 247
Views: 86,671
Posted By Geriaviator

Not the same I'm afraid. The Irish 'subcontract'...

Not the same I'm afraid. The Irish 'subcontract' their defence but expect it for free. For all their bleating about neutrality they don't hesitate to call upon their neighbour on the other side of...
5th Feb 2024, 14:14
Replies: 247
Views: 86,671
Posted By Geriaviator

Well, not at the moment.

Well, not at the moment.
5th Feb 2024, 11:19
Replies: 247
Views: 86,671
Posted By Geriaviator

Except with regard to the British ...

Except with regard to the British ...
4th Feb 2024, 15:16
Replies: 9,606
Views: 4,312,840
Posted By Geriaviator

Half a century passed already ... makes Peter...

Half a century passed already ... makes Peter Brookes's cartoon in The Times today all the more apt. post #1296 in Friday Memes...
3rd Feb 2024, 17:07
Replies: 42
Views: 29,474
Posted By Geriaviator

Nobody would lease aircraft to Russia after this...

Nobody would lease aircraft to Russia after this mass theft. Maybe they think that buying these aircraft will improve their credit rating, or maybe improve their chances of buying spares which may...
1st Feb 2024, 16:53
Replies: 12,904
Views: 4,802,034
Posted By Geriaviator

Thanks for the pointer Paul, this looks an...

Thanks for the pointer Paul, this looks an interesting book, I haven't seen anything about Manchester handling although it was clearly bad news otherwise. Donation plus Giftaid made to RAFA.
30th Jan 2024, 16:50
Replies: 9,606
Views: 4,312,840
Posted By Geriaviator

The real cost of war, that Ukrainian spoke for...

The real cost of war, that Ukrainian spoke for all humanity. Thank you Nutty, I echo your comments above for I have no words.
28th Jan 2024, 07:32
Replies: 9,606
Views: 4,312,840
Posted By Geriaviator

A well reasoned explanation, fdr, even I can...

A well reasoned explanation, fdr, even I can follow it. Thank you.
27th Jan 2024, 15:12
Replies: 185
Views: 42,961
Posted By Geriaviator

V3 was the long-range gun battery aligned on...

V3 was the long-range gun battery aligned on London which could deliver steady rain of 210lb shells per minute across the Channel. Here it is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_of_Mimoyecques
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