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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Aug 2014, 10:48
Replies: 17
Views: 3,085
Posted By JDK

Some great points, but there's a bit of drift,...

Some great points, but there's a bit of drift, which appears to be on hobby horses ~ to mix metaphors.

We are in Hist & Nost, not flight instruction.

I'm curious about the heritage of the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Aug 2014, 14:18
Replies: 17
Views: 3,085
Posted By JDK

Yes, my previous wasn't that accurate. Better...

Yes, my previous wasn't that accurate. Better might be that you could render the change is that in the modern era the 'superior pilot uses his superior judgement to avoid using his superior skills';...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Aug 2014, 12:03
Replies: 17
Views: 3,085
Posted By JDK

Thanks! I think I'm running into an issue that...

Thanks! I think I'm running into an issue that what was meant by 'airmanship' used to be flying skill and not really the additional risk assessment and management regarded as critical today. Hmmm.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Aug 2014, 09:37
Replies: 17
Views: 3,085
Posted By JDK

'Airmanship'

We all know what it means, I'm sure.

However, when did the term 'airmanship' first appear, and how widespread did it become before the modern era?

And we can all think of times that pilots...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Apr 2014, 10:36
Replies: 4
Views: 2,311
Posted By JDK

The RAAF Museum's new warbird F-111 VH-CXI

I wasn't able to post this in the am, as requested, due to the internet not reaching Point Cook, so sorry for the delay. As mentioned on the RAAF Museum's Facebook page here; ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
2nd Mar 2014, 10:50
Replies: 19
Views: 3,670
Posted By JDK

Yesterday, Saturday 1st March, at exactly 7.40 am...

Yesterday, Saturday 1st March, at exactly 7.40 am (local) the replica Bristol Military Boxkite VH-XKT took off and flew at Point Cook, Victoria, Australia, exactly 100 years to the minute after the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
28th Feb 2014, 10:32
Replies: 19
Views: 3,670
Posted By JDK

Thanks. Here's hoping we get to fly the Boxkite...

Thanks. Here's hoping we get to fly the Boxkite 100 years on - tomorrow!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/JDK2/BoxkitePic09RAAFMsm_zpsd28f5a1f.jpg~original...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Feb 2014, 10:55
Replies: 19
Views: 3,670
Posted By JDK

I'll be posting some images relating to earlier...

I'll be posting some images relating to earlier parts of this thread next week. But over the weekend, I've a centenary to celebrate...

Meanwhile I'd like to leave you with a couple of thoughts. ...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2014, 11:47
Replies: 19
Views: 3,670
Posted By JDK

This is a rather neat bit of woodwork. ...

This is a rather neat bit of woodwork.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/JDK2/BoxkiteForeplane_0366sm_zpsedfba809.jpg~original...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Feb 2014, 01:29
Replies: 12
Views: 1,783
Posted By JDK

The 'Martin' turret on C-GVRA is actually only...

The 'Martin' turret on C-GVRA is actually only complete above the fuselage, so access inside the aircraft, and more enjoyably, inside the turret in flight, is easier.

If I've got my turrets right,...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Feb 2014, 10:15
Replies: 19
Views: 3,670
Posted By JDK

Offchocks - I'll have a look at my refs; the...

Offchocks - I'll have a look at my refs; the Building the Aeroplanes for the Magnificent Men by Wheeler is well worth having!

Meanwhile......
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Feb 2014, 10:54
Replies: 19
Views: 3,670
Posted By JDK

The film above was shot in September last year....

The film above was shot in September last year. This shot is from one of the two circuits undertaken on 23 January 2014.
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Feb 2014, 10:52
Replies: 19
Views: 3,670
Posted By JDK

Thanks for the comments! Some in return - We ~...

Thanks for the comments! Some in return - We ~ hope ~ it will be flying at the RAAF Centenary of Military Aviation airshow at Point Cook on 1 & 2 March - next weekend. Whatever options we get, the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Feb 2014, 11:27
Replies: 19
Views: 3,670
Posted By JDK

Australia's 'new' Boxkite

G'Day,
One of the main things I've been helping on recently is supporting the completion of the RAAF Museum's Bristol Military Biplane (Boxkite to most!) by Project 2014 for the Museum. The replica...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Feb 2014, 11:05
Replies: 11
Views: 1,697
Posted By JDK

"...An RAAF aeroplane. Will any information...

"...An RAAF aeroplane.

Will any information on that machine be available at Kew, or would it have gone to Australia?"
No, the aircraft records will be in the UK. If it was an RAAF Squadron's...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2006, 21:17
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Correct. If you can't post a pic, then don't...

Correct.

If you can't post a pic, then don't bleedin' guess! Sigh.

Open season.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2006, 12:34
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Photobucket wouldn'tr behave, then Pprune was...

Photobucket wouldn'tr behave, then Pprune was 'too busy'. Ah well.

Here 'tis.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/JDK2/CockpitQuiz/Fxpt.jpg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Dec 2006, 00:27
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Thanks Evansb. I'll get one up as soon as...

Thanks Evansb.

I'll get one up as soon as Photobucket behaves.... Grrr.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Dec 2006, 23:50
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

It's Canadian, it's a Fleet Fort. In the CWH,...

It's Canadian, it's a Fleet Fort. In the CWH, IIRC?

CWH Fleet Fort Page (http://secure.warplane.com/pages/aircraft_fleet60kfort.html)

Although I think the pic is of their 'half and half'...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Nov 2006, 07:00
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Hey, Mike, took your time.:ok: Fair dos. :}...

Hey, Mike, took your time.:ok:

Fair dos. :}

I know wot it is...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2006, 22:52
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

dakkg651 is correct, with the FAAM Goodyear built...

dakkg651 is correct, with the FAAM Goodyear built Corsair FG1-A KD431 - however the word isn't 'restored' but 'conserved'. A fascinating story, with some details here:...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
8th Nov 2006, 11:30
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Well, I just happen to have another to hand: ...

Well, I just happen to have another to hand:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/JDK2/CockpitQuiz/JDK_MysteryNov02.jpg

We may have had this type before, but I don't think we've had this...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2006, 21:37
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Boomerang is correct. It is Matt Denning's...

Boomerang is correct.

It is Matt Denning's airworthy CAC Boomerang now with the Temora Aviation Museum.

Yours dakkg651. :D
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2006, 04:11
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Thanks.:ok: It is that Walrus too, as there...

Thanks.:ok:

It is that Walrus too, as there are three surviving Walruses, and one Seagull V, and it's a modern photo. Seagull V VH-ALB / A2-4 in the RAF Museum has a different panel, HD874 was...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2006, 01:50
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Supermarine Walrus. The Fleet Air Arm...

Supermarine Walrus.

The Fleet Air Arm Museum's ex-Irish Air Corps example, L2301.

(As an author of a Walrus book I couldn't let it go by... ;) )
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
7th Nov 2006, 01:32
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Thanks evansb, And here's the restored, stored...

Thanks evansb,
And here's the restored, stored aircraft in the Australian War Memorial Annex.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v708/JDK2/DH9a.jpg
The aircraft was significantly rebuilt / repaired...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Nov 2006, 21:57
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

The man from the Badlands Alberta has the type,...

The man from the Badlands Alberta has the type, sorry Mel, the booze transportation was a far greater distance than merely one continent - this was halfway around the world for a bottle of Peter...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Nov 2006, 22:59
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Thanks Mel. The type shouldn't be too hard, but...

Thanks Mel.
The type shouldn't be too hard, but anyone who identifies this famously laggardly machine which was used for an exceptional booze transportation gets extra points....
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Nov 2006, 08:58
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

Eeet iz zee SVA-5 I sink? Apologies...

Eeet iz zee SVA-5 I sink?




Apologies for a v. v. awful Italian accent, but I can't help it.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Nov 2006, 00:02
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

I'd agree with the rationale, but on the other...

I'd agree with the rationale, but on the other hand, why is there so many redundant mounting holes and a couple of useless plates? Why not set up in a more diagramatic / annotated format as opposed...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Oct 2006, 00:19
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

American? (Instruments are in English,...

American?

(Instruments are in English, gunsight, not a British type panel...)
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Oct 2006, 14:23
Replies: 2,853
Views: 545,226
Posted By JDK

I've been away, and you've all been having fun...

I've been away, and you've all been having fun without me!

DH-4?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Oct 2006, 11:55
Replies: 30
Views: 20,684
Posted By JDK

Published by the then HMSO proving that...

Published by the then HMSO proving that government paper pushers have a sense of humour too.

Good book, recommended. Nails a few of the above Prune myths...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
19th Oct 2006, 09:56
Replies: 6
Views: 2,003
Posted By JDK

Just re-read my post which wasn't meant to sound...

Just re-read my post which wasn't meant to sound snotty, sorry. :} It's always been a problem with a/c recoveries from water. They're just too delicate, and the recovery infrastructure and cost are...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
18th Oct 2006, 23:03
Replies: 6
Views: 2,003
Posted By JDK

Suggest you do a bit of research on salt-water...

Suggest you do a bit of research on salt-water aircraft recovery. You can want, but you may as well look to preserving snot. It's more stable.

In air, this machine is disolving as you look at...
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