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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
1st Apr 2024, 08:21
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Looks like the fuel system schematic and there’s...

Looks like the fuel system schematic and there’s a lever for each engine, each in a different position.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
31st Mar 2024, 14:52
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Well, they have one of these… ...

Well, they have one of these…
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1111/img_4503_a4feca7e104a115261f886a25e9da946c043a241.jpeg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Feb 2024, 04:58
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

No idea what the aircraft is, but I wonder what...

No idea what the aircraft is, but I wonder what that big lever by the F/O’s left knee operates. Something flying boaty or bombery?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Feb 2024, 00:51
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Don’t be lonely, mel, plenty of us are out here...

Don’t be lonely, mel, plenty of us are out here but we’re not much good with little cockpits!

It’s got a compass where the horizon should be, is that a gear lever outboard where RHS can’t reach it...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
6th Jan 2024, 09:41
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Bit of a guess… Lockheed Jetstar?

Bit of a guess… Lockheed Jetstar?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
5th Jan 2024, 13:25
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Blimey, I need new glasses. A 4-engine prototype...

Blimey, I need new glasses. A 4-engine prototype with a test pilot (or ghostbuster) in the right seat?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th Dec 2023, 09:39
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

A bit of a stab in the dark, but the...

A bit of a stab in the dark, but the Lorraine-Hanriot LH70 had three “réservoirs d’essence largables”?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
26th Dec 2023, 14:19
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

What a nice flight deck - I think even I could...

What a nice flight deck - I think even I could fly it!. A classy French trimotor, so something like a Dewoitine? Does it have drop tanks (“largage reservoir”) or have I mistranslated?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Dec 2023, 18:49
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

… because they were shipbuilders (Beardmore,...

… because they were shipbuilders (Beardmore, Vickers, Blohm+Voss etc) or because they just loved doing metalwork (Junkers)?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
11th Dec 2023, 14:48
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Well from the photo it looks like a trimotor with...

Well from the photo it looks like a trimotor with fixed gear and no toe-brakes, built by a company that just loves rivets. Are the engine instruments set vertically for a reason?

As for the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
30th Nov 2023, 07:11
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Er… no. A leaf blower from Canadian Tire? Yet...

Er… no. A leaf blower from Canadian Tire? Yet another machine you’d never get me up in.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Nov 2023, 09:16
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Here’s the googly earth streetview… ...

Here’s the googly earth streetview…

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/992x590/img_4254_4c7fb92bc49553b81e06831bc132cf8d9a1500be.jpeg
… looking distinctly DC-9ish.

Anyway, all...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Nov 2023, 21:20
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Er, I think it’s a DC-9? Doesn’t really matter...

Er, I think it’s a DC-9? Doesn’t really matter though so please carry on.

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1025x918/img_4251_98ed1808957c4157ffa89a71346d7f5437df4dd0.jpeg
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Sep 2023, 12:21
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Don’t be miserable!...

Don’t be miserable! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CMC_Leopard
Open house please
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Sep 2023, 07:42
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

I found it, but will let somebody else have fun...

I found it, but will let somebody else have fun first. Both prototypes are in museums now. Looks fun to fly but probably lethal so a good thing it never went to production!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th Sep 2023, 07:17
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

So it comes from the field where the crans are...

So it comes from the field where the crans are grown!
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
9th Sep 2023, 21:58
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Was it designed where that photo was taken or...

Was it designed where that photo was taken or just visiting?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
4th Sep 2023, 08:17
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Well done D26, just seen all about it on the...

Well done D26, just seen all about it on the youtubes. Basically a 150 with a wobbly wing and yet another aircraft you’d never get me up in.
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
3rd Sep 2023, 17:21
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

It is an odd one. No horizon so VFR only. The...

It is an odd one. No horizon so VFR only. The chaps’ clothes, briefcases and the plastic trim look early 1960s?
Does that decal say “Set Take-off Weight Opposite Operating Altitude”? Huh? American?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Aug 2023, 13:33
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Junkers?

Junkers?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th Aug 2023, 09:47
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Forgot this was still running! Yes, HP42 or...

Forgot this was still running! Yes, HP42 or maybe a short haul HP45. There’s that lovely Shell film about ops at Croydon on the youtubes which suggests the “Handley Page Forty Two Seater” had some...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Aug 2023, 11:17
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Thanks mel. The fire panel and those...

Thanks mel. The fire panel and those 1960s-recording-studio dials were a clue.

A quickie with two possible answers…
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Aug 2023, 12:21
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Concorde prototype?

Concorde prototype?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd Jul 2023, 10:59
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Very quiet over here today so let’s start. Twin...

Very quiet over here today so let’s start.
Twin engine, open cockpit (or sliding canopy?). Can’t see a gear lever unless it’s one of those at the bottom of the column, so fixed gear? Wouldn’t have...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jul 2023, 09:53
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Thanks for that D26, and you’re right it is a...

Thanks for that D26, and you’re right it is a lovely restoration. Ironically I was at the Omaka museum earlier this year and highly recommend a visit. And Dixi, that brass switch is for the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Jul 2023, 07:47
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

G’day Noyade and thanks. That goes in my...

G’day Noyade and thanks. That goes in my training file.

A genuine query if I may because I don’t know this one. Regular readers will know my aircraft recognition has limitations and looking on...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
20th Jul 2023, 07:32
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Dayton-Wright FP.2 should complete the paperwork...

Dayton-Wright FP.2 should complete the paperwork for you, seen here in its pusher config…
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jul 2023, 13:27
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Ah, I found it and it’s American but built for...

Ah, I found it and it’s American but built for the Canadians. Still can’t work out what those rails are for though…
...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
19th Jul 2023, 12:57
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

“… a Canadian connection”. So is it Canadian, or...

“… a Canadian connection”. So is it Canadian, or maybe American and flew up to the GWN? Or built somewhere else by an expat Canadian? Did it run on maple syrup?

And what are those little roof...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
18th Jul 2023, 10:20
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

Yes that’s technically a view of a cockpit! ...

Yes that’s technically a view of a cockpit! Biplane floatplane?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jul 2023, 19:01
Replies: 4,262
Views: 658,102
Posted By thnarg

And here it is in Handley Page green, which many...

And here it is in Handley Page green, which many of us are grateful was not used in the Herald…
...
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