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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

30th Apr 2024, 12:35

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Kermit Weeks Napier Sabre

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Posted By treadigraph

I gather Kermit has crated up all his Tempest V...

I gather Kermit has crated up all his Tempest V bits and attached a label addressed to Air Leasing at Sywell... :ok:

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

6th Mar 2024, 20:34

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Kermit Weeks Napier Sabre

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Posted By treadigraph

I have feeling an article I saw about Mike Nixon...

I have feeling an article I saw about Mike Nixon at Vintage V-12s mentioned he'd acquired a load of Packard Merlins from water pump useage in California; hydroplane racing might have been another...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Mar 2024, 12:55

Replies: 46

Kermit Weeks Napier Sabre

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Posted By treadigraph

True but, as he says, Kermit would really to go...

True but, as he says, Kermit would really to go some to reach 1000hrs on it, even if Richard gets the thing airborne in the next year or two. :) A trip up to Oshkosh and back from Polk City probably...

Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia

5th Mar 2024, 10:31

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Kermit Weeks Napier Sabre

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Posted By treadigraph

The Centaurus prefers a particular grade of...

The Centaurus prefers a particular grade of mineral oil as I recall, which is more or less unobtainable now; haven't some of the failures been attributed to other oils used instead doing damage?...

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