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Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
15th Jun 2021, 22:46
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

Quit pussy-footing around and just tell me. :ok:

Quit pussy-footing around and just tell me. :ok:
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
10th May 2021, 23:11
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

Hmmm. Single engine, fixed pitch prop, high...

Hmmm.
Single engine, fixed pitch prop, high wing (exposed aileron cables) and instrument panel layout a dog's breakfast.
That cable draped around the throttle is possibly for cowl flaps or a cabin...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
21st Mar 2021, 04:12
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

It looks like the Nimrod's AHs go to sleep on...

It looks like the Nimrod's AHs go to sleep on their side when not powered.
I wonder if that is an intentional feature?
Probably a great British design to go on one of the world's ugliest aircraft...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
12th Mar 2021, 11:14
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

The F-111 gear: Unusual arrangement, but it...

The F-111 gear:
Unusual arrangement, but it seems to work well. :ok:
https://youtu.be/UnMUEjlJg6A
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th May 2015, 10:38
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

Yes. It's very sad when you have memories of...

Yes. It's very sad when you have memories of flying in ones that looked more like this.
http://i1313.photobucket.com/albums/t552/terrydactil/DH82_zpsrh0khozn.jpg
Nothing handy right now, so OPEN...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
27th May 2015, 04:29
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

Well, someone's got to say it! The rear cockpit...

Well, someone's got to say it!
The rear cockpit of a a very decrepit DH-82 Tiger Moth?
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th May 2015, 17:36
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

That's it. As Avro was absorbed in the mergers...

That's it.
As Avro was absorbed in the mergers in 1963, to be pedantic it became a Hawker Siddlely Vulcan. I doubt many use that name though.

Well done. You have control sir.

(Image is a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th May 2015, 09:59
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

OK. A bit more nostalgia then. The prototype of...

OK. A bit more nostalgia then.
The prototype of this aircraft first flew more than 60 years ago.
And for extra points I want to know the correct name of the manufacturer of this particular (a later...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th May 2015, 05:26
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

Aha! Clues! How about the Sopwith Atlantic...

Aha! Clues!

How about the Sopwith Atlantic then.
Only one was built in 1919 specifically to compete for the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic, and the rear fuselage decking formed a...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
24th May 2015, 21:21
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

That is an early 'Gentleman's Flying Machine'. ...

That is an early 'Gentleman's Flying Machine'.
Notice how the unnecessary tradesman's tools and instruments have been discarded in favour of luxury items.
The compass has been replaced by a biscuit...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
23rd May 2015, 04:19
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

You just gotta love British WW2 cockpit design....

You just gotta love British WW2 cockpit design. :ok:
A gun firing button on the stick, but no sign of a gunsight anywhere.
Instead, pride of place on top of the instrument panel looks like the...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
13th May 2015, 11:37
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

Is that a big round hole in the instrument panel...

Is that a big round hole in the instrument panel so the Captain can stick his head into the passenger compartment and make his PA? :confused:
(Yeah. I know that looks like the end of a Gosport tube...
Forum: Aviation History and Nostalgia
25th Apr 2015, 08:37
Replies: 4,263
Views: 658,219
Posted By Terry Dactil

Just a bit too easy when the photographers name...

Just a bit too easy when the photographers name is watermarked on the photo, as well as having the aircraft identification in the image data.
The more sadistic of us on this forum crop and do other...
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