You cannot have too many Spitfires
40inches - 14/12/12 at 01:42 PM
Another one flying again
greed1 - 14/12/12 at 01:44 PM
Have they dug the other ones up yet?
stevegough - 14/12/12 at 01:48 PM
A spitfire would be a good engine donor
40inches - 14/12/12 at 01:48 PM
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Originally posted by greed1
Have they dug the other ones up yet?
They have found them and gotten permission to dig them up, so any time soon
40inches - 14/12/12 at 01:50 PM
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Originally posted by stevegough
A spitfire would be a good engine donor
There is never a face palm icon when you need one!
JAG - 14/12/12 at 01:53 PM
The sound still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end 
stevegough - 14/12/12 at 02:04 PM
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Originally posted by 40inches
quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
A spitfire would be a good engine donor
There is never a face palm icon when you need one!
You can always insert a DOH!
whitestu - 14/12/12 at 04:01 PM
Awesome!
scudderfish - 14/12/12 at 04:18 PM
Spits are ten a penny (relatively). I want to see a Mosquito fly in this country again.
40inches - 14/12/12 at 04:36 PM
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Originally posted by scudderfish
Spits are ten a penny (relatively). I want to see a Mosquito fly in this country again.
You will have to go to New Zealand, they got one flying in September Link
A better Video here
[Edited on 14-12-12 by 40inches]
Confused but excited. - 14/12/12 at 05:08 PM
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Originally posted by stevegough
A spitfire would be a good engine donor
Already been done. PPC.
britishtrident - 14/12/12 at 05:16 PM
Merlin magic Nice my favourite Spitfire mark MkXVI low back
Here is another vid you guys will enjoy Brian Cox's Lightning flight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwgfU228clE
Volvorsport - 14/12/12 at 05:43 PM
shes been flying over my house ....
britishtrident - 14/12/12 at 06:06 PM
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Originally posted by Volvorsport
shes been flying over my house ....
Wow!
Simon - 14/12/12 at 06:15 PM
quote:
Originally posted by stevegough
A spitfire would be a good engine donor
Lighter than a Pinto
ATB
Simon
philw - 14/12/12 at 06:36 PM
quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
Spits are ten a penny (relatively). I want to see a Mosquito fly in this country again.
Yes, that would be good, what an aircraft
avagolen - 14/12/12 at 07:12 PM
Drooooooolllllllll
What an opportunity.
Just call me envious from now on.
puma931 - 14/12/12 at 11:00 PM
http://www.spainvia.com/merlincar.htm
One of the original V12 transplants! This is the guy Rolls-Royce took to court (the car had a RR grill and emblem) and did a runner when he lost his
case.
There were stories in Germany of 911 owners calling Roll-Royce to get information on their car that can pass a flat out 911 on the autobahn
just found this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=HwRwN7ewAzs
[Edited on 14/12/12 by puma931]
bobinspain - 16/12/12 at 02:48 PM
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Originally posted by britishtrident
Merlin magic Nice my favourite Spitfire mark MkXVI low back
Here is another vid you guys will enjoy Brian Cox's Lightning flight http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwgfU228clE
Just a few memories.
I retired from the RAF in 1986 (2 years before the Lightnings finally folded). My last posting was RAF Binbrook, home of V and Xl Lightning Sqns.
Being a Navigator (the only one on the base), I was something of a 'curiosity' to the fighter-jocks at first, but I spent some of my most
memorable months with them. APC (armament practice camp) was a 6 week detachment to Cyprus where the guys could shoot the snot out of a banner towed
by a Canberra (bum job) whilst flying out over the Med, out of harms way to joe-public.
Some of the 'boys' would chat up girls on Nissi beach with the usual 'Top Gun' toe-curling flannel, saying they'd do a
beat-up of the beach with a low-level fly-past the next day. The were gob-smacked when the boys kept their promise.
I got a few flights in the twin-seat Lightning trainer. The aircraft was a like a large powerful sportscar operating in 3-dimensions instead of two,
and the pilots treated it just like that. "Rah, lets go and have some sport over the North Sea." The favourite (flying) pastime being to
"gun somebody's brains out." (the aircraft was equipped with a camera co-located with the 30mm cannons).
I did 17 years in the RAF and found its 'true heritage and character' with the fighter boys at Binbrook. Using their aircraft that was on
the drawing-board in the late 1940s, they were serious competition for the F16s they flew against in mock combat. I recall an F16 pilot was most
'put-out' that he'd had to 'plug in the burners' and fly hard to shake a Lightning off his tail. V and Xl Squadrons were
renowned for getting the maximum out of an ageing and near obsolescent aircraft. (Lightning's avionics were ante-deluvial).
3 pilots 'banged out' safely in my time at Binbrook. One of them for a second time. He's now a 747 captain with Virgin. He ejected over
the North Sea off Spurn Point and was back buying beers in the bar within two hours.
I can't think of another aircraft to use the over/under engine configuration as in the Lightning. Experience shows that a fire in the upper
engine was invariably catastrophic, in that leaking fuel ignited the lower engine too, resulting in aircraft loss.
I used to be saddened when driving down the A1 near Newark to see a rusting Lightning airframe in a field. That's no way to treat a lady.
Happy memories.
scutter - 16/12/12 at 05:25 PM
I love these old aircraft, nothing now days makes such a noise.
Was a little miffed to hear his views that the rest of the airforce is on holiday between xams and the new year, that might be tha case for all those
fighter boys.
A mozzy flying would be my dream lottery plane.
ATB Dan.
HowardB - 16/12/12 at 06:04 PM
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Originally posted by philw
quote:
Originally posted by scudderfish
Spits are ten a penny (relatively). I want to see a Mosquito fly in this country again.
Yes, that would be good, what an aircraft
I think it is unlikely,.... well as I understand it the last one left Strathallen and flew to the USA in the 80's. There is one in NZ being
worked on Facebook_page
but they are few and far between, and the issue here is that the CAA only allow restorations to be done with period materials and some of the fabrics
are no longer available ? All a bit vague, but I was only just learning this the other day from a chap whose passion is for the Mosquito, so much so
that he went to NZ to see it.
For multiple Spits, how about this ten spitfires
scudderfish - 16/12/12 at 08:00 PM
The last Mosquito used to be based near where I grew up (Chester) so every summer I had the growl of a pair of Merlins over my house. Unfortunately
it crashed in 96 at an airshow killing both crew.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/two-die-as-last-mosquito-crashes-1329886.html