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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 16, 2010 8:57:59 GMT 12
Yes, the prop does not look big enough to propell it. And it looks like they used the left over paint from the Spitfire
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Post by baz62 on Nov 16, 2010 15:48:24 GMT 12
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Post by yak2 on Nov 16, 2010 17:03:56 GMT 12
Great pics Baz. But what's that little jigger with red wheels?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 16, 2010 17:09:20 GMT 12
Sorry, but shiny Spitfires just look wrong.
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Post by yak2 on Nov 16, 2010 17:21:38 GMT 12
Sorry, but shiny Spitfires just look wrong. Tell the BBMF
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Post by Brett on Nov 16, 2010 17:55:31 GMT 12
Sports Flight Sky Pup?
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Post by baz62 on Nov 17, 2010 16:49:50 GMT 12
My father in law who was with us on our second trip to the Bankstown Museum was telling me that when he was in the RNZAF he did a lot of parachute jumps including some civvy ones from a DH Drover just like this one with the reg ZK-DDD. I recall seeing this aircraft once parked at Christchurch airport before it went to Aussie. Well when he got back to NZ he Googled the registration of the Drover at Bankstown and found out it was that very aircraft! Talk about a small world! Edit : typical there is a thread on here about the aircraft! rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=civil&action=display&thread=4307
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Post by baz62 on Nov 21, 2010 14:07:11 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Nov 21, 2010 15:24:48 GMT 12
Is this Bankstown museum on the same site where the de Havilland company used to build aircraft?
That's a sad looking Ventura, I hope it gets a good restoration someday. Poor old thing.
There was some discussion on the forum some time back about Friendships parked up with the props feathered. I note this one is too. And I looked through some photos I took at Wigram last night and sure enough there were three different situations including one in the hangar where the props seem to be feathered.
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Post by baz62 on Nov 21, 2010 15:48:41 GMT 12
Bankstown Museum near the beginning of the thread was the site of aircraft manufacture Dave.
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Post by kb on Nov 21, 2010 20:16:44 GMT 12
The Friendship is like our Beaver - two registrations!
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Post by baz62 on Nov 22, 2010 14:28:46 GMT 12
The Friendship is like our Beaver - two registrations! Have to call you eagle eye now! I never noticed that! Also the engine I thought might have been a R2800 is actually a R2000 for the Caribou (one of which they have and you will see soon. The Queensland Air Museum have a Facebook page so here is their link. www.facebook.com/pages/Queensland-Air-Museum/131781546870209
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Post by baz62 on Dec 28, 2010 11:58:41 GMT 12
Sorry for the delays lads but I now bring you some more photos of the Queensland Air Museum. Since my visit they now have a Wirraway which was flown to Caloundra. The Wirraway will be kept in ground running condition. Ok heres another shot of the Australian built version of the F86 Sabre. Heres one to keep the topdressing fans happy AND its a New Zealand one to boot! A Piper Pawnee ZK-CEL. This is a Rotax starter unit as used in the Venom with the info board to, well, inform you. (Teresa hogging the limelight again!) If you haven't got an aircraft type in your collection...................build one! A replica of a P51D Mustang Complete with a real Merlin displayed in front. The cockpit has real Mustang parts and looks very realistic. When I went to peer into the cockpit I saw a note taped to the canopy: "Don't forget to turn around and check out the guns in the wing." What? I turned around and all was revealed. Out the back of the hangar is a few "future projects" lined up. S2 Tracker Amphibian (Lake Buccaneer I believe?) Nomad And to end the tour some outside exhibits. First an ex-RAAF Caribou with Vietnam history and a story about ending up with one wing wearing US insignia due to a taxiing accident between them and a US aircraft(the Aussies weren't moving so.......) Photo of the dual markings. Basically the Americans gave them a wing from stock to replace the damaged one. Well is wasn't going to have RAAF markings now was it? Plus a few that didn't make it. Currently only one engine in place. And with the ramp open you can wander inside. Perspex cockpit "door" to keep fingers off but a handy slot to take photos. Very thoughtful! No jokes about heavy loads now! ;D And a close up shot of the wing centre section to fuselage attachment showing why they are so strong and can handle rough strips and heavy loads! They also seem to have the cockpit of another Caribou. Parked by the Caribou is a Metroliner or "Flying Pencil". Under restoration is another DeHavilland product, a Chipmunk. I nearly forgot these photos of models of Spitfires wearing just about every Air Force paint scheme and a few civilian ones as well. Now back to real aircraft. a Cessna Skymaster the civilian version of the military O2 used in Vietnam. Also on display is this Viscount forward fuselage. Teresa playing Flight attendant. Viscount cockpit And a story about this Kangaroo For the "More Power!" fans. A turbocharger as used by the P47,P38, B17 etc. Another view of the outdoor displays. And thats it. Hope you enjoyed my little photo essay. Now I have a better SLR digital camera the quality of the shots should improve! Cheers Baz ;D
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Post by corsair67 on Dec 28, 2010 12:24:36 GMT 12
Great selection there, Baz - you done good. QAM has a fantastic collection of aircraft, and I certainly recommend it to everyone I know who is heading up that way.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 28, 2010 12:34:01 GMT 12
Here is a photo of ZK-CEL taken by my dad in probably the early 198o's, I don't know where or when exactly.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 28, 2010 12:35:43 GMT 12
What is the Mustang replica made from? Is it fibreglass?
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Post by baz62 on Dec 30, 2010 9:59:30 GMT 12
What is the Mustang replica made from? Is it fibreglass? Not a 100 percent certain but there is some kind of metal skin used in the construction at least (yes I had to touch!)
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Post by b10m on Jan 3, 2011 12:47:28 GMT 12
Just a little enlightening regarding the 2 registrations on the F27. This from Pprune.....
You may be interested to know that VH-FNQ actually returned to New Zealand in 11/90 on lease to an Ansett subsidiary. The a/c was re-registered as ZK-RTA, the initials of Ross T Allen; the Ansett New Zealamd Air Freight Operations Manager.
On 31 Mar 96 the a/c returned to Essendon via NLK and CFS and prepared for a 5 year lease to IAF (Independant Air Freighters). The a/c was handed over to IAF registered as VH-WAN (West Australian Newspapers) and departed for PER on 24 May 96.
On 17 Apr 01 the a/c was leased to Aircruising and operated on behalf of Ansett Air Freight between BNE-SYD-BNE until 13 Sep 01 (AN collapse). In late 2001 the a/c was ferried BNE-TMW by Capt S Weatherstone of Aircruising.
The a/c was included on a list of assets by the Ansett Administrators after the collapse.
The a/c was purchased by the Queensland Air Museum of Caloundra on 23 Aug 08 who now have the a/c on display. They plan to paint the a/c in the original Ansett-ANA colour scheme showing the original registration of VH-FNQ (Far North Queensland).
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Post by strikemaster on Jan 4, 2011 9:42:30 GMT 12
Nice pics, I've seen Caribou' at a few airshows and they are an awesome plane to watch. There is a CAC Sabre that gets rolled out every year or so at Point Cook. I'll be taking the kids over there on Friday for a look, last time I was there I had no time to go thru the museum as I didn't want to miss anything at the airshow.
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