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Post by ZacYates on Sept 16, 2016 17:40:19 GMT 12
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Post by Bruce on Sept 16, 2016 17:51:09 GMT 12
I know CAA in NZ are very reasonable compared to requirements elsewhere in the world regarding individual registration markings - does TV959 need to be marked, or is the pseudonym "NZ2337" only sufficient to appease them? It wont need to have the rego, Its a distinctive enough colour scheme, unlikely to be mistaken for any other Mosquito flying in NZ at the moment!
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Post by Mustang51 on Sept 16, 2016 18:14:48 GMT 12
Touche Bruce.......... Just back in the office from being on-site in the dust and wind. Bloody fantastic scheme. Cannot wait to see more pics as I am not there (*^&%$^%% !!!!!)
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Post by Mustang51 on Sept 16, 2016 18:15:26 GMT 12
Bruce, When the pressure is off I'll go into my Ventura tale about US Rego markings.....
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Post by harrysone on Sept 16, 2016 19:47:03 GMT 12
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 16, 2016 20:19:26 GMT 12
Wonderful!!
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Post by Kereru on Sept 16, 2016 20:36:34 GMT 12
My video of Mossie engine starts and taxing.
Cheers, Colin
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 16, 2016 20:57:29 GMT 12
Very nice work Colin!
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Post by ZacYates on Sept 16, 2016 21:34:22 GMT 12
Great photos Harry, and great video Colin! I just love the way she sounds sitting there.
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Post by ErrolC on Sept 16, 2016 21:36:08 GMT 12
I'm out at friends' tonight, but tomorrow I think I will put together a montage of blokes poking fingers at a Merlin!
Sent from my E6653 using proboards
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Post by patmurphy on Sept 16, 2016 21:59:34 GMT 12
Fantastic....Just looks spot on. Well done everybody at Avspecs Now, how about one for the UK please When will it fly? Does anyone know when she departs for The U.S ?
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Post by planecrazy on Sept 16, 2016 22:57:32 GMT 12
This is amazing, can't believe how quickly this has happened, pretty much speechless but will have a go, Wow the wonderful wooden wonder, wow!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 17, 2016 11:18:15 GMT 12
Given the fact that the weather is apparently terrible currently at Ardmore, and the forecast for tomorrow does not look much better, what do the locals there think, is it worth making the journey north tomorrow morning? Take off is scheduled to start at 10.30am for the Battle of Britain flypast, but the bad weather looks to extend well beyond that according to Metvuw and other sources. So I'm picking the flypast will be cancelled.
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Post by TS on Sept 17, 2016 11:49:43 GMT 12
Here's a question for the Mossie boffins. If you look under the wing root on KA114s starboard side there is no "breather" air intake. But on the Starboard side of "NZ2337" there is an air intake, who knows what that is for?
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Post by ErrolC on Sept 17, 2016 13:09:52 GMT 12
Given the fact that the weather is apparently terrible currently at Ardmore, and the forecast for tomorrow does not look much better, what do the locals there think, is it worth making the journey north tomorrow morning? Take off is scheduled to start at 10.30am for the Battle of Britain flypast, but the bad weather looks to extend well beyond that according to Metvuw and other sources. So I'm picking the flypast will be cancelled. Metvuw says 1-2mm from 0600-1200, and none 1200-1800. Metservice says under a mm each two hours for Hunua, and none after 0800 for Akl central. Weather Underground has rain probability dropping steeply from 0900. Nothing in these sources about cloud height. On that basis, if it comes through a little faster than currently forecast, may be ok to go IMHO.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 17, 2016 13:11:23 GMT 12
I have asked several Ardmore pilots and all have said they won't be keen to fly tomorrow.
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Post by joesmith on Sept 17, 2016 13:18:16 GMT 12
Hi TS,
The "breather" air intake you are referring too under TV959's Starboard wing root is basically a fairing, open at both ends to allow air to pass through. The fairing covers the fuel cooler (like a small radiator) which is mounted on the outside of the fuselage side panel. I don't know all the why, where and whens for the fuel cooler installation but it appears to be a common feature on English manufactured Mosquitoes. Am Assuming the fuel cooler aids in the prevention of vapour lock in the fuel system gallery and hoses in the bomb bay with the fuel passing through the cooler on it's way to the engines?
The Canadian built FB.26 (KA1114) does not have this feature included in its fuel system. There is no mention of a fuel cooler in the FB.26 service manual or inclusion in the FB.26 fuel system schematics.
Joe
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Post by TS on Sept 17, 2016 13:56:02 GMT 12
Oki doki thank you joe for that excellent explanation of what it is for. So would the FB26 by not having it be an improvement? By way of a little less drag.?
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Sept 17, 2016 15:22:04 GMT 12
Current Metflight forecast suggests the surface wind tomorrow morning is likely to be 50 degrees crosswind component gusting 25kt, which I imagine is probably a bit much to fly a Mosquito in in today's non-wartime conditions. Certainly for a first test flight anyway. I remember when the last one flew they did land on the closed cross vector after one flight when the crosswind picked up but that is normally reserved for "emergencies", I don't think they would intentionally take off on it.
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Post by ZacYates on Sept 17, 2016 16:21:06 GMT 12
Latest Facebook update from the Warbirds team:
Good afternoon all from a very wet Auckland. Sunday's planned event is still a go with the weather forecast to improve but as the Mosquito has still not been test flown it will not be taking part in the flypast. As always we are committed to going ahead with the flypast and a call will be made on that in the morning. If the weather allows, no heavy rain then the Mosquito will be on static display with possibility of test flying also. If you choose to come out there is still our visitor centre and shop plus our new hangar to check and plenty of static aircraft on show. Sausages and a coffee cart available also.
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