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Post by turboNZ on Mar 1, 2019 11:56:29 GMT 12
It looks like the pilot may have inadvertently landed on the water with the wheels down. This is what happens if you land on water with the wheels down. Accident report for a Beaver that water-landed with wheels down. aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=19542And there is this...
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Post by turboNZ on Oct 19, 2017 12:31:58 GMT 12
Heya, Send me a PM and we can sort out how I can contribute to your collection
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Post by turboNZ on Oct 8, 2017 20:23:51 GMT 12
Yup he did, we sold them off in a garage sale just after he died. They would have been worth a fortune today !!
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Post by turboNZ on Oct 7, 2017 15:41:40 GMT 12
Greetings, Been a while since I've been on here. Just had a chat with Dave and he's okay about me putting this here. I have a huge stack of books to give away to a good home. I can't be bothered putting them on TM, rather they went to a good home. There is some NZ related books here, but as we're all aviation nuts to varying degrees someone may find interest in these. A lot of them are late 60s, early 70s book by William Green (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Green_(author)) Awesome for modelling if you need colour reference plate pics. I don't want any $$$ for them just a good home as they were my late fathers collection. (Here's just a sample) i68.tinypic.com/24no3v6.jpg
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Post by turboNZ on Oct 7, 2017 13:56:37 GMT 12
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Post by turboNZ on Feb 22, 2016 13:58:03 GMT 12
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Post by turboNZ on Jan 9, 2015 10:44:04 GMT 12
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Post by turboNZ on Jan 9, 2015 10:40:25 GMT 12
Shocking for sure
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Post by turboNZ on Jan 8, 2015 9:23:03 GMT 12
If he wants it, I'm happy to donate to a happy pilot !!
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Post by turboNZ on Jan 5, 2015 9:39:16 GMT 12
I'd rather give/donate it to someone who would appreciate it and maybe restore it. Any takers?
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Post by turboNZ on Dec 28, 2014 11:53:32 GMT 12
Greetings, I have what I think is quite a rare book in my possession which is called "The Royal Flying Corps in the War" by err..."Wing Adjutant" It was published in 1918, hence the authors secretive name and throughout the book there is various pilots name's not revealed (ie Lieut. W----) !! It's not in perfect order, has suffered some water damage but is complete. Is it worth giving to a museum, ie Omaka or Wigram?
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Post by turboNZ on Dec 16, 2014 20:23:13 GMT 12
....and now been given away
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Post by turboNZ on Dec 16, 2014 19:49:36 GMT 12
Greetings,...
Having a clean out and was going to dump a whole lot of mags when I thought someone on here might want these ones..
They're all CWD, 18 of them !!!!!
1998-2008 all in really good condition, some like new.
Let me know if you're keen,..PM details where to send.
Cheers, Chris
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Post by turboNZ on Jul 29, 2013 11:27:11 GMT 12
Fascinating info, Bruce. Thanks for sharing.
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Post by turboNZ on Jul 27, 2013 23:34:03 GMT 12
Great article. Would be awesome to see one fly. I wonder how much of the Fury/Sea Fury is interchangeable to make this happen, Napier Sabre not withstanding. Also, with all of the stories of the Sabres being notoriously unreliable, just how much is there in the way of engines/ spares to make this happen? Mind you, you can get a virtually brand new Merlin these days so I guess anything is possible !! Having worked on ZK-SFR in a previous life, and having seen the tempest at Ardmore, I'd be very surprised if there was anything other than minor internal components in common. The two aircraft are VERY different . Ahh,..the Baghdad Fury. What a beast !! Remember seeing that at Wanaka many moons ago. I guess it's like saying a Mk24 Spit is like a Mk.V. And yup for some strange reason I thought it was an NS engine and not Centaurus. My mistake, duh !! The Mk 2's are mostly the radials and Mk V's are the H24's ay.
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Post by turboNZ on Jul 26, 2013 21:25:37 GMT 12
Great to actually see some actual 486 Tempest footage as well! What I actually also liked was that they didn't dub over the awesome Napier Sabre noise with some generic Harvard noise !! Did you notice the take-off footage, it seemed to be a real handful to keep in a straight line (not surprising) with lots of rudder being used !!
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Post by turboNZ on Jul 26, 2013 19:54:19 GMT 12
Great article. Would be awesome to see one fly.
I wonder how much of the Fury/Sea Fury is interchangeable to make this happen, Napier Sabre not withstanding. Also, with all of the stories of the Sabres being notoriously unreliable, just how much is there in the way of engines/ spares to make this happen? Mind you, you can get a virtually brand new Merlin these days so I guess anything is possible !!
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Post by turboNZ on Apr 11, 2013 13:06:30 GMT 12
Cheers
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Post by turboNZ on Apr 11, 2013 10:50:56 GMT 12
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Post by turboNZ on Apr 2, 2013 15:07:51 GMT 12
Thanks guys I do love the Friendship and feel (yes, feel) it go overhead everynight. Would have been great to see it put through it's paces.
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