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Post by Gavin Conroy on Feb 2, 2012 17:30:39 GMT 12
Just to let you all know, Frank Parker will be down at Omaka for some test flying on Saturday. We are having an open day Saturday and the aeroplane will hopefully fly then. This depends on weather and servicability as usual. Here is a photo from the photo shoot in late December, the aircraft is looking great.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 2, 2012 17:50:19 GMT 12
Fantastic photo Gavin!
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 3, 2012 20:08:23 GMT 12
As we can (finally) head over there, is there any timeframe on the open day?
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Post by lumpy on Feb 3, 2012 20:42:16 GMT 12
As we can (finally) head over there, is there any timeframe on the open day? Yes Jasper , 10AM - 2PM according to the clasic fighters Facebook page . ( Id have thought a chap of your youth would be onto that one )  |
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 3, 2012 20:58:47 GMT 12
Two steps ahead of you lumpy. I did check Facebook, but my iPod decreed that Thou Shalt not view Search, and lo and behold, search on Facebook did nay work.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Feb 3, 2012 21:06:24 GMT 12
Taken late this afternoon.  Frank at work, and by looking at the video he really is working.  |
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 4, 2012 16:01:03 GMT 12
Well, I had a good time. Butcher bird was in the air at about 10:30 and did a great low pass before landing.
I didn't get to have a chat with anyone, but saw Gavin perched on the Bristol taking photos of the 190.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Feb 4, 2012 16:12:42 GMT 12
The low pass sounds mucho impressive, doesn't it?!
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Post by Officer Crabtree on Feb 4, 2012 20:12:03 GMT 12
Believe me Dave, all the muchos in the world couldn't describe the impressiveness of that pass.
I forgot to mention, I made sure I was behind her when she started up. It was very windy, and the noise! That's one of the best engine sounds I've heard.
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Post by Gavin Conroy on Feb 5, 2012 5:45:09 GMT 12
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Post by obiwan27 on Feb 5, 2012 6:58:12 GMT 12
I'd imagine that Baz would have been drooling over AWH yesterday...."I used to own AUH you know..." I'm sure he'll have lots of stories to tell and photos and videos to show. :-)
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Post by baz62 on Feb 6, 2012 13:42:58 GMT 12
I'd imagine that Baz would have been drooling over AWH yesterday...."I used to own AUH you know..." I'm sure he'll have lots of stories to tell and photos and videos to show. :-) Well partly right! We arrived after the FW190 had been up but due to a cracked exhaust stub didn't fly again  Oh well enjoyed watching Graham Orphan flying his new Nieuport and also saw his Stearman flying along with a Tiger Moth. Due to the wind they took off over the Historic Centre so managed a shot of the Stearman, not in the class of Gavin's photos though. I spent an enjoyable time chatting to Mit beside his Auster and learned a few things and also noticed a few differences comparing his J1B to my J5F, mainly in the engine setup. Here are a few shots I took: Ok on the right is Gavin and next to him is Frank Parker. On the left is Marty Nicoll of JEM aviation and on his right is Daniel Frew also from JEM and who also worked on Brendon Deere's Spitfire restoration:  So left to right we have the Bristol, FW190, Nieuport and I think that's the wings of the Sopwith Pup just in shot.  Here it is:  I'll post some photos of Mit's Auster shortly. |
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Post by jonesy on Feb 6, 2012 14:47:30 GMT 12
OK, here's my question: Why, just by the canopy, does the word "experimental" appear? What significance to the FW does it have?
I dont know enough about this model (apart from that it looks superb!) so if anyone could explain that would be great!
Chur!
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Post by lumpy on Feb 6, 2012 15:32:42 GMT 12
Someone here will know more , but I believe that it allows them to fly under similar regulations to that which a " home built " or "one off " aircraft would be subject to . The main difference being that normally a modern aircraft would have " factory " backing and support which such things as modifications that are allowed and/or required to maintain airworthiness , but this type of information is non-existant for this type of machine . Therefore it becomes " experimental "( which of course also come with certain conditions )
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Post by baz62 on Feb 6, 2012 16:51:40 GMT 12
Someone here will know more , but I believe that it allows them to fly under similar regulations to that which a " home built " or "one off " aircraft would be subject to . The main difference being that normally a modern aircraft would have " factory " backing and support which such things as modifications that are allowed and/or required to maintain airworthiness , but this type of information is non-existant for this type of machine . Therefore it becomes " experimental "( which of course also come with certain conditions ) Yep lumpy has it pretty much right. Pretty much now if you have an old aeroplane such as my 1951 Auster it will now come under the experimental category. Means if you carry passengers they will see a placard stating that "This aircraft is not maintained under standard airworthiness directives and you fly in the aircraft at your own risk. " Means that I can do the work myself as long as a LAME (licenced aircraft maintenance engineer) supervises the work and he signs for it. Bit harder to do for aircraft in the standard catergory. Also means you can use (to a certain extent) parts that would normally not be allowed (but still have to be deemed safe to use for the purpose intended.) Although not in the standard category I will be maintaining my Auster in the same manner as it would have been when it was. My life and my passengers are too precious to do otherwise and I know Jay at JEM would hunt me down if I tried anything else! ;D |
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Post by baz62 on Feb 6, 2012 19:54:25 GMT 12
Ok as I mentioned I met Mit Brereton who owns Auster J1B ZK-AWH. The airframe of the J1 series is similar to the J5 so it was good to have a good look at one up close and in one piece. Some improvements had been made by someone in the past to try and make it one of the fastest and quietest Austers. Things like fitting a Fox moth exhaust pipe which is pretty long!  Those horrid spats...... ;D  And beeswax around the heads of bolts in an effort to streamline them. In this case the wires supporting the horizontal stabilisers.  Here is Mit who was a great guy to talk to about Austers and he even took the engine cowlings off so I could photograph the secrets within!    Fortunately nothing was un-familiar since many of the parts I could see I had spread all over my hangar floor! One interesting thing I noticed was the oiltank on Mit's Auster lay on its side at the bottom of the engine bay where as mine (and Anthony's T7) sit against the firewall . You can see the oiltank being the large grey object bottom right of the photo.  And here showing the really long filler pipe.  I think this is from the original J1 (which AWH was) engine setup which had the Cirrus engine instead of the Gipsy major now fitted (making her a J1B). The other differences are the firewall as mine has a noticable slope on it compared with the J1 Auster. Compare these two photos and you can see the difference lining up the vertical door hinge line and the vertical end of the cowlings.  You can see the line of the firewall on mine nearly matches the vertical line of the door frame. You have to be careful as when you have engine cowlings some suit the "straight" firewall" and some the "sloping" style. Inside the Auster's cockpit is immaculate.     Its given me a much needed boost to get cracking on mine! |
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Post by mit on Feb 6, 2012 22:42:54 GMT 12
Thank you Baz for your kind words. Although I fear I have lead you astray, when I got AWH it had bees wax on all the bolts, we removed it to clean up the rusting bolts underneath. The yellow goo on them now is dinitrol, to prevent future rust.
Great to meet you and your wife, I will have to take you up on your offer of a cuppa in your next door neighbors hangar sometime...
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Post by baz62 on Feb 7, 2012 11:45:07 GMT 12
Ooops, I must not have been listening as I was too busy thinking "Man I have a looooong way to go!"
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Post by bell407 on Feb 8, 2012 12:41:41 GMT 12
Is that a full size 190 or one of those little replicas that were about a few years back.
If full size, are any parts original? Does this example have any history to it?
It is a looker I'll give em that, I've read that those 190's have been voted as the Worlds best sounding aircraft.
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 8, 2012 12:52:55 GMT 12
Is that a full size 190 or one of those little replicas that were about a few years back. If full size, are any parts original? Does this example have any history to it? It is a looker I'll give em that, I've read that those 190's have been voted as the Worlds best sounding aircraft. It's Fw 190 A-8/N new build/reproduction, not a (scale or otherwise) replica. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_190_operational_history#Modern_Fw_190 |
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Oh well enjoyed watching Graham Orphan flying his new Nieuport and also saw his Stearman flying along with a Tiger Moth. Due to the wind they took off over the Historic Centre so managed a shot of the Stearman, not in the class of Gavin's photos though.
