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Post by Peter Lewis on May 9, 2014 8:42:58 GMT 12
Agusta-Westland A109LUH NZ3401 was parked in the military display area over the weekend, but did not move during the event  Iroquois NZ3815 was there on the practice day, but been moved away by the time the show started  The French CASA CN-235 had travelled from Magenta via Whenuapai and Dunedin to also become a static exhibit. The 10 crew seemed to be a source of endless attraction for a number of female Japanese tourists.  |
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Post by shorty on May 9, 2014 9:31:43 GMT 12
Will our Hercs qualify as vintage aircraft next year haveing reached 50 years old?
If all our aircraft worked on that time span P-40s would have still been in service in 1992 with no end in sight!
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 9, 2014 10:00:06 GMT 12
Going backwards from the mid-60s when the Hercs and the Orions were new, at 50 years they would have been replacing 1915 aircraft.
So in 1964 we would have been operating BE2 and Sopwith Pups.
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 9, 2014 17:45:20 GMT 12
And finally, two of the Beech B200s NZ7123 and NZ7124 operated in and out of Wanaka several times over the weekend - presumably on the beer-and-bikkies run.   |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 10, 2014 9:10:49 GMT 12
Moving onwards - or backwards - the Masterton Mob bought six of their aircraft down to the event. Repreenting the Axis side were the Hampshire Aeroplane Pfalz DIII Replica ZK-FLZ   the Replica Fokker D.VII ZK-FOD   and the Fokker Triplane Replica Scout ZK-JOG   |
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Post by shorty on May 10, 2014 9:51:05 GMT 12
Peter, thanks for those photos of our current strike force.
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 10, 2014 22:14:45 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 11, 2014 9:30:42 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 11, 2014 21:16:59 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 12, 2014 8:43:55 GMT 12
For Joe Public, THE airshow drawcard is of course The Spitfire. We have to thank Brendon Deere for his resoration effort on ZK-SPI      Question: I note that most WW2 fighters commence their take-off roll with the canopy closed. Spitfire pilots invariably seem to take off with the canopy open. I can understand that preference under wartime conditions, but why now? |
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Post by scrooge on May 12, 2014 10:16:19 GMT 12
Unless someone who actually flys them pops up: visibility and head movement? especially if wearing a larger modern helmet. In other fighters there may be more room to move your head about within the canopy area.
And/or: some aircraft were also prone to sucking in fumes (exhaust, fuel or coolant) and closing the canopy could help keep these out, on the other hand an open canopy could help with airflow for fumes or heat disipation.
Because the POH or checklist says so. The canopy could also be part of the structure in the case of a 'end up on your back' type incident.
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Post by flight98 on May 12, 2014 10:38:09 GMT 12
The door has two latching positions, one of which leaves it slightly open. This prevents the canopy from sliding forward, and trapping the pilot in the event of a take off or landing accident. Shortly after takeoff the pilot closes the access door completley and shuts the canopy. Just my two cents worth :-)
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Post by McFly on May 12, 2014 14:10:30 GMT 12
The door has two latching positions, one of which leaves it slightly open. This prevents the canopy from sliding forward, and trapping the pilot in the event of a take off or landing accident. Shortly after takeoff the pilot closes the access door completely and shuts the canopy. Just my two cents worth :-) Indeed... Take a look at this video of Sean getting airborne in PV270, and at 1:08 he latches the door 'closed' which allows the canopy to now slide forward. Sean has mentioned that keeping the canopy latched back for takeoff would make egress easier in the case of an incident.  |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 12, 2014 20:46:29 GMT 12
Thanks for the answers.
I guessed there had to be a reason.
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 12, 2014 21:22:00 GMT 12
The P-40E Kittyhawk ZK-RMH has been around on the scene for quite a long time now. We almost take it for granted, but it is still an impressive machine.    At the end of the day, after the official show was over, it was kept quite busy with passenger activities.  |
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 13, 2014 9:44:22 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 13, 2014 22:13:45 GMT 12
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Post by Peter Lewis on May 14, 2014 8:33:31 GMT 12
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Post by nzjet on May 14, 2014 9:46:58 GMT 12
I believe the nice Cirrus that was on display there crashed in auz the other day as well, bugger
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Post by ErrolC on May 14, 2014 9:59:51 GMT 12
Thanks Peter, keep them coming!
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