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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 20, 2014 14:03:41 GMT 12
I very much doubt the current P-40E colour scheme will change.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Sept 20, 2014 14:53:34 GMT 12
Ok on the flyer for the 2015 air show there is a picture of the P40 in RNZAF livery  Is that an artists impression or is she going to appear this summer looking like that... Hope so.  You'll have to talk nicely to Gene De Marco. He now owns both of the ex-RNZAF WWII fighters (Kittyhawk and Corsair) based at Hood Aerodrome. |
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Post by TS on Sept 21, 2014 13:14:33 GMT 12
Hey KTJ seen as you live almost next door maybe you could talk nicely to him on behave of the forum. While your at it chuck in the Corsair there's a good chap....   |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2014 15:25:00 GMT 12
Good idea nz5218, Bruce we'd be very grateful if you'd be so kind Not sure if I'll be heading down for next year's show but I'll keep an eye on the lineup. I'm much more focused on getting to Omaka! |
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Post by Mustang51 on Sept 22, 2014 16:13:46 GMT 12
Guys and Gals, I am sooooo much looking forward to both events. Each has a really great 'feel' about them and each is unique in their own way. Kicking myself now that for all those years after 83 I stayed on the other side of the ditch till my first Wanaka in 1998.Well I am certainly making up for it now. Now let's see.... P-40 and FG-1 back in Kiwi markings.... wonderful.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 22, 2014 16:19:12 GMT 12
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Post by TS on Sept 22, 2014 22:16:20 GMT 12
Yes I have Dave it was excellent really enjoyed it Cheers. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 22, 2014 22:29:55 GMT 12
Thanks. As heard in that episode we hope to record more updates with the airshow crew as the show draws nearer so keep an ear out for future WONZ Shows.
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Post by flyinkiwi on Oct 24, 2014 8:49:15 GMT 12
I'll be heading down for my first WoW show. Due to time constraints I can only attend one day. Is the flying display repeated across all 3 days or is there a specific day I should aim to see?
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Post by suthg on Oct 24, 2014 12:35:10 GMT 12
Hi people - I have pencilled in accommodation in centre of Masterton for three nights. There would be myself and my wife, and there are two other beds in a lounge - a double and a single. Now, for $10 more (ie +$5 each) can get a two bedroom unit, which seems more appropriate. For $40 (or $45) a night for three nights - two folk could each have the other beds. Have temporarily booked Fri/Sat and Sunday nights. If someone has a preference for a Thursday night booking instead, going into the weekend then that is also a possibility. Please pm me if you are interested!!
(in other words, this Motel has two units left for a couple and two more or just 3 at $50 each)
Graeme.
suthg@@@xnet-dot-co-dot-nz
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Post by suthg on Dec 3, 2014 10:56:46 GMT 12
Just bumping this along - Accommodation for two others or a couple and one - they wanted me to confirm the booking by end of November. If anyone is interested in spare beds for the wellington long weekend in Masterton then pm me soon please, otherwise I may just let this go and travel to Carterton where we stayed last time. I'll see if the other unit with two bedrooms is still available.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Dec 3, 2014 13:11:00 GMT 12
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Post by mumbles on Dec 3, 2014 14:58:00 GMT 12
Ok on the flyer for the 2015 air show there is a picture of the P40 in RNZAF livery Is that an artists impression or is she going to appear this summer looking like that... Hope so. There's also an F-15 Eagle on the poster so draw your own conclusions  |
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Post by mumbles on Dec 3, 2014 15:05:01 GMT 12
Google says Upper Hutt is an hour's drive from Masterton. That'll be from the northern boundary of Upper Hutt on a perfect day I think I live in Lower Hutt and I'd allow at least 90-105 minutes on a show day for traffic. I've done the return trip on the back roads with lightish traffic in 75 minutes from Hood to my front door. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Dec 3, 2014 15:38:02 GMT 12
Google says you drive like a nana. |
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Dec 3, 2014 15:44:45 GMT 12
I can drive from Upper Hutt to Featherston (via the Mangaroa Valley) in eighteen minutes.
Mind you, that is cheating a wee bit by making use of a 8.8km-long tunnel through the ranges.
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Post by errolmartyn on Dec 3, 2014 16:04:20 GMT 12
""There has always been a lot of controversy surrounding Richard Pearse's aircraft. Did it fly before the Wright Brother's groundbreaking flight at Kitty Hawk or didn't it?" Williams said." I fear that Mr Williams is either ill-informed or being disingenuous, as the controversy of course was ended quite some years ago when it was revealed that Richard Pearse himself stated categorically in November 1909 (when he also began his first flight trials) that he had done 'nothing practical, until in 1904 . . ." The embarrassing so-called replica or reproduction is of course nothing of the sort - as no drawings, photos, plans or full technical specifications have survived from which to construct one. A full account of Pearse's first aeroplane forms Chapter Eight of Volume One of my A Passion for Flight – New Zealand aviation before the Great War. Errol |
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Dec 3, 2014 16:09:53 GMT 12
I suspect that Tom Williams does know better (well....one would hope so) and that it is all advertising hype to pull the punters in through the gates.
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Post by kiwithrottlejockey on Dec 4, 2014 16:26:36 GMT 12
from the Wairarapa Times-Age....Airshow lands pioneer flying KiwisBy NATHAN CROMBIE | 6:45AM - Thursday, December 04, 2014 EARLY BIRD: Tom Williams with the replica 1910 Pither Monoplane aircraft that was yesterday the
first aircraft to arrive at Hood Aerodrome for the airshow next month. — Photo: LYNDA FERINGA.THE only replica 1910 Pither Monoplane in the world yesterday became the first aircraft to arrive for the biennial Wings Over Wairarapa 2015 — the first airshow to also feature a reproduction of the aircraft built by Kiwi flight pioneer Richard Pearse.
The replica, which was built at the Mandeville premises of the Croydon Aviation Company near Gore, had started its long haul north to Hood Aerodrome in Masterton early Monday on the back of a curtainsider McAuley's Transport truck with driver Chris Keay at the wheel.
“Every bump was nerve-wracking on the way up. Everything had to be in perfect when we arrived and I wasn't going to be the one to change that,” Mr Keay said.
Wings Over Wairarapa airshow director Tom Williams said the skeletal frame of the plane — all cycle tubes and wire — seemed fragile but was airworthy and will be flown at the Wings show by the aircraft's test pilot, Jerry Chisum.
The aircraft was originally built in Southland by Herbert John Pither, who drew on his background as a professional cyclist and cycle manufacturer to create a lightweight aircraft. which was claimed to have first flown on Oreti Beach in 1910.
Mr Williams said Pither had died after moving to Australia, where his original aircraft was also last seen. The replica was constructed using detailed photographs and original newspaper clippings and was successfully flown in 2005 by Mr Chisum.
A theme of the upcoming airshow will be a soaring review of 100 years of aviation, embracing the latest remote control drones to military aircraft from both world wars to seminal Kiwi aircraft such as the Pither and a reproduction of the plane built and flown by Pearse, which will complete engine runs and taxi demonstrations during the event.
“We haven't had the Pither here before and, because we have the 100 years of aviation theme, it fits in right at the early stage along with the Pearse, which no airshow has ever had before. The two of them represent the oldies and will be exceptional together,” Mr Williams said.
“I had even thought about the Fisher monoplane on the plinth at Gladstone, and just to stack up the three of them would be amazing.”
David Percival Fisher was owner and builder of the Fisher monoplane, which completed its first successful sustained flights at Hurunui-o-rangi Flat near Gladstone in 1913.
Mr Williams said the airshow would also feature jet formations, agricultural displays, gliders and helicopter displays with the flying each day culminating in a dramatic mock air field attack and pyrotechnic shows lighting up the sky.
There will be entertainment on the ground as well, with mock battles and static displays including a combined Defence Forces interactive camp, children's entertainment, contemporary and vintage military vehicles and a food and wine area.• Wings Over Wairarapa 2015 will be held at Hood Aerodrome in Masterton from January 16th to 18th and tickets are available online at TicketDirect.co.nz and Wings.org.nz.www.nzherald.co.nz/wairarapa-times-age/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503414&objectid=11368579
Related thread:• The Fisher Monoplane — centenary commemoration
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