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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2009 13:34:00 GMT 12
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Post by Bruce on Sept 21, 2009 13:47:38 GMT 12
Good to see the P40 being used as a Paint drying hangar - and a clown shelter!
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Post by baz62 on Sept 21, 2009 15:18:18 GMT 12
Well at first glance it looked like a Spit one to me however it is a bit fat looking in the centre. maybe Barracuda or Typhoon/Tempest?
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Post by Naki on Sept 21, 2009 16:32:15 GMT 12
Thanks for the update..any chance the Tomahawk wil be flying at WOW 2010?
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Post by obiwan27 on Sept 21, 2009 17:04:48 GMT 12
Avspecs = coolest workplace ever!!!!!
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Post by John L on Sept 21, 2009 18:19:04 GMT 12
Don't know the prop.
Are those Desert camouflaged wings of a Spit?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 21, 2009 18:56:49 GMT 12
Yes, they're off the Spitfire TR9 that is being repaired there after it's wheels up landing at Masterton
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Post by hardyakka on Sept 21, 2009 19:23:28 GMT 12
The wheels were down when it started the landing process.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 21, 2009 19:57:59 GMT 12
Ah yes, sorry, brain strain caused mis-information.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2009 20:46:38 GMT 12
How long until said Spitfire flies again? I'm still yet to see it in the flesh. Great to see the progress on the Tomahawk, what a treat that will be!
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Post by Naki on Sept 21, 2009 22:00:23 GMT 12
How long until said Spitfire flies again? I'm still yet to see it in the flesh. Great to see the progress on the Tomahawk, what a treat that will be! Somebody mentioned over at NZFF the Spitfire wont be ready until late next year |
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Post by Andy Wright on Sept 23, 2009 12:26:28 GMT 12
Wow, wow, wow, and wow. Thanks fockewulf, wonderful pics. Did some digging - DA940 prop blade from Defiant or Barracuda? Haven't come across Defiants down here so...  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 23, 2009 12:41:28 GMT 12
The word I got from AvSpecs is it is still hoped the Spitfire will be up and flying again this summer.
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Post by baz62 on Sept 23, 2009 13:04:51 GMT 12
Wow, wow, wow, and wow. Thanks fockewulf, wonderful pics. Did some digging - DA940 prop blade from Defiant or Barracuda? Haven't come across Defiants down here so... Ah maybe Barracuda then as RN Carriers have been here. What Harvard is that hanging from the rafters? |
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Post by philip on Sept 23, 2009 15:27:30 GMT 12
Yes, a little birdy told me it's coming on well. There are also a few improvements being done at the same time where the original reconstruction wasn't quite right. ie. the mounts for the undercarriage differed from original meaning the wheels when extended were 2 inches aft of where they should be resulting in it being a little more nose heavy
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2009 17:25:20 GMT 12
Perhaps the prop is from a Firefly? Not heard anything about the Fireflies at Ardmore for some time  Would be great to see ZK-WDQ out and about again soon, I was hoping like mad to see her at WOW2010. Re the Harvard, I'd guess its the Canadian-built example at the AvSpecs website. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Sept 23, 2009 18:29:01 GMT 12
You mean the Firefly singular at Ardmore, one of the pair was sold overseas some time back. The other is in storage.
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Post by shorty on Sept 23, 2009 18:30:07 GMT 12
Wow, wow, wow, and wow. Thanks fockewulf, wonderful pics. Did some digging - DA940 prop blade from Defiant or Barracuda? Haven't come across Defiants down here so... Ah maybe Barracuda then as RN Carriers have been here. What Harvard is that hanging from the rafters? So which RN carrier visiting here had Barracudas on board?? Firefly much more likely, at least there are a couple here. |
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Post by baz62 on Sept 23, 2009 19:26:11 GMT 12
No its too fat for a Firefly prop at least as far comparing it with Firefly pics. Maybe a souvenir brought back by someone? Do you know Fockewulf? Put us out of our misery ;D
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Post by baz62 on Sept 23, 2009 19:36:03 GMT 12
When I look at pictures of prop blades off Fireflies for example, the leading edge of the prop(with the metal edge) is fairly straight but the one at Avspecs has quite a curve out and back to the tip as does the trailing edge. I could be wrong, check out this MK 1 on this webpage. www.thescale.info/news/publish/Fairey-Firefly-detail-photos.shtml |
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