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Post by Bruce on Jan 15, 2018 18:15:20 GMT 12
And people think Wellington is dangerous!
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Post by Bruce on Jan 13, 2018 9:48:16 GMT 12
there was an RAF one at an OTU in Egypt which was black all over with a big red lightning bolt down the side....
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Post by Bruce on Jan 11, 2018 16:49:56 GMT 12
I asked about the Cat on the museum's Facebook page, here is the reply:
Hi Bruce – thank you for your message. The first part of the initial project will be relocating the Catalina fuselage / hull to our Workshop for conservation work. The work being undertaken at this stage will involve removing surface corrosion and re-priming the structure to prevent further deterioration. While this work is being undertaken, the second part of the initial project will be conducting research into the history of the Catalina fuselage / hull will to determine the long-term display options for this large object. If you have any further questions, please email us at info@airforcemuseum.co.nz.
So no official confirmation or denial yet, but clarification of what their initial plan is.
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Post by Bruce on Jan 10, 2018 12:11:43 GMT 12
My dream exhibit would be a walk through Pacific Islands display, where you walk along "Coral" and "PSP" pathways past tents showing airmens accomodation, Armourers Belting 50 cal ammo and the P40, Avenger and Hudson (Maybe even the Catalina Fuselage and crashed Dauntless) telling the story of the RNZAF in the Pacific...
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Post by Bruce on Jan 6, 2018 22:01:17 GMT 12
I do the Sport aircraft Association training courses for Part 66 Maintenance approvals, which has a special exam not too different from AME law. It was an online exam, and you are supposed to look up the correct answers from the rules and ACs. The key things are understanding the structure of the rules: Part 91, Part 43, Part 61 etc. Part 1 is an important one with the legal definitions - always check this as there will most likely be some questions based on correct definitions! read the questions carefully and double check the definitions of any unusual phrase used. Use the indexes of each rule to find the appropriate sections. Read those sections carefully and follow references to any other rules as quoted. Remember Rules are the legal requirement, ACs are just an advisory of one acceptable means of compliance, therefore of there is an apparent variation between a rule and an AC, the Rule take precedence.
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Post by Bruce on Dec 27, 2017 9:03:34 GMT 12
Yep, definitely did a school trip to Hamilton Airport when I was in primary School. Visited Robertson Air Services and sat in a Fletcher, and went inside an Air NZ Boeing 737 at the terminal (they still flew them in to Hamilton then...) Got some Air NZ lollies! Airport Fire service did a demo. Thinking back, although I was already an aircraft nut, the visit certainly helped cement it!
I'm involved with a local ICONZ (Boys Brigade) unit, and we've visited the Airport Fire station several times - great blokes who love doing demos with the fire trucks!
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Post by Bruce on Dec 24, 2017 17:33:41 GMT 12
I think Robbie's build count was 9 or 10. He used to say when he had finished a project he always had some wood left over so he thought he would use it up on another aircraft. There never was enough wood so he bought some more, and when he finished there was always some wood left over!... He was a great bloke.
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Post by Bruce on Dec 21, 2017 17:45:08 GMT 12
I'd say its a fire in the hangar- Probably when they were spraying the dope in the repaint. Nitrocellulose dope is EXTREMELY flammable and even something like a static discharge from a spray gun can set it off. In the fire pictures you can see the floor has a large puddle of water over it - almost certainly from firefighting! I couldn't say it was the same aircraft as AKY in the photo above, but its in the same place in the hangar, and the trestles are the same ones.
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Post by Bruce on Dec 18, 2017 11:46:17 GMT 12
And how many aero clubs actually OWN the airfield they operate from? Hawke's Bay & East Coast Aero Club comes to mind, but are there any others? You can add Hawera to the list. North Shore?
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Post by Bruce on Dec 11, 2017 20:07:42 GMT 12
I reckon they are "Playground" Roundels painted during its time on Playground duty, they seem to have far too many rings for any standard service marking.
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Post by Bruce on Dec 7, 2017 9:39:56 GMT 12
Do they do tours at Vans?? I drive past the factory every 2 weeks. I might drop in next week and ask for a look around I believe they do, they are a very good company to deal with.
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Post by Bruce on Dec 6, 2017 19:20:12 GMT 12
From www.eaa.org/en/eaa/eaa-news-and-aviation-news/news/12-5-2017-10000th-vans-rv-aircraft-fliesDecember 5, 2017 - David Porter, EAA 745227, became the owner of the official 10,000th Van’s RV aircraft to transition from a collection of parts to a flyable airplane when he reported the recent first flight of his RV-7. David, who is the president of EAA Chapter 1071 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, spent 3-1/2 years building his RV-7 from the standard kit and it’s equipped with a Lycoming O-360-A1A, a Hartzell blended airfoil prop, GRT/Garmin VFR avionics, and seats by Flightline Interiors. David’s first flight was on November 24. An experienced CFI, David is a relative newcomer to RVs. “I had never considered building an airplane until one day in late 2013 when I got a ride in the back seat of an RV-8,” David said. “It was my first time in an RV and I was amazed by the performance. I immediately started running calculations about whether I could afford to build an RV. Before long, I ordered an empennage kit and sold the Piper Warrior I had owned for several years.” Van’s Aircraft began selling RV-3 plans in 1973, with a new RV taking to the air every 1.6 days for the past 44 years leading up to this milestone. An incredible achievement! - Vans aircraft have revolutionised the sport and homebuilt aircraft movement. 10,000 is a huge number of aircraft, and there are thousands more under construction.
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Post by Bruce on Nov 30, 2017 12:21:03 GMT 12
It is the hangar currently used by Central Aero Engineering, where I assembled CKE for test flying - although the road alignment now bears little resemblance to what is there now. the little structure above the door housed an air raid siren. The mountings were discovered when the hangar was reclad a few years ago. Its a very historic building, and still actively used today. I was in there only a couple of weeks ago! The concrete pad to the left of the picture is the floor of an odd wartime"Nose hangar", sort of half a hangar for servicing aircraft engines. It is still there beside the modern taxiway and used for engine runups.
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Post by Bruce on Nov 28, 2017 14:28:03 GMT 12
Aparently the lady sitting opposite Mr Bear at 0:40 is Petula Clark, whose song it is!
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Post by Bruce on Nov 27, 2017 21:21:45 GMT 12
This year the Heathrow Bears return... along with some classic airliners and Airline uniforms!
Very cute little Ad....
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Post by Bruce on Nov 26, 2017 21:22:32 GMT 12
The Royal navy have a couple of vessels called HMS Forth and HMS Severn... I'm wondering what happened to HMS Fifth and HMS Sixth
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Post by Bruce on Nov 26, 2017 21:13:50 GMT 12
That Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, isn't that where TEAL's Solent flying-boats were built? Its a related company, but I think the flying boats were build by "Short Bros and Harland", Rochester, Kent. Harland and Wolff Belfast built Titanic.
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Post by Bruce on Nov 14, 2017 10:23:42 GMT 12
Was anyone at the Armistice at Cambridge display on Saturday? are there any photos of the "Biplanes" that were programmed to display at 0930 Saturday? Asking as it may solve a mystery query amongst Matamata Airfield users...
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Post by Bruce on Nov 5, 2017 8:44:17 GMT 12
The aircraft with the tractor propeller is a Sea Otter rather than a Seagull isnt it?
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Post by Bruce on Nov 3, 2017 8:16:59 GMT 12
That makes three Concordes in museums in England then! Well done chaps! I have walked through two of them - Fleet Air Arm Museum Yeovilton and also one at Duxford. Is there another? Yeovilton, Duxford (Both Prototypes) East Fortune, Brooklands, Bristol and Heathrow
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