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Post by Bruce on Nov 8, 2016 11:56:37 GMT 12
What about the one in Holbrook NSW, sailed up the Snowy River? The Holbrook Oberon (HMAS Onslow) is just the upper casing and Sail (And the extreme stern) - Theres nothing inside to see...
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Post by Bruce on Nov 3, 2016 17:48:05 GMT 12
and no flotilla to protest it? its a "Weapon Of War"...
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Post by Bruce on Oct 29, 2016 17:03:43 GMT 12
Good to see everybody had their carry - on luggage with them too...
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Post by Bruce on Oct 22, 2016 18:56:51 GMT 12
There is a former airfield between Takapau and Maharakeke, South of, and parallel to the railway line. Former Fieldair Ag-Dak field I think. perhaps some others can add more detail. Google Earth 40° 1.469'S 176° 24.774'E
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Post by Bruce on Oct 18, 2016 14:28:40 GMT 12
I agree with Evan, We've lost one of the good blokes always encouraging, especially for a lot of the younger pilots around the Waikato. I got to know him quite well when working my way through the issues that delayed the Adventurer's first flight.
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Post by Bruce on Oct 4, 2016 22:25:58 GMT 12
7 years ago! must be getting a bit doddery in my old age!
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Post by Bruce on Oct 4, 2016 20:32:49 GMT 12
I dont know anything about the spinning trials, but in the late 1990s when I was working for Aeromotive I helped clean out a section of the old James / PAC hangar and in amongst the junk I found a set of streamlined wingtip tanks for a CT-4! One of the old hands recognised them and said they were fitted to the prototype (DGY) at some point for a series of trials (would have looked quite cool!) but during the spin testing the aircraft would not recover and required the spin chute - as a result they were removed and the tip tank option was never offered. They werent particularly big tanks, but nicely steamlined - sort of a smaller version of the Strikemaster tip tanks. We didnt throw them out but re-stacked them somewhere so may still be around. I wonder if any photos exist?
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Post by Bruce on Oct 4, 2016 17:26:02 GMT 12
Warhorse wasnt a Peter Jackson Film, it was Steven Spielberg. Although PJ has some WWI tank replicas, they are a bit different mechanically to this one (And significant different to the originals) Heres a video on how the Warhorse Mk IV was made:
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Post by Bruce on Sept 30, 2016 14:25:26 GMT 12
A slight drift but on the topic of aircraft markings, could someone enlighten me on the reasoning behind the difference in the order of letters of the aircraft coding on port and starboard fuselage markings; e.g. for the new Mosquito NZ2337, starboard coding is YC-Roundel-F (left to right) and port side is F-Roundel-YC (left to right) YC is 75 Squadron Its to do with the spacing between the Roundel and the wing and tailplane. To have space for 2 letters Forward of the roundel, the Roundel will have to be moved back on one side, Which looks weird! Some Lancasters were delivered with the roundel spacing adjusted, but such a convenience wasnt always used and 2 letters were crammed into space for one!. Think of the code letters as 2 separate pieces of information, the squadron, and the individual aircraft within that squadron. You get the same info whichever way around it goes - The 6th aircraft of 75 Squadron, or 75 Squadron, 6th aircraft.
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Post by Bruce on Sept 29, 2016 22:41:57 GMT 12
Hi everyone, Just a reminder to those regular pilots on the forum that there are MAJOR Airspace changes coming into effect as of 10th November this year. Big changes to control zones, New CFZs and airfield frequencies go live in Northland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty and Manawatu. These are generally considered to be a good thing, but the big danger is someone stooging around using out of date info, and finding themselves in the wrong place on the wrong frequency. It puts all the other airspace users at risk. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE get the updated charts and update your AIP to reflect the changes! The new charts are available now - I've just ordered some to get up to speed before everything goes live. Note: the change takes place in the week AFTER the Black Sands Fly In at Raglan, so we are still using 119.1 as the Raglan Airfield frequency over that weekend... see: CAA Airspace review page
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Post by Bruce on Sept 28, 2016 14:18:00 GMT 12
Pretty gutting for the team involved, but at least its a good solid airframe for wheels-up landings. Hopefully "It'll buff Out.."
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Post by Bruce on Sept 26, 2016 17:29:27 GMT 12
Dual controls... they'd be fighting each other!
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Post by Bruce on Sept 26, 2016 15:25:24 GMT 12
Airborne! Yeehah!
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Post by Bruce on Sept 26, 2016 15:13:03 GMT 12
Facebook posts suggest the Mossie is moving with a flight crew on board.....
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Post by Bruce on Sept 26, 2016 11:50:06 GMT 12
Cant be that bad today - the "Super Trojan" had its first flight this morning!
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Post by Bruce on Sept 26, 2016 11:46:50 GMT 12
They're definitely a strange looking bird, and I think maybe Britten Norman came up with the design exactly the way you're doing it Harry, mixing bits and pieces from existing Islanders. Exactly that! using 2nd Protype Islander G-ATWU as the basis, the Trislander had its first flight at Bembridge on 11th September 1970, and was taken to Farnborough Airshow the same day!
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Post by Bruce on Sept 16, 2016 17:51:09 GMT 12
I know CAA in NZ are very reasonable compared to requirements elsewhere in the world regarding individual registration markings - does TV959 need to be marked, or is the pseudonym "NZ2337" only sufficient to appease them? It wont need to have the rego, Its a distinctive enough colour scheme, unlikely to be mistaken for any other Mosquito flying in NZ at the moment!
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Post by Bruce on Sept 15, 2016 17:42:30 GMT 12
It's also two different aeroplanes I think depending on which side you look at. Nope, same machine - for some reason the Aussies used dual / Fake serials and codes on only one side of a number of aircraft at Tadji. The odd mix is absolutely Authentic (see John Kings Book "The Whole None Yards") which has photos from the time of recovery)
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Post by Bruce on Sept 15, 2016 12:46:42 GMT 12
I wish that they would go back to the authentic Currawong marking instead of those pathetic sharks teeth!! I dislike the sharks teeth, but it is worth noting the "Currowong" artwork was purely speculative, with no record of that aircraft having worn any artwork. The squadron often used bird names based on the individual code letter, so it was "authentic" in that sense
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Post by Bruce on Sept 11, 2016 20:30:14 GMT 12
P-47s were sometimes transported to their operational areas by aircraft carrier, as were Spitfires and Hurricanes for Malta etc. They could fly off, but not land back on as they had no arrester gear. they weren't naval variants. The aircraft in your photos are certainly being delivered somewhere, but its hard to tell whether it was Italy / North Africa or the Pacific. The fully wrapped aircraft are probably en route to England (Liverpool most likely) where they would be unloaded by crane, as it was too difficult to remove the wrapping at sea, and they had port infrastructure available to unload.
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