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| Thread ID: 126970 | 2012-09-27 22:41:00 | Mighty Mossie takes to the air. | Trev (427) | PC World Chat |
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| 1303680 | 2012-09-28 05:55:00 | You want to read my original post. :) Thanx. I must be going blind.... Wait it's Friday. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1303681 | 2012-09-29 07:08:00 | Quiz: For aeroplane buffs, identify these two planes, they are not Mosquitos.......... | Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 1303682 | 2012-09-29 07:33:00 | The one on the left is a Westland Whirlwind I am pretty sure. Would the one on the right be the Bristol Beaufighter? | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1303683 | 2012-09-29 07:47:00 | Fantastic day, Mossie beating up the field at 'omigod' altitude, three full-on demos during the day, ably supported by Spitfire, Mustang, Vampire, P40 plus several other jets and a wide range of other vintage aircraft . It was gob-smackingly good and I hope they put out a DVD of the performance . I took a lot of photos with Mrs T's 'Snap it Harry' Canon A1200 and got some amazing 'prop-stopped' shots despite the low height and speed . I had to pan the camera very fast and had no idea what I was catching till I got home and took a look . They may not stand up to much enlargement but the 'stopped action' exceeded all my expectations . It was a privilege to see the sole flying Mosquito take to the air in NZ, and it will almost certainly never fly here again . Watch this space: Cheers Billy 8-{) :D :D :D :clap |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1303684 | 2012-09-29 07:51:00 | On the news now, there's a spitfire circling wanganui with only one wheel coming down. Hope it makes its belly landing safely. | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1303685 | 2012-09-29 07:56:00 | Quiz: For aeroplane buffs, identify these two planes, they are not Mosquitos.......... Whirlwind and Hornet? |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1303686 | 2012-09-29 08:05:00 | Whirlwind yes, but I'm not sure if it's a Hornet (definitely not Nick's Beaufighter). :) |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1303687 | 2012-09-29 08:07:00 | Whirlwind yes, but I'm not sure if it's a Hornet (definitely not Nicks' Beaufighter). Yea, wasn't very certain about that at all. Best guess I came up with though - I didn't even think of the hornet. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1303688 | 2012-09-29 08:13:00 | Hornet it is: a de Havilland Hornet F.3 of 64 Squadron (courtesy Wikipedia). Designed as a private venture for a long-range fighter destined for the Pacific Theatre in the war against Japan, Specification F.12/43 was written around the type. From an early stage it was also envisaged that the Hornet could be adapted for naval use, operating from aircraft carriers. As a result priority was given to ease of control, especially at low speeds, and good pilot visibility. Construction was of mixed balsa/plywood similar to the Mosquito, but the Hornet differed in incorporating stressed Alclad lower-wing skins bonded to the wooden upper wing structure using the then-new adhesive Redux.[1] The two wing spars were redesigned to withstand a higher safety factor of 10 versus 8.[2] |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1303689 | 2012-09-29 08:19:00 | I see spity belly landed. | Cicero (40) | ||
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