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[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

Andrew, my guess's HA-1112 Buchon-Spanish ME-109 with a RR Merlin. A Russian Yak-3, this would have a Allison engine ex a P-40 Kittyhawk, or it could be a Kittyhawk. Or what about a Hurricane, easy to spot, no dihedral to speak of. It won't be a Typhoon, or a Sabre engined Tempest, nobody is about to rebuild a Napier Sabre to airworthy condition. Ian S C

[john feeneyParticipant @johnfeeney58965]

Oh yes they are !! Hawker Typhoon RB 396 Restoration by the Hawker Typhoon Preservation Group (HTPG)

John Feeney

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

I don't suppose that's anymore unlikely than a fully restored Mosquito, I think there are two more on the way, and the first prototype has been bought up to flying standard in Canada (2 in USA), But the engines for the Tiffy are about as common as hens teeth.

There is a Tempest V (Centarus V engine in a resoration shop in NZ) cost of rebuild around $NZ3 million dollars, a bit less than 1.5 million pounds, the aircraft is for sale, unless it all ready has been sold.

Ian S C

Edited By Ian S C on 30/04/2017 15:16:33

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

This Focke Wulf 190 came for a low level run along the Murray River and over the Hume dam on the weekend. **LINK**

I was busy catching rainbow trout so did not have my camera handy. It's quite a noisy aircraft. I must slip out to the local airport one day and try for some photos.

* Danny M *

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

For all those in the Cambridge area.

**LINK**

regards Martin

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

Posted by Martin Kyte on 03/05/2017 09:36:16:

For all those in the Cambridge area.

**LINK**

regards Martin

Not wishing to be picky, the Shuttleworth collection is in Bedfordshire and bugger, I live four miles away and my wife and I are away for the weekend

Martin P

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

Posted by martin perman on 03/05/2017 19:46:36:

Posted by Martin Kyte on 03/05/2017 09:36:16:

For all those in the Cambridge area.

**LINK**

regards Martin

Not wishing to be picky, the Shuttleworth collection is in Bedfordshire and bugger, I live four miles away and my wife and I are away for the weekend

Martin P

I knew that, I was addressing my comments to the multitude who have just moved into Cambridgeshire. Also that's where I live so I suppose I was being a little ideocentric too.

regards Martin

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

My wife and I had the weekend away at my companies twentieth year in business party and it allowed us to get to know our recently acquired new to us car, part of the Sunday drive for us was to Grafham water where I spotted a Spitfire but not just any Spitfire this one was the two seater circling the lake several times, I've seen many pictures but never for real.

 

Martin P

Edited By martin perman on 07/05/2017 21:05:41

[Adrian GilesParticipant @adriangiles39248]

Martin, it could have been Caroline Grace's Mk IX, based at Sywell, not too far away. I was lucky enough to see this plane there last month, as I was up there to partake in 90 minutes of Boeing 737 simulator use, bought for me by my colleagues as a retirement present. Three lucky persons were taken up in the Spit during my time at the field, and there is a new hangar just been completed, with another close to being finished, where the Spits are kept. I think there are two kept at Sywell, so far.

[Adrian GilesParticipant @adriangiles39248]

The new hangar is called the 'Spitfire Blister' and there appears to be up to three two seaters based at Sywell. The Grace Spit, and two from Aerolegends that split between Sywell and Headcorn. A flight in one will only cost from £2500.00 a go!

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Brian

Posted by martin perman on 03/05/2017 19:46:36:

Posted by Martin Kyte on 03/05/2017 09:36:16:

For all those in the Cambridge area.

**LINK**

regards Martin

Not wishing to be picky, the Shuttleworth collection is in Bedfordshire and bugger, I live four miles away and my wife and I are away for the weekend

Martin P

Sorry, but the LINK does not appear to work.

Brian

[Martin KyteParticipant @martinkyte99762]

That's because it was on last weekend Brian. Admittedly I didn't give a date in the original post.

'spec there will be another one along soon.

regards Martin

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

Gentlemen,

Got home at 17:30 today and was helping my wife fill the bird feeders when I heard a droning noise to turned to see the airlander coming down the village road, grabbed my camera and managed to get these, currently he is still up running around the area.

 

 

 

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 10/05/2017 20:55:55

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Lovely colours and pictures, Martin.

Neil

[Ian S CParticipant @iansc]

At least they have some altitude so they can fly around and get some hours up learning to fly the thing without denting it, it always reminds me of my grandfather telling me how he watched the airships while he was in Britain 1917 1919.

Ian S C

[Cornish JackParticipant @cornishjack]

There is an old aircraft saying that "anything that looks right will fly right". Doubt is occasionally expressed as "Pigs might fly" … looking at mp's pics, I wonder which is most apposite?

rgds

Bill

[DrDaveParticipant @drdave]

I spotted the Airlander as I was going home last night, so I grabbed camera & wife and set off across the fields to the Sheds. Towards the end of its flight (it was up for about three hours) it flew (floated?) over Cardington airfield & over the top of us. It is hard to describe the feeling. I have stood under a helicopter that was hovering a few hundred feet up: the downwash is very noticeable. But the Airlander just floats serenely past.

Of the two Sheds at Cardington, one is used for the Airlander and the other is used as a film set. The next Star Wars movie will be shot there and it was like a giant UFO had escaped from the set!

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

It looks as tho' it's about to split into two smaller airships, are they breeding them?

[robjon44Participant @robjon44]

Hi guys, trotted off to South Yorkshire at the weekend in the campervan, primary mission the Doncaster Show of course, which I thoroughly enjoyed as expected. Pulled in a clamber all over Conisbrough Castle Friday afternoon, however whilst my head was stuck in my Philips Truckers Atlas I spotted the nearby South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, I had previously visited Elvington on one of their Thunder Days, but must confess had not spotted this one, sited in a corner of an enormous shopping / leisure park with big lake, site of former RAF Doncaster, http://www.southyorkshireaircraftmuseum.org.uk , Dakota Way, Airborne Road, Lakeside, Doncaster DN4 7FB, well worth a visit, plenty of full size, especially helicopters, lord knows how many indoor aircraft & engines, some cockpits available to try for size, workshops open & endless rooms full of related items, I also have to say a world centre of excellence for sales of Airfix kits especially their newer 1:24 th scale jobs, Mosquito, Typhoon, F15 Eagle anyone? I can foresee the day when this retirement lark gets completely out of hand, cheers Bob.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

Posted by Neil Wyatt on 17/05/2017 19:37:57:

Is it a Fokker Mother-in-Law, the only thing Biggles was ever afraid of?

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

Looks like the Pink Floyd giant pig, Neil. Fantastic and surreal.

[Danny M2ZParticipant @dannym2z]

A friend took a nice photo of the local Fw 190 at a recent airshow. It's the same one that has been flying over the lake. I like the rego!

* Danny M *

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

3/4 scale ?

[Ex contributorParticipant @mgnbuk]

3/4 scale ?

1:1 scale – the real thing.

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