Forum: The Pig & Whistle
6th September 2020, 14:42
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Replies: 27
Views: 22,004
Makko,
If you Google "PZ474" images & photos...
Makko,
If you Google "PZ474" images & photos you will get a deluge of photos, etc, of the most recent new-build DH 98 Mosquito to come out of the Avspecs hangar (Also Google 'AVSPECS') at...
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
20th December 2017, 01:41
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,701
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Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc...
10th December 2017, 22:28
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Replies: 188
Views: 160,530
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Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc...
10th December 2017, 08:56
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Replies: 188
Views: 160,530
Got to agree Malcolm - the sound is definitely...
Got to agree Malcolm - the sound is definitely different! I have only heard them on rail traction.
Just clearing out all my marine records & notes and found an item on high-speed technology relating...
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Forum: Aviation
8th December 2017, 13:00
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Replies: 8
Views: 17,561
I have just listened to an address by Paul...
I have just listened to an address by Paul McSweeney, the aircraft owner. He has the engines, undercarriage, and many other bits & pieces, plus a full set of very clear drawings of the aircraft....
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Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc...
8th December 2017, 10:24
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Replies: 188
Views: 160,530
Hi Malcolm,
No offence meant, but on reading...
Hi Malcolm,
No offence meant, but on reading the statement in the earlier post, I ran it past two of my sons (35 & 33, who are both technical people in very responsible positions), and they...
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Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc...
8th December 2017, 05:50
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Replies: 188
Views: 160,530
A significant correction required to posts 109,...
A significant correction required to posts 109, 110, and 112.
The Napier Deltic has 18 cylinders in a triangular configuration (effectively 3 x banks of 6 cylinders). As the engine has 3 crankshafts...
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
29th October 2017, 09:33
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Replies: 162
Views: 85,514
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea,...
The Sailor Who Fell From Grace With The Sea, starring Kris Kristofferson and Sarah Miles.
Do I recall a film where these two actors were in a bedroom scene and Kris was eating something that...
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Forum: Aviation
16th October 2017, 11:34
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Replies: 8
Views: 17,561
Hi again TS,
Those Merlins for the Hornet...
Hi again TS,
Those Merlins for the Hornet are 2070 hp each, whereas the Mossie Merlins were only about 1400 hp for the early models, going up to 1640 hp each for the later ones, so the smaller...
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Forum: Aviation
12th October 2017, 09:38
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Replies: 8
Views: 17,561
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Forum: Aviation
12th October 2017, 09:23
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Replies: 8
Views: 17,561
Hi TS,
Suggest you Google the specs for...
Hi TS,
Suggest you Google the specs for the Sea Hornet. It is totally different from a DH98 Mosquito. The Merlins have been severely modified in way of the auxiliaries to drastically reduce the...
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Forum: Aviation
8th October 2017, 13:57
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Replies: 8
Views: 17,561
DH Sea Hornet to be built in NZ
Just announced by one of our aircraft restoration company's here in Auckland - they have purchased the only existing remains of a DH Sea Hornet, and will build a brand new airworthy example of this...
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Forum: Say Hello
4th July 2017, 12:26
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Replies: 10
Views: 4,827
Tom,
If the grumpy injunears (my 3 lads refer...
Tom,
If the grumpy injunears (my 3 lads refer to me as a 'crusty old fart') didn't keep their generators running to give you power for your computer, then you wouldn't be able to write comments like...
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Forum: Aviation
2nd July 2017, 23:31
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Replies: 10
Views: 18,486
The new Mosquitos being built in Auckland use...
The new Mosquitos being built in Auckland use epoxy resin glues developed for Americas Cup yachts. And, a lot more brass screws are used as well.
The fuselage moulds and the first fuselage...
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Forum: Stormy Weather
2nd July 2017, 12:40
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Replies: 3
Views: 10,184
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Forum: Aviation
2nd July 2017, 12:28
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Replies: 12
Views: 18,359
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Forum: Aviation
1st July 2017, 00:07
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Replies: 12
Views: 18,359
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Forum: Aviation
30th June 2017, 13:59
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Replies: 12
Views: 18,359
Art Nyalls, an ex US marine corp test pilot,...
Art Nyalls, an ex US marine corp test pilot, bought one from the UK in bits, got it all back together, and now flies it regularly in the US at airshows, etc. Once he started flying it, the...
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Forum: Say Hello
30th June 2017, 12:23
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,577
Hullo again from Skilly
This is a bit like going on leave, then returning to the ship to see all the same names back on the muster list again!
Went to see the sea in 1969, and have now been retired for two months from...
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