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Forum: The Pig & Whistle 6th September 2020, 14:42
Replies: 27
Views: 17,627
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 20th December 2017, 01:41
Replies: 6
Views: 3,577
Posted By Tony Skilton
Thankfully, it was 'No Looky' in NZ, so I managed...

Thankfully, it was 'No Looky' in NZ, so I managed to avoid this trap!
Skilly
Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc... 10th December 2017, 22:28
Replies: 188
Views: 137,788
Posted By Tony Skilton
Yes - the power strokes (read 'exhaust pulses')...

Yes - the power strokes (read 'exhaust pulses') were so close together that it could almost sound like a slow-firing machine gun.
Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc... 10th December 2017, 08:56
Replies: 188
Views: 137,788
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: Aviation 8th December 2017, 13:00
Replies: 8
Views: 12,628
Posted By Tony Skilton
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....
Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc... 8th December 2017, 10:24
Replies: 188
Views: 137,788
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc... 8th December 2017, 05:50
Replies: 188
Views: 137,788
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 29th October 2017, 09:33
Replies: 162
Views: 69,855
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: Aviation 16th October 2017, 11:34
Replies: 8
Views: 12,628
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: Aviation 12th October 2017, 09:38
Replies: 8
Views: 12,628
Posted By Tony Skilton
You will get far more enjoyment reading up on the...

You will get far more enjoyment reading up on the Hornet than sitting in front of the tellie watching 'Coro St'!


Enjoy,


Skilly
Forum: Aviation 12th October 2017, 09:23
Replies: 8
Views: 12,628
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: Aviation 8th October 2017, 13:57
Replies: 8
Views: 12,628
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: Say Hello 4th July 2017, 12:26
Replies: 10
Views: 2,735
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: Aviation 2nd July 2017, 23:31
Replies: 10
Views: 13,229
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: Stormy Weather 2nd July 2017, 12:40
Replies: 3
Views: 7,477
Posted By Tony Skilton
Very glad to see that he is finally on the way to...

Very glad to see that he is finally on the way to the slammer!
When I read that he was in a taxi, on his way to the local supermarket to buy a new pair of dry socks to replace his wet ones, while...
Forum: Aviation 2nd July 2017, 12:28
Replies: 12
Views: 12,567
Posted By Tony Skilton
John, what I meant was it would be very nice to...

John, what I meant was it would be very nice to have enough $$$$ to own two, and pay the fuel bill. I keep buying Lotto tickets, in hope. And no, I wouldn't buy a Harrier if I won!
Cheers
Skilly
Forum: Aviation 1st July 2017, 00:07
Replies: 12
Views: 12,567
Posted By Tony Skilton
The cop would have to catch you first - could be...

The cop would have to catch you first - could be a little problem there!
Just checked on Art Nalls again - he now has 2 Harriers airworthy - 1 x single seater and 1 x two-seater. Lucky guy!
Skilly
Forum: Aviation 30th June 2017, 13:59
Replies: 12
Views: 12,567
Posted By Tony Skilton
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...
Forum: Say Hello 30th June 2017, 12:23
Replies: 4
Views: 1,652
Posted By Tony Skilton
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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