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by 511Flyer
02 Aug 2007, 17:03
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: New Seamew
Replies: 28
Views: 6955

Did it fly like a Gannet?

Quite by accident, opening the cockpit in flight, I found that it will fly with the wings folded. All manoeuvres were carried out, including landing.

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Dennis.
by 511Flyer
01 Aug 2007, 16:15
Forum: Gallery
Topic: The Swift
Replies: 5
Views: 1586

There is a Swift parked beside the road, in the village of Upper Hill, Herefordshire. It belongs to Sheppards Store, which at one time was a haven for seekers of "ex WD" stuff. There is also a helicopter, and a couple of tanks parked up. I lived close by for over 20 years, and when I first...
by 511Flyer
01 Aug 2007, 16:04
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Not British but interesting and ugly...(aeroplane I mean).
Replies: 14
Views: 2614

This one has been around the "Urban Myths" for a long time Peter. The F/A-37 Talon is a fictional fighter aircraft of the U.S. Navy in the 2005 film Stealth. The Talon is capable of hypersonic flight with combined Pulse Detonation/Scramjet engines. As the movie's title suggests, the Talon ...
by 511Flyer
29 Jun 2007, 14:32
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: Hastings/Provost Question
Replies: 32
Views: 6311

As one who has heard more Hercules engines than you could shake a stick at, I never thought I would long to hear them again. But I do!
by 511Flyer
25 Jun 2007, 20:53
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: Hastings/Provost Question
Replies: 32
Views: 6311

RAF Colerne

For may 433.

Shep's a regular poster over on the visualflight forums. His work can be found on his site at http://www.shepsshed.com/bits.htm
by 511Flyer
24 Jun 2007, 10:32
Forum: CBFS Forum
Topic: Hastings/Provost Question
Replies: 32
Views: 6311

Hastings

As somebody who worked as a rigger on Hastings for 4years, I can tell you that the FS model is not terribly accurate. However, it brings back many happy memories, especially when flown from RAF Colerne, which has been faithfully reproduced by Ray Shepard. The undercarriage is not right. The nose and...