YAK 52 Flight...
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Oh right so you got a ferry pilot to do it and thats a nice paint livery it will be getting cant wait to see it one day
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Thanks Chaps !
He's reached the Polish border and is now waiting for the fog to lift. Destination is EYPR Pociunai airfield and the Termikas overhaul facility.
Cheers
Rich
He's reached the Polish border and is now waiting for the fog to lift. Destination is EYPR Pociunai airfield and the Termikas overhaul facility.
Cheers
Rich
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Prop Jockey wrote:Thanks Chaps !
He's reached the Polish border and is now waiting for the fog to lift. Destination is EYPR Pociunai airfield and the Termikas overhaul facility.
Cheers
Rich
Did he stop much or does the Yak 52 have a good fuel load onboard,
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Hi James,
I don't know the route details until he gets back tomorrow, but an unmodified 52 has a terrible endurance, about 1hr 15mins before you really want to be re-uniting yourself with the ground (Typical cruise speed of about 130knots). So with that in mind a ferry tank was fitted into the rear cockpit. He arrived in Lithuania on Saturday a couple of hours after my last post. So its down to guys in Lithuania to fit the extend fuel tanks (another 45 litres per wing), smoke system and do the repaint. Hopefully someone has a digi camera there and can take a few snaps along the way - I'll post them here if I can get any.
Cheers
Rich
I don't know the route details until he gets back tomorrow, but an unmodified 52 has a terrible endurance, about 1hr 15mins before you really want to be re-uniting yourself with the ground (Typical cruise speed of about 130knots). So with that in mind a ferry tank was fitted into the rear cockpit. He arrived in Lithuania on Saturday a couple of hours after my last post. So its down to guys in Lithuania to fit the extend fuel tanks (another 45 litres per wing), smoke system and do the repaint. Hopefully someone has a digi camera there and can take a few snaps along the way - I'll post them here if I can get any.
Cheers
Rich
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So wuz that you and your compadres going round North Weald on Wednesday then?
Had to go over to Stansted to attend to another sicky flying gin-palace, made a nice distraction from the M11!!
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Had to go over to Stansted to attend to another sicky flying gin-palace, made a nice distraction from the M11!!
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Hey Pete,
Yep that was us - we started Monday and finshed Wednesday. You have thought we'd have got the hang of it by then
Did you fix it ?
Cheers
Rich
Yep that was us - we started Monday and finshed Wednesday. You have thought we'd have got the hang of it by then
Did you fix it ?
Cheers
Rich
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Thats pretty good then a mod 52 can fly up to 1hr 15mins , nice your getting a smoke systerm!!!Prop Jockey wrote:Hi James,
I don't know the route details until he gets back tomorrow, but an unmodified 52 has a terrible endurance, about 1hr 15mins before you really want to be re-uniting yourself with the ground (Typical cruise speed of about 130knots). So with that in mind a ferry tank was fitted into the rear cockpit. He arrived in Lithuania on Saturday a couple of hours after my last post. So its down to guys in Lithuania to fit the extend fuel tanks (another 45 litres per wing), smoke system and do the repaint. Hopefully someone has a digi camera there and can take a few snaps along the way - I'll post them here if I can get any.
Cheers
Rich
I can hear you now saying SMOKE, ON, GO
My final question is when will it be completed
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HI James.....the 1 hr 15 is the un modded Yak
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Hi James,
Looks like January now, there's a delay in getting the extended tanks unfortunately. I'll have to put a few hours on the Alphasim 52 instead
Cheers
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Looks like January now, there's a delay in getting the extended tanks unfortunately. I'll have to put a few hours on the Alphasim 52 instead
Cheers
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The bit I caught sight of, someone was definitely 'lagging' behind the rest of the formation (a kind of loose 'finger four') ....yes I fixed it btw!Prop Jockey wrote:Hey Pete,
Yep that was us - we started Monday and finshed Wednesday. You have thought we'd have got the hang of it by then
Did you fix it ?
Cheers
Rich
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