another YT vid

[GaryJ]

Wonderful! Thankyou

[DaveB]

Gary.. have a look at this.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytTyAdduPzY

I cut it to a little over 2mins and the titles are a bit long winded but it will give you a good idea of how they sound 'on the move' When PEP goes past and you hear the engine note drop.. she's actually having the throttles opened (it's a peculiarity of the system) which you then hear when the b1oody fire truck has sped off!

ATB

DaveB

[GaryJ]

Thankyou for that Dave It sounds fantastic, and i noticed it's been added to the fs sound set as well

Gary

[TSR2]

Gary,

You said you didn't remember the Belfast making thats sound... so, by implication, do you remember the Belfast? Did you have any access to it, drawings / plans / photos etc? I was trying to get info from a guy I met who used to work at Shorts (He was the cheif engineer on the 330) but the guy he knew on Belfasts passed away so he couldn't get the info.

[Viscount Cornbank]

The Vanguard is my earliest memory of aeroplanes bigger than Chipmunks, one which is treasured and, mental health permitting,I will never forget....pure excitement.

I'm glad and heartened that I have been able to contribute to keeping those memories virtually alive.

BTW I made the panel and sounds albeit those in the video are rather old versions.

Nicely done though mate

cheers

Fraser

[DaveB]

I don't think anyone had said anything to the contrary mate but no harm in reiterating who did what It is true to say that without the panel and sounds, the model and paints would just be another model and paints but with them, we have a complete package

ATB

DaveB
BTW.. Fraser did the panel and sounds

[Archer]

I just had a quick look at a section of this DVD (which I can recommend) and there is no smoke to be seen. It has a nice shot of G-APES taking off and climbing away which looks a bit like your video sequence. Good comparison material.

[DaveB]

Hi Jelle

Yes.. that's a cracking DVD and one that I also endorse I have some footage of AJAX doing her 'thing' at Woodford in the early 80's and she, unusually, is smoking a little. That said, Vanguards/Merchantmen were not really setup for doing airshows and the rather spirited display probably accounted for it.. along with the fact that by this time, she was already 20years old That's the only instance I know of a 'slightly' smokey Vanguard

ATB

DaveB

[Garry Russell]

I know that clip Dave and thats the only smoke I've seen too.

I saw lots of Vanguards and Merchantmen in normal operations and never saw one smoke

[NigelC]

Back in the halcyon days when I was in BIA Ops, our 1-11s smoked (20 B & H a day )....nothing new there. However, it was noticeably heavier as the engines approached TBO and the oil seals were getting worn. Perhaps something simlar with Tynes??????

Nige