02-12-24 results Mick (woody901), Brian (Bridon Bear), Ben (TSR2) and Joe (blanston12) pulled the covers off the IAI Arava.
Well done, here are your freshly minted badges
According to some reports, it was known as the flying watermelon
Best wishes to Mrs A for a speedy recovery.
I am still looking in but have less free time as Mrs P tripped on 5th Nov breaking her left fibula so now wears a plaster cast for another few weeks, she has 2 appointments after Christmas to check on recovery & is not a happy bunny.
.K
09-12-24 results PeteP, Brian (Bridon Bear), Brian Franklin,Simon (simondix), Ben (TSR2), Keith (Dev One), and AllanL all scored diamonds for naming the Hawker Tornado. EDIT
See 16-12-24 results, I left Mick (woody901) off this list...SORRY Mick
While Eric (Tomliner) and Joe (blanston12) picked up gold.
The Typhoon and Tornado differed in their power plants. The Tornado used the RR Vulture, an "H" shaped engine, requiring two banks of exhausts either side. The Napier Sabre had only one bank of exhausts each side. The winners knew that, of course.
The Typhoon was apparently not 100% safe:
Now to the badges....
Congratulations, and thanks for playing
Last edited by Airspeed on 23 Dec 2024, 03:15, edited 2 times in total.
Firstly, apologies again to Mick (woody901) who scored diamonds for 09-12-24.
I have edited that post. I know it should not happen, but it does
Now to 16-12-24:
results PeteP, Eric (Tomliner), Mick (woody901), Brian (Bridon Bear), Simon (simondix), Brian Franklin, Ben (TSR2)
all got diamonds for naming the Dassault Atlantique 2 (ATL2), or the Breguet 1150 Atlantic2 or any combination thereof.