There's an interesting exhibition about Spitfires in the Science Museum: http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/exhibitions/spitfire/
When I was growing up on RAF bases the gate guardian was almost always a Spitfire or a Meteor, or both. I seem to remember the CO at one of the camps flying a Spitfire in, then having it disassembled and made safe to be parked by the gate until it rotted. -- Cheers, Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: mike wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 December 2005 23:12 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Home Renovation web page > > graywolf wrote: > > > BTW, I had a chance to buy the real thing (the american > made version > > from a P-51) once for $100 in the crate. I went back and looked at > > their specs, it sure don't produce 1/4 the horsepower of even the > > earliest ones. Some people just have too much money to spare. > > Frictional losses, pumping efficiencies, etc, etc, etc. It > would take a lot of development to get into a reliable, > powerful state. > > You can still buy new Merlins. A trifle more than $100. In > fact, probably cheaper to buy a flying Spitfire. I enquired > about a flight in a two seater for a recent birthday. > Running costs (i.e. before any profit is made) are about > £1500/hour. There's a museum in Lincolnshire that gives you > 40minutes taxi in a Lancaster. I think that's my limit. > > mike > > > > > > graywolf > > http://www.graywolfphoto.com > > http://webpages.charter.net/graywolf > > "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" > > ----------------------------------- > > > > > > > > mike wilson wrote: > > > >> Cotty wrote: > >> > >>> We're buying a house, and I'm keeping an online diary for friends > >>> and relatives. > >>> > >>> <http://www.cottysnaps.com/house> > >> > >> > >> > >> In case you get bored.... > >> > >> http://dynamotive.netfirms.com/merlin/ > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > >
