Bob W wrote:
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.
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Cheers,
Bob
Thanks for the info. That might be worth a visit to the Smoke for.
I have a friend who was conscripted into the RAF in the early 1950's and
was a rigger in Egypt. When we pulled out, he was given responsibility
to jack up nearly two dozen Spitfire airframes and then drop them onto
trestles at the end of each wing, breaking the main spar. He reckons it
was the most unpleasant thing he's ever had to do.
-----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
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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/
