Planes
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This lockdown is finally starting to get to me.
I went out to my wee plane today because there is an airworthiness issue that I need to fix (the engine manufacturer wants a part replaced). I need a certified engineer to do it. He is a 10 min flight away. I'm not allowed to go to another airport. I need to do a flight check for my licence which expired during the lockdown.
So I can't fly the wee beast, and I can't get it to where I can get it fixed and still have insurance, unless the repair is made. A completely circular first world problem, but fuck I wanted to just damn the torpedoes and go flying!
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Kulula Airline - A South African Airline With a Sense of Humor - Aviation Humor
Kulula was a prominent South African low-cost airline that made its mark on the aviation scene...
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This also belongs in the Planes thread:
From: https://www.facebook.com/BBMF.Official
Captain (now honorary Colonel) Tom Moore, a WWII veteran, has raised millions for the NHS. This morning, on his 100th birthday, two aircraft from the RAF’s BBMF flew over his house to mark the occasion. Hurricane LF363 was flown by Sqn Ldr Mark Discombe (OC BBMF) and Spitfire MK365 by Flt Lt Andy Preece (BBMF Ops Officer). They completed three passes before returning to their base at RAF Coningsby. (Photo: LAC Iwan Lewis)
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A great picture of the most successful British fighter of the Battle of Britain & WW2 -and a Spitfire...
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
A great picture of the most successful British fighter of the Battle of Britain & WW2 -and a Spitfire...
Helps that there were twice as many Hurricanes than Spitfires deployed during the BoB. Though I do feel sort of sorry for the Hurricane as the Andrew Ridgely of the whole thing.
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@taniwharugby nice, didn't know/forgot about that action
"Vampires with a hairy chest" haha
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@taniwharugby that reminds me of how the airfield where Sir Ed's wife and daughter crashed is described. Squeaky bum time
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
A great picture of the most successful British fighter of the Battle of Britain & WW2 -and a Spitfire...
Helps that there were twice as many Hurricanes than Spitfires deployed during the BoB. Though I do feel sort of sorry for the Hurricane as the Andrew Ridgely of the whole thing.
The Hurricane could take way more punishment and was way easier to repair than the Spitfire so that kept the number high as well. Was surprised to read the Hurricane was more maneuverable and more often than not better in a dogfight than either the Spit or an ME109
Though I do feel sort of sorry for the Hurricane as the Andrew Ridgely of the whole thing.
Who?
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
A great picture of the most successful British fighter of the Battle of Britain & WW2 -and a Spitfire...
Helps that there were twice as many Hurricanes than Spitfires deployed during the BoB. Though I do feel sort of sorry for the Hurricane as the Andrew Ridgely of the whole thing.
The Hurricane could take way more punishment and was way easier to repair than the Spitfire so that kept the number high as well. Was surprised to read the Hurricane was more maneuverable and more often than not better in a dogfight than either the Spit or an ME109
Though I do feel sort of sorry for the Hurricane as the Andrew Ridgely of the whole thing.
Who?
No. Wham!
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
A great picture of the most successful British fighter of the Battle of Britain & WW2 -and a Spitfire...
Helps that there were twice as many Hurricanes than Spitfires deployed during the BoB. Though I do feel sort of sorry for the Hurricane as the Andrew Ridgely of the whole thing.
The Hurricane could take way more punishment and was way easier to repair than the Spitfire so that kept the number high as well. Was surprised to read the Hurricane was more maneuverable and more often than not better in a dogfight than either the Spit or an ME109
Quicker and cheaper to build too.
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@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
A great picture of the most successful British fighter of the Battle of Britain & WW2 -and a Spitfire...
Helps that there were twice as many Hurricanes than Spitfires deployed during the BoB. Though I do feel sort of sorry for the Hurricane as the Andrew Ridgely of the whole thing.
The Hurricane could take way more punishment and was way easier to repair than the Spitfire so that kept the number high as well. Was surprised to read the Hurricane was more maneuverable and more often than not better in a dogfight than either the Spit or an ME109
Quicker and cheaper to build too.
Wood frame and canvas instead of metal outer skin
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@canefan said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Catogrande said in Coronavirus - Overall:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Coronavirus - Overall:
A great picture of the most successful British fighter of the Battle of Britain & WW2 -and a Spitfire...
Helps that there were twice as many Hurricanes than Spitfires deployed during the BoB. Though I do feel sort of sorry for the Hurricane as the Andrew Ridgely of the whole thing.
The Hurricane could take way more punishment and was way easier to repair than the Spitfire so that kept the number high as well. Was surprised to read the Hurricane was more maneuverable and more often than not better in a dogfight than either the Spit or an ME109
Quicker and cheaper to build too.
Wood frame and canvas instead of metal outer skin
Metal by the time of the "Battle of Britain". Flight controls were still fabric I think. Fuselage was timber stringers covered in doped linen. Took about 2/3 of the amount of time to build as a spitfire. 10,000 hour off the top of my head.
"A fabric-covered wing patterned upon traditional Hawker designs was initially adopted in order to speed up production; a higher-performing stressed-skin metal wing took its place in late 1939."
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Squeaky bum time
Taking off from strips like that actually isn't too bad. You've got instant altitude when you go off the end, and can trade that for airspeed as long as you actually pole forward so as to not whack the tail (never heard of that happening though). The Hillary crash was due to a gust lock being still in place on the ailerons IIRC. When it says "remove before flight" you really should.
Landing on one way strips with no escape option is definitely more squeaky bum.
