July 30, 201313 yr Author ...more merlins, around me all day, I'm beginning to like this gardening malarky. Quiz time, just for fun; Today, these birds flew around my garden: Hurricane Mk2 Lancaster Catalina Spitfire Buchon ( Spanish Me109) P51 Mustang. How many Merlins were there? I would have to ck the specs, as memory fails, but, Hurricane-1 Lanc, possibly 4 Cat-0 Spit-1 Buch-0 Stang-1(late model) So 7 I would guess! So in return, FiFi flew over the shop the other day at low level, made a hellatious noise, question was "How many cylinders was That?"
July 31, 201313 yr The same as Bockscar and Enola Gay I suppose...four..pratt and witneys or wright cyclone, I get them mixed up. The Merlin question was a doozy, the Me109 Buchon is fitted with one, how ironic, I hope Goerring is spinning in his grave
August 3, 201313 yr Author The same as Bockscar and Enola Gay I suppose...four..pratt and witneys or wright cyclone, I get them mixed up. The Merlin question was a doozy, the Me109 Buchon is fitted with one, how ironic, I hope Goerring is spinning in his grave I should have recalled that fact! I started to look-up but it was too late! Are there any Allison powered 'Stangs running about? Depending, we may be at a tie! Edited August 3, 201313 yr by copemech
September 14, 201312 yr Author And this is how you cram one of them in one of those! Voodoo, 2013! Edited September 14, 201312 yr by copemech
September 14, 201312 yr I should have recalled that fact! I started to look-up but it was too late! Are there any Allison powered 'Stangs running about? Depending, we may be at a tie! We didn't call a 'Stang a Stang until it had a Merlin fitted, I think we called the Allison P-51 an Apache?
June 16, 201412 yr You might enjoy this clip. I believe the pilot is flying the aircraft in that position because it has a slower stall speed than in level flight. http://vimeo.com/97787543
June 19, 201412 yr Author My senses tell me this is not the case, the yaw is just to slow the aircraft, yet it cannot fly below stall speed in level flight. Stall speed is not a number, but an enigma based upon wing loading and angle of incident.. Thus, an aircraft can stall at any speed or any attitude. In other words, at 3 G, stall speed increases greatly!
June 30, 201412 yr And did you see that Honda test flew their new private jet in N.C. Last week ? Way ahead of schedule .... Glenn
August 27, 201412 yr Author I stumbled across this article re:Junior Burchinal’s school in Paris, Texas. A bit dated, yet this fellow was the first to give me the bug and take me flying as a kid. We did the little Cessnas though, I even recall my grama's going up with us once in a 172/182? Her first flight of her life. He lived the life! Good read for future pilots! http://www.airbum.com/pireps/PirepMustangBurch.html
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