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  1. flywheel1935

    British air museums?

    Oh, I forgot to mention Brooklands, inc Concorde & Barnes Wallace ( Bouncing Bomb Chappy ) Office and aircraft designs .
  2. flywheel1935

    Movies with Cool Aircraft Featured

    I'm sure I saw Art Scholl in the SuperMonk, but can't remember where?? it would have been Reno in 1979 or Oshkosh in 1983. Also the Christian Eagles and the/a Jet BD5, again it was a long time ago !!!
  3. flywheel1935

    Movies with Cool Aircraft Featured

    SkyDancer, Pitts Special. The Great Waldo Pepper ???? possibly super monk Mag Men, filmed at Booker UK, (Did my PPL there) Aces High, also at Booker
  4. flywheel1935

    Thinking about developing a new engine for GA, but looking for a bit of feedback before starting.

    I recall back in the early 80's Lotus built a 2 pot boxer engine using the Camshaft to drive the prop at 1/2 engine speed
  5. flywheel1935

    British air museums?

    Duxford, Hendon, Shuttleworth,Yeovilton,Filton, Cosford, + lots of small private collections around the country. Mosquito Museum off M25, RAF Marham.
  6. flywheel1935

    Airplane For Sale SOLD: Estate Sale: 1981 Christen/Aviat Eagle II

    On my first ever trip to the states in 1979, I recall meeting up with Frank Christensen at his home in Hollister, also met Burt Rutan and John Crocker, Reno Gold Winner, for $5.000 its almost worth flying back over again 😆
  7. flywheel1935

    To what out-of-production aircraft would you buy the rights, if you wanted to start a 'kit-plane' company?

    Having lost the use of our local airfield I no longer see the chap in question, so cant ask what his intentions were in connection with the Wing Derringer. But was surprised a Brit would consider it a viable project, as I recall he based himself at Mojave in the early/mid 80's. I, just by chance...
  8. flywheel1935

    To what out-of-production aircraft would you buy the rights, if you wanted to start a 'kit-plane' company?

    Chap at my local airfield here in the UK, said he bought the rights to the Wing Derringer ???? He was ex RAF, Tornado jockey I think. As far as I recall he dumped one at Mojave many moons ago, and its still there.
  9. flywheel1935

    Dreaming Up the Ultimate Light Fighter Inline

    BMW have over the years built, V6, V8, V10 & V12 engines as well as inline 4 & 6 Cyl ,current Inline 3 litre 6 makes 345 bhp
  10. flywheel1935

    Raptor NG Discussion

    Back here in the UK , if something is damaged beyond repair we call it 'MULLERED' !!!!!😆
  11. flywheel1935

    Colin Chapman Lotus Aero engine

    I first saw the lotus in 2 cyl version in about 1981/82 ? while working on Pathfinders at Huntair, then in 1983 at Oshkosh, the same engine was on the Eipper stand, with Eipper, not Lotus rocker covers. If I recall Colin Chapman was also in discussion with Burt Rutan ( who I met in 1979) with a...
  12. flywheel1935

    Raptor NG Discussion

    looks familiar !!!!!!
  13. flywheel1935

    New member, planning for a manned missle, for emergency escape

    Wheres is Peter Muller when you need him ???? Not April 1st already is it ?????
  14. flywheel1935

    LMA Build in the UK, to SSDR spec.

    It would be good to see the LMA in the air. It was the project that got me through the Covid Lockdown here in the UK , so deserves to be finished. Love to see as many photos as possible. U/C may be better with GRP/Alloy spring style ???. Wing Fold may be worth exploring too.
  15. flywheel1935

    LMA Build in the UK, to SSDR spec.

    Hi, Did you buy it off Airidas ???? Some of the LMA kits had alloy Spars, wish I had built some of them, looked at Cub spars, but shipping from Florida to the UK was difficult. Good luck with the project, photos would be nice. Alan.
  16. flywheel1935

    LMA Build in the UK, to SSDR spec.

    No this one, is staying as is, but Ulster is next on the cards, or even a single seater with offset Diff !!!
  17. flywheel1935

    LMA Build in the UK, to SSDR spec.

    Here's my current project. need this up and running to commute to our new airstrip, then I can look at a turnkey a/c !!!!
  18. flywheel1935

    LMA Build in the UK, to SSDR spec.

    Yes, sold it to a chap in Lithuania, he's bought several a/c from the UK in the past, but the LMA was poorly designed,and really not worth spending any more time on it, looked at a clean sheet design, but life got in the way.
  19. flywheel1935

    The state of our (dying) sport 2022

    And this is my hobby !!!!!! at 68 I'm one of the 'young ones' :)
  20. flywheel1935

    The state of our (dying) sport 2022

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