bristol at nordholst

[flybywire]

[®i©ardo]

flybywire wrote:
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Ah, the Bristol Sycamore, a beautiful aircraft.

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[Conscious Pilate[_2_]]

bulls twoggle - nice looking - but with plywood blades the handling depended
on humidity - also in hot climates ya got into ground effect on the carrier,
fell over the side & hoped ground effect would keep ya from hitting the
water!!

see ya

Conscious Pilate

[®i©ardo]

Conscious Pilate wrote:
> bulls twoggle - nice looking - but with plywood blades the handling depended
> on humidity - also in hot climates ya got into ground effect on the carrier,
> fell over the side & hoped ground effect would keep ya from hitting the
> water!!
>
> see ya
>
> Conscious Pilate
>
>

Given that this was a design concept from 1944, and the first prototype
flew in 9147, it's not bad for pioneering work!

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[®i©ardo]

®i©ardo wrote:
> Conscious Pilate wrote:
>> bulls twoggle - nice looking - but with plywood blades the handling
>> depended on humidity - also in hot climates ya got into ground effect
>> on the carrier, fell over the side & hoped ground effect would keep ya
>> from hitting the water!!
>>
>> see ya
>>
>> Conscious Pilate
>>
>
> Given that this was a design concept from 1944, and the first prototype
> flew in 9147, it's not bad for pioneering work!
>

Or even 1947!!!

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[Dave Kearton]

"®i©ardo" > wrote in message



> Or even 1947!!!



"Gosh that takes me back ... or forward. That's the trouble with time
travel, you never can tell."
-- Dr. Who


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Dave Kearton

[®i©ardo]

Dave Kearton wrote:
> "®i©ardo" > wrote in message
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>> Or even 1947!!!
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> "Gosh that takes me back ... or forward. That's the trouble with time
> travel, you never can tell."
> -- Dr. Who
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>

Men of a certain age - time has less and less meaning.

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