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Shuttleworth Collection Summer Display, Rotarytastic

Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:25 am

Well despite a deluge in the morning the weather gods smiled on the Summer Air Display at the Shuttleworth Collection, given the opportunity to photograph to start procedure for the WW1 rotaries, I jumped at the chance.

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First each cyliner has to be primed

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Then swing and smoke!

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Prime again

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Ahh that sweet smell of burning Castor Oil
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Finally the Triplane launch

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It always amazes me how, in 90 odd years we have gone from this
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to this

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Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:49 am

a few more if you are interested

Itinierant engineer gets eaten by Lysander shock!
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Heres to the guys and gals in white, for without them nowt much would happen.
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It can get busy at times!
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Ribbon pickup...this way
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...and that!
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I bet he couldnt get the ribbon there again if he tried!
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Chilton, going rapid
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RAF Fast Jet participation makes a welcome return
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The lovely Tomtit
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Bucker make rather good aircraft apparently
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Always good to see a P51 display, this one was a belter!
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Finally, the Lizzy. Hopefully soon to be not the only flyer.
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Tue Jun 09, 2009 1:19 pm

Gorgeous stuff, Nick....god I love that field, gotta get back to it one of these years....how much closer are we to seeing the DH 88 fly from Old Warden? They still working on that?

Mark

Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:29 pm

Man, I love seeing your photos, Nick! That first one is gorgeous, with the sky. Nice to see Jumpin Jacques too! And the Lysander. I hope to see the Canadian Warplane Heritage's fly in Hamilton in 2 weeks!

Keep up the great work,
Rich
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