Alberta warbirds and airshows
Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:49 pm
We've had several good airshows in Alberta in the past few weeks. Thought I'd post them all together in one thread.
Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Convention in Springbank, AB
Mostly General aviation, but a couple neat aircraft
70% Spit powered by a Buick Nailhead
Not a warbird but does have invasion stripes...
Airdrie, AB Airshow
Canadian Owners and Pilots Association Convention in Springbank, AB
Mostly General aviation, but a couple neat aircraft
70% Spit powered by a Buick Nailhead
Not a warbird but does have invasion stripes...
Airdrie, AB Airshow
Tue Aug 04, 2009 10:54 pm
Lethbridge Airshow
Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:05 pm
Cold Lake Airshow
Back in Edmonton Sunday night
Back in Edmonton Sunday night
Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:17 am
you've got some great shots there; thanks for sharing!
Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:55 am
Fantastic!
Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:15 pm
Thanks,
Sean
Sean
Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:37 pm
Excellent pictures...thanks for sharing!
Re: Alberta warbirds and airshows
Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:30 am
Do you have more photos of this one? It looks really good. I'm also interested in more details on the engine. The Buick "Nailhead" is a very old (through 1966) and heavy engine, so I'm surprised at that powerplant selection.Alpine wrote:70% Spit powered by a Buick Nailhead
Great photos by the way. I really like the F-18 silhouette shot with the clouds!
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Re: Alberta warbirds and airshows
Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:32 am
Extra post...
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Re: Alberta warbirds and airshows
Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:53 pm
bdk wrote:Do you have more photos of this one? It looks really good. I'm also interested in more details on the engine. The Buick Nailhead is a very old and heavy engine, so I'm surprised at that powerplant selection.Alpine wrote:70% Spit powered by a Buick Nailhead
Great photos by the way. I really like the F-18 silhouette shot with the clouds!
It might be a Marcel Jurca MJ-10 Spitfire
Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:00 pm
Id sure like to know and see some more pics of that spit!
Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:46 pm
Here are a couple more pics of the Spit. From what I gathered from the owner its a work in progress taken over from a friend.
Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:55 pm
Found a little info on the Transport Canada site:
Mark: C-FAMY
Common Name: Spitfire Model Name: REPLICA SPITFIRE
Serial No: CWL01
Basis for Eligibility for Registration: Amateur Built - CAR Standard 549
Category: Aeroplane Max take-off weight: 735 kgs
Engine: 1, Piston
24-bit address: 110000000000000101010001
Regional Office: Edmonton
Base of Operations: CANADA , Alberta, Springbank
Manufacturer: CHARLES W LONGSTAFF
Country of manufacture: CANADA Year of Manufacture: 1993
Mark: C-FAMY
Common Name: Spitfire Model Name: REPLICA SPITFIRE
Serial No: CWL01
Basis for Eligibility for Registration: Amateur Built - CAR Standard 549
Category: Aeroplane Max take-off weight: 735 kgs
Engine: 1, Piston
24-bit address: 110000000000000101010001
Regional Office: Edmonton
Base of Operations: CANADA , Alberta, Springbank
Manufacturer: CHARLES W LONGSTAFF
Country of manufacture: CANADA Year of Manufacture: 1993
Mon Aug 10, 2009 12:07 am
Surprisingly that does look like a Nailhead. What an odd choice of engine! Must have needed some weight up front. It also looks like the distributor was moved to the (passenger car) front of the engine. Normally they are on the flywheel side. Undoubtedly that was done to keep it out of the airstream since it normally sits rather vertically. This one is clearly set at an angle.