Mosquito Engine Run Photos

[Dave Homewood]

Avspecs have run the port engine on KA114 today. See some photos here:
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?ac ... 07&page=21

[avenger2504]

darn it Dave you beat me to it!! One down one to go!

[peter]

She sounds wonderful!

[lmritger]

Oh, that is MAGNIFICENT.

Incidentally, meant to post this in a previous thread, but there were questions about why those particular codes were chosen... if I had to guess, I would say it's a family thing: EG-Y equates to Elaine-Gerald Yagen (Elaine being his lovely wife).

Cheers,

Lynn

[VaBeachEd]

Here's link to the video from YouTube:

http://youtu.be/fz5gNI0FNzc

Can't wait to see her!

[avenger2504]

Oh, that is MAGNIFICENT.

Incidentally, meant to post this in a previous thread, but there were questions about why those particular codes were chosen... if I had to guess, I would say it's a family thing: EG-Y equates to Elaine-Gerald Yagen (Elaine being his lovely wife).

Cheers,

Lynn

Probably a happy coincidence as they are actually 487(NZ) Squadron markings and there is certainly a lot of new Zealand parts in the build including two ex-RNZAF Mossie Merlins!

[Dave Homewood]

Kermit Weeks' Mosquito also wears No. 487 (NZ) Squadron codes, as EG-F. It would be great to see them side by side at Oshkosh.

[Dave Homewood]

And now both engines are alive:
http://rnzaf.proboards.com/index.cgi?ac ... 07&page=23

[AvroAvian]

Woohoo! It's gunna be close....

[ErrolC]

Above WONZ thread now updated with twin engine run photos, and links to video. Sweet!

[Baldeagle]

When I worked for Kermit back in the early '90s I helped start his Mosquito a number of times. The primers were located in each engine nacelle aft of the firewall, and one of the ground crew had to stand there pumping the primer while Kermit cranked the engine (we said you could tell a Mosquito mechanic by his skinned knuckles, since the little door covering the Ki-Gass primer was too small, and if you weren't careful...). If you over-primed big flames would come out of the exhaust not far from your head, and then of course there would be a mighty blast of propwash when she started. Then you'd run around to the other engine and repeat the process. Then wait for air pressure to build up in the brake system, pull the chocks, and if it was your lucky day, climb through the belly hatch into the right seat. I guess they had somebody for each task in WW2, but for us it was a bit of a "one-armed paper hanger" thing sometimes.

Looks like Jerry's Mosquito has the primers in the cockpit, maybe electric?



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[Mossie]

Wonder how much Jerry is paying for that beautiful bird.

If I won 30 million on the lottery , would that be enough ! Just so I can keep on dreaming

[peter]

Video update she might fly on sat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5m-xEU1V_0

[mike furline]

Video update she might fly on sat!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5m-xEU1V_0

Am I missing something here?

[hstandard4]

Hmmmmmm