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Dan K
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Weeks Spitfire Running

Thu Jan 15, 2015 6:47 pm

Sleeping Beauty 17 years later...

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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Fri Jan 16, 2015 11:30 am

always good news when a Spitfire is running again. :D
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Sat Jan 17, 2015 2:22 pm

Engine start video here
Fast forward to the 3:15 mark.

Mark
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Sat Jan 17, 2015 3:40 pm

Is there anything sweeter than the sound of a Merlin? And I don't want to hear any B.S. about Allisons! lol
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:31 pm

maxum96 wrote:Is there anything sweeter than the sound of a Merlin?


DB601/605 8)
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Sat Jan 17, 2015 4:59 pm

Not in 1940!
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Sun Jan 18, 2015 7:18 am

jtramo wrote:Not in 1940!

Good one :lol:
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Sun Jan 18, 2015 11:53 am

One merlins nice but 4 are better.. get cracking on your lanc kermit! :supz:
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:09 pm

He has a Lanc?!

Im sure there is a list here of what he does have but is it easier to make a list of what he doesn't? Someone on facebook brought up a good point. To have so many toys that you dont fly your Spitfire for 17 years! Amazing! Can't wait till it re-opens in whatever form it takes.
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Mon Jan 19, 2015 2:16 am

maxum96 wrote:Is there anything sweeter than the sound of a Merlin? And I don't want to hear any B.S. about Allisons! lol



Of course there is, it's called a "Griffon"!
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Mon Jan 19, 2015 3:11 pm

This plane is painted to represent the plane of the Belgian pilot Raymont Lallemand : he was a Typhoon pilot during WWII and flown on Spitfire after the end of the war.
I'm not wrong this bird was part of the transition and rebirth of the Belgian Air Force.

I hope this plane will not be repainted in the future : as far I know it the only flying one representing a Belgian pilot mount.
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Mon Jan 19, 2015 7:00 pm

maxum96 wrote:Is there anything sweeter than the sound of a Merlin? And I don't want to hear any B.S. about Allisons! lol


R-2800
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Re: Weeks Spitfire Running

Mon Jan 19, 2015 11:17 pm

True ! But if I could put in my 2 cents , a Bristol Centaurus sounds SOOO SWEET ! :wink:
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