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Alpine
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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
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70% Spit powered by a Buick Nailhead
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Not a warbird but does have invasion stripes...
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Airdrie, AB Airshow
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Alpine
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Lethbridge Airshow
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Cold Lake Airshow

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Back in Edmonton Sunday night
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you've got some great shots there; thanks for sharing!
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Fantastic!

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Thanks,

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Excellent pictures...thanks for sharing!
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Alpine wrote:
70% Spit powered by a Buick Nailhead
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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.

Great photos by the way. I really like the F-18 silhouette shot with the clouds!


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bdk wrote:
Alpine wrote:
70% Spit powered by a Buick Nailhead
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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.

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
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Id sure like to know and see some more pics of that spit!

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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.

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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
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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.
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