Mosquito Engine Run Photos

Dave Homewood · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:52 pm

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

avenger2504 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:58 pm

darn it Dave you beat me to it!! One down one to go! :drink3:

peter · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:07 am

She sounds wonderful!

lmritger · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:53 am

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 · **Joined:** Mon Aug 30, 2010 4:03 pm **Posts:** 107

Here's link to the video from YouTube:

http://youtu.be/fz5gNI0FNzc

Can't wait to see her!

avenger2504 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 10:57 pm

lmritger wrote:

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 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 4:54 am

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 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:17 am

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

AvroAvian · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:19 am

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

ErrolC · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 9:05 am

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

Baldeagle · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:01 pm

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 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:25 pm

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 :drink3:

peter · **Posted:** Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:19 am

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

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2685

peter wrote:

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

Am I missing something here?

hstandard4 · **Joined:** Sun Jul 09, 2006 2:46 pm **Posts:** 34

Hmmmmmm

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