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JohnB
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Even with Google Maps, it would be handy to have a helicopter...and perhaps a few Jeeps.


And 11 long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse microbus. :lol:


Amen to that!

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The Sunderland at Duxford was retrieved on low-loaders from somewhere in France and the fuselage cut longitudinally just above the portholes so it could be fitted on the cross Channel ferry decks. It was then carefully put back together and a reinforcing strap welded (?) all the way round the join.
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raconnel wrote:
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Even with Google Maps, it would be handy to have a helicopter...and perhaps a few Jeeps.


And 11 long-haired friends of Jesus in a chartreuse microbus. :lol:

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Red cowled step engine?


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Red cowled step engine?


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Assuming someone didn't just grab the closest unit...
Not the first time a cowl was "tweaked" to fit a specific engine/mount unit.

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I'm guessing that these engines are exchanged as QEC-units or Quick-Engine-Change units. In this case the whole cowling stays with the engine. Moving the whole nose ring, cowling bowl and other bits from one engine to another may easily double the time needed for the change.

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Thanks, QEC is what I was thinking of but couldn't remember the term.
I did recall the UK term "Power Egg". :)

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Sounds like Philippine Mars is going back in the water this afternoon for a possible test flight.
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Wayne Coulson has announced that Philippine Mars is scheduled to fly out at 9am on Sunday.
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Wayne Coulson has announced that Philippine Mars is scheduled to fly out at 9am on Sunday.
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Yes, but did he say WHICH Sunday ??

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Seems to be a UH-1 hovering round now...
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Gather she made it to Oakland yesterday afternoon!
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Sitting in San Francisco Bay. There's a lovely video on Coulson's website of the arrival.
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