Rick Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 9 minutes ago, sunday said: Some https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sunderland#Survivors There are people living in houseboats, I wonder if there are people living in flying boats? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunday Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 14 minutes ago, Rick said: There are people living in houseboats, I wonder if there are people living in flying boats? There were some post-war developments with a PBY https://www.messynessychic.com/2014/04/24/all-aboard-the-flying-yacht-circa-1950/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 20 hours ago, shep854 said: The ultimate mobile home that can move away from tornadoes. Thanks for posting this, that is unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 It gets better--if you have the scratch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Engine missing from the nose of that S-58 from a still image... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1 hour ago, bojan said: Engine missing from the nose of that S-58 from a still image... Yep, but there were (are?) flying examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 Yep, just not that spacious inside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 8 hours ago, bojan said: Yep, just not that spacious inside I was surprised they got as much inside as they did! Really clever design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 11/27/2023 at 12:36 PM, Stuart Galbraith said: Yeah, one careful owner. Ran when parked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 3/24/2024 at 11:42 AM, bojan said: Yep, just not that spacious inside Ad photos for RV's always lie a bit. And if you had one, you'd have to paint it pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 50 years past; was it completed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 Well HE never completed it, he seems to have sold it on in 1986. http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/seafire-la564.html Work seems to be occasionally progressing. https://www.key.aero/article/seafire-projects-emerge-briefly http://warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/seafire-la564.html You might find this interesting... https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-02-15/meet-mr-spitfire-the-man-who-helped-save-the-iconic-warplane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 16 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said: Well HE never completed it, he seems to have sold it on in 1986. http://www.warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/seafire-la564.html Work seems to be occasionally progressing. https://www.key.aero/article/seafire-projects-emerge-briefly http://warbirdregistry.org/spitregistry/seafire-la564.html You might find this interesting... https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2022-02-15/meet-mr-spitfire-the-man-who-helped-save-the-iconic-warplane Good on him for keeping it from the knackers, at any rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 He was a legend in the aircraft restoration community. I used to get flypast magazine every month back in the early 80s, and he was usually in it about some project he acquired or passed on. He probably deserves a lot of credit for many surviving Spitfires today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 F4 Phantom Restoration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 Yes, Ive just discovered that one myself, good isnt it? And all good training for the DCS one that will be out shortly, hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Really interesting article about the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight creating a spitfire simulator for their own use. https://authentikit.org/atk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/00-00-Spitfire-simulator_V1.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted May 12 Share Posted May 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted May 12 Author Share Posted May 12 Always liked those, built a model of one when I was 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 (edited) Plans are for me to be up there again for WWII Weekend in less than a month. The P-61 has been coming along. I saw it over a decade ago when they were early in the project. Every year, when I see it, there's a bit more done on it and a bi more that looks amazing. Edited May 14 by rmgill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootER5 Posted May 25 Share Posted May 25 Explorers find what they believe is World War II ace Richard Bong’s downed plane in South Pacific Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted May 25 Author Share Posted May 25 That was quick, they only just announced they were going looking for it in last months flypast. Sadly it doesnt look like a lot worth recovering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted May 26 Author Share Posted May 26 Very sad news. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-69056052 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Sielbeck Posted June 16 Share Posted June 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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