Classic British Flight Sim

Link-Miles C-130K at Thorney island, 1971, but it wasn't really a desktop!

The graphics were great, though: a tv camera over a huge 3-D physical model of the area about 30 ft on a side, with everything modelled in detail. It would have made a prize-winning model railway.

Kevin

Techy, I think it did. The Rotodyne was basically a giant autogyro, not a true compound helicopter. The rotor was driven by tip jets (ramjets) and the only engines on board were the two Napier Elands on the wings. While it must have been able to fly with one engine out, at least one engine (or perha...

Chris, Yes, we had very different perceptions of the nature/existence of the problem over the years. The TPS foam has always been a poor engineering material, though. When I joined the Martin Company in '81 the then Chief of Thermal Engineering described the thermal properties of the foam (then know...

The problem I have is the Superfreighter has been extinct since 1975 and finding interior detail is nigh on impossible............ Garry, This is just a thought, but if all other sources have failed, there might be some info available at Lydd. Up until a couple of years ago, I used to fly to/from L...

but the "fuel" is techincally eco-friendly Well, yes and no. It's the SRB propellants that are the environmental problem, not the Orbiter/ET's Main Propulsion System. The SRB's produce about 99 tons of HCl (hydrochloric acid) on each launch which is largely responsible for a 2000 km ozone...

Anyone on the forum involved in this? Well, my Dad flew in the leading formation (UAS Chipmunks - he was instructing at Hull UAS at the time). Apparently, each formation was given plus/minus 7 seconds :o on their timings at each "gate": if any formation failed to make their time, they wer...

Hi Guys, I do have some hours on the Tiger Moth in real life, but I don't have the AH Tiger. However, some observations on the real aeroplane may help. I can say that the real thing DOES require rudder to initiate a turn, and requires a small rudder deflection to hold the turn. Aileron is required t...

The shot gun thing is a cartridge starter, I'd have thought just about all the flying chippies have been converted to electric start as its much easier. A friend of mine is looking into the possibility of converting his gypsy engine to electric although its not for a chippy (it is for a classic bri...

Hinch, I'm not sure what you mean by "so few are left in original condition". If you mean the powerplant, I would suggest that all but a relative few still retain the DH Gypsy Major, as originally fitted. The Lycoming conversions were done on a few Chipmunks, mostly used for glider towing,...

One extra thing that helps: Shift your mealtimes to the new pattern, starting 24 hours before you need to change. It helps the body to move its sleep/wake cues. This was reported in New Scientist about 20 years ago, based on research done for the Rapid Deployment Force. Personally, I also find that ...