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Westland site
Posted: 20 Apr 2007, 10:53
by Garry Russell
Just came across this...an interest gallery of the aircraft with a brief information panel
http://www.whl.co.uk/history_overview.cfm
Garry
Posted: 20 Apr 2007, 11:01
by DelP
Nice find Garry
The Dragonfly was the first helicopter toy I had as a kid....it would be nice to see a decent one in FS
ATB,
Derek
Posted: 20 Apr 2007, 11:07
by Garry Russell
Hi Del
I had a toy Dragonfly as well..quite a big thing....or was I very small :think:
Dark blue with red/white tail rotor and tips on main rotors
Garry
Posted: 20 Apr 2007, 11:29
by Bridon Bear
I had that one too...Dark blue plastic with a gyro operated friction drive on the wheels that rotated the 2-blade rotor at the same time.....must have been the 'Must have' of the period.
Later on I had a BEA Viscount that was very similar but with 4 turning props....very pleased with that one, If I remember it was quite large too (about 12-14" wingspan)
Ahhh...nosatalgia is not what it used to be...
Regards.
BrianG
Posted: 20 Apr 2007, 11:40
by Garry Russell
Hi Brian I never had a Viscount but I can remember Woolworths selling an unnamed airliner with a transparent removable top and the passengers could be added or moved around.
That was clearly a Viscount.
There was a range of DC 7's I remember in BOAC livery that were tin and the props went around with the friction drive wheels. Pan Am was also sold.
Couldn't afford them :sad:
Garry
Posted: 20 Apr 2007, 12:11
by Paul K
We were so poor I had to make do with a dead dragonfly my dad found in the garden. :sad:
Posted: 20 Apr 2007, 12:16
by Bridon Bear
Blimey.....I bet you all used to sit around a solitary candle during the Winter months.........
Don't tell me....If it got really cold....you used to light it I'll bet...
Regards.
Bridon Bear
Posted: 20 Apr 2007, 12:20
by Paul K
Bridon Bear wrote:Blimey.....I bet you all used to sit around a solitary candle during the Winter months.........
Don't tell me....If it got really cold....you used to light it I'll bet...
Regards.
Bridon Bear
You can laugh, Bridon...it were grim up north !
Wasn't that brilliant down south either.
Posted: 20 Apr 2007, 12:24
by Bridon Bear
)Yes I remember the winters of long ago when we ALWAYS had snow.....not seen any down here on the South coast for years.
We had posh neighbours in the old days though....they had a bowl of fruit on the table......and NOBODY was ill...!!!! :roll:
Regards.
Bridon Bear
Posted: 20 Apr 2007, 12:28
by Paul K
Bridon Bear wrote:
We had posh neighbours in the old days though....they had a bowl of fruit on the table
I know the sort. All us local kids would peer in through the windows hoping to catch a glimse of their telephone.
