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by **HamiltonWest** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:18 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Feb 23 2012,4:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Beauty Jeez those boy have the fun rippin around the country .

Here's a couple more:

by **Ian Warren** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:38 pm

See , look at that .. there's a YAK that believes hes back in his Rustic ole place

by **deaneb** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:57 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Feb 23 2012,4:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Beauty Jeez those boy have the fun rippin around the country .

They used to do what was called "Airways Trainers", which were basically 3-4 hour sorties practicing approches into different airports. I went up on a couple and it was pretty neat, especially sitting up in the cockpit behind the pilot. Big power surge when they power up from a missed approach is pretty cool. It was fun to see how it was all done and I loved getting to see the country side....and at good speed too!!

Some of the later pics show some nice spirals forming off the props. It shows you that those big blades are moving some serious air and taking quite a bite even at low to mid speeds. It took a bit of convincing some of the techos even, that the prop blade pitch would well exceed 45 degrees at high speed, which does not at first make sense or appear efficient!

by **Ian Warren** » Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:45 pm

deaneb wrote:
QUOTE (deaneb @ Feb 24 2012,7:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Some of the later pics show some nice spirals forming off the props. It shows you that those big blades are moving some serious air and taking quite a bite even at low to mid speeds. It took a bit of convincing some of the techos even, that the prop blade pitch would well exceed 45 degrees at high speed, which does not at first make sense or appear efficient!

Very much looking forward to see photo's , those props , to take the engine engineering to the layman , best to get in a canoe and paddle .. the rest is physic's and being physical

by **HamiltonWest** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 12:11 pm

NZ4202 Mon 2-4-12

by **HamiltonWest** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:02 pm

Orion 02 back again this afternoon landed this time cause hamilton is such an awesome place to be:

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:53 pm

Alister is the SUPER P3 fan man .. but course i'm not far behind , then we have FS9 s Gregory recently joined us so these photos and your historic shots are a superb painters resource

by **HamiltonWest** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 4:59 pm

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:05 pm

Noice

, what we miss now the South Island is an independent state of New Zealand

by **HamiltonWest** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 7:54 pm

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 11:08 pm

Ham , bloody brilliant ...AGAIN ..

.. it is impressive , these can really dance off a runway

by **HamiltonWest** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 6:04 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Apr 2 2012,11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Ham , bloody brilliant ...AGAIN .. .. it is impressive , these can really dance off a runway

by **Ian Warren** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:07 pm

Now , that big bug .. were'd he go

...

by **HamiltonWest** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:19 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Apr 3 2012,7:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Now , that big bug .. were'd he go ...

by **HamiltonWest** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 7:52 pm

by **HamiltonWest** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:39 pm

by **Ian Warren** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:39 am

Not bad looking for a 50 year old aircraft ... and these look just as polished as Singapore's Herc 's

altho you get under it around the hydraulics its stain by oils and fluids .

by **HamiltonWest** » Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:29 pm

by **HamiltonWest** » Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:29 pm

by **HamiltonWest** » Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:12 am

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