EDIT: Replica Spitfire wheels up at Whanganui tonight

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Postby Esquire » Sat Sep 29, 2012 7:45 pm

HI ya,

Anyone know which Spitty did the wheels up at Whanganui airport tonight ....

http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx...newsmain%2Cnrhl


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Postby HamiltonWest » Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:09 pm

Probably this replica mk26 spitfire ZK-SPT:
http://www.aviationnews.co.nz/june1203.html
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Postby Esquire » Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:23 pm

Ah-ha ... I hope it was'nt too damaged in the process ... looks like a fun toy!

(... but I am glad it wasn't one of the few ...)


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Postby HamiltonWest » Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:58 pm

HamiltonWest wrote:
QUOTE (HamiltonWest @ Sep 29 2012,8:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Probably this replica mk26 spitfire ZK-SPT:
http://www.aviationnews.co.nz/june1203.html

ZK-SPT
pic on link post wheels up
http://www.3news.co.nz/Emergency-landing-a...58/Default.aspx
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Postby Ian Warren » Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:58 pm

Just pleased it was not a Real air Spitfire winkyy.gif
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Postby lowglow » Sat Sep 29, 2012 10:49 pm

Ian Warren wrote:
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Just pleased it was not a Real air Spitfire winkyy.gif

Me too
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Postby HamiltonWest » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:23 pm

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Me too

Don't think the owner of ZK-SPT would be so pleased that it was his aircaft how ever ohmy.gif
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Postby lowglow » Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:24 am

HamiltonWest wrote:
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Don't think the owner of ZK-SPT would be so pleased that it was his aircaft how ever ohmy.gif

No it wouldn't be one of Richmond's better days at least hes ok.
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Postby Ian Warren » Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:33 am

Having a read , what sort of powerplant V6/V8 they talking about standard/modified car engine ?
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Postby lowglow » Mon Oct 01, 2012 5:20 am

Ian Warren wrote:
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Having a read , what sort of powerplant V6/V8 they talking about standard/modified car engine ?

The ones I have seen up close are running standard late model chev
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Postby Ian Warren » Mon Oct 01, 2012 8:58 am

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The ones I have seen up close are running standard late model chev

Ooo I like that , buy yourself a Corvette ... knock bang crash click pling plick plop - Arr instant Spitfire ... not sure what we are going to do with that horse less buggy out the back biggrin.gif
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