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May 16^th, 2005 at 11:46am

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A small selection of the record number of aircraft at yesterday's fly-in. They ran out of parking spaces so I couldn't have a good look at some of the later arrivals. I've cropped these down to get as many in as possible.

A fine example of the Tipsy Trainer. I saw another one at Old Warden earlier in the month.

The very rare DH.94 Moth Minor. Only one in the country I think. Shame about the colour which doesn't show up too well in any photo I've seen. Despite the big airbrake it couldn't get down on the sloping runway. After a couple of attempts he used the alternate.

The Aeronca Sedan. Another rare type these days. I think this is the only example on the UK register.

Not so rare but still interesting.

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Reply #1 - May 16^th, 2005 at 11:50am

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Anyone would think Miss Gabor was in that Cub... Wink

I do like the Tipsy trainer. If it wasn't for the cost of the admin and engineering admin involved I'd get one in place of another car.

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Reply #2 - May 16^th, 2005 at 11:51am

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Very nice Doug! Do you save all your pics from air shows? If so you must have a lot of them!

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Reply #3 - May 16^th, 2005 at 11:56am

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I do like the Tipsy trainer. If it wasn't for the cost of the admin and engineering admin involved I'd get one in place of another car.

I got a couple of shots of the cockpit which clarifies the unusual seating arrangement a little. It looks very cosy to say the least. Wink

I might post them in a separate thread later. Still not sure how the right-hand set of rudder pedals works. I couldn't see in properly or find the owner so I could ask him about it.

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Reply #4 - May 16^th, 2005 at 11:57am

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Wonderful Shots Doug

The DH.94 Moth Minor was he floating to much to get her down?
The only one in the country, his insurance must be awesome.

Thanks for posting them Doug.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #5 - May 16^th, 2005 at 12:02pm

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Very nice Doug! Do you save all your pics from air shows? If so you must have a lot of them!

Thanks Ben. Yes I save them all on a remote hard drive. Difficult to keep track of them all & they really need sorting out. I've taken literally 1,000s of photos since going digital a couple of years ago. Took over 300 yesterday. Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - May 16^th, 2005 at 12:11pm

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Wonderful Shots Doug

The DH.94 Moth Minor was he floating to much to get her down?
The only one in the country, his insurance must be awesome.

Thanks Doug. Yes, it doesn't show up in my shot but that runway is on a pretty steep incline. Even with that airbrake the Moth Minor appears to have a better glide ratio than the slope. Pilots of conventional modern aircraft have trouble if they're not used to it. I don't know how these chaps go on about insurance. Genuine vintage aircraft are irreplaceable & priceless.

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Reply #7 - May 16^th, 2005 at 2:24pm

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Doug I'm green with envy, the only things I've seen today are an Mi-2 and an An-2. The 94 is beautiful, but that airbrake looks v.strange, does she have flaps as well?

There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!

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Reply #8 - May 16^th, 2005 at 2:42pm

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The 94 is beautiful, but that airbrake looks v.strange, does she have flaps as well?

Nope, I think that's all you get which is the reason he was having problems. The long high aspect-ratio high-lift wing makes it float on for ever, even on a normal runway & is probably why it needs that airbrake. Sailplane type spoilers might be more effective.

PS. I should have taken some closeups of the folding wing arrangement. That would make it very difficult to have conventional flaps.

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Reply #9 - May 16^th, 2005 at 5:26pm

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What a nice bunch of birds! Some of them I've never seen before. Yes, the airbrake on the Minor is almost laughable, but I'll bet she flies like a dream...

What's that bent-wing plane? Bellanca?

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Reply #10 - May 16^th, 2005 at 5:45pm

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What a nice bunch of birds! Some of them I've never seen before. Yes, the airbrake on the Minor is almost laughable, but I'll bet she flies like a dream...

What's that bent-wing plane? Bellanca?

They are nice aren't they? The ones with the upturned wingtips are either Jodel or Robin variants. They all stem from the same French design. Very popular over here these days. http://www.jodel.com/index.asp

G-BUKR is a Morane Saulnier Rallye, another French aircraft. Used to be a lot at Shoreham in the old days.

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Reply #11 - May 16^th, 2005 at 8:36pm

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Wonderful stuff Doug........you're making the batteries and memory card earn their keep in your camera..... Shocked

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