Old Koreelah

The dear old lady of the air, the Blanik, was a very forgiving platform... they would spin nicely and recover according to the book...

One memorable flight at an airshow years ago. Loop off spin recovery. I had never seen it done and just flew it in my head. In a blanik that day. Went well and even got the attitudes and speed right. Next few flights are testing hybrid diesel Jodel at MAUW and aft c of g. Chas

Radials were probably easier to build than a liquid-cooled engine with all those complex water jackets. One fairly simple crankshaft, plus lots of identical cast cylinders and heads.

You're correct. The FW 180 used a BMW 801 series radial throughout its production life. I wonder what plane I was thinking of?OME

The Japanese were interested in how the FW-190 airframe was adapted for inline engines; they did the opposite, improving their only inline engined fighter (Ki-61) by fitting it with a radial engine to create the impressive Ki -100.

http://acepilots.com/german/fw190.html

http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail-page-2.asp?aircraft_id=95

...Very rocky climb out with gusts, rotors and the whole catastrophe. Poor old aeroplane didn't know what had happened, especially when we started to go up at 2000fpm in a giant thermal. Very bumpy trip home Nd a 20 knot westerly at Shepp when I arrived. This is only 6 knots less than the stall speed so the landing roll was quite short...about 50 metres...

Tell me more. One of my favourites. One of the few Geman aircraft with elegant lines

George what sort of aeroplane?

Lucky you ... do share the weed killer that does catheads in in one easy spray... only for future reference if I'm totally desperate mind (no chemical sprays used on the farm other than those allowed under organic) as my paddock/landing area has neither at the moment I am dread fearing coming back from a flyaway with one in my tires to let them in....

As JETJR and SDQDI say, brand name Kamba. After decades of hard work to avoid using chemicals it was a last resort for me to use the bloody stuff, but it works well. (I eased my conscience with the knowledge that it only took 4 litres of concentrate to eradicate cat heads and khaki weed from 3 ha.)

... but i do have a lovely crop of Scotch Thistle under continuous attach with brushcutter and hoe ...

My experience of these two weeds is pretty much the opposite, Kaspar. I have found khaki weed damned hard to eradicate. Like most weeds, spray works best when the plant is growing vigorously. Early in the morning while the grass is still damp seems to be the best time. After rain I have to go out to the airport at least weekly because new plants spring up and grow like crazy.

By comparison, cat heads have been easy to kill and each time we get wet weather there are far fewer to deal with.

Persistence pays off in the end.

Hmm, which came first, that or the German Komet. Virtually identical.

https://shortfinals.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/mitsubishi-ki-46-iii-dinah-pride-of-the-imperial-japanese-army-air-force-wanted-by-the-luftwaffe/

I've seen cabs in need of that treatment after a Friday night.

There are parallels with measles and whooping cough; the anti-vaccination crowd ensure we'll never eradicate the damned disease. Lots of landholders do nothing to control cat heads, so individual efforts to fight the plague are like pushing the proverbial uphill with a pointed stick.

Could the "B" in B17, B25 etc is the military classification for "Bomber", The "F" in F18, F16 etc for "fighter", "C" for "cargo", "P" for "Propeller Fighter" ..... maybe??? I believe the chief storeman types in the military give them these classifications for inventory purposes.

Later replaced by F for fighter.

My sympathies, Greg. I've spent thirty-odd years eradicating weeds from my place- until recently without chemicals. Caltrop is one of the few which survived so I started using a broadleaf herbicide. Very effective, but I have to walk the place after rains to spot spray the few survivors which grow from old bindis. Persistence pays off.

I have long used preseal (slime) with good results on bikes. I've used it in my aircraft tyres for a ten years without problems.

Have you been in public transport recently? People already seal themselves off by plugging into headphones and staring at a screen. At least if there was an option to travel in privacy and maybe get some work done, the ones who currently drive in and clog up those freeways may consider using public transport.

Aust. population passed 24 Million . Doubled since 1958. Mostly immigration. We make very little in this country now. Nev

J. W. Howard.

Why don't we go the whole hog and be hermetically sealed off from all other living things, humans included.

Yep. A few squadrons of S-35s and Grippens might be a better and cheaper alternative.

Why can Sweden- with less than half our population- manufacture world class cars, fighter planes etc. when we are told Australia is just too small?

...Perhaps we'd have been better of asking the Brits to up-grade the Harrier. At least that's war proven.

An impressive achievement. Few know of the Australian bomber that did something similar.

Japanese fighter ace Saburo Sakai survived the war and, moved by the bravery and heroism of one of the many pilots he shot down, wrote a letter to the Australian Government, recommending him for a medal, stating: "I recommend that Pilot Officer Warren F. Cowan be posthumously awarded your country's highest commendation. I have encountered many brave pilots in my life but Warren F. Cowan stands alone." The Australian Government did not honor the request.

http://www.abc.net.au/austory/transcripts/s590505.htm

http://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/hudson/A16-201.html

http://www.hatfield-herts.co.uk/features/victcross1.html

I'll just call Boral- they could do with the business.

...the CAMIT is 10kg heavier than the Jab, which totally upsets the C/G and 6kg of lead now resides in the tail of my bird to compensate, the Camit alternator is wired totally differently, etc etc.