Adam Banks Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 At Old Warden: If you hurry and grab the AH Bulldog now, you get this F3F thrown into the bargain (I'm sure its mother thinks its beautiful)! Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Back in the day I had a 'Raleigh' bike with a light like those on the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, olderndirt said: Back in the day I had a 'Raleigh' bike with a light like those on the wing. Wow! Me too!! It kept working loose and pointing vertically down! Driven by a dynamo that sprung against the side of the tyre! Not brilliant, as when you braked to avoid something in front of you, your lights would go out!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Grand set of shots. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakashi Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Another winning 3 of kind hand Adam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Beautiful old planes. I already got the Grumman included when I brought the Helldiver, a great plane to fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 1 hour ago, olderndirt said: Back in the day I had a 'Raleigh' bike with a light like those on the wing. I didn't know Sir Walter made bikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 32 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: I didn't know Sir Walter made bikes! In the early fifties, Raleigh bikes were the class act in the UK but they all used the Sturmey Archer 3-speed. European derailleur gears were coming into vogue and frames were much lighter so the Raleigh became an "Adult's" bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jocko Flocko Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Love the colours in those shots as well as your sky colour, very natural. I'm going to have to add another dent to the credit card this month for this awesome looking aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 1 hour ago, olderndirt said: In the early fifties, Raleigh bikes were the class act in the UK but they all used the Sturmey Archer 3-speed. European derailleur gears were coming into vogue and frames were much lighter so the Raleigh became an "Adult's" bike. Some very familiar names in my pre car days in England! Good to see that Halfords is still going with so many of the other much visited stores now gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 4 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Some very familiar names in my pre car days in England! Good to see that Halfords is still going with so many of the other much visited stores now gone. Last time I was in the old country, I went to the Halford's in Dunfermline to purchase one of the big red 'L' cards they use for auto learners. I had a student pilot friend in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Looking at the back side view you see how much dihedral the wings had - lots of level flight stability but makes you wonder how they were for aerobatics. Didn't Douglas Bader lose his legs in one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I like these Adam and the F3F is kind of appealing to me, I like the way the gear gets tucked up like that. And what a wonderful plane that Bulldog is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Three great looking shots Adam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 2 hours ago, olderndirt said: Looking at the back side view you see how much dihedral the wings had - lots of level flight stability but makes you wonder how they were for aerobatics. Didn't Douglas Bader lose his legs in one of these? Well you know your history OND, it happened at Woodley aerodrome close to Reading. Reach for the Sky is one of my favourite sentimental movies although apparently he hated the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Omaka (near Blenheim) stages an annual "Classic Fighters" Airshow: http://www.airshowtravel.co.nz/new-zealand/yealands-classic-fighters-omaka/ The airfield (and surrounding area) is superbly rendered by ORBX NZSI. Dawn chorus: Not to be outdone, the little F3F gets in on the act! Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lars Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Wonderful screenshots with a helluva machine (and your computer, too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macca22au Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Fantastic shots, but a pair of Bristols...I was a little disappointed. Or maybe that bit of slang has dropped right out of knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Banks Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 7 minutes ago, macca22au said: Fantastic shots, but a pair of Bristols...I was a little disappointed. Or maybe that bit of slang has dropped right out of knowledge. Glad you "got" the pun. For baffled users out there, I can't go into great detail as this is a family board. Suffice to say it refers the the upper half of a female torso - and Bristol is a very hilly place! Cockney rhyming slang, originally, I think. I think it'll be edited out by the PC brigade any time soon! We just watched a re-run of a documentary about the making of Fawlty Towers. They showed a clip where the old Major used both the "n" word and the "w*g" word in the same sentence (well, he was a daft old f*rt after all!). Couldn't be done, these days!!! Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Great shots, great planes Adam.( Fawlty Towers rocks " you started it. No I didn't). But my Hilda was not happy with the offer of the fat freeby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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