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··Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega CollectorOne of the many things I like about driving through France is you never know what you may see at the roadside 😀
The Aviators Thread
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DoctorEvil
·Boeing vs Airbus 😁
And another...
Courtesy of Aviation Humour, via Facebook.
And another...
Courtesy of Aviation Humour, via Facebook.
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ClaudeR
·That rebuild cost sounds about right. The other issue I face is Luxembourg won’t allow me to register it because of the APU and also because they don’t believe it’s never been registered before. I loaned it to Lufthansa for a few years and they confirmed it was theirs but could not give me any further information on it. Plan B is to have it registered in Ireland under my brothers name and drive it like that.
it will be close to impossible to get your t1 registered here (stupid SNCT/ministère des transports bureaucracy), but you moght get lucky to register it in France, they seem a lot more lenient!
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··Married... with childrenC ClaudeRYou live in Luxembourg? What company do you work for, CV?
it will be close to impossible to get your t1 registered here (stupid SNCT/ministère des transports bureaucracy), but you moght get lucky to register it in France, they seem a lot more lenient!
I left CV in 2000, I have my own company since 2010 brokering aircraft and consulting for airlines on different matters.
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Omegafanman
·Test Pilot Wing Commander James (Jimmy Dell). Heavily involved in the Tornado programme and a bit of a fast jet legend, surviving at least two serious crashes and also two ejections prior to crash over a long career (including a rescue from the Irish Sea after the loss of fin and rudder at Mach 2). In 1959 he took a prototype lightning fighter to display at the Paris Air show. On approach, after his third flight, two pheasants flew up and were ingested knocking out one engine. Jimmy was unfazed and still landed safety. The engine needed replacing which of course delayed his planned departure home to the UK, due that evening. He sent the following short telex message back to his base – ‘’won’t be home tonight, unavoidably detained by a couple of French birds.’’ :0)
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ClaudeR
·I have friends in SNCT and they told me there is no chance registering it as is. They even said if I turned up with it fully restored as a normal Van with no APU that I would struggle because it has never been registered before.
I left CV in 2000, I have my own company since 2010 brokering aircraft and consulting for airlines on different matters.
i joined CV in 2000 but left in 2004 when we were merged into what would become CHAMP Cargosystems (I was in IT). Still work there
I do have a PPL so I spend quite some time at the airport still though, if you ever want to have a few drinks and exchange some aviation war stories hit me up!
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64Wing
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Twocats
··Married... with childrenC ClaudeRThanks for the reply!
i joined CV in 2000 but left in 2004 when we were merged into what would become CHAMP Cargosystems (I was in IT). Still work there
I do have a PPL so I spend quite some time at the airport still though, if you ever want to have a few drinks and exchange some aviation war stories hit me up!
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Where is this hangar? A C-47, Ford Trimotor and a B-17 Flying Fortress. Would love to see all these up close.
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Twocats
··Married... with childrenWhere is this hangar? A C-47, Ford Trimotor and a B-17 Flying Fortress. Would love to see all these up close.
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··Married... with childrenA wild one ....Sikorsky S-55?
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·I am guessing a Bell UH1 because of the two main rotor blades and counter balance weights but I am happy to be corrected.
I was trying to work out where one stops and another starts with my eyesight .... but based on the data a Huey gets my final vote as well :0)
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64Wing
·It is a UH-1. There's a B-25 hiding behind the C-47 too!
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·Here’s something aviation related - today I visited the Palm Springs Air Museum and found its many exhibits to be very well-executed and vast. And for those who have always dreamed about riding a vintage military aircraft, well look no further as they have some of the hardware to make your dream come true! Here’s the menu of options…
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Omegafanman
·It is a UH-1. There's a B-25 hiding behind the C-47 too!
I think I found it..... very cool collection and great they are keeping a B17 airworthy.
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Dash1
·G-ASYD has a really interesting history when you google her. I saw a photo of the cockpit and there is a beautiful mechanical 8 day clock on the Captains panel lower left but I can't see what's written on it.
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··Married... with childrenI believe the clocks on Concorde were made by Omega, rather fitting for this forum 😀
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·You are spot on, they're indeed Omega's. There is a chap who regularly lists one on eBay north of $50k. I took down the part number and all technical references and did my upmost to find it in the aftermarket with no luck. I even called in favours in Air France to see if one could be turned up. I gave up after about six months and went back to collecting my normal Breitling and JLC clocks and selling them to my local Omega AD.
Some pics from the old Omega Museum and some from Concorde - now they are nice Xmas tree lights / nice to see a few buttons in the old days :0)
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