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- Thu Sep 13, 2018 10:27 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: The Vulcan XH558 & General Aviation Thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 1128378
Re: The Vulcan XH558 & General Aviation Thread
Looks and sounds great Al! Do you inhibit the engines for storage? Those pesky rubber bits don’t like being left in static fuel... this ( http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/20170220MPD2016001Revision1.pdf )was issued following the Shoreham accident, and whilst not a contributing factor in that acci...
- Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:52 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Tales from The Cockpit
- Replies: 31
- Views: 43633
Re: Tales from The Cockpit
Joking apart - you can talk to yourself all you like Ted... it takes some proper planning, preparation and “right stuff” to do what you and Stew did, and I expect a fair amount of wear to the seat of your pants. Hats off to you both! Hi Stuart, Was great to have you along for a day and to see the b...
- Mon Sep 03, 2018 11:30 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Tales from The Cockpit
- Replies: 31
- Views: 43633
Re: Tales from The Cockpit
I can confirm he talks to himself a bit in the cockpit, as evidenced by the onboard mic. Do you have a transcript of the end that final run? Can you share any of it with a family audience? Joking apart - you can talk to yourself all you like Ted... it takes some proper planning, preparation and “ri...
- Sat Aug 11, 2018 4:20 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Isle of Bute
- Replies: 237
- Views: 283480
Re: Isle of Bute
From a personal perspective, my thanks to all for a great spectacle this week... and a tribute to a great man and feats of engineering. I noticed that the K7 unlimited markings don’t appear on the sponsons. Is that just because they haven’t been painted on yet, or are you not allowed to for some rea...
- Fri Mar 09, 2018 8:16 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Pic of the Day
- Replies: 2374
- Views: 2384550
Re: Pic of the Day
Hey guys, just seeing that picture of the fuel tank being painted and found myself wondering how you drain any water out of the fuel? A sudden slug of water through the fuel pump won’t do it any good (https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/FR-1998-04-13/98-9581). Mixed in with the fuel, the lubricity imp...
- Sun Mar 04, 2018 9:47 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Return to the Water
- Replies: 156
- Views: 177739
Re: Return to the Water
Having just read all of this I think that the problem is that someone misheard you guys. You said you wanted to talk to the principals and they heard that you wanted to talk to the principles... Either way, as ever, my best wishes for wherever you take Bluebird to the water. Your story is inspiratio...
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 9:12 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Technical Talk
- Replies: 915
- Views: 1017314
Re: Technical Talk
Nice to hear she's ready to go
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:49 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Technical Talk
- Replies: 915
- Views: 1017314
Re: Technical Talk
Great news guys - fantastic job, and very pleased for you. 20psi will do nicely - did it hold there as you spooled her up? Cheers, Stuart. Yes, the LP pressure held without flinching but it seems to have been a problem that perhaps you could shed some light on. As you know we struggled to get the e...
- Sat Nov 05, 2016 11:49 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Technical Talk
- Replies: 915
- Views: 1017314
Re: Technical Talk
Great news guys - fantastic job, and very pleased for you.
20psi will do nicely - did it hold there as you spooled her up?
S
20psi will do nicely - did it hold there as you spooled her up?
S
- Sun Oct 25, 2015 6:19 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Bluebird Project You Tube Channel & Vimeo
- Replies: 194
- Views: 311909
Re: Bluebird Project You Tube Channel
Awesome. Any plans to give the engine a blast yet???