The Bluebird Project

Aye, you show 'em Nigel! Whilst maximum respect is due to Mr Warby for his achievements, I do think that it is somewhat unfair on other would-be record breakers to have their efforts denigrated, either because they have tried and failed, or because they have not achieved success quickly enough. Anyw...

It'll fix.....

Last time I saw WK198, it was yellow!

A girl walked into a pub and said to the barman: "I'd like a double entendre please", so the barman gave her one.

One thing I noticed in the photos of the Barra being craned out of the boggy pool where they found it is that it appeared to have wooden prop blades. That Merlin outside the Ruskin also has wooden prop blades. Was there a mass-producer of wooden blades in WWII? If it is a Rotol prop then the blades...

quicksilver-wsr wrote:Sorry, can't understand you ... speak up!

As a Scotsman of my acquaintance once said: "D'ye no' ken plain English, Mon?

quicksilver-wsr wrote:Yes, and don't forget my Mum - that's five!

Nah, six. Tried to tell you earlier but t'internet was playing silly buggers

klingon wrote:knowing the BBP there must be a good few licensed pilots around who would do the honours.

-I hereby volunteer!

There is no doubt that some fuels have better lubricating properties than others; I can't be sure if Jet A-1 contains a lubricant additive, but I do remember from studying Pratt & Whitney PT-6 engines a long time ago, that they were certified to run on Avgas as well as Avtur. The downside was, i...

I have seen an Orpheus run on diesel fuel as well as Jet A1, so costs can be controlled Turbine engines are generally pretty tolerant of what they run on; anything from central heating oil to petrol will noemally do the trick, although the more volatile fractions such as wide cut and petrol don't h...