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  1. Nothing wrong with Hyundai.My choice would be Yamaha, who do a lot of engine development for Toyota anyway (and on some Toyota engines the Yamaha triple piano tuning forks can be found).

    Thanks for that, I'll make a Note of it.

     

    Alan.

     

     

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  2. hey have you seen the pix of the beautiful BIG Caribou Wayne L (this forum) is building? some pix posted here somewhere? it will really be something to see in the air for sure...amazing to think that BN decided the airframe could use another engine, they mounted it at the top of the fin and called it the Trilander - nice aircraft too

    You mean this one.....

     

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  3. The front bulkhead of the adjustable seat is much lower and flatter, having only a rise in the middle to accommodate the stick. I can't see how you could have one adjustable seat and one standard one.The bucket uses some of the available height, But more significant for some fat arses or their fat arsed pax, they are quite narrow bum buckets too.

    Narrow bucket seats and cheeky bums are a recipe for disaster causing air sickness, sort of like squeezing the toothpaste from the bottom. 008_roflmao.gif.692a1fa1bc264885482c2a384583e343.gif.

     

    Now who's got a vivid imagination?. 014_spot_on.gif.1f3bdf64e5eb969e67a583c9d350cd1f.gif.

     

    Alan.

     

     

  4. Hey Guys and Gals, with bexrbetter now approaching 750 posts, how about we all have a guess at what post he will be announcing completion of his aircraft.096_tongue_in_cheek.gif.d94cd15a1277d7bcd941bb5f4b93139c.gif

     

    I'm not trying to be sarcastic here as I am enjoying the 'Postal' journey but a prize for the one who comes closest could be a hard cover edition of all the posts and photos of this incredible and entertaining journey.....how about it Ian.

     

    I'm guessing that it will be 1496.!!!011_clap.gif.c796ec930025ef6b94efb6b089d30b16.gif.

     

    Alan.

     

     

  5. Last night saw the final episode of Plane Resurrection, featuring the Percival Q6. To be honest, I had not heard of the Q6, and knew very little about Percival Aircraft, although I had heard of the Percival Gull, and Percival Proctor. I thought it was one of many UK aircraft manufacturers, and knew nothing of its founder, Edgar Percival. My bad. For the younger members who may not know, the founder of the company was actually born in Albury, and went to Forte St School in Sydney. He left school at 15. The rest of his story can be read on Wikipedia. Although wartime records are unclear, it is believed the aircraft the subject of the resurrection was used to fly General de Gaulle, later French President, to England ahead of the German advance.[ATTACH=full]42353[/ATTACH]

    I flew in a Percival Q6 (up the front next to the pilot) at the ripe old age of 15 yrs, it was an around the island joy flight on Jersey in the Channel Islands.

     

    The registration was G-AFFD.

     

    Alan.

     

     

  6. Hey Neil, cheers mate! I've actually got about 1000 hours "flying" airfix lanc's in my bedroom as a 9 year old lad!!! Countless bombing missions on the Rhine (which was probably a bit of streamer on the floor). Who didnt?? 014_spot_on.gif.1f3bdf64e5eb969e67a583c9d350cd1f.gif

    .....or dropping table tennis balls into the bath whilst overflying with converging lights under the Lanc and blowing up the taps at the end. 008_roflmao.gif.692a1fa1bc264885482c2a384583e343.gif

     

    Alan.

     

     

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