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    The worst aviation scene in a movie. (Spoiler alert, Wonder Woman 1984)

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    On 14/10/2021 at 9:22 PM, Marty_d said:

    I made the mistake of watching "Wonder Woman 1984" the other night. 

     

    Not that Gal Gadot dressing in a very short skirt and very aptly-named breastplate is a bad thing, but even her charms couldn't make up for 2.5 hours of very weak plot and lacklustre action scenes.

     

    The film reached its nadir when it came to the aviation bit.  So Wonder Woman and her resurrected boyfriend, who was a pilot in World War I - yes, ONE, he died during WWI in the last movie... need to get from Washington DC to Cairo, Egypt.

    Naturally, instead of booking a couple of first class tickets, they use her access to the Smithsonian, go through the Air & Space museum to an airstrip, where a Panavia Tornado is sitting on the tarmac.

    I'm going to have to list the following problems in dot point.

    • The boyfriend who just woke up in 1984 after being dead for about 70 years, and who last flew a Sopwith Camel, was able to get in, start and fly a jet.
    • The Tornado, despite having a tandem cockpit, suddenly changed to side-by-side seating as soon as they got in.
    • After successfully taking off (and Wonder Woman turning the plane invisible, to eye as well as radar), they tooled around DC for a bit and flew THROUGH a fireworks display with expressions of wide-eyed wonder.  You'd think that someone who (from his perspective) was dodging flak in a Camel a couple of days ago would be a bit leery of flying towards exploding things in the sky.
    • After their scenic flight of the city, they then flew to Cairo.  Non stop.  Without refuelling.  9,300km in an aircraft with a range of 1,390km.  Without toilets, food or drink.  And imagine the DVT!

     

    My humble opinion - give it a miss.  My disbelief was well and truly unsuspended.

     

    Its a marvel dc movie. Comic book stuff. 🙄

    Tell us about your last flight

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    1 hour ago, F10 said:

    No…but use some other ones!😸 Here are some pics some may find interesting. The classic little Austin Healy “Frogeye” Sprite Mk1 and the Harvard. This Harvard was interesting because as they were approaching retirement, the techs built this aircraft up out of the stock of spares, of which Logistics Command had a lot. Spare mainplanes, centre section, etc, so essentially this was like a brand new Harvard. It was Painted up in a non standard racy colour scheme by the techos. It now flies with the SAAF Museum historic flight. It’s called “Inkwazi”, the African name for an African Fish Eagle, the raptor that the SAAF eagle symbol, or badge, depicts. Pics taken by the base photographer, Patrick Vermaak, who also often took photos for a motoring magazine.01BDA88B-6FBE-499C-BDDF-69B7C35EADDC.thumb.jpeg.59249426c724e0ecca4bdd2696e42f76.jpeg11319A02-2EBB-4D34-A986-9571B4A42E90.thumb.jpeg.83013ff14edab685b771d7ae77ab42b0.jpeg

    Great photos 

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    582 Oil Injection?

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    42 minutes ago, jackc said:

    In Aviation, you should have a plan for everything including the management of the fuel regime.  IF it’s premix then only mix the fuel just before you refuel, tag the fuel can IF any premix remains in it and try to use within 14 days or so. IF injected make sure oil tank has sufficient oil of correct type and check pump actuation cable adjustment regularly.  Injection pump failure is rare but have seen some motorcycles have plastic gear drive failure.  

    Mercury had plastic drive gears which used to fail too. 

    582 Oil Injection?

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    Posted

    19 minutes ago, turboplanner said:

    I've had seizures with an oil injected outboard, beginning to turn my attention to the oil injection.

    Can you provide more information on "most of the time the oil injection is not at fault?"

    I am only going on what i have read from marine mechanics and some i have spoken to over the years. Nearly every failure i have heard of has been on 1 cylinder rarely all cylinders.  Mainly omc vro systems which had a horribly undeserved reputation.   They actually over oil when they fail although i believe some were known too deliver insufficient oil from new and were not tested for oil delivery as recommended by omc when installed.  Sudden oil injection failure damages all cylinders and crank. 1 cylinder failure which is the most common is a lean condition in that cylinder.  I am sure you will tell me i am wrong but their are many people a lot smarter than i with the same opinion.

    582 Oil Injection?

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    Premix is fine. I have owned more premix outboards than injected but i prefer the injection because its cleaner and more economical  but 99% of outboard owners are convinced their engines are going to sieze if they don't remove the injection. Now i am getting into ultralights the same old arguments are present here as well.  I  guess it will be a mute point in the near future when our 2 smokes get banned.

    Thruster Parts (Australia)

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    Posted · Edited by BrendAn

    On 10/10/2021 at 11:11 PM, Captain Beaver said:

    Great to see some pics - mine is coming along nicely but has been a much bigger project then anticipated.


    Does anyone locally carry any bushes for these (getting some made is taking some time).


    Also can I fit the rear firewall to my TST/T300? Can I make one or do I have to get a factory one?

     

    So many questions so little time!

     

    I got power into the system so just finalising the new fuel lines and then will see if it starts and runs - fingers crossed!

     

    Happy landings!

    Captain beaver i apologise for hijacking your thread. 

     

    On 10/10/2021 at 11:11 PM, Captain Beaver said:

    Great to see some pics - mine is coming along nicely but has been a much bigger project then anticipated.


    Does anyone locally carry any bushes for these (getting some made is taking some time).


    Also can I fit the rear firewall to my TST/T300? Can I make one or do I have to get a factory one?

     

    So many questions so little time!

     

    I got power into the system so just finalising the new fuel lines and then will see if it starts and runs - fingers crossed!

     

    Happy 

     

    Thruster Parts (Australia)

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    36 minutes ago, Methusala said:

    I heard a rumour, (I heard it on the grapevine...) that my aircraft was effectively demolished when the storage shed collapsed due storm damage.

    Cannot personally verify this - has anyone heard anything?

     

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    Thruster Parts (Australia)

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    Posted

    29 minutes ago, Methusala said:

    I heard a rumour, (I heard it on the grapevine...) that my aircraft was effectively demolished when the storage shed collapsed due storm damage.

    Cannot personally verify this - has anyone heard anything?

    Its in excellent  condition

    Thruster Parts (Australia)

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    14 minutes ago, Captain Beaver said:

    Great to see some pics - mine is coming along nicely but has been a much bigger project then anticipated.


    Does anyone locally carry any bushes for these (getting some made is taking some time).


    Also can I fit the rear firewall to my TST/T300? Can I make one or do I have to get a factory one?

     

    So many questions so little time!

     

    I got power into the system so just finalising the new fuel lines and then will see if it starts and runs - fingers crossed!

     

    Happy landings!

    It would be good if you had a wrecked one for parts . Sure to be few in the back of sheds collecting dust.

    Thruster Parts (Australia)

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    4 hours ago, Methusala said:

    I'd come down to give you helpful advice but I'm in 'lockdown'. (Sounds like we are a mob of Ned Kelly's doesn't it?)

    Thats great to know. I might have to pick your brains along the way.  Sounds like you miss having the thruster.  Do you fly anything at the moment.

    Thruster Parts (Australia)

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    Posted

    1 minute ago, Methusala said:

    I'd come down to give you helpful advice but I'm in 'lockdown'. (Sounds like we are a mob of Ned Kelly's doesn't it?)

    Yes. I can't even pick the thruster up because of the border restrictions atm.   Stupid state governments.  This is one country which should have handled covid as one not splitting up into seperate dictatorships .

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