Methusala Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 G'day Kaz, No this Beaver is based at Rose Bay in Sydney. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Hard to beat this clip wing Monocoupe special with a huge prop............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 You've got it wrong there Maj, that's a special prop with a Monocoupe attached. Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I like this one, but then I am probably biased. Alan. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Hughes Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Some aircraft just look right, or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 A little birdie flying high. Dropped a message from the sky And as I wiped it from my eye, I thanked the Lord that Cows don't fly. Nev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 I think how a certain aircraft performs can certainly affect how it is visually appreciated, take the pilatus porter for instance not exactly the most gracious looking aircraft at first look but once you see it in use it (and other practical ugly ducklings like it) you see a greater beauty! As for looks pylon posted a picture of a glider in a thread 6months or so ago (I can't remember the thread) I think it was a Salto and as far as looks go I thought it was beautiful:thumb up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDQDI Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Found it!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 The cargo volume is impressive in the Porter. The long nose (required by the light weight engine ) must be a nuisance sometimes. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Know the Salto well, it's cute like a kitten - but for sexy (and everybody who has flown one drools over it) : the Foka 5: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 G'day Kaz, No this Beaver is based at Rose Bay in Sydney. Don This is the one in Hobart. Sorry it's a crap photo but the ventral view is very similar to the one at Rose Bay. I've never been in one on floats but I had a play in John Cornish's aggi job many years ago. Lovely machine! Kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaz3g Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 The Salto is great for aerobatics...kaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howard Hughes Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Lancairs are a great looking aircraft, although do look decidedly dodgier with the gear down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 The Salto is great for aerobatics...kaz Apparently, so is the Foka! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza 38 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 The Grumman F14 Tomcat also does it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methusala Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Hey Kaz, What sort of "beaver" are we meant to be looking at in this photo?Anyhow, looks great to me. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 A little birdie flying high.Dropped a message from the sky And as I wiped it from my eye, I thanked the Lord that Cows don't fly. Nev They do, as can be shown from my avatar which is not photo shopped. This photo was taken on short final approach at Guernsey Airport flying over the Guernsey Dairy. As you know Guernsey milk produces the worlds best butter so these cows were affectionately called the Guernsey Cow Butterflyers and their messages were only dropped at ground level. Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 NOT Photoshopped? Bullmessages, I say - when do you get lovely blue skies in the UK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maj Millard Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Thread-drift The early Beavers had alloy strut fittings that would hold up to original maximum design weights, (there's a photo somewhere of a float Beaver that went IFR and looped out the bottom of a cloud and bent a wing about 30°, but landed safely).But when they came to Australia and started Ag work in our rough conditions, a couple managed to pull the wings off (not sure if it was a new aircraft that failed). All beavers now have steel strut fittings and doubler plates on the wings for Ag and sea-plane work. There may have been a few extra mods around the tail as well, I know the tailwheel fittings were beefed up. Pylon, I have to assume you may be referring to the lower strut fitting commonly called called the 'pork chop"?....I can. certainly imagine them becoming jepodised if they were once alloy. The only ones I've seen are of a high grade of steel which would be much stronger and more corrosion resistant than alloy, especially when exposed to ag chemicals or salt water. Even the latest ones still need to be replaced on the Amphibs because of salt exposure, occasionally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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