Taxman_Tom Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 Ooh, nice to see you here. I love your channel! Thank you so much.
WINGS Posted May 26, 2014 Author Posted May 26, 2014 Ooh, nice to see you here. I love your channel! Thank you so much. Thanks very much.
79_vRAF_Friendly_flyer Posted May 26, 2014 Posted May 26, 2014 (edited) Those things are small! Edited May 26, 2014 by 79_vRAF_Friendly_flyer
Reflected Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) I was fortunate enough to see this machine fly in 2011. I can recommend everyone to visit one of the airshows of the Shuttleworth collection. (When the security guards found out that I traveled all the way from Hungary to see it, they were kind enough to let me and my friends inside the fence ) It was a day I will never forget...especially that I had a joyride in a Tiger Moth, doing all kinds of aerobatics. Edited June 2, 2014 by Reflected
Reflected Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Which handsome lad are you? Haha, I'm in the middle. The tall guy on the left, Jorri, is also a member of this forum.
MiloMorai Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 It is not quite original as the geared Hisso engine was replaced by a Viper engine.
WINGS Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 It is not quite original as the geared Hisso engine was replaced by a Viper engine. WW1 SE5a's were fitted with either an Hispano or a Woolsley during manufacture and in service woolsleys being the preferred option, so it is completly original.
WINGS Posted June 7, 2014 Author Posted June 7, 2014 No, it is now representative of a WW1 era SE5a. I think you're taking pedantry to extremes. This aircraft was manufactured during WW1, in order to maintain an aircraft in flying condition over the years items will require replacement. The fabric has been replaced, the engine was replaced (with a period engine). I am sure the water, oil, and sparkplugs have been replaced. The locking wire would have been changed many times. Quite possibly the tires have been replaced. You are making an idiotic point.
DD_Arthur Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 As a matter of interest and what constitutes "originality", the owners of the worlds oldest flying Tiger Moth think that after eight decades of service, the only original parts are the tail post and the makers plate. It has been repaired and refurbished several times but it has never been "restored". It is still the worlds oldest flying Tiger Moth.
DD_bongodriver Posted June 7, 2014 Posted June 7, 2014 (edited) mainly because of the original data plate, many warbirds claim originality based almost purely on the data plate, even freakier to think that the human body by the end of it's life time is not made of the same atoms as when it was created. Edited June 7, 2014 by DD_bongodriver
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