Interesting history.

[planedriver]

Interesting history from the early days of flying. http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/F21BE44E_EE18_2A21_DE9200FADAA9DB6E.pdf

 

For some reason I had to reload the pages a few times, but it was an interesting read.

 

 

[damkia]

Lots of very familiar names there.

 

Interesting how it all comes together....

 

 

[facthunter]

Thank you.PD Nev

 

 

[Piet Fil]

Great read, thanks for the link.

 

Phil

 

 

[dodo]

I am (slowly) reading through the Flight archive. The first issue was in 1909 and the lot are available on the web. I am still reading through 1909, but this is the same magazine I started reading in the 80's as Flight International, and now, Flight Global.

 

Slow reading, but the pioneer stuff is fascinating - the arguments over propeller design, engines, control surfaces...

 

Available here (or just Google for Flight Global Archive):

 

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/search.aspx?ArchiveSearchForm%24search=&ArchiveSearchForm%24fromYear=&ArchiveSearchForm%24toYear=&x=21&y=10

 

 

[Steve L]

Excellent PD and dodo, I have been looking for literature on the Scottish Aviation Bulldog for quite a while now. Flightglobal has exactly what I have been chasing.

 

Any other sites that may contain some history will be much appreciated, especially newspaper articles. I have just imported a RAF Bulldog from the UK. should be flying

 

again in a few weeks, hence the interest.

 

. Steve

 

 

[dodo]

I was living near Abingdon in the mid 70's, and the Bulldogs used to cut their engines and practice emergency landings over our house -the only three clear (non-grain) fields were in a row just beyond our house. Dad used to be working in the study upstairs, and used to listen for the engine start-up after hearing the engine cut (or idled), and just waiting, waiting, until the power went on just over the roof. They never failed to power on, but I don't think they were putting on the power back on very high. I remember a friend of mine used to take pot-shots at them with his airgun, so if yours turns out to have a small ding underneath, I may know the culprit.

 

dodo

 

 

[planedriver]

WOW! that certainly brings back memories Steve.

 

Back in, I would guess about the summer of 1968 or 69 I snuk away from a trade show I was supposed to have been attending full time at nearby Brighton , and saw the Bulldog prototype make its first flight at Shoreham. At that time it was made on the field by Beagle Aircaft, who then went into liquidation and prodution was taken over by Scotish Aviation, who secured a large order for maybe the Swiss or Swedish Airforce.

 

The client I snuk away with, took me for a fly down the coast around The Isle of Wight and back in his Airdale, which had just had some work done on it at Beagle's, and we took off shortly after the Bulldog. I found that a lot more exciting than The Cremation Society Conference and Trade Show, but the roasting I got from my boss when he found out, was worth it.

 

It would be interesting to know some of your aircrafts history. I think some of them were even fitted with anti-tank misiles, but I doubt whether you'd need that option, unless your neighbours have excessively noisey dogs.

 

Look forward to you posting a few photos of the new toy.

 

Kind Regards

 

Planey

 

 

[Steve L]

dodo I didnt think they had airguns way back then but I'll check the underside in the morning haha!!.

 

Swedish, Jordanian and Malta air forces had Bulldogs, some still have them in service. Besides the 4 missiles some carried 260kgs of bombs also, so I guess they are a tough little airplane.

 

It has the hardpoints to mount the guns so a couple of machine guns with blanks in them wont go astray:roflmao: . RAF used them primarily for training, mine is one of the last built in 1975.

 

I have the full service history from the day it was built plus the F700 from the RAF including the squadron leaders notes with his name on the side of the cockpit. So it comes with its own history.

 

The only pics I have at the moment Planey are with the wings off and it looks pretty sad. for pictures google S A Bulldog XX699 .... I'll keep you posted

 

Kind regards

 

Steve