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Jesus entered the Forum, and Jesus wept.OME

I really knew a lad with that name, although he pronounced it Hey Soose. . . I infected him with a maniacal desire to be an airline pilot ( ? ) flying him around in both light aircraft as well as trikes, and I met his Brother last year in a supermarket, he told me that little Brother was back in Brazil, working for a local airline on turboprops, but aiming to upgrade to jets sometime soon. . . ( I last saw Hey Soose fourteen years ago BTW,. . . so he's obviously been hard at the flying lark. . .)

 

 

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Whassis den ?

 

I really don't know. . . .sent to me by an elderly Gent, who I recently set up on T'internet for the first time, and gave him some help using it. . . . . He douesn't know where this came from. . . bit of a clue,. . .those roundels don't look British ( I don't think so anyway ) the Froggies used roundels of sorts in WW1 I believe. . . . .

 

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Come on Kasper me lad,. . . .where are you ?

 

 

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I think the triplane used the bigger Bentley BR2, Phil

 

PS, Further research indicates it is probably a Clerget 130 hp. The BR2 went into the Sopwith Snipe a better plane than the triplane. The single row BR1 replaced the Clerget ..Nev

 

 

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It is, in fact, the first prototype of an ingenious French ( who else... they invented Citroens) automated dried-garlic production machine. You can see the garlic bulbs on the drying platform immediately behind the wing-shaped air-blast garlic chute device used to deposit the bulbs removed from the field.

 

The design principle was stunningly original: the machine would be driven at high speed, utilising the long-wheelbase for stability, through the paddock/field, with the unsilenced Anzani single-cylinder engine frightening the bulbs clear out of the ground where they would be collected in the capacious centre-'hold' or 'bin' area. When the 'bin' was full, the machine would be turned towards the drying platform and by turning very tightly to the right - aided by the dumpy tail operating in the prop-blast - the bulbs would roll up the delivery chute and be spread over the drying platform quite evenly. This distribution was aided by the wide but shallow shape of the delivery chute ( only required on one side, for obvious reasons) and the aerodynamic shape of the chute provided lift in the accelerated phase of the turn to counteract the weight of the bulbs as they ran out to the 'tip' of the delivery chute.

 

 

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It is, in fact, the first prototype of an ingenious French ( who else... they invented Citroens) automated dried-garlic production machine. You can see the garlic bulbs on the drying platform immediately behind the wing-shaped air-blast garlic chute device used to deposit the bulbs removed from the field.The design principle was stunningly original: the machine would be driven at high speed, utilising the long-wheelbase for stability, through the paddock/field, with the unsilenced Anzani single-cylinder engine frightening the bulbs clear out of the ground where they would be collected in the capacious centre-'hold' or 'bin' area. When the 'bin' was full, the machine would be turned towards the drying platform and by turning very tightly to the right - aided by the dumpy tail operating in the prop-blast - the bulbs would roll up the delivery chute and be spread over the drying platform quite evenly. This distribution was aided by the wide but shallow shape of the delivery chute ( only required on one side, for obvious reasons) and the aerodynamic shape of the chute provided lift in the accelerated phase of the turn to counteract the weight of the bulbs as they ran out to the 'tip' of the delivery chute.

That's what I thought.

 

 

Posted

Tecnams and Chinese production?

 

Any - and I mean ANY - obvious supporter of Jabiru aircraft who comments on THAT, is going to start WWIII....

 

 

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It is, in fact, the first prototype of an ingenious French ( who else... they invented Citroens) automated dried-garlic production machine. You can see the garlic bulbs on the drying platform immediately behind the wing-shaped air-blast garlic chute device used to deposit the bulbs removed from the field.The design principle was stunningly original: the machine would be driven at high speed, utilising the long-wheelbase for stability, through the paddock/field, with the unsilenced Anzani single-cylinder engine frightening the bulbs clear out of the ground where they would be collected in the capacious centre-'hold' or 'bin' area. When the 'bin' was full, the machine would be turned towards the drying platform and by turning very tightly to the right - aided by the dumpy tail operating in the prop-blast - the bulbs would roll up the delivery chute and be spread over the drying platform quite evenly. This distribution was aided by the wide but shallow shape of the delivery chute ( only required on one side, for obvious reasons) and the aerodynamic shape of the chute provided lift in the accelerated phase of the turn to counteract the weight of the bulbs as they ran out to the 'tip' of the delivery chute.

Wot he said.Anybody knows that!

 

 

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As the wonderful, wonderful British author Terry Pratchett said: 'put a switch in the deepest cavern in the most remote part of the universe, with a sign saying 'End of the Universe switch, Please Don't Touch' - and the paint wouldn't even have time to get dry.

 

 

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Someone said that this pic was captured in Australia. . . . I don't know. . . .There's got to be a good caption for it though,. . is that aircraft a TL ( /Piper ) Sportcruiser I wonder. . . probably not. . .

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When Stormtroopers let themselves go...

 

 

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A couple I found these odd pics this morning, bored again on a wet, miserable Sunday, no flying. . .( apart from one desperate flying instructor and student - cloudbase 400 Ft,. . .vis . . .. better not mention that.. . . ) Trolling the interweb for summat to do. . . "Conservative Woman" and "Labourlist" sites having deleted ALL of my sensible posts. . . from the last week . . . . can't understand why. . .

 

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This may not be popular with the ladies. . . "Parking space for Women Only"

 

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Christmas Gift suggestion for the Mother in Law ?

 

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I want No Truck with this feller. . . .

 

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And finally ( my favourite morning food. . . )

 

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Have a lovely day.

 

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Phil. XXX

 

 

Posted
NEW !. . . Inclusive, Friendly pedestrian crossing lights. . . . .?

But what does it mean, Phil - that it's ok for two red people who like each other to cross the road together, or is there some deeper meaning?

Cheers, Willie.

 

 

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