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  1. pmccarthy
    Where wuzzit?
  2. pmccarthy
    I think some publishers have their own searchable subscription services for more recent papers. So it is a commercial thing. I don't know whether there is a rolling time limit or how it works, but there seems to be a growing resource of more recent material on Trove.
  3. pmccarthy
    The lack of coverage is a Trove thing. It does not index most commercial papers after 1952 due to copyright limitations.
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    All the crash comics can be downloaded here https://collections.heritageoftheair.org.au/items/browse?page=2
  5. pmccarthy
    Young Harry has not been around since Moe McCachy retired.
  6. pmccarthy
    Having been at the scene of an RV9A flip, I can confirm that the canopy had to be smashed from the outside.
  7. pmccarthy
    The 115 just slips into RAA 760 kg category. Not with the larger engines.
  8. pmccarthy
    Looks Kardashian to me.
  9. pmccarthy
    Thanks to those who recommended the Tuff Jug. It is easy to use and gives a 10 litre fill with no spills. If the filler hole is smaller than the 35mm spout, then you need the extra adaptor as well. My problem is solved!
  10. pmccarthy
    110 knots is easy, at only 5100rpm, I haven't tried fine tuning things. I have been focussed on learning to use the autopilot. They advertise 115 kts, but that probably needs 5300 rpm I guess.
  11. pmccarthy
    My new Vixxen…loving it.
  12. pmccarthy
    They are still building and exporting aircraft and providing good spares support.
  13. pmccarthy
    I would ban straight in approaches in busy traffic.
  14. pmccarthy
    I thought turning final was a standard call. Last chance to avoid a conflict.
  15. pmccarthy
    Ivan has no knowledge of the sliding shade that may have once been fitted to VH-RSJ.
  16. pmccarthy
    I have resisted paying for YouTube subscription which claims to remove ads. Has anyone done it, and does it?
  17. pmccarthy
    Duluth has always been an exciting and romantic place for me, I don’t know why.
  18. pmccarthy
    Agree, we would like to be more multinational as this would be more interesting to all involved, and the sky is the sky, wherever we fly.
  19. pmccarthy
    Yes, very high risk of a stroke, burst blood vessel in the brain.
  20. pmccarthy
    I will ask Ivan, the current owner of the rolled steel joist, how it works. I flew VH-MVF a lot back in the 1970s in Broken Hill and we just lived with it for a while, then painted white the top of the canopy.
  21. pmccarthy
    The Kittyhawks had armour plate and I’m pretty sure the Spitfires did too. Edit…just checked.. had head and back armour and armour on the glycol tank.
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    I understand this was a manouver to avoid death, when bullets were hitting your aircraft from behind. There is a good illustration of how real the fear was. At Moresby, bulbs kept blowing in the sights so the fitters installed ring sights at the side of the windscreen. The pilots were reluctant to use them, as it took their head out from the protection of the seat armour plate.
  23. pmccarthy
    I think it is more than an outside loop. Given the roll rate of these aircraft, it turns into something else in a fraction of a second with full rudder and aileron.
  24. pmccarthy
    I bow to your knowledge of the subject, but remain confused. Probably because I tried to read and interpret the regulations.
  25. pmccarthy
    I have been reading about RAAF fighting tactics. In a Spitfire or a Kittyhawk, a bunt was the best and possibly only way to get a Zero off your tail. In a Spit it was full left rudder, full left aileron, and full nose down. Described as everything in the corner. In a Kittyhawk it could be either left or right corner. Either way, it was a minus 5 g manoeuvre. I am trying to visualise what the plane would actually do in a bunt. You would certainly need some altitude to recover.
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