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    I finally found the ATSB report on the crash of VH-RMQ. https://www.atsb.gov.au/sites/default/files/media/24427/196800001.pdf
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    Canadair CP-107 Argus

    onetrack commented on red750's aircraft in Military

    I understand the double row Cyclone wasn't too reliable when it was carburetted, it only became reliable when they fitted fuel injection to it.
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    I tried to open the ATSB file on the crash this morning, but it wouldn't open. It appears the investigation report has been sent to the NAA, but is possibly still waiting to be digitised. They never found the reason for the damaged bushing, or who installed it - against Viscount installation specs. I think someone was being protected there.
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    Somebody just being silly, they placed the chocks there for a laugh, just for the photo.
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    Nev, Wikipedia has a basic level of info on MMA, but Geoff Goodall has the comprehensive story. He split the MMA story into two parts, the S.A. part and the W.A. part. Geoffs story is interesting, informative and well written, as is his competent style. https://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/mma-1/mma.html https://www.goodall.com.au/australian-aviation/mma-2/mma2.html https://www.goodall.com.au/photographs/mma-70/70smma.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacRobertson_Miller_Airlines MMA had the 3rd worst airline crash in Australia, when one of their Vickers Viscounts (VH-RMQ) lost a wing just out of Port Hedland on descent, on NYE 1968. All 26 on board were killed - a good mate was supposed to be on the flight, but picked up a bug and couldn't fly, and another bloke in his company took his place. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacRobertson_Miller_Airlines_Flight_1750
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    Article here ... https://particle.scitech.org.au/tech/aussie-first-electric-plane-takes-to-wa-skies/
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    Well, it is a bit confusing, but Wikipedia isn't too strong on accuracy, either. The history is, Norm Brearley named his new airline, "Western Australian Airways" in August 1921. He operated for 5 years as "Western Australian Airways" - until December 1926, when the name was altered to the simpler, "West Australian Airways". The business ran for 10 years as "West Australian Airways", until it was purchased in June 1936 by Adelaide Airways, and the merged company structure was then renamed ANA (Australian National Airways). "West Australian Airways" is the name the business was most commonly known as. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Australian_Airways#:~:text=Established on 5 December 1921,Adelaide Airways for £25%2C000.
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    You blokes should know there's more flying things than just aeroplanes. It's the front landing gear on a CH47 Chinook - the front wheels are duals, the rears are single wheel. They normally land straight down, so rarely very much by way of any skid or drag marks. Sorry about the photo quality, it's over 50 years old.
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    Canadair CP-107 Argus

    onetrack commented on red750's aircraft in Military

    Nev, you're thinking of the P&W R-4360.
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    Just a minor correction there, Red - it's West Australian Airways - not Western Australian Airways. Unlike the official State name, which IS Western Australia.
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    Canadair CP-107 Argus

    onetrack commented on red750's aircraft in Military

    I'm amazed they could keep all 4 R-3350's running for 31 hrs without at least one developing a problem and needing to be shut down.
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    Notice how all these craft are shown operating over relatively smooth water? I wouldn't like to be on one that encountered reasonable-sized waves. Even flying boats are limited as regards wave height when landing or taking off.
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    Speed trolling for herring? Did that with a mates speedboat off Dunsborough - and we caught a Salmon!! LOL
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    Toilets were introduced in 1928, apparently - but I don't think they were anything more than a modified bucket, in that era. https://simpleflying.com/interwar-period-flying-guide/
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    Blohm & Voss BV 138

    onetrack commented on red750's aircraft in Sea Planes

    The Junkers Jumo 205D opposed-piston engines were a work of art. The lower crankshaft ran 11° behind the upper crankshaft, so the exhaust ports opened and closed first, allowing proper exhaust scavenging and therefore good fuel economy, along with a clean exhaust. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Jumo_205
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    Mr Sheen works just as good on acrylic as Vuplex does, and it's a third of the price. Vuplex is a rort.
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    There's been a substantial number of fires in earthmoving equipment, where the machine burnt to the ground. In virtually every case, the major fire cause was a burst high pressure oil line near the hot exhaust manifold. Lube oil sprayed in a high pressure fan spray pattern over a hot manifold, most certainly does burst into flame, almost immediately. You wouldn't think an item of heavy construction or mining equipment would burn, but I can assure you, they burn as well as anything else. I can well imagine how much a small initial fire on an aircraft would be fanned by airflow. https://www.resourcesregulator.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/fires-on-mobile-plant-january-to-march-2019.pdf
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    I was always under the impression the instant a craft left the ground (or water) and became airborne, held aloft by air flowing over and under wings, it is classed as an "aircraft". This bloke seems to have convinced the bureaucrats otherwise.
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    I second IBob's recommendation - that Bostik sealant/adhesive is good stuff. Pretty sure it's the same stuff used to seal and hold windscreens. If you want to form it with a finger, squirt some dishwashing liquid on your finger to prevent the sealant adhering to your finger. The dishwashing liquid just washes off the sealant surface once it dries. I've also recently found another valuable sealant/adhesive product to add to the useful consumables list - 3M Weatherstrip sealant adhesive. This stuff sticks to anything, it's designed to hold weatherstrips to glass and plastic, and even the difficult plastics such as PU and PE. However, be careful using it, it's got some potent chemicals in its makeup, so ensure you're in a well-ventilated area. I might add, the stuff's not cheap - but generally, nothing is, that works. https://colourfastauto.com.au/product/3m-08011-weatherstrip-adhesive-black/#:~:text=3M ™ Super Weatherstrip Adhesive,moon roofs and sun roofs.
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    Well, stripping the seating out would result in considerable weight removal. The company running the operation don't appear to be a cowboy operation, they've been around for a while, and they have a good record. I couldn't imagine many operations would be as hard mechanically on an aircraft, as meat bombing. Constant short-time cycling, full power high-altitude climbs with heavy loading, multiple landings a day.
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    There's an 8 kt speed limit over the whole of Perth Water, apart from the high speed watersports area near South Perth and the Narrows Bridge. https://www.rowingwa.asn.au/our-regattas/boat-rowing-safety/#:~:text=Changes to Swan %26 Canning Riverpark (as %40 August 2021)&text=an 8 knot speed limit,area near the Matagarup Bridge
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    No rego required, because it's classed as a boat. Don't know how he gets around the 8 knot limit on the Swan River, then? A lot of responsibility on him to look out for, and avoid boats, while he's doing some substantial level of speed?
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    He reckons it only cost him $15K - but it looks like it's got a Jab engine powering it - so unless he got a real cheap, high hour Jab, I'd have to opine his $15K excludes a lot of things he hasn't counted. https://www.facebook.com/10NewsPer/videos/perth-pilot-creates-flying-boat-10-news-first/688389363012238/ https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/347078
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    A website that has remain untouched for a year seems to indicate the entire operation is defunct. Even their Farcebook page hasn't been updated in a year.
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    One would've expected a mayday or some radio transmission indicating fire or smoke, if such was the case. I know the rules are "aviate, navigate, communicate", but generally smoke gives a substantial warning time before fire, and gives one time to send out a mayday. I see no gouges in the ground that would indicate the aircraft landed the right way up, then inverted after nosing in. The ABC video gives a lot of clear aerial viewing of the crash site. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-10-19/light-plane-crashes-palgrave-southern-downs-grass-fire/102998074
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