Taildragger
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:29 pmThe Vulcan oop north in Sunderland's NEAM rotates for the first time in 27 years.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/8455110.stm
Ian
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/8455110.stm
Ian
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Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:29 pmRe: Taildragger
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 6:16 pmThat happens every year to a couple of derelict GA planes on our ramp, but I've never seen it on something so big.
Re: Taildragger
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 3:47 amA couple more pictures here.
It looks good, maybe they should just lower it a little to a more realistic take off angle and then leave it (also prevent people from climbing up the back of the wings)
Matt
It looks good, maybe they should just lower it a little to a more realistic take off angle and then leave it (also prevent people from climbing up the back of the wings)
Matt
Re: Taildragger
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:55 amThe fork truck putting the RR "sleepers" (we call them ties) in place provides some scale. Thats a big bird to get tipped.
Re: Taildragger
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:01 pmA couple more pictures here.
It looks good, maybe they should just lower it a little to a more realistic take off angle and then leave it (also prevent people from climbing up the back of the wings)
Matt
I believe that was suggested but apparently most of their funds come from letting people go into the cockpit etc....you couldn't do that if it was left rotating....
.mic