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« Reply #90 on: August 27, 2014, 12:16:54 AM » |
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Classic simplicity. Lovely.
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« Reply #91 on: August 27, 2014, 12:23:18 AM » |
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The Tiger Club. Affordable, entry level flying. These planes come as a kit & use 1600cc VW Beetle engines. The starting point for many professional pilots. The club was responsible for the famous Tiger Moth design.
They put on a great display of low level flying -between 500 feet & just 3 feet. Two guys holding up poles with a rope strung between them simulated a barn door, which they duly flew through. That was followed by aerial bombing, dropping flower bombs on a target, then balloon bursting, where helium balloons were released from the ground & the pilots competed to burst them by catching them in their propellers, with amazing accuracy.
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« Reply #92 on: August 27, 2014, 12:23:58 AM » |
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« Reply #93 on: August 27, 2014, 12:25:16 AM » |
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And finally an awesome display by the Apache helicopter crew.
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« Reply #94 on: August 27, 2014, 12:25:52 AM » |
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« Reply #95 on: August 27, 2014, 12:26:20 AM » |
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« Reply #96 on: August 27, 2014, 12:27:59 AM » |
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25 quid sounds expensive, but we had a fantastic day out with a very full programme of entertainment. We finally made it home around 10 in the evening, thoroughly worn out. A good day.
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« Reply #97 on: August 27, 2014, 10:13:22 AM » |
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Thanks for the piccies MM, I'm not really into planes, but that is so patriotic. Great stuff. I actually used to fly on Dakotas with Singapore air lines, from Holland to Morocco whilst employed by Shell Gas. They used to creak and shudder, the wing passes right through the fuselage, and everyone used to try to avoid the seats on there. You could see them moving
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« Reply #98 on: August 27, 2014, 07:41:28 PM » |
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 I've never been onboard a Dakota, but think they just look gorgeous.
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« Reply #99 on: August 28, 2014, 03:00:20 PM » |
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The White Helmets, the longest serving motorcycle display team in the World, made up of members of the Royal Signals regiment, still riding Triumph T140 Bonnevilles.
Sigh........... the two Lancasters must have sounded brilliant.............. nice pics Andy. Afraid I'm gonna be really sad  , but the bikes are Tigers............ the single carb'd version, less to go wrong maybe when your bouncing over jumps and through fire (I'll get me coat) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Signals_Motorcycle_Display_Team |
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There's nowt as light as a hole, so add lightness.
Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
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« Reply #100 on: August 28, 2014, 08:41:10 PM » |
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Well their own commentator described them as T140s -which are Bonnies aren't they? (mine was). They had huge rear sprockets -almost the diameter of the wheel rims.
The Lancs were quite quiet -or maybe they were just drowned out by the clatter of a thousand camera motor drives. "Majestic" would be a good description.
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« Reply #101 on: August 29, 2014, 02:02:56 PM » |
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Well their own commentator described them as T140s -which are Bonnies aren't they? (mine was). They had huge rear sprockets -almost the diameter of the wheel rims.
The Lancs were quite quiet -or maybe they were just drowned out by the clatter of a thousand camera motor drives. "Majestic" would be a good description.
Dat's strange...... Yep, T140's were the twin-carb'd 750cc Bonnevilles (T140V - splayed-inlet head, T140E - parallel-inlet head). I even remembered that you had one. Maybe the team converted their T140s to single carb. Found this advert CLASSIC 1977 TRIUMPH (HARRIS SPEC.) BONNEVILLE T140 T140V 'WHITE HELMETS'
FOR SALE 1977 TRIUMPH (HARRIS SPEC.) SINGLE CARB. BONNEVILLE T140V TIGER SPECIAL in Jaguar British Racing Green. Ex Royal Signals White Helmets’ Display Bike in use by Display Team from 1978 to 2001 Fully restored by Team Sergeant and registered in 2005. Features include: Original engine with matching numbers to frame (Triumph Motorcycle Owners’ Club Certificate shows that the bike was despatched in August 1977 and assembled as part of the 1978 production year), · Amal single carburettor and single inlet manifold, (A single carburettor was the standard specification for the Triumph Tiger), · Heavy duty Paioli forks in Harris yokes with new T160 springs, · Harris plates welded to down tubes for extra engine...Meriden were making the bikes in 1977 (and up until 1980 I think), so for this to be a Harris spec (from around '84, with the Paioli forks), its a bit of mix 'n' match, but could go a way to clarifying it a bit........ maybe....... perhaps.......  |
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Our lady of blessed acceleration, don't fail me now! - Elwood Blues
Nitro doesn't add power, it multiplies it! Bob Loux, running 10.07 secs @138mph on a 650 normally aspirated Triumph drag bike in 1965!
"Incontinence Hotline" - please hold.
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« Reply #102 on: August 29, 2014, 06:07:05 PM » |
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Still lovely looking bikes, whatever they are.
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