The Bluebird Project

Looks and sounds great Al! Do you inhibit the engines for storage? Those pesky rubber bits don’t like being left in static fuel... this ( http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/20170220MPD2016001Revision1.pdf )was issued following the Shoreham accident, and whilst not a contributing factor in that acci...

Joking apart - you can talk to yourself all you like Ted... it takes some proper planning, preparation and “right stuff” to do what you and Stew did, and I expect a fair amount of wear to the seat of your pants. Hats off to you both! Hi Stuart, Was great to have you along for a day and to see the b...

I can confirm he talks to himself a bit in the cockpit, as evidenced by the onboard mic. Do you have a transcript of the end that final run? Can you share any of it with a family audience? Joking apart - you can talk to yourself all you like Ted... it takes some proper planning, preparation and “ri...

From a personal perspective, my thanks to all for a great spectacle this week... and a tribute to a great man and feats of engineering. I noticed that the K7 unlimited markings don’t appear on the sponsons. Is that just because they haven’t been painted on yet, or are you not allowed to for some rea...

Hey guys, just seeing that picture of the fuel tank being painted and found myself wondering how you drain any water out of the fuel? A sudden slug of water through the fuel pump won’t do it any good (https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/FR-1998-04-13/98-9581). Mixed in with the fuel, the lubricity imp...

Having just read all of this I think that the problem is that someone misheard you guys. You said you wanted to talk to the principals and they heard that you wanted to talk to the principles... Either way, as ever, my best wishes for wherever you take Bluebird to the water. Your story is inspiratio...

Renegadenemo wrote:Online piece.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/do ... on-9201680

Nice to hear she's ready to go

Great news guys - fantastic job, and very pleased for you. 20psi will do nicely - did it hold there as you spooled her up? Cheers, Stuart. Yes, the LP pressure held without flinching but it seems to have been a problem that perhaps you could shed some light on. As you know we struggled to get the e...

Great news guys - fantastic job, and very pleased for you.

20psi will do nicely - did it hold there as you spooled her up?

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Awesome. Any plans to give the engine a blast yet???