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- Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:21 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Technical Talk
- Replies: 915
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Re: Technical Talk
I see on Twitter that you are having difficulty with your quarter turn fasteners. Would these be any better for you, I use them for cowlings and inspection panels and have found them to be very good as they pull themselves into alignment and I have yet to have one come loose or undone. https://www.a...
- Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:39 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Technical Talk
- Replies: 915
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Starting Cylinders
Are you thinking about filament wound composite for the new cylinders or are you sticking more "Old School" ? Or can that never work.
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:00 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
- Replies: 99
- Views: 132289
- Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:57 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
- Replies: 99
- Views: 132289
Re: Visit to North Shields- model makers.
God I feel old. First off all this silliness and now after years of trying to keep up with the beer swilling Tyneside Massive I find out they have switched to LIGHT beer....
- Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:13 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Bluebird Runs 2019
- Replies: 123
- Views: 196579
Re: Bluebird Runs 2019
Have you thought about asking Ted to get involved and have a word. He's actually a very good communicator.
- Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:21 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Blue Bird K4
- Replies: 67
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Re: Blue Bird K4
Would of thought you could use your museum types death ray and get them to give up Miss Britain 111. More your sort of materials, is a Napier more available ?? Now a nicely restored and running Miss Britain 111 would surely be worth it to them for a few demo runs a year.
- Fri Feb 22, 2019 4:12 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Technical Talk
- Replies: 915
- Views: 1017331
Re: Technical Talk
Richie I think perhaps what he is trying to say is, what is the maximum safe speed for K7 before it tries to become airborne ? Implying what was thought to be safe before the crash was miscalculated. It is not a simple question to answer as there were, I suspect, many more factors other than speed t...
- Thu Feb 07, 2019 9:55 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row
- Replies: 624
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- Thu Feb 07, 2019 4:02 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row
- Replies: 624
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Re: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row
Sorry, just a matter of interest, So did Leo then deed the boat to somebody else on his death or did in effect he never take possession because it was at the bottom of Coniston and was never passed to him by Donalds estate ? If nobody can answer then that's fine.
- Tue Feb 05, 2019 8:00 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row
- Replies: 624
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Re: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row
Careful, That Elderflower tonic and fancy Mineral water is expensive don't you know.