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- Wed Jul 17, 2019 9:15 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Avro Vulcan XL319
- Replies: 30
- Views: 85734
Re: Avro Vulcan XL319
What do you need anti-collision lights for?
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 10:45 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: What have forum members been up to?
- Replies: 1060
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Re: What have forum members been up to?
The last few days, I have been avidly watching this guy’s tracking app as he smashed the record for a complete round of all 214 Lake District “Wainwright” fells. 318 miles and the equivalent of four Everests in 6 days 6 hours. A fantastic achievement. My own personal best for all the Wainwrights is ...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 9:53 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: What have forum members been up to?
- Replies: 1060
- Views: 1134317
Re: What have forum members been up to?
Yup. It’s a heavily modified 1969 Anniversary. Wow, envy! I bet it would sound great played through my 1964 AC30 (by a better guitarist than me, I might add). It probably would! What do you usually plug into your AC30? Fender Tele, various Gordon Smiths and, when I want to pretend to be Nigel Tufne...
- Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:11 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: What have forum members been up to?
- Replies: 1060
- Views: 1134317
Re: What have forum members been up to?
Wow, envy!Filtertron wrote: ↑Mon Jun 17, 2019 6:32 pmYup. It’s a heavily modified 1969 Anniversary.
I bet it would sound great played through my 1964 AC30 (by a better guitarist than me, I might add).
- Sun Jun 16, 2019 9:19 pm
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: What have forum members been up to?
- Replies: 1060
- Views: 1134317
Re: What have forum members been up to?
Nice. Gretsch, I presume?
- Sun Jun 16, 2019 7:46 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Avro Vulcan XL319
- Replies: 30
- Views: 85734
Re: Avro Vulcan XL319
Bill, I understand your plan is to start the engine and run it - I asume in idle or a little above. How do you consider the overall condition of the engine? Would it be possible to run it full throttle? Joerg Just my humble opinion that, whatever the condition of the engine, it would take a very br...
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:15 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Avro Vulcan XL319
- Replies: 30
- Views: 85734
Re: Avro Vulcan XL319
Get waffling then; I'm sure I am not the only one who eagerly awaits......Renegadenemo wrote: ↑Tue Jun 11, 2019 3:54 pm Ooh, good. I can waffle on endlessly in here about the finer points of o-rings and D-size piston pumps, how the rapid start uses a combustor and which spool drives which quill shaft.
- Sun May 19, 2019 8:15 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: The Vulcan XH558 & General Aviation Thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 1127871
- Sat May 18, 2019 8:47 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: The Vulcan XH558 & General Aviation Thread
- Replies: 979
- Views: 1127871
Re: The Vulcan XH558 & General Aviation Thread
I'd be very interested to see updates as to how you are getting along with XL319, posted here.....
- Sat Apr 20, 2019 9:27 am
- Forum: Bluebird Rebuild
- Topic: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row
- Replies: 624
- Views: 659366
Re: Donald Campbell's restored Bluebird in museum home row
I have remained silent on this until now but here goes.... I too have my opinion on this matter but I'm not going to share it here because a) I wasn't party to any discussions between the Ruskin and the BBP so my opinion isn't fully informed and b) Airing such opinions as I hold won't make a jot of ...