Daithi O Buitigh
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There's an urban myth, Peter, that von R always flew an all-red triplane with the curved Maltese crosses - actually he only flew the all-red one a couple of times and never in combat (presumably he put on a display for visiting VIPs who wanted to see der Rote Jagdflieger in his all-red aircraft). That aircraft ended up in a Berlin museum and was, at a guess, destroyed during the bombing. The one he normally flew was partially red (fuselage forward of the cockpit and upper side of wings - aft of the square with the cross was the streaky Fokker olive green
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Posted by Peter Miller on 29/06/2020 08:05:46: Be fair. He said is was painted as an Albatross. Of course that also reveals his total ignorance because it is more like the Red Barons Fokker Triplane. However we must be kind and not ridicule the poor, mentally bewildered idiots!!! Actually Peter it DOES have the colour scheme of von R's Albatros and not the Dr1 - the 'all-red' Fokker had the early wide straight sided Greek crosses (and a red rudder) and he never flew it in combat
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awww somebody told him This listing was ended by the seller because there was an error in the listing.
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Never mind ebay - what about this for a cool 2 1/4 million Euros?
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And one for all Star Trek fans - James Doohan, aka 'Beam me up Scotty' was a captain in the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division who trained as a spotter pilot. Doohan served as courier and artillery spotter, aboard a Taylorcraft Auster Mark IV. In the spring of 1945, he slalomed his aircraft between telegraph poles, just to prove that it could it be done. Though the man was never an actual member of the CAF, the stunt forever marked him as “the craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force”. That's him flying
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That's normal practice on ebay Jeffrey (when they are out of stock). It's cheaper to put a really crazy price than withdrawing and replacing the posting. If you look at the bottom, there are a bunch all round that price and marked 'one in stock'
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I think someone has a keyboard problem - the 'ab' is missing in front of '-used'
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The inventor of predictive text has died - He will be burned after a funfair service next Monkey
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I was watching a plane doing a spot of sky writing. When I saw it starting with 3.14, I decided it was all just pi in the sky
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Tony Nijhuis' new Vulcan
Daithi O Buitigh replied to Tony Nijhuis's topic in Tony Nijhuis plan builders
Posted by Martin McIntosh on 13/02/2020 09:34:54: You will not require 4s. Beside the flight time being less you will have trouble squeezing the packs into the already very limited space. Don't forget, Martin that there are TWO FMS units - the 3S and the 4S. The 4S version running on 3S has LESS thrust than the 3S version running on the same set-up. From the thrust quoted by Allan, he has the 4S versions -
Warbird Replicas Bf 109 club.
Daithi O Buitigh replied to Paul Johnson 4's topic in Building from Traditional Kits and Plans
Posted by Brian Hammond on 04/01/2020 15:22:58: Why is the 109 sometimes ME and other times BF please It all depends on who is saying it. Strictly it's 'Bf' (Bayrische Flugzeugwerke/Bavarian Aircraft Works) - not to be confused with BMW (Bayrische Motor Werken) The designer was Willy Messerschmitt and the company was rebamed 'Messerschmitt AG (Arbeits Gruppe/Work Group or Team) in 1938. However, officially earlier designs retained the 'Bf' prefix, unofficially they were referred to as the 'Me' prefix. Perhaps this wiki quote will clear it up (or make it even muddier) " BFW was reconstituted as "Messerschmitt AG" on July 11, 1938, with Willy Messerschmitt as chairman and managing director. The renaming of BFW resulted in the company's RLM designation prefix changing from "Bf" to "Me" for all newer designs that were accepted by the RLM after the acquisition date. Existing types, such as the Bf 109 and 110, retained their earlier designation in official documents, although sometimes the newer designations were used as well, most often by subcontractors, such as Erla Maschinenwerk of Leipzig. In practice, all BFW/Messerschmitt aircraft from the Bf 108 four-seat touring monoplane, to the Bf 163 light observation aircraft (which competed unsuccessfully for the government contract won by the rival Fieseler Fi 156 Storch design) were prefixed "Bf", all later types with "Me". " Edited By Daithi O Buitigh on 04/01/2020 15:45:03 -
I agree Peter - but some people have been posting to the effect that they'd never buy anything there (I ain't superstitious about where I obtain some items - seeing that visiting my closest model shop requires a trip across the water)
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Some people seem over-anxious to run down ebay. Fair enough, a lot of idiots sell (and buy) over-priced pieces of junk, but it's not all about clapped-out engines, over-priced kits or dodgy airframes. I use it a lot because it's cheaper for some items that I need. I gave up ciggies and vape instead. Ebay is cheapest for replacement heating elements. I've also purchased off-cuts of fibre glass PCBs at a very reasonable price (for control horns) and also fretsaw blades. It's also a good source for NiMH batteries (for the computer mouse, TV remote etc). Sure, there IS a lot of junk available - just don't buy it but use it for stuff that you may need and is available at a reasonable price (including P&P)
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I think this one doesn't so much need 'some assembly' as much as last rites (but then again, it's on the US site)
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Strange things turn up (according to Hollywood) at Hallowe'en. I knew drones were evil
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Posted by Peter Miller on 17/10/2019 11:20:33: I haven't seen any really good examples latey but this one takes the cake. Note, it is described as "used" and the definition if "useed" is given just above the listing description **LINK** I think they omitted the first two letters - ABused
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It's something overlooked in so many scale models. The Fokker D VII and D VIII also had the fin offset and the Messerchmitt BF 109s, from the F series onwards, used a Clark Y section on the fin/rudder. Most scale drawings don't show it, but close examination of photos do show it (as in the Knowlton D VII)
