Tag: Ess Bend Aviation
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Avia S-199 – Part Six – A Messer By Any Other Name
As soon as I saw the photographs of the Avia S-199 in Czechoslovakia and then later in Israel I knew someone was fooling with me. The propellor gave it away. It was a cartoon propellor from a Daffy Duck movie. I mean, who would put as big a prop on a plane like that…? Well…
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Hawker Sea Hawk – Part Three – All Ready, Murphy.
” Well, she’s ready for delivery, Murphy. I’ve rung up Air World and they’ll be sending a low loader to get it. Don’t fold them wings up until it gets here, in case they won’t unfold again. And you might unbolt the rockets for the trip – don’t want ’em getting loose on the highway.…
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Hawker Seahawk – Part Two – Ess Bend Aviation
Now that the contract for refurbishing aircraft has been let out to Ess bend Aviation in Alberta, Stein’s Air World can concentrate upon preparing museum displays rather than spreading an aircraft over an entire shop for years. This is what happens when in-house restoration is undertaken. Here are a couple of pictures of the work…
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Well, This’ll Make A Change…
I don’t normally take an interest in model railways or buy the kits for the structures – unless I realise that I need more detail in a quicker time than I am prepared to scratch-build. Don’t get me wrong – I used to build big-scale rail layouts. But the railway idea has not resonated with…
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