Author Topic: Mk.IV 'Female' Airship Docking Tank  (Read 4936 times)

Offline Pgtaylorart

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Re: Mk.IV 'Female' Airship Docking Tank
« Reply #15 on: December 02, 2015, 02:42:17 AM »
I have to say that I'm a bit taken aback by all of the interest shown in this project on an aviation forum. Thanks for all of your comments fellows.


Cheers,

Chris

Chris,
You shouldn't be that surprised, there are a lot of us who are either former or closet Tread Heads  ;D
RAGIII

Very true! And Des has opened the door to more than aviation, as long as it's WW1. If it flies, or floats, or treads through mud, bring it on!

George

Offline Tony Haycock

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Re: Mk.IV 'Female' Airship Docking Tank
« Reply #16 on: December 02, 2015, 07:42:00 PM »
Maybe once the Camel was dropped the engine would windmill with the propeller, a flick of the ignition magneto and away it would go.

Des.

I was thinking that, but those engines have a fair amount of compression, I've seen enough rotaries being started and if I were the pilot I wouldn't want to trust gravity and a head wind to start one!

Offline Steven Robson

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Re: Mk.IV 'Female' Airship Docking Tank
« Reply #17 on: December 04, 2015, 07:00:24 PM »
Love the period photos and this will be a great build to watch, nice share, thanks.
Make Otto your motto for lovely spoked wheels.