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Another reason might be that the prop hub(center of rotational mass) came closer to the center of the airframe, but that would leave the crank. The crank is still high, and coupled to the prop via gear drives, although it does call for a narrower engine cowling up where the pilot might wanna see around it.
Perhaps it was to do with the down-sizing and streamlining of the nose. Does the DB engine still have an oil sump or reservoir at the bottom? If it is removed and replaced by oil injection there is no need for a sump thus removing weight and bulk from the engine. It would possibly need some sort of reservoir/cooler but this could be positioned further back and behind the engine as it appears to do so. Doing this along with the raising of the crankshaft/gears nearer the centre line would enable some streamlining due to the reduction in engine size.
Edit: Bit more info here
'Daimler-Benz DB 600 series engines - one of those designs that turned out to be right from the very start... Inverted mounting provided better visibility, lower center of gravity, and improved maintenance access. In the Bf 109, a cannon was mounted between the engine banks and fired through a propeller hub. The DB-601A in the Bf 109E, used fuel injection instead of a carburetor, a great asset in combat since the engine did not cut out under negative g' forces. This engine was also used in some Heinkel 111s and license-built versions in the Macchi MC.202 Folgore and several Japanese aircraft.'
Answering my own question, the picture on the page shows that there is a flat oil reservoir, situated at the bottom of the engine inbetween the valve mechanism covers.
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Just saw this when asked about how 4.10 was going
It's going fine. We would like to post the user guide PDF as dev. update as soon as Oleg gives final approval for it.User guide = full feature list plus own chapters for new planes' date=' main features and everything else that need explaining.[/quote']
S!Let's hope we get the PDF for reading while waiting for release. Would be great to dig in to the new features a bit before downloading the patch' date=' to check the features/fixes etc. Good news
[/quote']Wah hay....!!!
New install, here we come
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Happy birthday Brando!
My sort of presents.......
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I would love to get it running again Brando, thank you for your offer. You are right though, there is a fair bit of travel involved.
I'm checking on info that the 8800GTXs are incompatible with new boards with PCIe 2.0 but can't get anything conclusive. The cards ran ok on the P5N mobo - this is PCIe 2.0 - although there were some occasional graphics issues that appeared to be resolved with a change in the GeForce driver.
If they are incompatible then I'll get some 400 series cards but I can't get a shop to lend me one to test that theory.....reluctant to buy until I know. The other alternative is to buy a new pooter. The one I am looking at for the right price is a similar spec to the rebuild though so I am hesitating again
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Over the past 3-4 weeks I have accumulated various hardware in order to resolve computer issues and/or rebuild in my current case.
This has been to no avail and I am left with items I will list later. With major house works going on I don't have the time or inclination to RMA motherboards/processors just in case they are at fault - basically I have stripped out the case apart from a hard drive and graphics cards because of a problem that couldn't be resolved and rebuilt with mobo, processor, power supply and ram....unfortunately it crashed after a day and now all I have is two fans spinning and bugger all else. I was flying last week on the original build so graphics/sound cards and some stuff is obviously fine.
I would like to buy a new computer and get a nice long warranty.
Items for sale are:
Case
2 x Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX graphics cards
Windows7 oem single licence - new last week
Original build - January 2008
Asus P5N-T Deluxe Socket 775 motherboard (replacement board fitted under warranty last year)
Asus Silent Knight II Socket 775 cpu cooler
500gb Raptor HD, 10,000 rpm - has new install of Windows7 but would probably need reformatting
850 watt power unit for SLI
4gb DDR2 6800 Crucial ram - 6 months old
8gb DDR2 1333mhz Crucial ram - 2 weeks old
LG CD rom optical drive
Creative soundcard
Rebuild - new stuff bought last week
Asus P6X58D-E LGA1366 motherboard - new
Intel i7 960 LGA1366 quad core processor and cooling fan - new
Corsair TX950 power unit for SLI or TriSLI - new
6gb 1600mhz Crucial ram - new
LG DVD rom RW etc
LG DVD rom RW etc optical drive - new
I am sure that there is enough bits there for someone to build a running rig.
I would prefer to sell all in one go rather than split so, to take into account age of some components, the newness of others and the possibility of one of the boards or the processor being faulty I will sell for £600 all in.
If interested please PM me for further details or to negotiate.
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Over the past 3-4 weeks I have accumulated various hardware in order to resolve computer issues and/or rebuild in my current case.
This has been to no avail and I am left with items I will list later. With major house works going on I don't have the time or inclination to RMA motherboards/processors just in case they are at fault - basically I have stripped out the case apart from a hard drive and graphics cards because of a problem that couldn't be resolved and rebuilt with mobo, processor, power supply and ram....unfortunately it crashed after a day and now all I have is two fans spinning and bugger all else. I was flying last week on the original build so graphics/sound cards and some stuff is obviously fine.
I would like to buy a new computer and get a nice long warranty.
Items for sale are:
Case
2 x Nvidia GeForce 8800GTX graphics cards
Windows7 oem single licence - new last week
Original build - January 2008
Asus P5N-T Deluxe Socket 775 motherboard (replacement board fitted under warranty last year)
Asus Silent Knight II Socket 775 cpu cooler
500gb Raptor HD, 10,000 rpm - has new install of Windows7 but would probably need reformatting
850 watt power unit for SLI
4gb DDR2 6800 Crucial ram - 6 months old
8gb DDR2 1333mhz Crucial ram - 2 weeks old
LG CD rom optical drive
Creative soundcard
Rebuild - new stuff bought last week
Asus P6X58D-E LGA1366 motherboard - new
Intel i7 960 LGA1366 quad core processor and cooling fan - new
Corsair TX950 power unit for SLI or TriSLI - new
6gb 1600mhz Crucial ram - new
LG DVD rom RW etc
LG DVD rom RW etc optical drive - new
I am sure that there is enough bits there for someone to build a running rig.
I would prefer to sell all in one go rather than split so, to take into account age of some components, the newness of others and the possibility of one of the boards or the processor being faulty I will sell for £600 all in.
If interested please PM me for further details or to negotiate.
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Edited asking price
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Thanks Pook, that's just what I wanted to hear. I'm looking at a similar processor and 6gb of Corsair 10666 running at 1333 hz.
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Link doesn't work for me Sid.
Edited..... should do now
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My current mobo, an Asus P5N-T Deluxe , is giving me issues so I want to replace it.
I would like a Socket 775 as I could keep the recently aquired quad core Q9650 that won't work in the Deluxe and would like to keep as many current internals if possible. However if necessary I will sell the Q9650 to get a more modern board/processor if required.
There are many boards out there....does anyone have any advice as to reliability? I have had 2 Asus boards in 3 years, this one and a Striker Extreme.
I have no interest in over clocking.
Edit: Looking at this, an Asus P6X58D-E
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Happy Birthday mate!
Have a good 'un.......
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Welcome Condor. Sit up and enjoy!
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Good luck Pappy, I am VERY pleased for you
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Chaps, advice please...
I have a Co2 extinguisher which found its way home when I left my old job.
It was last serviced in 2006 and weighed 5.5kg
I have just weighed it and it still weighs 5.5kg
My question is, would this still be OK to keep around the house just in case?
Regards
Friar
Should be ok but as with anything out of it's service regime it becomes potentially unreliable. Having said that, a service for a CO2 is a weighing........not a lot else to do with it.
A lot of people buy fire extinguishers for home and car use and they don't get serviced although it is recommended to replace it after a specified period of years. Don't know what that period is for a CO2 because they can't be bought for domestic use, home ones usually contain powder.
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Happy birthday gents!
Have a good'un....
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Give your self a pat on the back for helping others
you do that day in day out m8 -
LOL...good fine.
What kinda of 'firehouse' is that?
Maybe a bath house and not a firehouse?
Lol, Redditch firehouse has a very active social calendar and usually hosts a 'beach party' themed event in the summer that is held in the garage where the pumping appliances are parked. The murals? go over the windows and give some beachy atmosphere.......
Nice piccies Painless....thanks for sharing
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Heads up......interesting and moving article . Short description of air combat is chilling.....
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Thanks JP, good photos. I am in awe of that location.
Your method of indicating the glider landing locations made me chuckle...
'This shows where glider number 3 landed (you can see it at the point of Sid's head. Just past that is where Glider 2 landed...look just to the right of Howard's bust...at Sid's eye level and you just might make out the 3rd marker)'
sums me up perhaps....level-headed?
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A great find mate...... Cheerzen
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I've seen a way to do the camo that I want to try.
Paint the upper surfaces in the darker 'swirl' colour first. Then get some 'BluTac', roll it into thin lines and place it over the dark colour in the areas you want the swirls to end up. Spray the lighter base colour all over and then take off the BluTac. Hey presto, swirl camo with a spray on effect.......
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Similar types to previous ones, but with some extra ones....
Part 1
Spittie
Bouchon
Mustangs..yellow nosed one looks superb
Sea Fury
Skyraider
Bearcat
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Part 2
I-16
Yak 3
JP
Lysander
Gladiator
Hawker Nimrod, complete with starter truck
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'kin 'ell Snacko...that's the best photo I've got of me EVER.....cheers mate!!!!
Sid
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Almost 14:00, time to move out......should be there about 17:00.
See you soon!!!
Duxford 2011 Dates Announced
in Jim's Place
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Tee hee....if you knew, you wouldn't