User talk:Bzuk/Archive Apr 2007

Avro_Lancaster
Hi Bill.

The term "bay window", as applied to the Lincoln's nose-glazing, is an apposite description that I have seen used for the Lincoln at least once in print, however it's not that important to me so amend as you like. Regards, Ian Dunster 10:14, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

John 'Jack' Frost
Hi Bill, I found your article on aircraft designer John Frost today. I was wondering about your sources for the assertion that the Frost-Emmett Human Powered Aircraft flew after his death. As an engineering student at the University of Auckland I 'inherited' this aircraft as a project in 1984. It had been left to the Auckland branch of the Royal Aeronautical Society on Frost's death. According to my research notes from the time, the aircraft did make some inconclusive towed tests behind a car in 1978. And I myself flew it briefly (and terrifyingly) in 1984, again towed behind a car. To the best of my knowledge, it never made a free flight. Nor, unfortunately, was it ever likely to. With an empty weight of 50 kg, quite high drag, and a takeoff speed of 6.9 m/s, the power required for flight was nearly 2 hp. I did't even try. The stability and control also left a lot to be desired. I am fairly sure that there was no further work done by the University after that. I left Auckland at the end of 1986, and am certain that no work was done in 1985 or 1986, and after that the emphasis of the aerodynamics section switched firmly to yachts. I would be intrigued to know of any other information or sources you may have. KiwiBiggles 10:18, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Central high school
Only very muddled thinking there, I think (we had an edit conflict in rv'g it :) Gwen Gale 19:47, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

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Bellanca Aircruiser
by owenpsmith March 21, 2007

Hi Bzuk, I love the photo of the Bellanca Aircruiser under restoration at the WCAM.

Do you have any other photos available? I am scratchbuilding a model of the Aircruiser following as closely as possible the structure of the real thing. I've even soldered up the individual wing ribs each from 20 odd pieces of brass wire. I find it a fascinating aircraft and have been out to see the one in Winnipeg as well as CF-BTW in Oregon. When I was in Winnipeg a few years back the fuselage was being worked on but the wings were not on display. Any help would be appreciated. I volunteer at the Canadian Museum of Flight here in Vancouver (Langley) and will likely have the model put on display there when it is complete.

Thanks,

Owen Smith osmith@mdacorporation.com

Owenpsmith 16:48, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

CF questions
Bill, I have to curiosity questions for you, not of high impotance, so don't research a book-level answer :). Off-the-cuff ansew is fine, or maybe a point in the right direction for a more detialed answer.

First, it's appearant form photos and literature that the CF was called the "Canadian Armed Forces" when it was formed in 1968. When did the name become "Canadian Forces"? 1975? It's not clear in the WIki article when this occured. Or was CAF just an informal name?

Second, I know the unifed CAF used a single Army-style rank and ratings structure from 1968-1975. I know the Navy ranks were resored, but Air Command did not return to RAF style ranks. Do you know why the RAF ranks weren't used? And did the fact that USAF uses Army ranks play any part in this decision?

Just curious. Thanks. - BillCJ 23:18, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

Still curious. :) - BillCJ 14:10, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

P-40
Hi Bill, I appreciate what you are trying to do, but I have two problems:


 * at the moment there are only two pics for the whole RAF/DAF section. I am trying to locate other pics, but until then I think we should increase the size of the pics there, because otherwise we are swimming in text.


 * was also taught to give full bibliographical details in the first footnote that a source is mentioned, so that a reader doesn't have to hunt through the main biblio.

As far as I know there are set rules for referencing Wikipeia articles and I have seen some very odd systems indeed. The one I was taught at university is "author/date/title/publisher/place", so that is my default. But I don't mind as long as we are consistent. Grant | Talk 13:48, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Hawker P.V.4== ==

Bill

I've not got any public domain pictures of the PV4 - there is a picture in Mason's 'The British Bomber' (it looks like a fat, radial engined Hart), but is credited "via R C B Ashworth" so I'm not sure of the copyright status. Nigel Ish 18:26, 29 March 2007 (UTC)

Heron
Bill, Googling VH-KAM the first hit gets you information that states it is living at the Queensland Air Museum. When looking at the QAM website you can find a comprehensive history of the air frame. That shows it hasn't flown since 1994 and flew for Kendell for only four years. skyskraper 05:13, 1 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I Understand where you're coming from, it's hardly proving a point if the information is incorrect. Also there isn't much information out there regarding N600PR being active. Registration of the air frame is not exactly indicative of ongoing active service given there is no real other information to back it up. skyskraper 05:32, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

Updated the Jackie Cochran article
Thought you'd like to take a look at the updated photographs on the Jackie Cochran site. VR, --Signaleer 23:13, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Bill, if you want to remove the px hardcoding, by all means. --Signaleer 12:32, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Amelia Earhart
Thanks for setting up the page in a semi-protected format; can you do the same for the Charles Lindbergh article? It has also attracted a great deal of attention recently, most of which is vandalism. Bzuk 12:02, 2 April 2007 (UTC).
 * Semi'd for 2 weeks... that should be long enough to remove the urge (and the media spotlight on Earhart).  ALKIVAR &trade; &#x2622; 18:05, 2 April 2007 (UTC)

Noonan
I was going to ask Ronnotel a question and I noticed you had written:

As for Noonan, Gillespie continues to spout erroneous or unfounded rumours- drinking, lack of ability, etc. Keep up the good fight!

Where in the world did you ever get the notion Ric Gillespie has ever said Noonan had a drinking problem or had any lack of ability as a navigator? His opinion of Noonan is exactly the opposite and in truth, Gillespie has contributed much to documenting Noonan's historic role as an important early aviation pioneer and dispelling unfounded rumours FN was an alcoholic (or that alcohol ever muddled Fred's work as a navigator). Anyway if you have based your opinions of TIGHAR's work on the kind of whole cloth misinformation you posted on Ronnotel's talk page, might I suggest you forget every shred of whatever you thought you knew about RG and TIGHAR, get ahold of the books, browse the website and learn. Cheers either way :) Gwen Gale 20:06, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

Blackburn Dart
Sorry, I was trying to balance the contents between Dart and Velos, not sure I made a very good job it. MilborneOne 21:17, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

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