Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 ...You could buy this for your garden: http://www.ebay.ie/itm/130823654360?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_2270wt_1037 Quote
Warbonnet Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 or...http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Standard-Gauge-Steam-Locomotive-Sale-stoom-dampflok-/251203548733 Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 There's a Wessex just across the road from me here... ...should I make an offer? Quote
heirflick Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) garfield would love this..... Panhard AML 60 1959 French Cavalry, just released from deep storage. All importation paperwork completed. 4.5 tons MOT exempt. Complete vehicle, low miles, fully running and driving with no mechanical issues. UK road registered and taxed. Good spares availability. Faultless £10,000. delivery possible. 07962 319339 WHAT ABOUT IT PAT? Edited January 14, 2013 by heirflick Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 There used to be the front of a Vulcan in a front garden a few miles away from here, but it's gone now. The local RAF scrapped a Javelin without saying anything a few years ago. I would have got it here somehow. They replaced it with a rather more dainty Harrier. I never found out what happened to their Bloodhound, though. That would be nice in the garden. There was a Ferret in a back garden in Wolverhampton, but I can't find it on Google earth now - A good few years since I last saw it. Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 garfield would love this..... Panhard AML 60 1959 French Cavalry, just released from deep storage. All importation paperwork completed. 4.5 tons MOT exempt. Complete vehicle, low miles, fully running and driving with no mechanical issues. UK road registered and taxed. Good spares availability. Faultless £10,000. delivery possible. 07962 319339 WHAT ABOUT IT PAT? I actually saw that on MilWeb, Seamus! Wouldn't mind an AML or a Ferret to take out for a spin at the weekends! Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 There's a Wessex just across the road from me here... ..should I make an offer? At a private residence? You'll have to get something fancier so... like a Harrier! Quote
Weshty Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 3.5 tons weight....seems light for th esize of it, does that include the engine? Could it be made airworthy??? Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 3.5 tons weight....seems light for th esize of it, does that include the engine? Could it be made airworthy??? Yep, empty weight is 8,340 lb (3,767 kg), which would include the powerplant and all other equipment. If that's the weight he's quoting, then it must include the engine. It should be possible to be made airworthy, in theory. The fuel bill would make your eyes water, though! Then again, a guy in Mullingar is (or was) able to afford to operate a Westland Whirlwind... Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 At a private residence? You'll have to get something fancier so... like a Harrier! No - here. The Harrier is here, at the Main Gate. The fuel bill would make your eyes water, though! You only need to look at the size of the exhaust - bigger than on a teenager's Subaru.. Quote
Weshty Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Yep, empty weight is 8,340 lb (3,767 kg), which would include the powerplant and all other equipment. If that's the weight he's quoting, then it must include the engine. It should be possible to be made airworthy, in theory. The fuel bill would make your eyes water, though! Then again, a guy in Mullingar is (or was) able to afford to operate a Westland Whirlwind... And that's the truth. Range 320 miles cruise speed 122 mph fuel capacity 1409 litres So roughly she will consume over 530 litres (€800) of fuel per hour. No wonder helicopter trips cost so much... Edited January 14, 2013 by Weshty Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 And that's the truth. Range 320 miles cruise speed 122 mph fuel capacity 1409 litres So roughly she will consume over 530 litres (€800) of fuel per hour. No wonder helicopter trips cost so much... A chap once tried to explain to me the experience of flying a helicopter. "Imagine trying to balance a pneumatic drill on your head, whilst you're burning pound notes as fast as you can"... Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 A chap once tried to explain to me the experience of flying a helicopter. "Imagine trying to balance a pneumatic drill on your head, whilst you're burning pound notes as fast as you can"... My dad has a helicopter PPL... must tell him that one, although I daresay he knows about it all too well! Quote
fitzguttentite Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) One offer on it , is it Garfield ???????? and if you had the money one for private use and one for forum members use http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pair-Falcon-Jets-for-sale-/200877402178?pt=Motors_Aircraft&hash=item2ec539e842 Take a look at the advert OWNER CANT FLY Edited January 14, 2013 by fitzguttentite Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 One offer on it , is it Garfield ????????and if you had the money one for private use and one for forum members use http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Pair-Falcon-Jets-for-sale-/200877402178?pt=Motors_Aircraft&hash=item2ec539e842 Take a look at the advert OWNER CANT FLY Ha, no it's not me! Those Falcons are a bit on the small side... need a Challenger or a Gulfstream so I can stretch my legs! Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 so I can stretch my legs! You can stretch your legs in the front of this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor_F8_%22Prone_Pilot%22 - but behind you, though. It still exists - it's in the Cosford Museum. Just hope that you don't have to get out in a rush... Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 You can stretch your legs in the front of this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor_F8_%22Prone_Pilot%22 - but behind you, though. It still exists - it's in the Cosford Museum. Just hope that you don't have to get out in a rush... That's one interesting oddball jet... Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 That's one interesting oddball jet... Cosford is well worth a visit - full of weird stuff. http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/things-to-see-and-do/on-display.aspx?museum=Cosford&location=Research+%26+Development And it's free - except for the car-park... ...or on the day of the Air Display. The chaps that brought O'Connell Street over for Warley went there. Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 Cosford is well worth a visit - full of weird stuff. http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/things-to-see-and-do/on-display.aspx?museum=Cosford&location=Research+%26+Development And it's free - except for the car-park... ...or on the day of the Air Display. The chaps that brought O'Connell Street over for Warley went there. So much to get through whenever I get around to visiting UK air museums! Cosford would be worth visiting for the TSR2 alone... Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 So much to get through whenever I get around to visiting UK air museums! Cosford would be worth visiting for the TSR2 alone... Indeed - 'tis a big beast. If you have any money left - https://www.gov.uk/commercial-sale-of-type-22-frigates - this would help to avoid the ferry costs.... Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 Indeed - 'tis a big beast. If you have any money left - https://www.gov.uk/commercial-sale-of-type-22-frigates - this would help to avoid the ferry costs.... I think the ferry will be cheaper! Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Might be worth a try, though - no sign of any reserve... One of them is Campeltown - if it turns out to be knackered we could just run it into St Nazaire on March 28th and blow it up - although last year would have been a better anniversary, round figures and all that... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nazaire_Raid Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 Might be worth a try, though - no sign of any reserve... One of them is Campeltown - if it turns out to be knackered we could just run it into St Nazaire on March 28th and blow it up - although last year would have been a better anniversary, round figures and all that... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Nazaire_Raid Ha! Wasn't there a film made based on that raid? I think I remember seeing it years ago... Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Ha! Wasn't there a film made based on that raid? I think I remember seeing it years ago... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044658/ Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044658/ That's not the one. Maybe it was a fictional film based on it. Edit: Found it... 'Attack on the Iron Coast'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_the_Iron_Coast Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 That's not the one. Maybe it was a fictional film based on it. Edit: Found it... 'Attack on the Iron Coast'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attack_on_the_Iron_Coast Yes, that's more like it - the other one had several different names over the years.. Quote
heirflick Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 if i had a few bob, i wouldnt look for much......just me ould a few cans of and some young happy days!! Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 And an i-pad defibrillator - http://www.firstaidwarehouse.co.uk/xpp-ipad_semi_automatic_defibrillator.html Quote
heirflick Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 ok ok, i know my 3 wishes wont come true, so i will settle for this baby ....just for nipping down to the shops! Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 ok ok, i know my 3 wishes wont come true, so i will settle for this baby ....just for nipping down to the shops! Going shopping in downtown Basra, eh? Quote
Broithe Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 First thing I ever drove.. ..Swedish UN chap let me have a go - I was 14, I think.. Quote
Garfield Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 First thing I ever drove.. ..Swedish UN chap let me have a go - I was 14, I think.. The Irish Army used those Landswerks, too. Quote
heirflick Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 aye ....they have come a long way since then! Quote
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