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Another Postcard from Old Warden

Postby VH-WAL » Mon Aug 08, 2016 6:55 pm

Many flying events cancelled due strong winds, weather otherwise nice. Having autofocus problems lately, I'll have to do some research and get to the bottom of the problem.
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Re: Another Postcard from Old Warden

Postby tor lives » Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:51 pm

Some beautiful shots Wal!!! (love seeing the DH-88).
I note on some of the Tiger moths you have photographed that there seems to be some kind of "reinforcement structure"?? on the empennage area.....what is this???
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Re: Another Postcard from Old Warden

Postby VH-WAL » Mon Aug 08, 2016 7:59 pm

tor lives wrote:Some beautiful shots Wal!!! (love seeing the DH-88).
I note on some of the Tiger moths you have photographed that there seems to be some kind of "reinforcement structure"?? on the empennage area.....what is this???
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anti spin strakes
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Re: Another Postcard from Old Warden

Postby tor lives » Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:01 pm

VH-WAL wrote:
tor lives wrote:Some beautiful shots Wal!!! (love seeing the DH-88).
I note on some of the Tiger Moths you have photographed that there seems to be some kind of "reinforcement structure"?? on the empennage area.....what is this???
TOR

anti spin strakes


Is this a relatively new modification???
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Re: Another Postcard from Old Warden

Postby VH-WAL » Mon Aug 08, 2016 8:47 pm

tor lives wrote:
VH-WAL wrote:
tor lives wrote:Some beautiful shots Wal!!! (love seeing the DH-88).
I note on some of the Tiger Moths you have photographed that there seems to be some kind of "reinforcement structure"?? on the empennage area.....what is this???
TOR

anti spin strakes


Is this a relatively new modification???
TOR

I am pretty sure that this mod was available right back in the early days of the Tiger Moth. I have a dim recollection that most Air Forces were happy for their trainers to be able to spin like tops and so did not use the mod, I Have a couple of Tiger kits in the stash of various scale and have no idea whether they have them as an option or not, something I'd not ever considered before but now have to look at depending on the subject I am going to build

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Re: Another Postcard from Old Warden

Postby Cap'n Wannabe » Mon Aug 08, 2016 9:05 pm

The Matchbox 1/32 kit, and the new-tool Airfix kits have them as an option.
Pretending to do it TAC style with the big boys since 1987
Also, we don't need no steenkin' VLATs!
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Re: Another Postcard from Old Warden

Postby hrtpaul » Tue Aug 09, 2016 7:33 am

The anti spin strakes were a stupid Pommy idea that doesn't really work and they're deadset ugly to boot. I you wanna see an even uglier Tiger Moth mod check out what the bloody Dutch did to the tail :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Re: Another Postcard from Old Warden

Postby DesTROYer » Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:39 am

Beautiful photos as always, Wal. Thank you.
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Re: Another Postcard from Old Warden

Postby tor lives » Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:01 am

Yep......I must admit, the anti-spin strake certainly detracts from the simple, clean, lines of the Tiger Moth design.
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Re: Another Postcard from Old Warden

Postby RayS » Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:02 am

Nice BIG Photos Wally, thanks for sharing!
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