Restored Spitfire to try round-the-world flight.

• Sep 12, 2019

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Good luck to them.


....Sure hope whoever rebuilt the Merlin for them did a good job.

 

• Sep 12, 2019

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Sid327 said:

Good luck to them.


....Sure hope whoever rebuilt the Merlin for them did a good job.

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if he's lucky it might be a Packard Merlin so it'll be reliable !

 

• Sep 12, 2019

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And with that German wing there shouldn't be a problem .........................

Last I saw, two weeks ago, it was in Canada - haven't seen any more up-dates yet.

 

• Sep 12, 2019

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rochie said:

if he's lucky it might be a Packard Merlin so it'll be reliable !

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LOL, nice response. Don't know if that will trigger anyone.

 

• Sep 12, 2019

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rochie said:

if he's lucky it might be a Packard Merlin so it'll be reliable !

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Rolls Royce were never concerned about reliability because of the soft nature of UK rock, engine failure in UK skies rarely causes anything worse than a bumpy landing. Venturing outside of the UK where the ground is hard would require a Packard engine.

 

• Sep 12, 2019

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Last I saw, two weeks ago, it was in Canada - haven't seen any more up-dates yet.

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It's in Fairbanks, Alaska right now. Live Flight Tracker - Silver Spitfire

 

• Oct 13, 2019

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Hard to catch exact schedule but it stays in Nagoya now.

 

• Oct 13, 2019

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Shinpachi said:

Hard to catch exact schedule but it stays in Nagoya now.

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Unusual for a Spitfire to be dodging Hurricanes and Typhoons but this one seems to have managed it, hope you are safe Shinpachi.

 

• Oct 13, 2019

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Great - thanks for posting !
Hope you ate safe where you are.

 

• Oct 24, 2019

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In Nagoya on October 12 and 16.


Arrived at Naha, Okinawa on October 22 by way of Kagoshima.

 

• Oct 24, 2019

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Seems to be in Taichung, Taiwan on October 23. Have a nice trip!

 

• Oct 25, 2019

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It looks very nice in natural metal finish.

I wonder if that's a Packard or a RR Merlin.

Either way ... whoever built that engine and looks after it on the tour deserves respect.

p.s. Shinpachi, you seem to like "8 Out Of 10 Cats" if that is your Youtube feed (?) !

 

• Oct 25, 2019

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p.s. Shinpachi, you seem to like "8 Out Of 10 Cats" if that is your Youtube feed (?) !

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Was there Rob Beckett

 

• Oct 25, 2019

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Cool!

 

• Oct 25, 2019

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Prince of Wales and the Silver Spitfire happened to be in our country on the same dates. Very impressive moments for us.
Would have been a good time to have for the prince if encountered too.


Source: チャールズ皇太子は日本滞在を満喫中！ 訪れた場所リスト

 

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• Oct 26, 2019

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AZ Models are quick off the mark - they've announced a future release of the Silver Spitfire kit, in 1/72nd scale.

 

• Jan 27, 2020

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The Spitfire IX completed the journey last I checked. Congratulations to all involved.