tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post112649400105120289..comments2024-03-23T22:14:24.292-04:00Comments on Wisdom Weasel: Battle of Britain Day This WeekWisdom Weaselhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1126664614256467262005-09-13T22:23:00.000-04:002005-09-13T22:23:00.000-04:00Dad- sons are for mothing if they are not for feed...Dad- sons are for mothing if they are not for feeding neuroses. I shall be sure to lay in a stock of melatonin for my next aircraft query lest the paternal head rest uneasy on the pillow for fear f having misidentified the jesus nut.<BR/><BR/>Boss Hogg- now that I know that you are lurking in the cyber shadows I will have to be careful not to recycle old material. I shall however pontificate ina Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1126655051139186772005-09-13T19:44:00.000-04:002005-09-13T19:44:00.000-04:00Something has gone terribly wrong here. Terribly w...Something has gone terribly wrong here. Terribly wrong, indeed. The weasel appears to have relied on the September 11, 1921 Premier Broadcast Networks morning prep suggestion sheet for today's show. How un-original! Please return to the Bush Administration bashing at once.<BR/><BR/>Boss HoggAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1126647980035262252005-09-13T17:46:00.000-04:002005-09-13T17:46:00.000-04:00A Mk IX, the rivet pattern around the gun blisters...A Mk IX, the rivet pattern around the gun blisters is all wrong for a Mk V, and that is definately a Griffon engine, don't know why I dithered, must be pressure of work. <BR/><BR/>DadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1126647685105835842005-09-13T17:41:00.000-04:002005-09-13T17:41:00.000-04:00I have had to take a second look as it's been worr...I have had to take a second look as it's been worrying me that it might have been a Mark V (probably a Mk Vb, certainly not a Vc even though we cannot see the oil cooler from this angle) as I couldn't quite make out the shape of the engine exhausts (didn't sleep a wink last night). On balance I think I'll stick to Mk IX as it looks like a Griffon rather than a Merlin but it is a bit fuzzy so I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1126568788214524272005-09-12T19:46:00.000-04:002005-09-12T19:46:00.000-04:00And for those confused by the tale of the 1914-18 ...And for those confused by the tale of the 1914-18 propeller, here's the <A HREF="http://www.scottishaeroclub.org.uk/sac/images/open_day02/se5.jpg" REL="nofollow">wrong propeller</A> on the right plane (an SE5) and here's an <A HREF="http://www.ukskies.co.uk/R/images/RAF%20(Royal%20Aircraft%20Factory)%20-%20SE5a.jpg" REL="nofollow">SE5a</A> with correct propeller also. Transpose the SE5 prop on Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1126568398288540662005-09-12T19:39:00.000-04:002005-09-12T19:39:00.000-04:00That is why I can make the link between kindly, av...That is why I can make the link between kindly, avuncular, poet home dad and pure maths, fix-a-helicopter-with-an-oven-door, leader-of-men work dad. Its all in the details.<BR/><BR/>And I was going to guess a mark IX but feared looking foolish- learnt at dad's knee out of <A HREF="http://www.observermart.co.uk/images/Books.Aircraft1955.jpg" REL="nofollow">"Observer's Book of Aircraft"</A> while Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6687504.post-1126560150190495812005-09-12T17:22:00.000-04:002005-09-12T17:22:00.000-04:00er well it's obviously a Mark IX,Dadps the aeropla...er well it's obviously a Mark IX,<BR/><BR/>Dad<BR/><BR/>ps the aeroplane in the Science Museum was an SE5a not a Sopwith Camel and they had an earlier SE5 prop on it <BR/><BR/>pps sorry; I can't help itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com