Thursday at Strato-Land...aka Austin Acres

GARY HILTON · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:25 pm

This is one Cat I didn't mind crossing my path!

Just one of the neat items one can stumble across..

Just hook up a porch swing under those wings, a cold brew in hand,..and everything would be awright in the world....till ya sobered up...

Seeing the Stratolina gave me an Idea for Reno...Thanks for the Griffon, Gary...I am hoping it will not be a real bear with the torque issue....

warbird1 · **Joined:** Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:25 pm **Posts:** 2760

O.K., gotta ask. So where is the Griffon going, or is that a secret?

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:29 pm

Ask yourself what wixer utilizes Griffons :idea:

Nathan · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:34 pm

Is that a Typhoon nose section?!!!!!! :shock:

Holy Crap! :!:

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:39 pm

Nathan get a grip :shock:

.... NO it isn't :!:

retroaviation · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:49 pm

The Griffon was for a Shackleton. As Jack said, it's going to another WIXer, but I don't know if it's a secret or not, so I'll just leave it up to him to say. It's basically just gonna be used as a spare for an old airplane that he's got, so it was nice to see the engine going to a good home.

Gary

Nathan · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:55 pm

Jack Cook wrote:

Nathan get a grip :shock:

.... NO it isn't :!:

Dang Jack I wasn't mad or anything. just asking in excitement. Sorry!

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:57 pm

I know weren't mad you knucklehead just overly enthusiatic.
Old age will beat that outa ya :twisted:

JDK · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:30 pm

Nathan wrote:

Jack Cook wrote:

Nathan get a grip :shock:

.... NO it isn't :!:

Dang Jack I wasn't mad or anything. just asking in excitement. Sorry!

Excitement. I remember that.

Just for anyone still wondering, it's a Rolls Royce Griffon (contraprop type) from an Avro Shackleton, not a Napier Sabre from a Hawker Typhoon.

Cheers,

jet1 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 10:34 pm

you are going to need a periscope and a LOT MORE RUDDER!

MX304 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 29, 2009 11:41 pm

What are the two air frames?

The Inspector · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2009 12:25 am

You could be on to something Gary-'tonight, live from the STRATOLINA Ballroom and lounge the sweet sounds of Dink Winkersons orchestra' Dining, a lounge, a dance floor under the starboard wing.......perhaps a small casino under the left wing. HMMMMM

No need for more rudder on the race plane, contra rotation, torque cancelling, please put that MERLIN under cover, the old boat racer in me wants to drag it to the lakes edge and go racing-I hate seeing V-12's out in the weather, like the cord wood pile of engines Mr. Edwards has on his ramp, thats seriously messed up!

retroaviation · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:44 am

The Inspector wrote:

.......please put that MERLIN under cover, the old boat racer in me wants to drag it to the lakes edge and go racing-I hate seeing V-12's out in the weather, like the cord wood pile of engines Mr. Edwards has on his ramp, thats seriously messed up!

Actually, it's another Griffon, not a Merlin. And it's already "cord wood." That's the way I got it. The plan is to someday turn it into a cutaway engine for display.

Oh, and Connie has all of his Merlin stuff inside now. No more stuff laying out on the ramp. :-)

Gary

Forgotten Field · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:13 am

Gary,
Ashame Bob Wills isn't around to write a song about you. I'm sure the Navaho and Pony would have been with you if they weren't across the alley from the Alamo.

Rajay · **Posted:** Sun Aug 30, 2009 10:32 am

retroaviation wrote:

The Inspector wrote:

.......please put that MERLIN under cover, the old boat racer in me wants to drag it to the lakes edge and go racing-I hate seeing V-12's out in the weather, like the cord wood pile of engines Mr. Edwards has on his ramp, thats seriously messed up!

Actually, it's another Griffon, not a Merlin. And it's already "cord wood." That's the way I got it. The plan is to someday turn it into a cutaway engine for display.

Oh, and Connie has all of his Merlin stuff inside now. No more stuff laying out on the ramp. :-)

Gary

Gary,
Since the Griffons are no longer an option, just what else do you have in the way of spare engines that you can use on the Stratolina?

It also sounds like you've been back over to Connie's place recently (at least since the nice big post with all of the photos of his place...) Did you happen to remember to get some new photos of the 4th Goose (the OTHER one in his hangar besides the JRF-6B in the "original" British paint scheme) for me?

Don't worry about it if you forgot about that; it's no big deal. I've just been curious about it since it appears to have the McKinnon retractable wingtip float mod and I was wondering what other mods it might have.

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