Shuttleworth Collection Season Opener

[Robbo]

The 2009 Shuttleworth season started with an icy wind but considering the conditions we still had a good time.

Without doubt the star of the show was Peter Teichman's wonderfully weathered P-40 in its "Red Tails" film paint.

Many thanks to all of the staff, volunteers and pilots who gave us another great day out. Here's a selection of images from the day:
















Simply stunning





For the vintage racing car fans amongst you, Richard Shuttleworth, in whose memory the Collection was established, raced an Alfa Romeo P3 Tipo B. We we privileged to have his car, in which Richard won the 1935 Donington Grand Prix, at the Collection for the weekend. We sat it alongside Richard's first aeroplane, dH60 Moth G-EBWD for a few photos.






Larger versions available here http://www.flickr.com/photos/shuttleworthpix/

[TimAPNY]

Someday I really need to go across the pond and check out Shuttleworth!

Great picts, thanks

Tim

[Glyn]

I'm somewhat puzzled by the Alpha Romeo car also bearing what appears to be the symbol for Ferrari.

[retroaviation]

I'm somewhat puzzled by the Alpha Romeo car also bearing what appears to be the symbol for Ferrari.

I saw that too. Ferrari engine maybe? I dunno.

Gary

[bdk]

Kissin' cousins?

[gregv]

In short, Enzo Ferrari used the "prancing horse" on the Alpha Romeos he drove, and later adopted the symbol for his company. From our friend Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari

And with a warbird lineage to boot...

gv

[Glyn]

Thank you gregv for that explanation.

[SPANNERmkV]

Funny how red Italian cars can highjack a thread!
What Tigermoth in the background?

Enzo Ferrari ran Alfa's racing program before the war IIRC.

He even signed a non-competition clause which is why the first Ferrari was not allowed to be called a Ferrari at the time. It was a Tipo 801.

Nice Hurricane too BTW

Thanks for posting the whole lot Robbo!!!

SPANNER

[Glyn]

[quote="SPANNERmkV"]
What Tigermoth in the background?

No Sir, it is a DH. 60 Moth.
The Tiger Moth was the DH. 82.

[SPANNERmkV]

What Tigermoth in the background?

No Sir, it is a DH. 60 Moth.
The Tiger Moth was the DH. 82.

Cor Blimey, I must have been blinded by all that red paint in front of it.

So is a DH. 60 a smaller displacement older brother of the DH.82?

[Robbo]

The important point is that both the dH60 Moth and Alfa Romeo P3 Tipo B were once owned by the man in whose memory the Shuttleworth Collection was set up. From these roots a wonderful Collection was founded that's both educated and entertained thousands of people about the way in which aviation developed in its early years. I think that Richard would have been proud of the deeds carried out in his name.

Nonetheless, this is a beautiful car. The detail and engineering is breath-taking. I want one, but I can only dream. Would you believe that it sounds even better than it looks?

Rob

[Glyn]

Indeed it is. (answering General Jack Ripper!)
The DH 60 Moth ( Captain Geoffrey De Havilland was a keen lepidopterist) was designed to be an affordable runabout powered by Major Halfords 60 hp engine that was one half of the Airdisco 8 cylinder V 8 engine mounted on a new crank case. It first flew in February 1925 and rapidly became popular, setting many records. It had a span of 29', length 23' 6" and weighed 1350 lbs laden, 855 lbs empty. It cruised at 85mph and had a top speed of 91mph. Other engines were installed including the 75hp Genet, 85 hp Cirrus II, 90hp Cirrus III and the 105hp Hermes I. It could be fitted with floats.
A later version became the DH 60G Gipsy Moth when fitted with the Gipsy engine. This version set many distance records.
The DG 60M fuselage was made of steel tube, all previous models being of wood. This saw some military service.
The DH 60 GIII saw the engine being inverted to improve the pilots view and the top speed increase to 112mph.
The very last version was the DH 60T designed as a military trainer using the fuselage of the M.
The DH 82 Tiger Moth first flew in 1932. It may be thought of as a slightly refined DH 60 but given stagger on the top wing which was swept back so that parachute escape became possible from either cockpit.

[AIRIC]

Very nice. I always look forward to your posts.

Eric

[Robbo]

Thanks for the comments. Tim, give me a shout when you decide to make the pilgrimage to Old Warden.

Rob

[Jim W]

Rob,

I'd like an Alfa like that as well..... shame that it would probably cost the same as two airworthy P51's with the provenance it has.

P.s. thanks for the disks- facinating!