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2017-04-23

[The Shuttleworth Collection] Dixie returns, Red Arrows confirmed, new colours for the Harvard

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Subject: Dixie returns, Red Arrows confirmed, new colours for the Harvard
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DIXIE RETURNS TO FLIGHT

On Monday 13 March 2017 The Shuttleworth Collection's Sopwith Triplane underwent both engine run and successful test flights after almost three years under restoration. A problem on landing at the 2014 Military Pageant airshow caused some significant damage to the upper wings, engine and wheels, resulting in the work being carried out to restore it to airworthiness.

The aircraft has had a complete recovering of the airframe, and repaint to the same scheme for N6920 'Dixie'. Both upper wings and port lower wing have been repaired and a strut has been replaced, new undercarriage and wheels fitted, along with a new propeller, and a full engine rebuild carried out.

Chief pilot Dodge Bailey engine ran the Triplane, then took the aircraft up for test flights. Further flight tests will be carried out, successful completion of which should lead to the aircraft re-joining the flying programme for the 2017 season.

SOUVENIR PROGRAMME ADVERTISING 2017

RED ARROWS DISPLAY CONFIRMED - 6 AUGUST

Want to advertise in this year's airshow souvenir programmes? Advertising space is now available.

RAF Red Arrows display confirmed for our Edwardian Pageant on Sunday 6 August 2017! Pre-booking is recommended.

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NEW COLOURS FOR NOORDUYN HARVARD

After an 18-month restoration, Noorduyn Harvard MkIIB – FE511 – returned to The Shuttleworth Collection on 14 March 2017.

Delivered new to the Royal Canadian Air Force on 13th October 1942, FE511 served at No.6 Service Flying Training School at Dunnville, Ontario, for the duration of the war. In 1947, she was sold to the Swedish air force and she remained in that country until 2015, when she was acquired by Hurricane Heritage. The aircraft previously wore fictitious USAF markings, but has now been restored in the colours of a Harvard provided to the RAF under the wartime lend-lease agreement with the United States.

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En 1928, Louis Hemmer, jeune Luxembourgeois de 24 ans

Mon premier avion | L' histoire d' un aviateur

En 1928, Louis Hemmer, jeune Luxembourgeois de 24 ans, rentre au pays avec le grade de 1er sergent-aviateur après avoir fait ses brevets d'aviation dans la Force Aérienne Belge, dans laquelle il était entré en 1923 comme volontaire de carrière. Il achète un avion R.S.V.

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[European Space Agency] : Rocket scientists’ challenge: do the Kessler run

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Rocket scientists' challenge: do the Kessler run

04-04-2017 04:06 PM CEST

The trajectory challenge for this year's 'America's Cup of rocket science' has been unveiled: removing space debris from orbit. Top aerospace engineers and mathematicians from around the globe are competing to win it.

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