The People's Mosquito

[DanO1978]

Shouldn't this now be retitled the People's Moussequito??

Imagine the BBMF having a Mosquito. That really would be the cherry on top...

[Dragon Rapide]

....of the icing on the cake!

[capercaillie]

C'mon guys, they've souffled enough, stop pudding them down!

[Eelmoor]

If you were to get that removed from the dessert

The acid test now is to attract the "People" to support it. A Mosquito is no Vulcan, Spitfire or Concorde in the public conscience. .

you are quite right, A Mosquito would only use around 300 Litres an hour, where as the Vulcan uses on average 5000, and Concorde 30,000, now of course a Spitfire only uses half the amount that a Mosquito would use but theres a lot of them around !

[st24]

you are quite right, A Mosquito would only use around 300 Litres an hour, where as the Vulcan uses on average 5000, and Concorde 30,000, now of course a Spitfire only uses half the amount that a Mosquito would use but theres a lot of them around !

Thats a lot of fuel - you gateau be kidding?!

[Mad Dan]

I really do think that's enough tart comments... They are probably in a big enough jam as it is...as this will quite likely cost a mint...

It's a pity they can't arrange sponsorship from a company that makes Pontefract Cakes - that would probably give them a good run for their money...

[capercaillie]

you are quite right, A Mosquito would only use around 300 Litres an hour, where as the Vulcan uses on average 5000, and Concorde 30,000, now of course a Spitfire only uses half the amount that a Mosquito would use but theres a lot of them around !

Thats a lot of fuel - you gateau be kidding?!

With fuel bills like those, no wonder lots of small projects crumble. Hope they've been torte a lesson here.

[UKTopgun]

That pun takes the biscuit Capercailie. Other people always get to the good puns before me. I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles.

[Mad Dan]

Would that be tautology, I wonder?

[Mad Dan]

You lot are absolutely crackers...

[Mad Dan]

Wafer it...wafer it...

How do you start a pudding race?

Sago...

(with acknowledgements to the late great Spike Milligna)...

[Zed one]

Would be fantastic to see an icon like this back in the Sky's and back with the BBMF(still think its more important and better looking than the Dakota).Lets hope it makes it.
Think it would get loads of support if people knew more about it.Shame there isn't one as a static display that could travel round some of the air shows.

[F-86]

They need 100's and 1000's to finish it all off!

[Mad Dan]

Millions of them, I reckon...

[Concorde216]

I would rather give up several Spitfires (which are common as muck ) and have a few more Hurricanes flying and see the Mossie in flight

[Northdownaeros]

A Mosquito would only use around 300 Litres an hour

Sorry to be picky, but a P-51D Mustang uses 60 US gal/Hr at best economic cruise... 120 US Gal/Hr doing a display.. Thats 227 litres/Hr and 454 litres/Hr respectively. If this Mosquito is only using 300 litres/Hr, then can we assume it will fly around on one engine?

[Eelmoor]

A Mosquito would only use around 300 Litres an hour

Sorry to be picky, but a P-51D Mustang uses 60 US gal/Hr at best economic cruise... 120 US Gal/Hr doing a display.. Thats 227 litres/Hr and 454 litres/Hr respectively. If this Mosquito is only using 300 litres/Hr, then can we assume it will fly around on one engine?

Sorry, simple mathmatical error, I forgot to double it anyway that still 4,400 litres less per hour than a Vulcan !! Anyone put any figures on the price of a litre of aviation fuel nowadays ??

[foxfour]

Anyone put any figures on the price of a litre of aviation fuel nowadays ??

It very much depends where you buy it and if it's avgas (piston engines) or jet a1 (jet fuel). The price of a litre of avgas in the UK varies between about £2.10 and £2.50, jet A1 between about 90p and £1. No doubt someone will come up with somewhere selling fuel that's more expensive or cheaper so bear in mind these are rough guide figures.

[Inthrustwetrust]

Hi guys,

Not wanting to dredge up any more bad comments, but does anyone know what's happening with TPM?

Were they at Fairford at all? (i personally didnt see them) and theres been no update since June, and i'd have thought that Waddo, Fairford and Farnborough would have given them ample opportunity to 'sell their wares'.
Any update welcome please.

cheers
Dave

[capercaillie]

Hi guys,

Not wanting to dredge up any more bad comments, but does anyone know what's happening with TPM?

Were they at Fairford at all? (i personally didnt see them) and theres been no update since June, and i'd have thought that Waddo, Fairford and Farnborough would have given them ample opportunity to 'sell their wares'.
Any update welcome please.

cheers
Dave

After this thread descended into punsville, they decided a cake stand at village fetes was more appropriate.

[DanO1978]

Hi guys,

Not wanting to dredge up any more bad comments, but does anyone know what's happening with TPM?

Were they at Fairford at all? (i personally didnt see them) and theres been no update since June, and i'd have thought that Waddo, Fairford and Farnborough would have given them ample opportunity to 'sell their wares'.
Any update welcome please.

cheers
Dave

They certainly weren't at Fairford. Had they been, I'd have happily let them have airtime during both the commentary and our preview podcast. Big audience they could have addressed.