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[colinb]

I have rather a lot of pictures taken yesterday at East Kirkby, I'm guessing it would be better once I have them edited to post a link to my flickr pages but for now here is one of their Lancaster on engine start up

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[Leon]

I was expecting plooms of smoke on startup.

 

excellent as usual

[colinb]

I was expecting plooms of smoke on startup.

 

excellent as usual

 

so was I, not a puff in sight

 

(stop it)

[Kobione]

Bet that was pretty impressive sound wise!!

[Denis]

The old engines were a bit smoky, but I'm quite sure in saying that over the winter four new , or rather fully rebuilt Merlins were fitted as part of the return to flight program. The engines were rebuilt by Eye-tech Engineering to airworthy spec. 

[colinb]

The old engines were a bit smoky, but I'm quite sure in saying that over the winter four new , or rather fully rebuilt Merlins were fitted as part of the return to flight program. The engines were rebuilt by Eye-tech Engineering to airworthy spec. 

 

I think your are correct there Denis, I do have a picture where one engine is putting out a little smoke but nothing much, and a hell of a lot less than when the Dakota fired up.

[NannyFerret]

They don't look that big until you see another vehicle standing by them.

[colinb]

They don't look that big until you see another vehicle standing by them.

 

certainly is and even bigger and noisier when it goes over your head with all 4 Merlin engines running