Pellsons Perceivings

[Pellson]

You all had a great day out there! I like the flight sim thing too.

The museum looks good with lots of aircraft I've not seen up close. I shall add it to my list of 'Places to visit if I ever get near there' 

If you fly to Stockholm-Nykoping, (NYO), then it's within walking distance from the terminal. (The airport is obviously situated on the old air base). Note however that they're only open Tuesday mornings and Sunday afternoons. have a look >>HERE<< for hours, etc etc.

[kitbasher]

Aeroseum near Gothenburg is very much worth a visit.

[PR19_Kit]

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That's the most WONDERFUL pic! The look on his face says it all.     

[Rick Lowe]

Cool shot of The Offspring; "Now, where's - AH! There's school. OK, set up for attack approach!"

And I like the throwaway comment about 'Making the airspace unsafe'...   

[Nick]

You all had a great day out there! I like the flight sim thing too.

The museum looks good with lots of aircraft I've not seen up close. I shall add it to my list of 'Places to visit if I ever get near there' 

If you fly to Stockholm-Nykoping, (NYO), then it's within walking distance from the terminal. (The airport is obviously situated on the old air base). Note however that they're only open Tuesday mornings and Sunday afternoons. have a look >>HERE<< for hours, etc etc.

Sounds good but at £175 per flight I'd rather fly to Stockholm Arlanda on Ryanair. Then it's a 3 hour train ride...

It would actually be fun to go to Belgrade for a weekend visiting their air museum, fly to Nykoping for the day and then spend 3 days in Stockholm before flying home. There's a plan for next year.

[Pellson]

You all had a great day out there! I like the flight sim thing too.

The museum looks good with lots of aircraft I've not seen up close. I shall add it to my list of 'Places to visit if I ever get near there' 

If you fly to Stockholm-Nykoping, (NYO), then it's within walking distance from the terminal. (The airport is obviously situated on the old air base). Note however that they're only open Tuesday mornings and Sunday afternoons. have a look >>HERE<< for hours, etc etc.

Sounds good but at £175 per flight I'd rather fly to Stockholm Arlanda on Ryanair. Then it's a 3 hour train ride...

It would actually be fun to go to Belgrade for a weekend visiting their air museum, fly to Nykoping for the day and then spend 3 days in Stockholm before flying home. There's a plan for next year.

If you're on that train, do continue to Linkoping where the big official RSwAF museum is located. I'm planning a visit there as well in the reasonably near future as the lads interest is up. 

[Pellson]

Cool shot of The Offspring; "Now, where's - AH! There's school. OK, set up for attack approach!"

Actually - that EXACTLY the sequence when I shot the pic - but it wasn't an attack run but rather a low level (30 m) fast photo run. Reconnaissance wing, remember?  

[Rick Lowe]

Cool shot of The Offspring; "Now, where's - AH! There's school. OK, set up for attack approach!"

Actually - that EXACTLY the sequence when I shot the pic - but it wasn't an attack run but rather a low level (30 m) fast photo run. Reconnaissance wing, remember?  

 
Still, someone has to scout the target for the bombers, and it all contributes to the desired effect!

30m? Watch out for speed cameras - I'm not sure what the fine would be, but it's probably pretty substantial...
Maybe he should try a Buccaneer simulator next!

[frank2056]

Sounds like a great day for all!

What's the red and yellow biplane over your son's head? Above the Larsen?

[Pellson]

What's the red and yellow biplane over your son's head? Above the Larsen?

Can't remember, but I think it is a locally built aircraft for recreational flying, i.e. not a military airplane

[Pellson]

What's the red and yellow biplane over your son's head? Above the Larsen?

Can't remember, but I think it is a locally built aircraft for recreational flying, i.e. not a military airplane

Found it!
It's a home build from the 30's, a GH Racer, built based on drawings on a PH Racer, which in turn was a do it yourself aircraft from the US.
The chap building it flew it once complete, but only that time as the authorities wouldn't approve of the design. A few years later, when the F11 reconnaissance wing was established, he gained employment as an aircraft technician and was allowed to store his plane in a hangar on the base.
At retirement, in 1972, he donated the aircraft to the museum.

Some smallish modelling today, as described in relevant project thread, but not much. However, I really like the shape as it develops, and it is actually fascinating how similar this VTOL project is to a SAAB 105 when viewed from certain angles. There is some kind of relationship between the designs, which is really good!
More PSR tomorrow, and then we'll see how it looks.

[frank2056]

Thanks for looking up the plane. I think this is the same aircraft:


Holmberg GH Racer at Skavsta by Johnny Comstedt, on Flickr

[Pellson]

Another day in paradise. Or something..
That b%#}$y youth car played up again yesterday evening, just quitting in the middle of the road. Having towed it back home (thank God for the towing capacity of the Defender), this morning, it just started as if nothing had happened. Ah well - I guess it's just to keep trying.. 

Having today started the multi day combined celebrations of our mid lass who's turning fifteen on Monday, and the accession of the new Danish monarch (we're a quarter Danish, remember?) we later in the afternoon took to start the dismantling of Christmas. That is a proper task, considering the amount of gear we put up, but it's worth it even if it most likely will drag well into next week before we're done. Despite this, I stole myself a little time to rinse the old paint of a couple of old Viggens that are in for repainting, and also to do the final cockpit touch-ups on the VTOL project cockpit before closing up the canopy. Planning for modernised Rb05C's, i.e IR imaging missiles, I also searched out and attached my chosen IR camera under the nose, quite intentionally making the nose rather resembling a J35F2 Draken, with its IRST.
As things move on with both the Lansens and this Swedish VTOL machine, I'm starting to work out a backstory, piece by piece. And that's also good fun, so I'm looking forward to complete the entire project.

Being quite happy with today's achievements after all, I think we'll celebrate by making a trip to the RSwAF Museum in Linköping tomorrow, me and the laddie. Probably no simulator flying this time, but instead a much more comprehensive museum, as it should be. Looking forward to that, I am! 

[zenrat]

Hej mate.  Today i've been mostly wondering if King Fred (good name  ) of Denmark is a direct descendant of Harald Bluetooth?

Can you enlighten me?

[Pellson]

Hej mate.  Today i've been mostly wondering if King Fred (good name  ) of Denmark is a direct descendant of Harald Bluetooth?

Can you enlighten me?

Yes, he is, as a matter of fact. However, you will have to count maternal lines as well as, f.i his father is French. It's his mother who is the Dane. But he does have a direct bloodline to Gorm the Old, and his son, Harald.