IOLAR to fly TODAY Feb 24 1500

MoeJay

Currently there is a plan (subject to wind limits) that the IOLAR will fly a circuit on 28 at Dublin today. Planned time is 1500.

who the fug

Will there be pictures

Tenger

Great news for enthusiasts.

Can we ask where this info come from? Not disputing it, as I have been told the restoration is well advanced.
My EI contact hasn't given this to me.....:(

MoeJay

This comes straight from the teeth in the horse's mouth.

Crosswind limits might mean it's postponed but the plan hasn't been changed yet as far as I know...

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EIDW 241400Z 23013KT 9999 FEW024 SCT230 BKN250 14/07 Q1017 WS RWY28 NOSIG

Seems okay now.

MoeJay

Update: looks like departure imminent.....1420 is the latest I have.

phonypony

Taxiing out now. I wish i had seen the thread earlier..... Hope someone has a camera with them!

Tenger

MoeJay wrote: »

This comes straight from the teeth in the horse's mouth....

Great info. If I hadn't of been working I would ahve gone straight up to the Airport as soon as you posted it!!

Lets hope we see a lot more of her in the air over the summer season with the 75th anniversary coming up.

saeglopur

Seen it starting up outside hangar 6 earlier. Looked and sounded great. Well done to all involved

pilot1087

this is great news.

Let's hope we get to see pictures soon.

MoeJay

Latest is 1630, some VHF comms problems earlier...

niloc hgoek

Coming up to the 75th anniversary of Aer Lingus the company have prepared EI-ABI to fly again. So it taxis to the hold of 28 at Dublin but for the radio to fail and has to go but to hanger 6. SH1T, maybe next time

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordspotter/5473579921/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lordspotter/5473579743/

lord lucan

She looks class. Pity about the comm problems.

MoeJay

Taxying out now for the circuit...

Tenger

MoeJay wrote: »

Taxying out now for the circuit...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tearbringer/5474526370/

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Managed to catch a glimpse of her yesterday. As my Ryanair flight lined up on 28 she comes taxiing down 16 with a DAA escort.

She looks great!:D

AlekSmart

Fair play to Herr Mueller for leaning on the right people to get Bravo India into the air again.

At a time when Ireland is at an all time low in so many ways this small event should inspire some confidence ?

phonypony

Not my video, but a few minutes of the flight yesterday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZeTRcREF4Y

cson

Aside from the abysmal handling of the roster issue, Mueller has done very well with EI. Sad reflection that it took a German to recognise the importance of its history with the Iolar project, he's pursuing a strategy thats bang on too imo in repositioning EI away from the low cost realm.

Tenger

phonypony wrote: »

Not my video, but a few minutes of the flight yesterday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZeTRcREF4Y

Are those props contra-rotating?
I thought that was a recent innovation, as the A400M articles make it seems so.

Heres what she sounds like up close: (not my video either, a facebook contact forwarded it to me)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuR55KTvtyU&feature=player_embedded

cson wrote: »

.... Mueller has done very well with EI. Sad reflection that it took a German to recognise the importance of its history with the Iolar project....

Absolutely

Stovepipe

Hi all,
Herr Mueller didn't have to push anyone to restore the Iolar. We had already tried with previous CEOs and it didn't work. Mueller was enthusiastic from his first day in the Company and made the provision of a budget possible. He had been involved with Lufthansa's historic flight.
There was always a small core of engineers and pilots and planners keeping an eye on the Iolar and keeping it basically servicable.
So, fair play to Herr Mueller, Ollie Murphy and Johnny Molloy, who led the restoration team and all the heads who did the heavy lifting.
regards
Stovepipe

Bearcat

brilliant. I hope EIN have an official video of the effort to get her back to her rightful place as in airbourne. I know a lot of the lads involved......diehard pro enthuasists. Well done fellas.:)

xflyer

Who was flying it, Mick Stovepipe? Was it Paul Van Lonkhuyzen? Great to see it back in the air. Hopefully it will get a few airings now. To be honest if EI don't want to keep it flying there are plenty of us willing to help out.

Bearcat

Paul V L was PIC.

vintac34

Tenger wrote: »

Are those props contra-rotating?
I thought that was a recent innovation, as the A400M articles make it seems so.

Heres what she sounds like up close: (not my video either, a facebook contact forwarded it to me)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuR55KTvtyU&feature=player_embedded


Absolutely

Yes,the props are contra-rotating,its obvious in the video clip,gives much improved handling.Its simply involves reversing the camshaft fore and aft and changing over the magnetos for opposite rotation..
Got this info from a friend who is involved in the restoration(straight from the donkeys mouth so to speak!)
Also heard plans are under way to install a pair of diesel engines and that the engineering drawings and structural analyis is almost complete for this modification.
Hate to see the origional Gipsy engines removed as it would destroy the character and vintage sound of this lovely old aircraft.
Lets hope nobody decides to paint it in modern day scheme which i heard was also considered!
Anyway great to see it flying again.

Dacian

vintac34 wrote: »

Also heard plans are under way to install a pair of diesel engines and that the engineering drawings and structural analyis is almost complete for this modification.
Hate to see the origional Gipsy engines removed as it would destroy the character and vintage sound of this lovely old aircraft.......


........Lets hope nobody decides to paint it in modern day scheme which i heard was also considered!

I suppose diesel engines would be more reliable (so safer) than the 80 year old design Gypsies?


I hope whoever suggested painting her in modern livery is no longer part of the team...... sacrilege!

Immelman

vintac34 wrote: »

Yes,the props are contra-rotating,its obvious in the video clip,gives much improved handling.Its simply involves reversing the camshaft fore and aft and changing over the magnetos for opposite rotation..
Got this info from a friend who is involved in the restoration(straight from the donkeys mouth so to speak!)
Also heard plans are under way to install a pair of diesel engines and that the engineering drawings and structural analyis is almost complete for this modification.
Hate to see the origional Gipsy engines removed as it would destroy the character and vintage sound of this lovely old aircraft.
Lets hope nobody decides to paint it in modern day scheme which i heard was also considered!
Anyway great to see it flying again.

Why waste time with diesels? Just go to straight turbines and make it a real fire breathing dragon!!!!

Stovepipe

hi xflyer,
It was Paul at the wheel, right enough. Vintac, you're being fed a line of bull****. There is absolutely no plan to fit diesels to the only original and airworthy Stag Lane-built Dragon left in Europe(so I'm told). as for the paint scheme, it was suggested that a more modern scheme be applied but this was strongly vetoed, as was a plan to apply a large modern Aer Lingus decal.
The future of the aircraft is not yet certain but it will probably attend a few selected events for 2011.
regards
Stovepipe