Australian History

[NeilM]

John Fawkner ?

 

[goldtruck59]

No Neil not John Falkner.
I was a bit earlier than him and settled a little further west.

GT

 

[goldtruck59]

Later in life I became a member of the Victorian Legislative assembly

GT

 

[goldtruck59]

Clue 7

My portrait hangs in the Melbourne Library

GT

 

[goldtruck59]

Is this too hard for everyone?

Lets keep trying

Clue 8

I was a major player in the start of the wool industry in Victoria.

GT

 

[goldtruck59]

crikey must be too Hard or no ones playing ?

Clue 9

Major Mitchell bumped into me on his travels and couldn't believe I was there.

GT

 

[goldtruck59]

The Answer was Edward Henty who settled at Portland Bay in Victoria.

GT

 

[shakergt]

Must be someone else's turn to ask a question.

 

[Magilla]

I'll put one up.

What is the largest plane to land on a public road in Australia? Google probably won't help with this one.

 

[Gilly47]

I reckon a DC3

 

[Magilla]

I reckon a DC3

Not the DC3, one may have landed on a public road though I am not aware of it. This plane is slightly larger.

 

[Rockhunter62]

I know Nomads have landed on public roads as we have all seen so on the Flying Doctors show but alas they are smaller than a DC3.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Magilla]

This only happened this week on the Nullarbor Hwy.

 

[Gilly47]

I know, its a DC4

 

[Rockhunter62]

That would be a mini herc but I can't remember whats it's called.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Magilla]

That would be a mini herc but I can't remember whats it's called.

Cheers

Doug

It's a C27 Spartan Doug, 22.7m long and about 25t, it landed on the Nullarbor Hwy this week as part of an exercise to highlight its capabilities. I did have a bit of inside information, my son was the pilot.

https://www.facebook.com/7NewsAdelaide/videos/1722864521077529/

 

[Gilly47]

CHEATER!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rockhunter62]

CHEATER!!!!!!!!!!

Come on Gilly, I found the news clip but didn't play it to confirm the name. I should of known being ex RAAF and have talked to another ex RAAFie who used to be a Roulette pilot about them.

I'm too crook to sit on the computer all day and I look like having tomorrow off because of it so could you do me a favour and ask a question please. :Y:

Thank you

Cheers

Doug

 

[Magilla]

CHEATER!!!!!!!!!!

Come on Gilly, I found the news clip but didn't play it to confirm the name. I should of known being ex RAAF and have talked to another ex RAAFie who used to be a Roulette pilot about them.

I'm too crook to sit on the computer all day and I look like having tomorrow off because of it so could you do me a favour and ask a question please. :Y:

Thank you

Cheers

Doug

The C-27 Spartans (also known as mini hercs) are performing better than expected Doug, their purchase received a bit of flack after most other countries cancelled their orders but indications are that they will serve our country well. I am not sure that I would want to try and land a 30t plane on a public road with gusting cross winds but the exercise proved it can be done. On the same exercise the plane was also landed on a sand strip (not dirt) that a farmer dozed in a creek bed for the occasion, this was also a first for the plane.

 

[the duck]

Wow i go away for a while and all of a sudden with are over one million views well done to all that have participated in this section and the forum in general
Who would have thought it would become so popular

Trevor