Hucknall Highway.

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43 minutes ago, philmayfield said:

I flew into Hucknall once and met up with a fly-in of autogiros. I’d never seen any before nor since. There must have been about ten of them. Similar to helicopters they had a rotor blade but the motive power came from the engine driven propellor on the front like a conventional aircraft. It was fascinating to watch them take off, not immediately vertically, but after a very short run up.

 

As I understand it, the major difference between an autogyro and a helicopter is that an Autogyro cannot hover.  Its main rotor is not powered and only rotates as a result of forward motion caused by the propellor.  It follows that since the lift is generated by the rotor, there can be no lift without forward motion.. hence no hovering.

I once watched a fascinating programme about..I think.. the chap responsible for modern revivals of autogyro technology, including the James Bond machine used in 'You Only Live Twice'. Ken Wallis?  Eitherway.. whoever it was explained that there are some other differences between AGs and Helis, which are more subtle, less obvious and have caught out a few flyers.. with fatal results.

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Alpha, yes Lee & G as I recall sold domestic electrical goods etc. as their main stock although that wasn't my interest in the shop.

 

I left Ellis 1959 when Green had just taken over from Hadrill. I was then in Parker's 4th year.

 Jeff Edwards was my fellow aeroplane buff.

 

[philmayfield 6,115]

I did see the Wallis autogiro flying at an air display at Tollerton. By coincidence I once flew into RAF Swanton Morley, a grass airfield in Norfolk, which is now an army depot, and chanced to meet and have a chat with Wing Commander Wallis. I believe that was the home base of his girocopter. It was a scenic return flight by way of a visit to Yarmouth airfield and then back along the Norfolk coast, over the Wash, into Ingoldmells for a cup of tea and then back home.

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Mary1947  reading your post made me think just how much Hucknall has changed , I have lived here since 1966, the first map is from this period, so I have seen all the changes in buildings ,roads etc but the main change is that it is now a dormitory Town where people leave each day for work and return afterwards.

I have put on 2 maps of just one area to show how much building has gone on , the maps show Watnall Road with the Rolls Royce airfield . The second is from Google earth, Airfield gone and most of Rolls Royce new roads and houses and many more since built on this site. Its the same all around Hucknall any land that can have houses have them and areas adjoining Hucknall from other Councils have houses on or are planned to be built.

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3 hours ago, Willow wilson said:

Alpha, yes Lee & G as I recall sold domestic electrical goods etc. as their main stock although that wasn't my interest in the shop.

 

I left Ellis 1959 when Green had just taken over from Hadrill. I was then in Parker's 4th year.

 Jeff Edwards was my fellow aeroplane buff.

 

Willow,

 

Yes, Mr Parker, English teacher, grey hair brushed back, quite a gentlemen in his grey suit. I remember him well. In fact I can describe most of the teachers of that period. The best and the worst!

 

Most of the pupils looked fairly well turned out, especially those wearing the school uniform. There's far more recollections of Ellis on an Ellis School thread, if you have not already found it.