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spkennyuk said:
I bet she was popular at the docks if she only charged a shilling. :)
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;) Would this rather depend on the batting order and whether rain stopped play?

We're actually doing a disservice to a great lady. Maybe the name is familiar to those who have visited Brooklands. She was the first women to lap the circuit on a motorbike at over 100mph. This is not her main claim to fame though and it could be suggested that everyone since has benefited. With a few exceptions.
 
daverichardson

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Ah well that scuppers me then.
There was (is?) a Shilling that is a Milliner, Miliner err Hat maker for Ladies at Ascot etc.
Pretty sure he or she did not drive though
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Navcorr said:
;) Would this rather depend on the batting order and whether rain stopped play?

We're actually doing a disservice to a great lady. Maybe the name is familiar to those who have visited Brooklands. She was the first women to lap the circuit on a motorbike at over 100mph. This is not her main claim to fame though and it could be suggested that everyone since has benefited. With a few exceptions.
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I was totally wrong that I should have known it. Fascinating, and yes, you're correct. We all owe her something of a debt of gratitude. An un-sung hero

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I have no idea at all. Im assuming she made a hole in something that benefited us in some way. Other than that which could be well off track i have nada.
 
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spkennyuk said:
I have no idea at all. Im assuming she made a hole in something that benefited us in some way. Other than that which could be well off track i have nada.
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She made use of a hole to plug a gap. So to speak.

I think it fair to say, had he lived to witness it, R.J.Mitchell would have been her biggest admirer.

A little more information to highlight the character of the women in question - she refused to marry her long term partner until he had matched her speed around Brooklands. What a women!
 
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Shillings orifice was a modification to the carburettor on the Merlin aviation engine to cure engine stalling when pushing negative 'G' in air combat. The box heads had direct fuel injection in their MB engines and could push the nose down and pull away from the good guys. I've no idea what they called it though.
 
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The pilot is correct :) The modification being a washer like disc which restricted maximum fuel flow. Therefore prevented the carbs from flooding and stalling during dog fights. The grateful pilots referred to it as Tilly's Orifice. Her nickname being Tilly.

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Ok then, same subject. The Spitfire was, as we know, designed by the great RJ Mitchell but it wasn't named by him. What were the two names he came up with that were overruled by Sir Robert Maclean in favour of Spitfire?
 
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The Scarab was one and the other was just as sh!t. Good job he was better at designing aeroplanes than he was at naming them! So, what was the other one?
 
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daverichardson said:
Sure Snipe was a contender
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The Snipe was a WW1 fighter made by the Sopwith company. A very agile little aircraft that was flown By William Barker when he took on an estimated 60 German aircraft just before the end of the war. He shot down 4 and damaged several others before he crashed badly wounded. He won the VC for his actions.
 
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