Chuga-chuga

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I had no idea what the proper name is for this automobile so I just called it Chuga-chuga – what the heck, that’s the sound it made.

It’s a Rumely Oilpull tractor,sold by the Advance-Rumely Thresher Co Ltd, from Laporte, Ind. The Rumely Oil Pull was a line of farm tractors developed by Advance-Rumely Company from 1910 to 1930. Most were very large tractors powered by kerosene-burning engines. The engine was designed to burn all kerosene grades at any load.

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C-GWSP

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C-GWSP, a Westjet Boeing 737-700 at the Comox Airport

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C-FCMV

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C-FCMV, a Central Mountain Air Ltd Beech 1900D at the Comox Airport

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C-FCMB

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C-FCMB, a Central Mountain Air Ltd  Beech 1900D at the Comox Airport

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RCAF CH-149 Cormorant

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RCAF CH-149 Cormorant at 19 Wing/CFB Comox

 

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The old and the new – SAR Helicopters

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The Piasecki H-21A Shawnee and the CH-113 Labrador at the Comox Air Force Museum, adjacent to CFB Comox

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C-FAWJ

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A Westjet Boeing 737-8CT fuelling and transferring passengers at Comox after arriving from Calgary International. The plane then headed on to J G Diefenbaker International in Saskatoon.

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The tower and a T-bird

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RCAF T-33 with the control tower for 19 Wing and the Comox air port in the background.

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C-GZAS

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C-GZAS, Airsprint Inc. Cessna 525A CitationJet CJ1 at the Comox Airport

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  • Crew: 1
  • Capacity: 3-9 passengers
  • Payload: 615 lb (279 kg)
  • Length: 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m)
  • Wingspan: 46 ft 11 in (14.30 m)
  • Height: (4.19 m)
  • Empty weight: 6,765 lb (3,069 kg)
  • Useful load: 3,835 lb (1,740 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 10,700 lb (4,853 kg)
  • Powerplant: 2 × Williams FJ44-1AP turbofan, 1,965 lb (8.74 kN) each
  • Cruise speed: 389 kts (720 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 83 kts (153 km/h)
  • Range: 1,300 nm (2,408 km)
  • Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,497 m)
  • Rate of climb: 3,290 ft/min (1,003 m/min)
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Courtenay Canada Day parade

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Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Station #60 at the Courtenay Canada Day parade.

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