By: PILATUS-P3 - 28th November 2014 at 20:59
…But I just wonder WHY the DMEs were installed inside the air intakes ….. wouldn’t have been easier to fit them on or under the fuselage?….is there a technical reason for this?
By: waghorn41 - 28th November 2014 at 19:44
MarkG beat me to it. DME aerials, certainly fitted to FGA9s. It was a bit of a squeeze to slide past between the aerial and the fueslage to get down the intake to inspect the compressor blades.
By: PILATUS-P3 - 27th November 2014 at 20:22
Thanks for helping! 🙂
By: MarkG - 27th November 2014 at 19:38
Can’t say for sure but I think they are aerials for the Rebecca homing system
Correct. DME aerials.
By: PILATUS-P3 - 27th November 2014 at 18:36
[ATTACH=CONFIG]233530[/ATTACH]I am 100% sure it is RAF origin since this picture was taken at Duxford Museum, and FGA.9 XG154 in Hendon is similar (see pic).
But I confirm that the T-Bird in FAA Museum Yeovilton does not have them !
By: cabbage - 27th November 2014 at 15:57
Don’t think this was installed on any R.A.F. Hunters.
Certainly none of the “T” birds I worked on at Lossiemouth had such a fitting.
By: Null Orifice - 27th November 2014 at 15:16
Can’t say for sure but I think they are aerials for the Rebecca homing system
Definitely aerials – not sure which system.
By: Monsun - 27th November 2014 at 15:12
Can’t say for sure but I think they are aerials for the Rebecca homing system
By: sycamore - 27th November 2014 at 14:51
Possibly a support to attach the engine intake cover to,with a screw lock on the front of the cover…
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