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Aircraft Chocks

Hi Can anyone recommend the best place to buy aircraft chocks preferably at a discounted price? We are close to getting XV752 onto her concrete base outside the 2366 (Bletchley Park) Sqn ATC HQ. Although we have a set of chocks we are thinking we probably need a second set to chock both front and rear wheels.

Also, anyone with any odeas where we might get hold of a hunter cockpit cover. We have the cockpit section of F6 XF522 on the Sqn and would like to get a poper cover or something close for it.

Thanks.

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By: pagen01 - 17th June 2010 at 08:19

Well genuine (and Harrier GR.1-3 period!) are on the way, no need for bandsaws and high pressure treatment machines just yet.

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By: ZRX61 - 17th June 2010 at 01:41

hmmm, will last all of five minutes in English grass!

Pressure treated or White oak 😉

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By: pagen01 - 16th June 2010 at 20:26

hmmm, will last all of five minutes in English grass!

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By: ZRX61 - 16th June 2010 at 18:50

4×8 piece of wood, 5 minutes with a bandsaw, sorted…

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By: Kilonovember52 - 15th June 2010 at 12:29

Stacey24,

PM inbound. KN52

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By: Arabella-Cox - 14th June 2010 at 18:06

surprised you didn’t ring me again, i can arrange if require via the usual source in fact i’ve only just located the stillage with the spares in !!

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By: Kilonovember52 - 14th June 2010 at 12:50

Peter,
We looked into that. Far too expensive for an ATC Squadron to fund that. Insread we have had the tyres hard filled and we have wheel covers so we should be able to preserve the tyres for some time.
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By: Peter - 13th June 2010 at 23:21

Instead of chocks, what about installing axle stands that way it preserves the wheels and tires?

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By: Firebex - 13th June 2010 at 22:00

Hi Can anyone recommend the best place to buy aircraft chocks preferably at a discounted price? We are close to getting XV752 onto her concrete base outside the 2366 (Bletchley Park) Sqn ATC HQ. Although we have a set of chocks we are thinking we probably need a second set to chock both front and rear wheels.

Also, anyone with any odeas where we might get hold of a hunter cockpit cover. We have the cockpit section of F6 XF522 on the Sqn and would like to get a poper cover or something close for it.

Thanks.

We have a set of heavy duty wooden ones with anchor chains and you are welcome to have them if you can arrange someone to pick them up .

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By: Kilonovember52 - 13th June 2010 at 21:28

OK Thanks.

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By: pagen01 - 13th June 2010 at 21:22

I will PM, probably not tonight though.

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By: Kilonovember52 - 13th June 2010 at 21:20

Pagen. Thanks any help you can offer will be very much appreciated. Not an immediate requirement but we might need them fairly soon. If you could let me know if and when you have any that would be great. KN52

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By: pagen01 - 13th June 2010 at 21:16

I can get a set if needed, you in a rush to have em?

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