By: roy9 - 10th April 2016 at 14:21
Cheers
By: Bruce - 9th April 2016 at 22:42
Vampire T11 then
By: roy9 - 9th April 2016 at 21:02
[ATTACH=CONFIG]245205[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]245206[/ATTACH]
By: Arabella-Cox - 16th February 2016 at 22:19
Vampire T.11 seats:
By: Arabella-Cox - 16th February 2016 at 21:53
Just for reference, this is an early V-bomber (Vulcan 3K1) seat:[ATTACH=CONFIG]244056[/ATTACH]
By: Jon H - 16th February 2016 at 14:08
Not sure I follow as those seats with armrests, had them attached to the seat pan not the back?
http://forum.keypublishing.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=226725&stc=1&d=1395950119
Jon
By: Bunsen Honeydew - 16th February 2016 at 13:22
Looks more like a Mk2 seat to me – as in the 2H, 2C etc… most certainly not Vulcan (3KS) or Victor (3LS) – I’d plump for 2H Hunter seat as from the angle I can see it has all the correct bits on, in the correct place for a Hunter. But to confirm you need to look at the seat type plate on the head box.
Definitely a Mk3, look at the seat pan. Mks 2 and 3 had a common head box and frame etc. until the design of the 3 was modified. Seats to the new design have the letter “S” as a suffix to the seat type. There are circular holes to the sides of the seat back, these could be pivots for the armrests, in which case it could be Valiant, Victor Mk1 or Vulcan Mk1. The 3KS and 3LS were fitted to the Victor Mk2 and Vulcan Mk2.
If you can see the plate on the side of the head box it will give a letter after the Mk number and that will tie it down to an aircraft type.
By: roy9 - 16th February 2016 at 12:28
Cheers for the info guys ,its been sitting in a reclamation shop in Cullen since the end of last year if anyone is interested in it .
By: Arabella-Cox - 15th February 2016 at 17:37
Looks more like a Mk2 seat to me – as in the 2H, 2C etc… most certainly not Vulcan (3KS) or Victor (3LS) – I’d plump for 2H Hunter seat as from the angle I can see it has all the correct bits on, in the correct place for a Hunter. But to confirm you need to look at the seat type plate on the head box.
By: Bruce - 15th February 2016 at 16:46
Agree with Jon – they are also pretty plentiful, and turn up quite regularly.
By: Bunsen Honeydew - 15th February 2016 at 15:09
Indeed, but the details of this example (mk2 style head box, lack of armrests and the back bucket is for a back type not a horse shoe parachute pack) point to it being from a Vampire 🙂
Jon
The Javelin and V Bombers had this style of seat to begin with, possibly the Swift as well. The 3JS, 3KS and 3LS were fitted to later marks of these aircraft. Mk2 Victor and Vulcan Mk7 Javelin, and these had the horseshoe pack etc. Re the armrests, there may be fittings for them on this seat, I can’t see well enough to tell. Need my other glasses for that.
By: Jon H - 15th February 2016 at 13:46
Indeed, but the details of this example (mk2 style head box, lack of armrests and the back bucket is for a back type not a horse shoe parachute pack) point to it being from a Vampire 🙂
Jon
By: Bunsen Honeydew - 15th February 2016 at 13:30
It has the look of a Martin Baker Mk.3 seat as fitted to DH Vampire’s.
Jon
It is a Mk3, also fitted to Javelins, Some Canberras, all three V Bombers and lots of other aircraft
By: Jon H - 15th February 2016 at 10:50
It has the look of a Martin Baker Mk.3 seat as fitted to DH Vampire’s.
Jon
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