August 28, 2017 at 1:35 am
Are these stubs from a Mosquito? they look too long for a Lanc merlin
By: Peter - 30th August 2017 at 15:05
Cheeky 😉
By: TonyT - 30th August 2017 at 10:51
surely a set is 12 😉
By: Peter - 30th August 2017 at 00:20
Thanks guy’s we have a set of 7 if anyone is interested…
By: powerandpassion - 29th August 2017 at 08:54
Definitely Mossie, see similar at https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?139695-Historic-Aviation-Metallurgy-Exhausts&highlight=
Your part numbers are overstamped, in a way that would have taken a lot of effort. Somebody did not want these used in the application.
Yours is Inconel with carbon steel flange, made in Canada. I wonder if these were dropping off in service as the carbon steel rusted away, and were later replaced with Staybrite bodies and flanges, as per the Exhaust thread second sample. Somewhere will be a maintenance Amendment note for two stage Merlins saying Inconel/carbon flange stubs to be replaced with 100% Staybrite in the 1950’s….
By: Peter - 29th August 2017 at 04:32
lovely chaps.. cheers!
By: Rocketeer - 28th August 2017 at 18:51
Mine are stamped L98 etc
By: JollyGreenSlugg - 28th August 2017 at 18:27
Fascinating, thank you Dairwin.
By: Whitley_Project - 28th August 2017 at 17:13
Hi Peter – it looks like the first 3 letters/numbers are L98. If this is the case then yes, it’s Mossie.
By: Arabella-Cox - 28th August 2017 at 12:36
Northstar exhausts are cross over type, with combined manifolds.
DAI
By: JollyGreenSlugg - 28th August 2017 at 10:44
Being in Canada, could they be ex-North Star?
By: AnthonyG - 28th August 2017 at 10:42
I believe so, without confirming the numbers offhand
By: BobKat - 28th August 2017 at 08:44
Peter,
Here is a picture of a stub from Lancaster ED908. The different angle of the picture makes it difficult for a direct comparison. Maybe yours could be a little longer?