UC discovered in Thames

I wonder if this leg had double torque links, you can see where the lugs have broken off from the lower section which would have made the pair on one side with another pair on the other.
Some Lockheed types look similar to this see here for those on a Ventura http://rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/venwalk.html

Richard

I wonder if this leg had double torque links, you can see where the lugs have broken off from the lower section which would have made the pair on one side with another pair on the other.
Some Lockheed types look similar to this see here for those on a Ventura http://rnzaf.hobbyvista.com/venwalk.html

Richard

Well I googled undercarriage and the part number and all was revealed! It’s a undercarriage for a Morphy Richards Vacuum cleaner! Still available for around 8 squid…………. Sorry couldn’t find anything else and it’s a slow day. but funny coincidence non the less………………

Well I googled undercarriage and the part number and all was revealed! It’s a undercarriage for a Morphy Richards Vacuum cleaner! Still available for around 8 squid…………. Sorry couldn’t find anything else and it’s a slow day. but funny coincidence non the less………………

It looks as f the pivot point is broken and bent rather than angled. That said, it also seems as if it retracts either forwards or backwards. I could be barking up the wrong tree….

How big is it?

It looks as f the pivot point is broken and bent rather than angled. That said, it also seems as if it retracts either forwards or backwards. I could be barking up the wrong tree….

How big is it?

Bloodnok
Don’t think so. Never seen a Nose Gear with a single wheel off set to one side of the telescopic oleo…….doesn’t make engineering sense……unless the other axle has broken off. Also there appears to be a brake torque bolting ring around the axle…..braked Nose Gears are extermly rare……a few 727-100’s….any others?

As for F86, I did write “maybe”, its the only one I’ve found so far that looks close but I agree its not that close.

What’s the diameter of the axle?

Bloodnok
Don’t think so. Never seen a Nose Gear with a single wheel off set to one side of the telescopic oleo…….doesn’t make engineering sense……unless the other axle has broken off. Also there appears to be a brake torque bolting ring around the axle…..braked Nose Gears are extermly rare……a few 727-100’s….any others?

As for F86, I did write “maybe”, its the only one I’ve found so far that looks close but I agree its not that close.

What’s the diameter of the axle?

I Know the angled pivot point might preclude it, but could it possibly be a nose leg with the scissor links disconnected, and the cotton reels by the top link the towing arm points…?

I Know the angled pivot point might preclude it, but could it possibly be a nose leg with the scissor links disconnected, and the cotton reels by the top link the towing arm points…?

I have been searching google for pics of the aircraft suggested and it does not appear to match anything so far. On first look it does resemble F86 but on close inspection its quite different.

I have been searching google for pics of the aircraft suggested and it does not appear to match anything so far. On first look it does resemble F86 but on close inspection its quite different.

The 108 leg was largely Vampire, and that is nothing like a Vampire leg.

The 108 leg was largely Vampire, and that is nothing like a Vampire leg.

The plot thickens !

The plot thickens !

Ah no – Its a telescopic oleo.

The Miles Gemini was a trailing link……..so its not Gemini

Good point, well presented!

Be amazed if it is from the 108, which was largely recovered at the time, but you never know…

Ah no – Its a telescopic oleo.

The Miles Gemini was a trailing link……..so its not Gemini

Good point, well presented!

Be amazed if it is from the 108, which was largely recovered at the time, but you never know…

DH108

According to Wikipedia:
“While being used to evaluate handling characteristics at high-speed, on 27 September 1946 TG306 suffered a catastrophic structural failure that occurred in a dive from 10,000 ft (3,050 m) at Mach 0.9 and crashed in the Thames Estuary. The pilot, Geoffrey de Havilland Jr., was killed in the accident.”

DH108

According to Wikipedia:
“While being used to evaluate handling characteristics at high-speed, on 27 September 1946 TG306 suffered a catastrophic structural failure that occurred in a dive from 10,000 ft (3,050 m) at Mach 0.9 and crashed in the Thames Estuary. The pilot, Geoffrey de Havilland Jr., was killed in the accident.”