Undercarriage leg ?

go to this link and all will be revealed.

http://www.airrecce.co.uk/

and follow link to Victor SR2

Aaahhh–Thats wot it is.

Just logged on and pleasantly surprised. Thanks Pagan, nice sluething.

I worked at Wyton in RAF 60-62, On Canberra’s and Tyre and Hydraulic Bays though. Well remember the 543 Sqdn Valiants and Victors, but I never saw ( That I can remember ) one of these Photo Crates you mention.

Great idea to put a crate and these legs together on display some where, someone. Put a picture up here in Posts when you do.

Another bit of the great Universal UK Aircraft heritage Puzzle goes together.

Thanks all, very positive. 😀

Yes available I will either exchange for sea venom parts / AP`s or Mk 4A ejector seat / parts or for the cost of purchase from the scrap yard I recovered them from.

Only if they are going begging and another member can’t make good use of them.
Be interesting to know if there are any Victor recon crates about.

Thank you JagRigger & pagen01. Any one looking for a pair?

‘STI’ =special technical instruction

Helicopter main leg would account for the long travel and lack of swivell,

Richard

By jove you’ve got it!
The ‘undercarriage leg’ is from the large camera crate as fitted to Victor SR.2s, these were only based at RAF Wyton, so unsure about the STI labelling.
The flat side of the triangular casting was attached to the side of the reconnaissance crate and used for ground manouvering, it had to be lowered before fitting in the Victor bomb bay, hence the complexity and double oleo layout of the ‘undercarriages’.
One was fitted to each side of the crate, I can’t be absolutely certain on this, but I think the undercarriage was also left attached to the crate in flight so that if the aircraft had to land away it would be easy to remove and ground handle.

Not something to do with the Victor SR2 setup ? – ( he says trying for a better view of the wheels on this thing in picture 3 ) :

http://www.airrecce.co.uk/postww2/ac/Victor/victor.html

Warm…ish

total guess:

part of the rig required to fit a Blue steel missile to a Victor.

Page 01 yes both pictures are the same unit opposite sides but I do have two but they don’t seem to be handed

They come as a pair and wont be handed!

I know exactly what it is, to make it more of quiz I won’t reveal it yet!
It’s been bugging me all day and I’ve suddenly remembered where I’ve seen it. The layout of the item really gives it away.
DH112 and WV-903 are barking up the right tree.

Thanks all for the interest

H.M.S Vulture, I just need a sea fury to bolt it to now

Air ministry you are quite correct about the manufacture I will give them a call next week and see what they say.

Page 01 yes both pictures are the same unit opposite sides but I do have two but they don’t seem to be handed

I was wondering that at first, but seems well over engineered and complex for a bumper wheel. Anyway the oleo would allow the wheel to raise to far into the aperture, which it dosen’t on the Victor.
This is very intrigueing and I can’t come up with anything, even rotary.

Out of interest are we looking at both sides of one unit or two different items?

Victor tail bumper?

H–mmmmm !–Interesting.

What an interesting piece of kit.

You can see that it has 2 sets of torque links and the upper ram is collapsed inside unit. I’ve never seen anything like this before. The whole lot is a rigid well braced structure, non-steerable and looks like Air Ministry says, a double acting long ram assy to absorb vertical loads, something like would be needed when landing on a carrier. The STI-Victor is intriguing too ! Electro Hydraulics would have made stuff for the Victor, but this –???? Wonder if it is some sort of special role equipment ?

Nearest item I’ve ever see like this unit was an outrigger leg on a B52 USAF Bomber, it was the size of a Lightning main leg. Don’t think this item fits.

Look fwd to finding out it’s purpose in life.

The manufacture is Flectro Hydraulics Pt No. 1730

I think it should be Electro Hydraulics Ltd.

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1951/1951%20-%202011.html

The company’s archives are held at:

University Library
Coventry
CV4 7AL
England
Tel: 024 7652 4219
Deputy Archivist : Ms Helen Ford

Might be worth getting in touch?

As a complete guess from me, the absence of “sweep” suggests something set up for absorbing vertical loads, as in a helicopter, maybe :confused:

Reminds me of an outrigger unit.

Roger Smith.

The wheel is a Seafury tail wheel.

The rest is a mystery.