By: mike currill - 21st June 2007 at 09:54
In respect of the trials of the rearfacing seat in the Valiant there is an excellent bit about it in ‘The Man In The Hot Seat’ by Doddy Hay who was their human guinea pig for many years.
By: Dave T - 13th June 2007 at 22:57
Dave – nose reported there in 1985 – scrapped circa 1986
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By: David Burke - 13th June 2007 at 22:54
Dave – nose reported there in 1985 – scrapped circa 1986
By: bexWH773 - 13th June 2007 at 22:54
Perhaps you saw the photo of the ejector modified Meteor here
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=71274
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Knew I had just seen that somewhere!
Not that particular photo, it was either Ken Delves & others or Roland Beamonts Canberra’s books. It was one of those two, but Ive read so much on Cranberry’s my poor ickle brain cell is overloaded LoL. Thanks for the link though, some pretty excellent photos taken there. Bex
By: CSheppardholedi - 13th June 2007 at 22:31
Perhaps you saw the photo of the ejector modified Meteor here
http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=71274
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Knew I had just seen that somewhere!
By: Fluffy - 13th June 2007 at 22:02
They still do.
By: bexWH773 - 13th June 2007 at 21:17
I may be wrong here (not for the first time wont be the last LoL) but Im sure I read somewhere that Martin Bakers had a modified Meteor T7 with the back seat replaced with the test ejection seat with no rear canopy fitted. Also, Ive got a feeling Albert Ross may have a photo, but if Im wrong, Albert Im sorry for putting you on th spot 😀 Bex
By: Fluffy - 13th June 2007 at 20:46
In the book Engineering for life, the story of Martin Baker there is no mention of a Vulcan but there is a Valiant that was used for trials of rearward facing seats in 1960 to 1961 however it doesn’t mention the a/c serial nos
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